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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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MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks To 'Do You Know Jack?' About 'Inferno' Album (Audio)
Jack Antonio conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman on the June 1 episode of "Do You Know Jack?" radio show on CJIM Montreal. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud player below. Friedman's new solo album, "Inferno", was released on May 27 via Prosthetic Reco...June 3, 2014
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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: Second 'Intense Mega Drumming' DVD Webisode
The second of six webisodes documenting the making of former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza's first-ever instructional DVD, "Intense Mega Drumming", can be seen below. The footage shot this past March at Uberbeatz Studios in Seattle, Washington, and was produced and directed by Kari Pearson and Robert...June 2, 2014
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Guitarist SCOTT GORHAM Speaks To BackstageAxxess.com (Video)
On May 25, David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with BLACK STAR RIDERS and THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham. You can now watch the chat 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 replace...June 2, 2014
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MEGADETH Tracking 'Heavy' Demo Ideas For Next Studio Album
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has revealed via his Facebook page that he "spent this week in the studio with [MEGADETH mainman] Dave [Mustaine] tracking demo 'ideas' for the [band's] next [studio] record." He added: "[There are] some really heavy riffs going on here, and if I say it, you know it's t...May 30, 2014
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BLACK STAR RIDERS Parts Ways With Bassist MARCO MENDOZA, Recruits ROBBIE CRANE
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 Crane (RATT, VINCE NEIL, LYNCH MOB). Marco, a founding member of BLACK STAR RIDERS alongside fellow THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (guitar, vocals),Damon Johnson...May 30, 2014
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