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MEGADETH: EIDOLON Guitarist GLEN DROVER Joins The Fold

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has announced the addition of guitarist Glen Drover (EIDOLON, ex-KING DIAMOND) to the group's ranks. Speaking to the Shock Waves webzine, Mustaine said, "The webmaster for my website had talked to me about a couple guys and Glen's name popped up, we did some research a...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Divorce, SLIPKNOT And Politics

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to DesMoinesRegister.com about the "Some Kind of Monster" documentary, the band's personal problems, plus politics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On his recent divorce with wife of seven years, Skylar: Lars Ulrich: "I'm good. I'm getting use...

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METALLICA Want Early 'St. Anger' Tracks To Come Out

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Launch Radio Networks that he hopes that some of the early material the band recorded at The Presidio (a rented barrack at an army base) in San Francisco originally meant for the "St. Anger" album will eventually be released: "We were thinking about [puttin...

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MONSTER MAGNET: Springfield Show 'Postponed', Remaining Tour Dates Unaffected

Despite rumors to the contrary, MONSTER MAGNET have not called off the remainder of their U.S. tour following the cancellation of their scheduled performance at Jaxx in Springfield, VA Saturday night (August 28). A representative at the group's record label, SPV Records, has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET th...

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Opinion: How METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Turned Into Erroneous And Soulless Affair

Anthony Kuzminski of Oklahoma's KTOK-AM has posted a lengthy review of METALLICA's recently released documentary, "Some Kind of Monster". An excerpt from his review follows: "The most miraculous thing about 'Some Kind of Monster' is it justifies the two years the band spent recording 'St. Anger'. Wh...

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Review: Anger Management Bad For METALLICA

Jim Derogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed METALLICA's headlining performance at Chicago's Allstate Arena Friday night (August 27). An excerpt from his review follows: "The problem with METALLICA's more than two-hour set, however, was that Hetfield and his bandmates — who've famously benefitted...

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MONSTER MAGNET: U.S. Tour Cancelled?

MONSTER MAGNET have cancelled their scheduled performance at Jaxx in Springfield, VA Saturday night (August 28) amid rumors that the rest of the group's headlining U.S. tour has been called off. No further information is available at this time. As previously reported, MONSTER MAGNET mainman Dave Wyn...

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JAMES HETFIELD: 'METALLICA Deserves To Keep Going'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield recently spoke to Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times about the group's "Some Kind of Monster" documentary and the group's upcoming activities. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Chicago Sun-Times: You were at a really crossroads in your career before "S...

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SCUM OF THE EARTH Completing First Video

SCUM OF THE EARTH, the new band led by ROB ZOMBIE guitarist Riggs, have just begun editing the music video for their first single, "Get Your Dead On". The clip was shot over the course of a week on several locations in the Los Angeles area. The main character in a unique horror film currently ...

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METALLICA Perform 'Some Kind Of Monster' For First Time

METALLICA performed the song "Some Kind of Monster" live for the first time Tuesday night (August 24) in Peoria, IL, according to MetOnTour.com. This is the fifth song from "St. Anger" to be played live on tour. Also included in the setlist was "Trapped Under Ice", which has previously only been pla...

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DAMAGEPLAN Confirmed For LOCOBAZOOKA 2004

DAMAGEPLAN are the latest act confirmed for Locobazooka 2004, an all-day music festival set to take place September 26 at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport in Fitchburg, MA. Also scheduled to appear are SALIVA, SHINEDOWN, UPO, CLUTCH, TESLA, MONSTER MAGNET, NONPOINT, DROPBOX, EARSHOT, CROSSFADE, JOSH...

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VOLBEAT Set Release Date For Debut Album

Danish metallers VOLBEAT have set a November 1 release date through New Aeon Media (a subsidiary of Holland's Karmageddon Media) for their debut album, "The Strength/The Sound/The Songs". The CD was recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, INVOCATOR) and conta...

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METALLICA: 'This Monster Lives' Book Release Date Bumped Up

According to Amazon.com, the upcoming book from filmmaker Joe Berlinger, titled "Metallica: This Monster Lives: The Inside Story of Some Kind of Monster" (cover),which tells his account of the making of the METALLICA documentary "Some Kind Of Monster", has been given an earlier release date of Nove...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: Live Album Details Revealed

Arctic Music Group has set a September 21 release date for the MALEVOLENT CREATION live album, "Conquering South America". It was over ten years ago that the metal world first lay witness to the now genre-shaping "The Ten Commandments" by then-little-known band MALEVOLENT CREATION. Eight albums late...

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Satire: Republicans Outraged By Inaccuracies In METALLICA Documentary

Satirical newspaper The Onion reports: "Republican congressmen lambasted the documentary 'Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster' for its 'gross inaccuracies and fabrications' Monday. '[Filmmakers] Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky are clearly biased,' Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said. 'By editing t...