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MEGADETH Pulls Out Of SOUNDWAVE Festival After DAVE MUSTAINE Fails To Get Apology From Promoter

MEGADETH has canceled its previously announced Australian tour dates after the promoter allegedly erroneously blamed the band for removing former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's new project, simply called NEWSTED, from the billing of MEGADETH's "off" dates during this year's Soundwave festival. A...

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JASON NEWSTED, WILLIAM DUVALL Discuss What It's Like To Replace Hugely Influential Departed Musicians

Backstage at last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards event in London, England, Invade TV bumped into William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS) and Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, ECHOBRAIN). An interesting conversation developed, giving some insight into what it's like to come into a band that...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Not Responsible For Booting NEWSTED Off Australian Shows

A MEGADETH representative has shot down reports that the band was responsible for removing former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's new project, simply called NEWSTED, from the lineup of MEGADETH's upcoming Australian tour. Earlier this week, a number of news outlets reported that NEWSTED had been b...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Three More Songs From Re-Recorded Version Of 'No Place For Disgrace' Available For Streaming

Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release "No Place For Disgrace - 2014", a re-recording of the band's second album, "No Place For Disgrace", on February 14 in Europe and digitally on February 18 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The physical CD will be available in North Americ...

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HELLYEAH's Fourth Album Pushed Back To May

Drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) was interviewed by ddrum at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 23-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the current stat...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL At NAMM (Video)

Video footage of drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) taking part in a signing session at the ddrum booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 23-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be seen b...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM To Release Re-Recorded Version Of 'No Place For Disgrace' In February

Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will release "No Place For Disgrace - 2014", a re-recording of the band's second album, "No Place For Disgrace", on February 14 in Europe and digitally on February 18 in North America via Metal Blade Records. The physical CD will be available in North Americ...

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EX-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Talks About His Decision To Leave Band

According to The Pulse Of Radio, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke in detail about the reason he left the band in 2001 in a new interview with Scuzz TV. Newsted said that his eventual split with the group was over the way his then-side band, ECHOBRAIN, was handled. Newsted explained, "The...

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HELLYEAH To Release New Album In April

HELLYEAH is putting the finishing touches on its fourth studio album for a tentative late April release via Eleven Seven Music. The CD is being helmed by producer Kevin Churko at his The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Churko is the Canadian musician, sound engineer, songwriter and re...

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DAVID ELLEFSON, ZAKK WYLDE, JASON NEWSTED, REX BROWN Interviewed At 2013 'Bass Player LIVE' Event (Audio)

13-year-old radio host Miles "The Shoe" Schuman travelled to Los Angeles in November to conduct interviews on the red carpet at the 2013 Bass Player LIVE! event. In the episode below, you will hear Miles chat with some of the greatest rock musicians around, including: * Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOG...

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SAXON, BUCKCHERRY, CLUTCH, FEAR FACTORY, LACUNA COIL To Be Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book

Shooting for the forthcoming rock photography book titled "Before I Hit The Stage: Backstage Rock 'N' Roll Moments In New York City, 2013" wrapped when Andrew W.K. partied hard this past New Year's Eve at Manhattan's Irving Plaza. The book is set to become the first ever published that photographica...

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JASON NEWSTED: Hour-Long SCUZZ Video Interview Posted Online

This past summer, Terry "Beez" Bezer of Scuzz conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. You can now watch the full chat below. "King Of The Underdogs", the new video from NEWSTED, was filmed in September in Oakland...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Doesn't Believe In Re-Recording Classic Albums

Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: One of my favorite songs from when you were a member of METALLICA was "Blackene...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER: How I Almost Landed METALLICA Guitarist Gig

Guitar World magazine's January 2014 issue includes a "Dear Guitar Hero" feature on SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser, who discusses the band's lengthy new album title, filling in for ANTHRAX's Scott Ian during the "Big Four"'s European tour dates, and his experience auditioning for METALLICA as James Hetf...

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Video: DAVID ELLEFSON Interviews BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

In early November, David Ellefson (MEGADETH) conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY members Zakk Wylde and John "J.D. DeServio at the 2013 Bass Player Live! award show and concert at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. Hartke, one of the leading bas...