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SEPULTURA Completes Recording New Album

Brazilian/American thrashers SEPULTURA have completed recording their new album for a tentative October release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was tracked over a 40-day period at producer Ross Robinson's (KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SLIPKNOT) studio in Venice, California and will be mixed and mastered by...

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Does MACHINE HEAD Use Fake Guitar Amps?

Robb Flynn and Phil Demmel (pictured below) of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have defended themselves against accusations that they use fake amps as a part of their stage show, insisting that it's something that's been a part of rock shows for decades. Responding to an article that w...

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VINNIE PAUL: 'How Does PANTERA Get Back Together Without DIMEBAG? It's Never Gonna Happen'

France's L'Enôrme TV conducted an interview with former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott at this year's Hellfest, which was held June 21-23 in Clisson, France. You can now watch the chat below. On late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman: Vinnie: "We all miss Jeff. Jeff was a great...

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AT THE GATES Pays Tribute To SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN At France's HELLFEST (Video)

Fan-filmed video footage of Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES performing a cover version of the SLAYER classic "Captor Of Sin" on June 21 at this year's Hellfest in Clisson, France can be seen below. When introducing the track, AT THE GATES vocalist Tomas Lindberg said: "This next so...

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GEOFF TATE's 'No-Gossip' Interview With 'The Metal Factory' (Audio)

Jack Antonio spoke with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate on the June 18 episode of "The Metal Factory" radio show on Insane Realm Radio. According to Jack, "this is a 'no-gossip interview' where Geoff talks about the music and the 'Operation: Mindcrime' 25th-anniversary tour." You can now listen to the...

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Ex-SLAYER Fill-In Drummer: 'It Was An Honor And Privilege To Be Part Of Their History Again'

Raquel Figlo of Heavy Metal Hill conducted an interview with drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, ANIMETAL USA) at Thomas Lang's Big Drum Bonanza, which was held July 3-7 at Drum Channel Studios in Oxnard, California. You can now watch the chat below. On doing double duty with SLAYER and A...

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Video: TROUBLE/Ex-EXHORDER Frontman KYLE THOMAS Sings VAN HALEN

Video footage of Kyle Thomas (TROUBLE, EXHORDER, FLOODGATE, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY) laying down vocal tracks on the VAN HALEN classic song "Running With The Devil" (from the isolated VAN HALEN tracks) can be seen below. The final recording was produced by David Treadway at DDT studio and features back...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says EXODUS Would Have Been Most Qualified Candidate For Expanded 'Big Four'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Radio.com about the band's new album, "Super Collider"; almost hiring late PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abott to play in MEGADETH; and politics, among other topics. You can now watch the chat below. Asked which band should have been included if...

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FORBIDDEN/SPIRALARMS Guitarist To Take Part In 'All-Star' Tribute To JEFF HANNEMAN

San Francisco Bay Area-based guitarist Craig Locicero (FORBIDDEN, MANMADE GOD, SPIRALARMS) will take part in Hannemania, a tribute to SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, on Saturday, July 13 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California. The event will be headlined by as HANNEMAN LECTER, an "al...

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SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN: ARTISAN NEWS Video Report On Public Memorial Celebration

A five-minute video report from Artisan News on the May 23 public memorial celebration for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California can be seen below. Check out photos of the event: * Stephanie Cabral * Kevin Estrada * DirtJunior.com Members of SLAYER rele...

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PHILIP ANSELMO And SLAYER Perform PANTERA Classic In Greece; Video Available

Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA) celebrated his 45th birthday by joining SLAYER on stage last night (Monday, July 1) at the Heavy By The Sea festival in Athens, Greece to perform the PANTERA classic "Fucking Hostile". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. In the last couple of...

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HEATHEN Frontman Interviewed By Sweden's ACCESS: ROCK (Video)

Anna Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock conducted an interview with vocalist David White of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans HEATHEN at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 5-8 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. Drummer Jon Dette, who rec...

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MEGADETH Bassist Says The Community Has Really Embraced His MegaLife Ministry

Behind The Mask recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Behind The Mask: I've read a bit about what you're doing with the MegaLife Ministry and I wanted to say that it's really inspiring and also respectable that someone...

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New Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Station 'Full Metal Jackie Radio' Launches On iHeartRadio

Jackie Kajzer, better known as Full Metal Jackie, has announced the launch of Full Metal Jackie Radio, a new hard rock and heavy metal station on iHeartRadio, Clear Channel's industry-leading digital radio platform. The station will feature music from such bands as SLAYER, METALLICA, LAMB OF GOD, SL...

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GARY HOLT Joins NEWSTED For Performance Of METALLICA Classic In Belgrade (Video)

NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — was joined on stage by Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER) on June 25 at Kombank Arena in Belgrade, Serbia for a performance of the METALLICA classic "Whiplash". Check out fan-filmed video footage below. Hea...