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Inferno
Guitar instrumental records are almost guaranteed to be self-indulgent vehicles you can take or leave, but just about every metalhead has Marty Friedman's new album "Inferno" on his or her radar — and with damned good reason. Friedman, of course, has been long residing in Tokyo and quietly working o...June 10, 2014
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STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA To Begin Recording Vocals For New EXODUS Album This Week
San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS yesterday announced the departure of their singer of the past nine years, Rob Dukes, and the return of his predecessor, Steve "Zetro" Souza. Dukes joined EXODUS in January 2005 and appeared on four of the band's studio albums — "Shovel Headed Kill...June 9, 2014
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Reunited DARK ANGEL Performs At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of reunited thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL performing on June 5 at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden can be seen below. Commented DARK ANGEL drummer Gene Hoglan: "Boy, these DARK ANGEL shows have truly been incredible! To be playing agai...June 8, 2014
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It's Official: Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA Is Back In EXODUS
Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS has released the following statement: "As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [our singer of the past nine years] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest gra...June 8, 2014
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EXODUS Parts Ways With Singer ROB DUKES, Welcomes Back STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA
***UPDATE***: Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS has released the following statement: "As a band, we all had to make a very difficult choice to part ways with [singer] Rob Dukes. We have nothing but love and admiration for him and the deepest gratitude for th...June 8, 2014
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TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD, Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists Pay Tribute To RANDY RHOADS In New Jersey (Video)
Alex Skolnick (TESTAMENT, ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO),Phil Demmel (MACHINE HEAD),Jeff Young (MEGADETH),Joel Hoekstra (NIGHT RANGER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) and Mike Orlando (ADRENALINE MOB) are among the guitarists who are taking part in the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration Of A Legend" East Coa...June 7, 2014
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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE To Sit Out European Dates; JON DETTE To Step In
Jon Dette (pictured; SLAYER, TESTAMENT, ICED EARTH) will fill in for drummer Charlie Benante on the first few weeks of ANTHRAX's 29-city European tour that kicked off May 27, in Barcelona, Spain and runs until July 12 in Balingen, Germany. Benante, who had surgery on his hand last summer and has bee...June 6, 2014
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Suspected Cop Killer's Love Of Heavy Metal 'Had Nothing To Do With' His Alleged Crimes, Says Friend
A friend of the 24-year-old man suspected of killing three police officers and wounding two others in the Canadian city of Moncton says that he is perplexed as to what could have happened to his friend to cause him to commit these horrific crimes. "[The alleged gunman Justin Bourque] loved MEGADETH...June 6, 2014
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IGNITE Begins Recording Fifth Album
Influential punk/hardcore band IGNITE has entered Maple Sound Studios in Orange County, California with producer Cameron Webb (MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD) to begin recording its new album for a late 2014 release through an as-yet-undisclosed label. Webb previously worked with IGNITE on the band's last CD,...June 5, 2014
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Suspected Cop Killer Posts MEGADETH, DETHKLOK Lyrics Before Going On Shooting Rampage
A 24-year-old man suspected of killing three police officers and wounding two others in the Canadian city of Moncton posted the lyrics to the MEGADETH song "Hook In Mouth" just hours before he committed the crimes. On May 5, the alleged shooter posted the lyrics to DETHKLOK's "Castratikon". Justin B...June 5, 2014
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CARCASS' BILL STEER Talks Interviewed On Australia's 'Rabid Noise' (Audio)
Nev Pearce of Australia's "Rabid Noise" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Bill Steer of reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. CARCASS' new album, "Surgical Steel", sold around 8,500 copies in the United Stat...June 5, 2014
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MARTY FRIEDMAN, BEN WEINMAN Featured In Latest Episode Of FUSE's 'Metalhead To Head'
The tenth episode of "Metalhead To Head", a web-only show where metal masters sit down together for surprisingly candid conversation and plenty of one-time-only music demonstrations and collaborations, can be seen in two parts below. The episode features Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) and Ben Weinman (TH...June 5, 2014
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BLACK STAR RIDERS' RICKY WARWICK Checks In From The Road (Video)
BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist/vocalist Ricky Warwick has posted a video update from BLACK STAR RIDERS' current North American tour. Check it out below. Bassist Marco Mendoza will leave BLACK STAR RIDERS at the end of the band's current U.S. tour on June 22 and will be replaced by Robbie...June 4, 2014
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Inferno' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Inferno", the new solo album from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 186 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD was released on May 26 via Prosthetic Records (except in Japan, where the album was...June 4, 2014
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POWERMAN 5000: 'Builders Of The Future' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Builders Of The Future", the new album from POWERMAN 5000, sold around 4,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart. Issued on May 27, the CD is the first release through POWERMAN 5000's partnership with T-Boy Records, a co-ve...June 4, 2014
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