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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'We Haven't Had To Sell Out, Which Is A Satisfying Feeling'

Jeff Maki of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: I wrote in my review of the new album, "Khaos Legions", that it seemed like it was the third part of a t...

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'Big Four' At Yankee Stadium: 12-Minute Video Report Available

Metal Injection has posted a 12-minute video report shot during the "Big Four" concert this past Wednesday, September 14 at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. The clip features live footage of METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX, as well as highlights from ANTHRAX's midday press conference. Th...

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DIAMOND HEAD, METALLICA Members Interviewed At U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends DIAMOND HEAD played one of the biggest shows of their career in early July at the U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House. The band opened for the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX who had...

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METALLICA Was Told To Keep Off The Grass At Yankee Stadium

METALLICA headlined the second-ever U.S. "Big Four" show on Wednesday (September 14),joined by SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX for the first heavy metal concert ever staged at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Photos showed that the infield diamond was kept clear of fans, and METALLICA frontman Jam...

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HAIL! To Tour Russia, China And Taiwan

HAIL! the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR) and guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) alongside a rotating list of musicians, including drummers Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER...

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SLAYER Members Talk About Playing Yankee Stadium (Video)

Before taking the stage at yesterday's (Wednesday, September 14) "Big Four" concert in New York City, SLAYER members Tom Araya (bass, vocals) and Kerry King (guitar) spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the significance playing the hallowed grounds of Yankee Stadium. "We've only played one other pl...

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'Big Four' Bands Talk About Their Supposed Rivalry (Video)

Back in the 1980s, the so-called "Big Four" of the thrash movement (METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER) were all competing to be the biggest metal band in the world. Now that the dust has settled, the bands are all on extremely good terms with each other. They've even spent the last year staging m...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says His Trust In God Helped Him Get Through Yankee Stadium Concert

MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine risked permanent injury while performing at the "Big Four" concert yesterday (Wednesday, September 14) at Yankee Stadium in New York City with METALLICA, ANTHRAX and SLAYER. "I was in a hospital [Tuesday] morning, so I'm going home to get [neck] surgery right after th...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Big Four' Concert At Yankee Stadium (Video)

Video footage of METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich talking to Rolling Stone magazine about yesterday's (Wednesday, September 14) concert at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City featuring the "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX can be seen below. The highly a...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLAYER Perform 'Overkill' At 'Big Four' Show In NYC (Video)

The "Big Four" bands of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX played their second-ever U.S. show earlier tonight (Wednesday, September 14) at the new Yankee Stadium in New York City. The highly anticipated onstage performance of the "Big Four" bands at the same time happened nea...

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DEVILDRIVER's KENDRICK, SPREITZER Relaunch Online Guitar Community

DEVILDRIVER guitarists Jeff Kendrick and Mike Spreitzer are a dual threat, and we're not just talking about the pair's onstage and recorded prowess. The guitarists are asserting themselves in the online space, officially relaunching their web site property www.allaxess.com. The site is shaping up to...

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ANTHRAX Singer: 'Worship Music' Is 'As Aggressive As Any Other Record We've Done'

Bob Zerull of Zoiks! Online recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Zoiks! Online: How would you describe your new album, "Worship Music", to the fans? Joey Belladonna: I just think that I don't know, I think it's really g...

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EXODUS: Drum-Cam Footage From Detroit

Drum-cam footage of Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS performing the song "Strike Of The Beast" during the band's July 22, 2011 concert at DTE Amphitheatre in Detroit, Michigan with SLAYER and ROB ZOMBIE can be seen below. EXODUS's latest album, "Exhibit B: The Human...

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Entire 'Metal Masters Clinic' Available For Viewing Online

Video footage of the entire second Metal Masters Clinic, which was held yesterday (Monday, September 12) at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, can be viewed at Livestream.com. Participating musicians: * Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) - Drums * Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) - Bass * Kerry King (SLAYER) - Guit...

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TESTAMENT Drummer Discusses His 'Serious Injury' On 107.7 THE BONE's 'Metal Zone' (Video)

Drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN, BLACKGATES) was interviewed on this past Friday's (September 9) edition of the "Metal Zone" show with host Nikki Blakk on the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone. You can now watch video footage of his appearance in four...