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DIRK VERBEUREN Says 'It's Reasonable To Expect' A New MEGADETH Studio Album In 2019

Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Dirk Verbeuren. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what kind of "surprises" MEGADETH has in store for its first-ever Megacruise: Dirk:...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Is 'Taking The Time To Do It Right' With Follow-Up To 'Dystopia'

Metal Casino's Marielle Tengström recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bass player David Ellefson. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what made him start his "Basstory" spoken-word tour: David: "I've done a lot of clinics per s...

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LAMB OF GOD's CHRIS ADLER Reveals Advice He Got From LARS ULRICH About Working With DAVE MUSTAINE

LAMB OF GOD's Chris Adler has revealed that he reached out to Lars Ulrich for advice when he first got the gig as MEGADETH's drummer for an album and tour. Adler played on MEGADETH's latest disc, "Dystopia", and went on the road with the Dave Mustaine-fronted outfit, before scheduling conflicts with...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Slams DONALD TRUMP's 'Strange, Calculated And Highly Sociopathic Behavior'

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, one of extreme metal's most politically aware musicians who has written about social and political issues in the past, has told Metal Hammer magazine that he doesn't believe the Trump presidency has had any effect on touring. "I don't really think it has," he said....

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TOM MORELLO Says DONALD TRUMP 'Is An Abomination'

American musician, singer and songwriter Tom Morello, who has been very vocal for or against various causes since his first onstage protest in 1993, says that the best way to fight Donald Trump is mass resistance to counter politicians who will stop at nothing to control the majority of Americans. A...

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MEGADETH To Launch KEGADETH Metal Music And Craft Beer Festival

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed on the October 5-7 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. A couple of excerpts follow. On what MEGADETH has to take into consideration when planning its own festival...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says Songwriting Process For MEGADETH's Next Album Is 'Coming Along Well'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to the Texas cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (see video below): "We're working on it now. I think we learned with 'Dystopia' that it's important to take...

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MEGADETH Announces First-Ever 'Megacruise'

MEGADETH has announced plans to stage the first-ever Megacruise in 2019. No further details have been revealed except that it will launch in the Pacific Ocean next year. You can join the Megacruise mailing list and be the first to know about artist additions, events and more. MEGADETH leader Dave...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says MEGADETH Should Have Chosen Heavier Song As First Single From 'Super Collider'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke to Ireland's Overdrive about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to the band's 2016 album "Dystopia". He said: "We've been working on new material for almost this whole year. The one thing that we learned from 'Dystopia' is that we need to...

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WOLFHEART: 'The Saw' Video Released

"The Saw", the new video from Finnish metallers WOLFHEART, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's long-awaited fourth full-length studio album, "Constellation Of The Black Light", which will be released on September 28 via Napalm Records. "The Saw" is the second part of the story about...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Looks Back On His Eight-Year Period Away From MEGADETH: It 'Really Taught Me How To Grow Up'

In a brand new interview with Australia's The Rockpit, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he has a favorite time in his life that he looks back on particularly fondly. "Fortunately, we as humans are wired to forget pain [laughs] and to remember the good times more than the bad," he respond...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Inducted Into 'Iowa Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame'

Grammy Award-winning MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was inducted into the Iowa Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame over the weekend, in a ceremony Sunday in Okoboji, Iowa, presented by the Iowa Rock 'N' Roll Music Association. David, a native of nearby Jackson, Minnesota, spent his formative years, pre-MEG...

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KIKO LOUREIRO Discusses His Favorite MEGADETH Albums (Video)

In the one-minute clip below, MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro discusses his favorite albums from the band he officially joined more than three years ago. He says: "My favorite MEGADETH album… Of course, I would say 'Dystopia' [2016], but 'Rust In Peace' [1990] was very important for me as a kid lis...

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STU BLOCK: Being In ICED EARTH Has 'Brought Me To A Whole Different Level As A Singer'

Keefy from Ghost Cult magazine recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH frontman Stu Block. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the diversity currently found within various tour packages that ICED EARTH takes part in: Stu: "I thi...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says METAL ALLEGIANCE Does Not Make 'Internet Records'

Bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, METAL ALLEGIANCE) was recently interviewed by Australia's Sticks For Stones. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On writing the new METAL ALLEGIANCE album, "Volume 2 – Power Drunk Majesty": David:...