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OVERKILL To Perform In London During Summer Olympic Games

New Jersey thrah metal veterans OVERKILL will play a special show at the legendary punk rock concert venue 100 Club on August 9 during this year's Olympic Games in London, England. Commented OVERKILL singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth: "Thrashing at the Olympics this summer is something we are all looki...

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Original ANTHRAX Singer NEIL TURBIN To Embark On 'The Metal Beast Is Back' Tour

DEATHRIDERS, the power/thrash metal band led by former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin, will embark on a U.S. tour, dubbed "The Metal Beast Is Back", later this month. The trek will see the band headlining the iconic Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California on July 21 as well as return...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Talks 'Dark Roots Of Earth' On Greece's 'Metalzone' (Audio)

On July 2, vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT was interviewed on Greece's "Metalzone" radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. "True American Hate", a brand new song from TESTAMENT, is available for free download using the Nuclear...

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TRIVIUM Has Demo Versions Of Nine New Songs Completely Recorded

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: You've toured for so long now, are you already planning new stuff, coming up with riffs for the...

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TESTAMENT: 'True American Hate' Available For Free Download

"True American Hate", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT, is available for free download using the Nuclear Blast Records widget below (e-mail sign-up required). The track comes off the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", which will be released in North America on J...

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ANIMETAL USA Performs At 'Anime Expo'; Video Available

ANIMETAL USA — the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs — made its U.S. live debut yesterday (Friday, June 29) at the Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the Main Events/Hall G...

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TESTAMENT: Official 'True American Hate' Lyric Video Released

The official lyric video for "True American Hate", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", which will be released in North America on July 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced,...

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Metal Musicians Comment On LAMB OF GOD Frontman's Arrest

A number of figures within the rock/metal world have commented on the news that LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe was arrested on Wednesday in Prague, Czech Republic in connection with the death of a fan more than two years ago. David Draiman (DISTURBED): "MY THOUGHTS GO OUT TO MY FRIEND RANDY BLYTH...

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ANTHRAX 'Would Really Like To' Release New Studio Album Next Year

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was interviewed on the June 22-24 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Interview...

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'Randy Rhoads' Book Finally Released

A new book about legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads, simply entitled "Randy Rhoads", is available from Velocity Publishing Group. Before his tragic death at the age of 25, Randy Rhoads was on a fast track to being hailed by critics and public alike as the greatest rock guitar player of all time. Over...

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Exclusive TESTAMENT Song Premiere: 'True American Hate'

"True American Hate", a brand new song from San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Dark Roots Of Earth", which will be released in North America on July 31 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produce...

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COREY TAYLOR Says 'Antennas To Hell' Is SLIPKNOT's 'Little Salute' To Late Bassist

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Is "Antennas To Hell" like a photo album for SLIPKNOT? Taylor: Yeah, I definitely think it's a snapshot. This is our sal...

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ANTHRAX Settles Lawsuit With Former Singer DAN NELSON

According to the New York Daily News, ANTHRAX has settled a lawsuit brought on by singer Dan Nelson over the fallout from his departure from the veteran metal group. After more than two hours of closed-door negotiations with a judge in Manhattan federal court on Monday (June 25),ANTHRAX drummer Cha...

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ATHEIST Rejoined By Bassist TONY CHOY

ATHEIST, the legendary technical metal band, has announced a hometown headline show and warm-up to their "Death To All" tour appearance. The concert will take place on June 29 in Sarasota, Florida at Jake's Tavern and will mark the return of bassist Tony Choy to ATHEIST. Commented ATHEIST founder Ke...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD, HAMMETT Talk 'The Black Album' In New Interview

Chris Steffen of The Village Voice recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett about the band's breakthrough album from 21 years ago, 1991's self-titled fifth LP, commonly known as "the black album." A couple of excerpts from the chat f...