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TOM ARAYA: SLAYER's Music 'Is Going To Live Forever'

Nathan Smith of HoustonPress.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the May 2013 death of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman: Araya: "It was just as shocking to me. We all have issues with vices in life, but I didn't know...

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Video: AVENGED SEVENFOLD Performs At 'KROQ Presents Fright Night'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD performed live on November 1 at KROQ Presents Fright Night in the Red Bull Sound Space in Los Angeles. This unique setting put fans mere feet from the band in what was an extraordinary evening for all in attendance. Fans worldwide not in attendance were able to live-stream the perf...

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SLAYER Drummer PAUL BOSTAPH Guests On 'Broken Neck Radio' Podcast (Audio)

SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph was interviewed on the latest edition of the "Broken Neck Radio" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Speaking to Greece's Metal Kaoz late last month, Bostaph stated about how it feels playing with SLAYER again: "It feels phenomenal. It feels re...

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MINDGRINDER: 'W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G.' Video Released

MINDGRINDER, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring André "Cosmocrator" Søgnen (THE WRETCHED END, SCUM) on bass/vocals, has released its third album, "Prop Agenda". The CD was recorded and mixed at Akkerhaugen Lydstudio (EMPEROR, WINDIR, MYRKSKOG) and the band's own facility, Barnsville. Masteri...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Rig Rundown (Video)

On October 22, Premier Guitar's Chris Kies was on location in Omaha, Nebraska where he caught up with the techs behind the rigs of AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarists Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance, and bassist Johnny Christ, who all used their own signature Schecter instruments during the fall leg of...

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TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of DAMNATION FESTIVAL Performance

Fan-filmed video mix of TWILIGHT OF THE GODS' November 2 performance at the Damnation Festival at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom can be seen below. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS' debut album, "Fire On The Mountain", was released on September 27 in Europe and October 1 in North America via Se...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK: New Song 'Neptune Rising' Available For Streaming

"Neptune Rising", a brand new song from MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK, can be streamed using the SoundCloud player below. The track comes off MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's new album, "Bridge The Gap", which will be released on December 2. MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK features legendar...

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FIT FOR A KING To Release Re-Recorded Version Of Debut Album

2013 has been a big year for Tyler, Texas metallers FIT FOR A KING. The buzzed-about band released its Solid State Records debut, "Creation/Destruction", in March and in so doing, delivered the biggest first-week sales of any debut release in Solid State history — a huge feat given the storied caree...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Schedules More 'My Life With Deth' Signing Sessions

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson will sign copies of his autobiography, "My Life With Deth", at the following locations: Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m. Bass Player Live 1507 Gordon St Los Angeles, CA 90028 Tuesday, November 19 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. National Press Club 36th Annual Book Fair 529 1...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Shepherd Of Fire' Video Released

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's video for the song "Shepherd Of Fire" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Wayne Isham, who has helmed videos for such artists as METALLICA, PANTERA, GODSMACK, DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI. Isham previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD on the "Seize The Day", "Afterlife", "Ni...

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KERRY KING On SLAYER's Future: It's Going To Be Business As Usual, Just One Member Less

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King was interviewed on the November 1-3 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A transcript of the question-and-answer session follows. To see a full list of stations carrying the program a...

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Video: MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Talks About His Autobiography On Arizona's 93.3 KDKB

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was interviewed on November 1 by Paul "Neanderpaul" Marshall of the Phoenix, Arizona radio station 93.3 KDKB. You can now watch video footage of Ellefson's appearance below. The autobiography of Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'A Champion Of Good Will For Heavy Metal'

On November 5, Owais "Vitek" Wani of Metal Wani conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the 33-minute chat below. The autobiography of Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, was made available on October 29...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: DAVE LOMBARDO's Facebook Rant Left Me Fuming

In a brand new interview with Kory Grow of Minneapolis City Pages, SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya was asked about the recent departure of the band's original drummer, Dave Lombardo. "Dave left the band originally in '91 or '92," Tom said. "After that we brought in Jon Dette for two years and then...

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CANDLEMASS' MATS 'MAPPE' BJÖRKMAN Visits FRAMUS And WARWICK Headquarters In Germany (Video)

Guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS was recently inivited to tour the Framus and Warwick headquarters in Markneukirchen, Germany. Check out video footage of his visit below. CANDLEMASS will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its third album, "Ancient Dreams", with...