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MEGADETH To Release 'The Threat Is Real' Single For Next Month's 'Record Store Day'

MEGADETH's 12-inch single, "The Threat Is Real", will be released next month as part of Record Store Day's annual Black Friday bonanza. The effort will include the title track and a cover of FEAR's "Foreign Policy", both of which are taken from MEGADETH's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, "Dystopi...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE On 'Dystopia' Album: 'We Went Back To Making Music For Ourselves'

AndrewHaug.com, Australia's first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station launched by Andrew Haug, the former host of Triple J Australia's "The Racket" radio show (originally "Full Metal Racket"; 2001-2011),conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine on October 19 in...

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DAVID ELLEFSON-Approved Teenage Female Rock Band DOLL SKIN Releases 'Family Of Strangers' Video

"Family Of Strangers", the new video from the Arizona-based all-female rock quartet DOLL SKIN, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Michael Thompson and Ty Sugg of TyMike Films, who say: "Working with DOLL SKIN was a great experience. Not only are they very talented, they have great chemistry...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Daughter's Country Music Aspirations Prompted Move To Nashville

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has told Rolling Stone India that his family's recent move to Nashville was prompted largely by his daughter's decision to launch a country music career. He said: "The reason we moved out here was because I've made four records out here and all those times I was record...

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GEOFF TATE Breaks Down Differences Between European And American Audiences

Despite a recent report by the Recording Industry Association Of America indicating that physical album sales are continuing their yearslong decline,former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate told MusicLifeMagazine.net in a new interview that there is still an audience for albums, for hard rock and for co...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says New MEGADETH Disc Has 'Excitement' Of 'Peace Sells' Album

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that the band's upcoming fifteenth album, "Dystopia", has the "excitement" that was present during the recording sessions for MEGADETH's classic sophomore LP, "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?" "Dystopia" will be released on January 22, 2016. The follow-up to 2013...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: Video Footage Of Live Debut

ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),kicked off its North American tour this past Thursday night (October 22) at Count's Vamp'd in...

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Should BLACK SABBATH Play Its Final Shows Without BILL WARD? MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Members Weigh In

In the four-minute clip below, METAL ALLEGIANCE members David Ellefson (also of MEGADETH),Alex Skolnick (also of TESTAMENT),Mark Menghi and Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER; also of THE WINERY DOGS) discuss whether BLACK SABBATH should play its final reunion shows without original drummer Bill Ward....

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OVERKILL's BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH On Differences Between East Coast And West Coast Thrash Scenes

In the three-minute clip below, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL talks about the differences between the San Francisco Bay Area thrash scene and the East Coast thrash scene of the 1980s. Said Blitz: "I'll start with what's different from us, and that woul...

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Former SLIPKNOT Drummer JOEY JORDISON Completes New Album With Producer KATO KHANDWALA

Former SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison has completed work on a new studio album with producer Kato Khandwala, who has previously worked with THE PRETTY RECKLESS and WE ARE THE HARLOT. Joining Jordison in the project is singer Kalen Chase, who has toured with KORN as a backing vocalist and percussioni...

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MEGADETH: Video Footage Of Brisbane Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 21 performance in Brisbane, Australia can be seen below. After the Brisbane concert, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine uploaded a video message to his Periscope account in which he claimed he "fired" his guitar tech, whom he called as a "total waste of ski...

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CHRIS ADLER: 'People Like To Pick On DAVE MUSTAINE Because It's Easy To Pick On The King'

LAMB OF GOD and MEGADETH drummer Chris Adler was interviewed for a recent episode of VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk's podcast, "Eddie Trunk Podcast". You can now listen to it at this location. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what he thought about the la...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: Video Footage Of Tour Rehearsals

ACT OF DEFIANCE, the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongside ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner, and SHADOWS FALL's Matt Bachand (bass),will kick off its North American tour tonight (Thursday, October 22) at Count's Vamp'd in Las...

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ALEX SKOLNICK And DAVID ELLEFSON Show You How To Play METAL ALLEGIANCE's 'Can't Kill The Devil' (Video)

Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT) and David Ellefson (MEGADETH) recently stopped by Guitar World studios to play the song "Can't Kill The Devil" from the self-titled debut album from their new project METAL ALLEGIANCE. Check out the clip below. "Metal Allegiance" was released on September 18 via Nuclear Bla...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Fires Guitar Tech, Says He Will 'Never See His Stupid Ass Again'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has uploaded a video message to his Periscope account in which he slammed his former guitar tech as a "total waste of skin and life" after an apparently less-than-ideal show Wednesday night (October 21) in Brisbane, Australia that resulted in the tech being "fired." Mu...