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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN: 'We Wrote The First Speed Metal Song Ever'

Mariskal Rock TV conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of German/American metallers ACCEPT on October 11 in Madrid, Spain. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thinks ACCEPT was an influence on some of the early...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON: MUSTAINE And I Are 'Working Diligently' To Find Replacements For DROVER, BRODERICK

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he and the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, "are working diligently" to find suitable replacements for recently departed drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick, explaining that "it's time to knock this out." Asked if it was just time for Drover and...

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New Band Featuring Former MEGADETH And SCAR THE MARTYR Members Settles On Name

As exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on December 19, ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner has joined the new band launched by former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar). Earlier today, Drover posted the following update on his Facebook page: "Good progre...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER 'Would Bet Money' Drummer NICK MENZA Will Rejoin Band

Metal Wani's William Richards and Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether MEGADETH mainman Dave...

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MIKE PORTNOY Launches First Full-On Metal Project, Lays Down 'Most Brutal Drum Performance' Of His Career

Drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) has launched his first full-on metal project. He writes on Facebook: "I just laid down the most brutal drum performance of my career! Picture 'Angel Of Death' [SLAYER] meets 'Dyers Eve' [METALLICA]… I FINALLY ha...

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KATAKLYSM: New Album Title Revealed

Montreal-based death metallers KATAKLYSM are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their "Waiting For The End To Come" album. Titled "Of Ghosts And Gods", the new CD will tentatively be released this coming summer via Nuclear Blast. Guitarist Jean-François "JF" Dagenais will track drums...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Possibility Of Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Have Never Said 'Never' To Anything In My Life'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman doesn't rule out the possibility of rejoining the band as the replacement for the recently departed Chris Broderick, explaining that he "never said 'never' to anything in [his] life." Friedman originally left MEGADETH in 1999 in order to make the kind of musi...

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Most Viewed BLABBERMOUTH.NET Stories Of 2014

2014 was a massive year at BLABBERMOUTH.NET. With more than one hundred million page views originating from all corners of the globe, not to mention millions of shares and external social media impressions, "staggering growth" seems the appropriate term here. From rants and raves to absurdities and...

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Only to Rise

It'd be tacky to grab an easy pun and say here's a match made in you-know-where, yet an alliance between STRYPER's Michael Sweet and guitar hero George Lynch is most definitely a match. This pairing only seems awkward upon first glance, but there's a perfect logic to these guys hooking up. Michael S...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Joins DEATH ANGEL On Stage In Hollywood (Video)

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick joined DEATH ANGEL on stage last night (Friday, December 26) at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California to perform the DEATH ANGEL song "Empty". You can now watch fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below. As previously reported, Broderick an...

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Former MEGADETH Members DROVER And BRODERICK Have Six Songs Demoed With Ex-SCAR THE MARTYR Singer

As exclusively reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on December 19, former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has now confirmed that ex-SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner has joined the as-yet-unnamed new band launched by Drover and former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. Says Drover: "At this point, I...

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JON OLIVA Wants To 'Get In Shape' And 'Knock People Out' At SAVATAGE Reunion

Classic American metal band SAVATAGE, which was active from 1978 until 2002, will reunite for an exclusive European appearance at next year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1, 2015 in Wacken, Germany. Asked in a brand new interview with Miriam "NocturnalC...

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THROWN INTO EXILE: New Song Featuring Former SCAR THE MARTYR Singer, Ex-DEVILDRIVER Drummer

"Restore The Truth", a brand new song from the Los Angeles-based metal band THROWN INTO EXILE, can be streamed using the SoundCloud widget below. The first THROWN INTO EXILE track to be released in over a year was mixed and produced by Steve White (ex-ALL HAIL THE YETI) and features former SCAR THE...

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JASON NEWSTED Has No Immediate Plans To Revive NEWSTED Band, Says MIKE MUSHOK

STAIND guitarist Mike Mushok says that there are no plans for the NEWSTED band to regroup for any further touring or recording, explaining that former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted "shut down" the project nearly a year ago. Jason in February canceled an appearance at Australia's Soundwave festival...

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ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN, PETER BALTES Talk Social Media: 'It's A New World'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes of German/American metallers ACCEPT before the band's September 25 concert at Rytmikorjaamo in Seinäjoki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if they pay attention to reviews and what people write onli...