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SLAYER's KERRY KING Talks Upcoming Album, JEFF HANNEMAN's Health In New Video Interview

On Sunday, July 1, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. You can now watch the chat below. A few exce...

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DIAMOND HEAD Cancels London Concert Due To Drummer's Suspected Blood Clot

NWOBHM legends DIAMOND HEAD were forced to cancel their show tonight (Tuesday, July 3) at the O2 Academy in Islington, London, England after the band's drummer, Karl Wilcox, was admitted to hospital with a suspected blood clot. The group issued an update on his condition later in the day, stating, "...

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SLAYER Frontman On His Sister's Influence, Being Catholic And Missing His Family (Video)

AOL's Noisecreep conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya at the opening show of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on June 30 at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California. Araya spoke about being honored with the keys to the city of Vina del Mar, his...

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THE HORDE Signs With ABYSS RECORDS

Illinois-based Vikings thrashers THE HORDE have inked a deal with Abyss Records. The follow-up to 2011's "Thy Blackened Reign" is tentatively titled "Destroyer... Slayer Of Men" and is scheduled for release in the fall. Commented guitarist Tim Matthews: "THE HORDE are thrilled to have signed with Ab...

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SLIPKNOT: Mountain View Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's July 1 performance at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival can be seen below. SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root was forced to miss the first couple of dates of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour because a burst appendi...

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SLAYER Performs EXODUS Classic In Mountain View; More Video Available

SLAYER played a cover version of the EXODUS classic "Strike Of The Beast" for the first time ever this past Sunday night (July 1) at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. More fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. EXODUS guitarist G...

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SLAYER, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, WHITECHAPEL Members Comment On RANDY BLYTHE Arrest

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo, WHITECHAPEL guitarist Ben Savage and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA vocalist Mike Hranica are among the musicians who have come out in support of LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe, who is facing manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic. Blythe, 41, is accused of causing the fa...

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SLAYER Performs EXODUS Classic In Mountain View; Video Available

SLAYER played a cover version of the EXODUS classic "Strike Of The Beast" for the first time ever last night (Sunday, July 1) at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt...

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'Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival' Kicks Off With Record-Breaking Attendance

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the world's largest touring heavy music festival, kicked off its fifth year yesterday (Saturday, June 30) at San Manuel Amphitheater in San Bernardino, California with a record-breaking attendance of 26,105 — 4,000 more than the previous attendance record set b...

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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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METALLICA: 58-Minute Video Recap Of Second Day Of 'Orion Music + More' Festival

METALLICA's two-day festival Orion Music + More took place last weekend (June 23-24) at the popular Atlantic City, New Jersey concert venue Bader Feld. METALLICA headlined both nights of Orion Music + More and played "Ride The Lightning" in its entirety the first night and "The Black Album" in its e...

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EXODUS Bassist On RANDY BLYTHE Concert Incident: 'If You Come On Stage, You're Trespassing'

Nick Azinas of Peek From The Pit conducted an interview with bassist Jack Gibson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS earlier today (Friday, June 29) prior to the band's performance at the Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts foll...

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MEGADETH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Finland's TUSKA Festival

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has uploaded a new eight-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's June 29 concert at Tuska open-air festival in Helsinki, Finland. Check it out below. In a recent interview with ChicagoNow.com, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson stated about...

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MASTODON Guitarist On Record-Tour Cycle: 'I Can't Really Bitch And Complain About It'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: How much more touring are you gonna do for this album? Are you kinda wrapping things up?...

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HOLY GRAIL Cancels Dates

California-based traditional metal revivalists HOLY GRAIL have announced the cancelation of the last two weeks worth of shows with VALIENT THORR, ROYAL THUNDER and THEKICKASS "due to multiple levels of shit we gotta handle back home and this monstrous album that's been lurking over our heads the pas...