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NIGHTRAGE Announces New Guitarist, Drummer

Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE have announced the addition of Magnus Söderman on guitar and Lawrence Dinamarca on drums. Says the band: "We are very proud to have both of these talented and dedicated musicians on board. "The NIGHTRAGE camp is feeling extremely strong and positive an...

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Mother Of MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Dies

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson's mother died on Friday, July 22 after battling health issues for much of the last decade. The musician wrote on his Facebook page: "It is with a heavy heart that I inform my dear sweet mother, Frances Marie Ellefson, has gone home to see the Lord. She passed tonight...

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SOILWORK: First Trailer For 'Death Resonance' Collection

The first trailer for "Death Resonance", the upcoming special collection of rarities from Swedish metallers SOILWORK, is available below. Due on August 19 via Nuclear Blast, the CD's cover art was created by MNEMIC guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie (VOLBEAT, CARCASS, SCAR SYMMETRY, STRAPPING YOUNG LA...

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AT THE GATES Frontman: Response To 'At War With Reality' Album Was 'Far Above My Expectations'

Kaaos TV conducted an interview vocalist Tomas Lindberg of Swedish metallers AT THE GATES prior to the band's July 8 performance at the Jalometalli festival in Oulu, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the response to to AT THE...

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MEGADETH Announces U.S. Tour With AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, METAL CHURCH, HAVOK

MEGADETH has premiered the video for its new single, "Post American World", along with complete details for the fall dates for the North American leg of their "Dystopia" world tour. The trek kicks off in Casper, Wyoming on September 20 and will take them across the U.S., visiting 16 states with spec...

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MEGADETH Cancels Remaining Shows On European Tour After DAVID ELLEFSON's 'Severe' Foot Break

MEGADETH has canceled the remaining two shows on its European tour after David Ellefson fractured his foot before a scheduled concert in Hungary. MEGADETH was slated to play the Harley Days festival in Slovakia Saturday night and the Masters Of Rock festival in the Czech Republic on Sunday, July 17....

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SOILWORK Vows To Charge Forward At '100%' After Losing Drummer To MEGADETH

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have confirmed the departure of their longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren as he joins heavy metal legends MEGADETH. Verbeuren has been performing with MEGADETH for months — his first show with the band was at Rock On The Range festival in May, where he played to a crowd of 40,...

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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Breaks Foot In Hungary; Tonight's Show Canceled

MEGADETH canceled its scheduled appearance earlier tonight (Friday, July 15) at the Rockmaraton festival in Dunaújváros, Hungary after the band's bassist, David Ellefson, fractured his foot. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine broke the news via Periscope, telling fans that Ellefson "was walking across t...

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MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer

MEGADETH has announced the addition of Dirk Verbeuren as the band's new drummer. Verbeuren, formerly of Swedish metal band SOILWORK, has been performing with the band for months; his first show was Rock On The Range festival in May, to a crowd of 40,000 concertgoers. Most recently, LAMB OF GOD drumm...

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MEGADETH: Teaser For 'Post American World' Video

A teaser for MEGADETH's video for the song "Post American World" is available below. The full clip, which was filmed in late April, will make its online debut soon. "Post American World" is taken from MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", which came out in January. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine rece...

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AT THE GATES Hasn't Decided Yet Whether It Will Begin Work On New Studio Album

Agoraphobic News conducted an interview with vocalist Tomas Lindberg of Swedish metallers AT THE GATES at this year's edition of the Exit festival, which was held July 7-10 in Novi Sad, Serbia. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if the members of AT THE GATES see themselves as the founding fath...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Says BABYMETAL 'Unites' People That Don't Normally Listen To Rock And Metal

Metal Wani's editor in chief Owais "Vitek" Nabi recently conducted an interview with guitarist Herman Li of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about the reactions from metal music elitists in North America about the style of t...

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SEPULTURA Performs New Song 'I Am The Enemy' At Colombia's ROCK AL PARQUE Festival (Video)

Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA played a new song called "I Am The Enemy" during their July 2 appearance at the Rock Al Parque festival at Parque Simón Bolívar in Bogota, Colombia. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "I Am The Enemy" will be featured on S...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: CHRIS ADLER 'Has Nothing To Do' With MEGADETH Anymore

Dave Mustaine says that Chris Adler "has nothing to do" with MEGADETH anymore and will apparently not be rejoining the band on the road again, despite the group's previous announcement to the contrary. Adler played drums on MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", and took part in most of the band's liv...

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Backstage With MEGADETH In Frankfurt (Video)

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine answered a number of fan-submitted questions via Periscope on Wedneseday, June 29 prior to the band's concert at Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany. You can now watch the clip below. MEGADETH played its first show with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (SOILWORK) on May 20 at the R...