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METALLICA And SLIPKNOT Add More Shows In Australia, New Zealand

METALLICA has added two more shows to its previously announced tour of Australia and New Zealand. The second Melbourne concert will take place on October 24 at Marvel Stadium and another Auckland gig is scheduled for November 2 at Mt. Smart Stadium. As with the rest of the tour, support at the shows...

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GHOST Announces Fall 2019 North American Tour With NOTHING MORE

With "Dance Macabre" becoming the band's third No. 1 single at Rock Radio, Grammy Award-winning artist GHOST has announced a six-week North American headline tour that will see the Swedish rock band's elaborate rock theater presentation metamorphose into a full-on arena production. Billed as the "U...

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DAVID COVERDALE Has No Time For His Ex-Bandmates In DEEP PURPLE: 'I'm Happy They'll Remain Ex-Colleagues'

David Coverdale says that the current lineup of DEEP PURPLE "prevented" Ritchie Blackmore from joining his former bandmates onstage during the 2016 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke O...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On METALLICA: 'It's Unbelievable That A Metal Band Could Be As Big As U2'

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he never got the call to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band over 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jason's side proj...

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ANTHRAX: CHARLIE BENANTE Cards Now Available From FANTASM MEDIA

ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante, in his quest to be "forever metal," has joined forces with Fantasm Media to create the heaviest cards ever. The Charlie Benante card set includes nine cards and guarantees a personally autographed card in every set. All orders include the exclusive Charlie Benante drum tra...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Release 'Diary Of A Madman' 3D Vinyl In The Fall

KnuckleBonz has launched a pre-order for the upcoming Ozzy Osbourne "Diary Of A Madman" 3D vinyl, shipping in the fall. Only 1,981 sets were created. "Diary Of A Madman" is the second solo studio album by the BLACK SABBATH frontman. "I still remember how excited I was to get this album so close aft...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Hopes To Do More Scoring Work In The Future

METALLICA's Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone that his recent contribution to the soundtrack of the Netflix film "Triple Frontier" has made him ponder the idea of doing more scoring work in the future. "I started thinking what it would be like one day to make a score for a film only out of drums and rh...

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METALLICA Announces Second Concert With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY, This Time Only For Fan-Club Members

METALLICA has announced a second show with the San Francisco Symphony, exclusively for members of the band's fan club. The new concert will take place on September 8 — two days after the previously announced performance — and will once again see METALLICA join forces with the orchestra for the first...

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TOOL Is Working On Artwork For Long-Awaited New Album

TOOL is working on the artwork for its long-awaited new album. The news of TOOL's progress on the follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" was revealed by METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett during a recent interview with New Zealand's The Rock. Asked what advice he had for TOOL so that the Maynard James Keen...

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Comedian JIM BREUER Says Opening For METALLICA Is 'Greatest Gig' He Has Ever Had

In a recent interview with the Courier Journal, comedian Jim Breuer called his stint as the opening act for METALLICA on the North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour the "greatest gig I ever had ever. Ever. Ever. It's like traveling with the best film, best TV show; this is hands down the greates...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Found Out About CLIFF BURTON's Death 'In A Really Lame Way'

This past Friday (March 22),MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine took part in a signing at the Heavy Metal booth the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2),a Chicago fan convention dedicated to comics, pop culture, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. He was also intervi...

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Make Your Name Look Like The PANTERA Logo On 'Far Beyond Driven' Album

PANTERA is celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Far Beyond Driven" by releasing a name generator that enables you to create your own personalized logo in the style of the band's logo as it appears on that classic album. Simply head to this location, enter your name, and you're all set. Both METALLIC...

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METALLICA's Concert With SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY Among Best-Selling Events This Week

According to Ticket News, the upcoming METALLICA concert with the San Francisco Symphony this fall took the top spot on yesterday's best-selling events list, Ticket Club sales data reveals. The one-off September 6 event will see METALLICA join forces with the orchestra for the first time in two deca...

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Why Does ALL THAT REMAINS Singer PHIL LABONTE Always Wear Hats? He Explains

In a brand new interview with Backstage Entertainment, ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte was asked why he always wears hats, both on and off stage. "Thankfully, I don't have a weird-shaped head, so when I'm out and about in the summertime, I'll have my hat off or whatever," Phil said (see video...

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Watch DAVE MUSTAINE Use Wah-Wah Pedal Live At 'Experience Hendrix' Concert In Raleigh

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine performing during the March 14 "Experience Hendrix" concert in Raleign, North Carolina can be seen below. The show marked the second time Mustaine used a wah-wah pedal live, following his appearance at the March 12 "Experience Hendrix" stop in Cha...