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ABOMINATION Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the two albums from ABOMINATION, the band led by MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann — the self-titled debut and the follow-up, "Tragedy Strikes" — on February 11 in Europe (April 15 in the U.S. via MVD). Each remastered limited-edition digipack title (limit...

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NEVERMORE Drummer: MEGADETH Is Getting 'One Hell Of A Good Player, Great Guy And True Friend'

NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams has commented on the recent announcement that the group's touring guitarist Chris Broderick has joined MEGADETH as the replacement for Glen Drover. Said Williams: "Well, as most of you know, Chris has joined MEGADETH. I just wanted to say congrats to him and to MEGADET...

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BUCKCHERRY To Perform On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

BUCKCHERRY will be the featured musical guests on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday, January 24. BUCKCHERRY's most recent album, "15", has proven a triumph, spending more than 80 weeks on the Billboard 200 on its way towards RIAA platinum certification for sales above 1 million u...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist: 'I Realize I Have Some Big Shoes To Fill'

New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick (formerly of JAG PANZER and NEVERMORE) — who recently replaced Glen Drover — has issued the following update: "I realize I have some big shoes to fill and I will do my best. So far I am really enjoying playing all the songs but having only known them for two .....

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STRYPER Frontman: New Album To be Mixed In February

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has issued the following update: "I took some time off during the holidays to spend time with [wife] Kyle, [and children] Michael and Ellena. It was long overdue and something that I needed to do — do nothing. I grew a beard down to my feet, gained 100 pounds from all...

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X-THIRTIEN, ORDER OF NINE, SACRED DAWN Confirmed For Florida's NIGHTMARE METAL FEST

X-THIRTIEN, ORDER OF NINE, SACRED DAWN, POWND and SIX MINUTE CENTURY have been confirmed for the Nightmare Metal Fest, a brand new festival set to take place March 21-22 at Bourbon Street in New Port Richey, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are WARMACHINE, CAGE, DISASTERPEACE (the new band featurin...

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HELLHAMMER Controversy Over 'Demon Entrails' Satanic Artwork

With the release of "Demon Entrails" on February 26 in the U.S. the days of numerous sub-standard bootlegs of the classic HELLHAMMER demos "Death Fiend", "Triumph of Death" and "Satanic Rites" are finally over! However, the new versions did not come without its fair share of controversy as Tom Gabri...

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AVANTASIA: 'Shelter From The Rain' Available For Download

A brand new song from AVANTASIA — the solo project of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet — entitled "Shelter from the Rain" is available for download at this location. AVANTASIA's video for the song "Carry Me Over" can be viewed below. The track comes off "The Scarecrow", which will be released on January...

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CELTIC FROST Mainman On HELLHAMMER: 'This Was My Reality, This Was My Life'

CELTIC FROST frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer recently discussed the difficulties he and bassist Martin Ain have had in coming to terms with the legacy of their former band HELLHAMMER. Speaking to the UK's Zero Tolerance magazine about the forthcoming Century Media release "Demon Entrails", which bri...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist: 'I Will Not Be Able To Do Any More Shows With JAG PANZER Or NEVERMORE'

New MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has commented on his status in his previous bands NEVERMORE and JAG PANZER as well as his latest gig, which was officially announced earlier today (after first being reported on BLABBERMOUTH.NET on January 7). Said Chris: "I'm glad I have [the fans'] support in...

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EVILE In Writing Mode

Guitarist Ol Drake of the up-and-coming UK thrashers EVILE has issued the following update: "So we've pretty much started writing material for the second album. As some of you might know, we like take a long time writing our stuff, so we might as well start as early as possible. "Over the past month...

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New MEGADETH Guitarist Performs 'Sleepwalker'; Video Available

A short video clip of the new MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick (also of NEVERMORE and JAG PANZER) performing the band's song "Sleepwalker" can be viewed at this location (Quicktime required). Broderick joined MEGADETH as the replacement for Glen Drover, who apparently left the group in order to fo...

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It's Official: MEGADETH Taps NEVERMORE/JAG PANZER Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on January 7, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has finally officially confirmed that the band has parted ways with guitarist Glen Drover and replaced him with Chris Broderick (NEVERMORE, JAG PANZER). "I've noticed [on the Internet] that people are pissed with me over...

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WARMACHINE Confirmed For Florida's NIGHTMARE METAL FEST

Toronto-based metallers WARMACHINE have been confirmed for the Nightmare Metal Fest, a brand new festival set to take place March 21-22 at Bourbon Street in New Port Richey, Florida. Also scheduled to appear are CAGE, DISASTERPEACE (the new band featuring singer Wade Black [CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN WITC...

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METALLICA, MACHINE HEAD Confirmed For Portugal's ROCK IN RIO LISBOA

METALLICA and MACHINE HEAD have been confirmed for the Rock In Rio Lisboa festival, set to take place May 30-31 and June 6-8 in Lisbon, Portugal. Both bands will perform on June 5, with METALLICA headlining the day-long event. More acts will be announced soon. Upcoming METALLICA shows: May 28 - Chor...