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KREATOR Taps Poland's GRUPA 13 For 'Phantom Antichrist' Video

German thrash metal veterans KREATOR have selected Poland's Grupa 13 (BEHEMOTH, ELUVEITIE, SONATA ARCTICA, DECAPITATED) to helm the video for the title track of their forthcoming album, "Phantom Antichrist". Commented KREATOR guitarist/vocalist Mille Petrozza: "The clips produced by Grupa 13 are gro...

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DAVE GROHL Clarifies His GRAMMY Comments

FOO FIGHTERS won big at Sunday night's (February 12) Grammy Awards, taking home five trophies for "Best Rock Song", "Best Rock Performance", "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance", "Best Rock Album" and "Best Long Form Video". In his televised acceptance speech for "Best Rock Performance", frontman Dave...

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MEGADETH Bassist: The Only Reason We Talk About Our Faith Is Because People Ask Us About It

Pat Douglas of GreatFallsTribune.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On MEGADETH's 10th Grammy nomination, this time for "best hard rock/metal performance" for the single, "Public Enemy No. 1" (the award eventually went...

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CRYSTAL VIPER: New Album Track Listing, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Polish female-fronted traditional heavy metal act CRYSTAL VIPER will release its new album, "Crimen Excepa", in Europe on April 27 and in the U.S. on April 24 via AFM Records. The concept effort about holy inquisition, black magic and witches, where fiction is mixed with historical facts, was produc...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: 'I Don't Necessarily Consider MEGADETH To Be A Legacy Act'

Jim Ryan of Chicago Now recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. When asked about working with Chicago-based producer Johnny K (DISTURBED, STAIND, MACHINE HEAD) on MEGADETH's latest album, "TH1RT3EN", Ellefson said, "The producer in MEGADETH… they come in with all of the...

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SLAYER Frontman Says 'Lulu' Is 'METALLICA Trying To Be Too Cool'

Jenn Selby of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Quietus: METALLICA decided to go a bit left-field recently and make "Lulu" with Lou Reed. What would [SLAYER's] equivalent be, if you had to go and m...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Interviewed In Denver (Video)

Rafi of VampireFreaks.com conducted an interview with bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM on February 7 at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. CHILDREN OF BODOM is scheduled to commence the songwriting s...

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SLAYER Has 'Seven Kick-Ass Songs' Written For Next Album

SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo has revealed via his Facebook page that he and the band's guitarist, Kerry King, "have seven kick-ass songs" written for the group's next studio album. He adds, "You're going to soil your pants!!" In a recent interview with Artisan News, King stated about the progress of...

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'80s Thrashers MACE Are Back!

After a brief, 23-year vacation from the thrash scene, acclaimed '80s Northwest thrashers MACE have decided to lace up the combat boots for battle one more time. These guys shared the stage with the biggest thrash bands of the mid-'80s, including SLAYER, ANTHRAX, DEATH ANGEL, METAL CHURCH, CIRCLE JE...

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Is DAVE GROHL Right About Music Lacking Soul?

According to The Pulse Of Radio, FOO FIGHTERS won big at Sunday night's (February 12) Grammy Awards, taking home five trophies for "Best Rock Song", "Best Rock Performance", "Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance", "Best Rock Album" and "Best Long Form Video". In his televised acceptance speech for "Best...

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Vocalist MAT MAURER Quits MORTAL SIN

Vocalist Mat Maurer has quit Australian thrash metal veterans MORTAL SIN. He says in a statement, "I have decided to leave the band for personal reasons and irreconcilable differences." He adds, "Last year was an incredibly difficult year for me personally and I have decided to put my family first....

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ANIMETAL USA Interviewed At NAMM (Video)

Jose Mangin, host/producer MTV.com's web-only show "Headbangers Ball" (and program director/DJ on SiriusXM Octane and Liquid Metal),conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA — the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese an...

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'Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance' 30-Minute Video Report

Zero To Hero Films has uploaded a three-part video report on "Bonded By Baloff: A Decade Of Remembrance", a special concert which marked the 10-year anniversary of former EXODUS singer Paul Baloff's passing. The event took place February 4 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California and f...

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METALLICA To Headline Switzerland's SONISPHERE

METALLICA will headline the Swiss edition of the Sonisphere festival on May 30 at Yverdon-les-Bains. Also scheduled to appear are SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD, MASTODON, GOJIRA, and ELUVEITIE. METALLICA will play the "black album" — its 1991 self-titled fifth effort that has sold nearly 16 million copies — in...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Interviewed At NAMM (Video)

Metal Sanaz conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention which took place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Y...