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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: 'I Have Big Plans For The Future'

Metal Wani's Debarati Das and William Richards recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Wani: Fans are very excited to see you [and fellow ex-MEGADETH members] Chris Poland and James Lomenzo come together and form...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH Fans 'Would Be Very Happy' To Know What Is Going On Right Now

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has broken his silence on the band's status following the recent departures of guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover. In a new tweet posted Monday (December 22),Mustaine wrote, "I wish Megadeth fans could know what is going on right now…you would be very...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Undertow' Video Released

"Undertow", the new video from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, can be seen below. The clip features an unsullied look at Japanese culture, says Friedman, who moved to Japan in 2003. "'Undertow' gives you a look at the Japan not usually seen by the typical Japanese exports, like crazy TV sh...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Says 'There's A Possibility' SAVATAGE Will Do 'Something More' After WACKEN Performance

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 Vanyaland if SAVAT...

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Exclusive: Former MEGADETH Members BRODERICK And DROVER Join Forces With Ex-SCAR THE MARTYR Singer

Former SCAR THE MARTYR singer Henry Derek Bonner (pictured) has joined the as-yet-unnamed new band formed by ex-MEGADETH members Chris Broderick (guitar) and Shawn Drover (drums),BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. During an interview with SiriusXM's Jose Mangin on this past Wednesday night's...

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CHRIS BRODERICK On His Decision To Leave MEGADETH: 'It Was Simply Time'

During an interview with SiriusXM's Jose Mangin on last night's (Wednesday, December 17) edition of Liquid Metal's "666-LIVE" call-in show, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick spoke for the first time about his decision to leave the band and revealed the initial details of a new project that h...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK On DAVE MUSTAINE: He 'Knows What He Wants, And He's Very Decisive'

On October 9, Argentinean rock journalist Lucas H. Gordon conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick at T.J. Martell Foundation's Rock 'N' Bowl tournament at the PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California. You can now watch the chat below. (Note: The interview was cond...

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MEGADETH's ELEFSON Says LARS ULRICH Was Right To Fight NAPSTER; Defends U2's APPLE Album Giveaway

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson is the latest musician to offer his opinion on U2's recent collaboration with Apple that resulted in the Irish group's new album, "Songs Of Innocence", being placed on every single iTunes account in the world for free regardless of whether it was wanted or not. Unlike...

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Former MEGADETH, JUDAS PRIEST Members Perform Metal Classics At 'Masters Of Metal' Christmas Concert (Video)

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Shawn Drover (MEGADETH) and guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH. KING DIAMOND) joined forces for the "Masters Of Metal" Christmas concert this past Friday night (December 12) at Paper City Music Shop in Holyoke, Massachusett...

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Video: CHRIS BRODERICK And DAVID ELLEFSON Perform MEGADETH Classics In Early November

Video footage of bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Chris Broderick performing a couple of MEGADETH classics during a clinic at at the Music Zoo in Roslyn, New York on November 12 — exactly two weeks before Broderick announced his exit from the band — can be seen below. Only hours after drummer Sh...

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Former MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER: 'I Wanted To Preserve The Legacy Of The Band'

On October 21, Sweetwater editorial director Mitch Gallagher conducted an interview with former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. You can now watch the chat below. (Note: The interview was conducted roughly one month before Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick announced their departures from MEGADETH.)...

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Is This MEGADETH's New Drummer?

Justis Mustaine, the son of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, has uploaded a short video clip of the band's bassist, David Ellefson, rehearsing with an as-yet-undisclosed drummer, presumably as part of an audition for the slot left vacant by the departure of Shawn Drover. Check it out below. Ex-MEGADE...

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Former MEGADETH Members Discuss New Project On 'Inside Metal' Show: 'We're Seeing This Thing Grow'

The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring former MEGADETH members Chris Poland (guitar),Nick Menza (drums) and James Lomenzo (bass) made its first public appearance yesterday (Tuesday, December 9) on the sixth episode of the brand new Internet TV program "Inside Metal" hosted by Bob Nalbandian....

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PAUL DI'ANNO, DOOGIE WHITE, STEVE GRIMMETT Pay Tribute To IRON MAIDEN On 'Celebrating The Beast'

Collectors Dream Records will release a new tribute to metal legends IRON MAIDEN on January 23, 2015. Titiled "A Tribute To Iron Maiden - Celebrating The Beast Vol. 1 (The Evil That Men Do)", the album will include new interpretations of classic MAIDEN songs by several acclaimed vocalists in the har...

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Today Marks 10th Anniversary Of DIMEBAG DARRELL's Death

Today (Monday, December 8) marks the 10th anniversary of the death of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Abbott, one of the most beloved and respected musicians in hard rock, was shot onstage during a DAMAGEPLAN concert on this date in 2004 at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbu...