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NEWSTED Interviewed On WRBR-FM (Audio)

On August 6, the WRBR-FM (Real Rock 103.9 The Bear) radio station in South Bend, Indiana, conducted an interview with NEWSTED members Jason Newsted (formerly of METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) and Mike Mushok (also of STAIND). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. NE...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Signature 'Cleartone Monster' Guitar Strings

Heavy metal legend Dave Mustaine has switched to Cleartone Monster strings; and the California-based guitar string manufacturer will release a signature set of .010-to-.052 gauge strings that pay tribute to the MEGADETH founder and frontman. Mustaine says: "The first time I played Cleartone strings,...

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MEGADETH Performs Acoustic Set At VEVO Studios In New York City

MEGADETH performed an acoustic set earlier today (Wednesday, August 7) in front of a select group of fans at VEVO studios in New York City. The band played the track "Kingmaker" from its latest album, "Super Collider"; "She-Wolf" from 1997's "Cryptic Writings"; and "Symphony of Destruction". Check o...

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CARCASS: Details Of 'Surgical Steel' Special Edition

"Surgical Steel", the new full-length album from reactivated British extreme metal pioneers CARCASS, will be released on September 16 in the U.K., September 13 in the rest of Europe and September 17 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The effort was produced by Colin Richardson (FEAR FACTORY...

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JASON NEWSTED Is Still 'Open' To Performing Old METALLICA Song With DAVE MUSTAINE

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted says that he is still "open" to perform a classic METALLICA song with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine on stage at one of the remaining shows on this summer's Gigantour. Newsted, who quit METALLICA in February 2001, is the frontman of a new band, simply called NE...

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'My Life With Deth' Book Co-Author Interviewed On 'Rock Book Show' (Video)

The autobiography of David Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, will be made available on October 29 via Howard Books. Ellefson's memoir, "My Life With Deth", chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during the band's early years, fo...

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CHIMAIRA: 'Crown Of Phantoms' First-Week Sales Revealed

CHIMAIRA's seventh studio album, "Crown Of Phantoms", sold around 7,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 52 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on July 30 via eOne Music. CHIMAIRA's previous CD, "The Age Of Hell", premiered with mo...

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MEGADETH's CHRIS BRODERICK Featured In JACKSON Guitars Skit (Video)

A one-minute promotional skit for Jackson guitars starring MEGADETH's Chris Broderick can be seen below. The Colorado-bred Broderick is not only a formidable shred guitarist, but also an extraordinary musician in a much wider sense. He started playing at age 10, studying guitar, voice, violin and pi...

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NEWSTED Interviewed On LAZER 103.3 (Audio)

On August 5, Lazer 103.3's Andy Hall conducted an interview with NEWSTED members Jason Newsted (formerly of METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) and Mike Mushok (also of STAIND). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. NEWSTED's debut album, "Heavy Metal Music", is being re...

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MEGADETH: Regina Fan-Filmed Video Footage

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's July 23 performance at at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada can be seen below. MEGADETH's latest album, "Super Collider", has sold 59,000 copies in the United States since its June 4 release. "Super Collider" arrived in stores via MEGADETH mainm...

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AMON AMARTH Frontman Interviewed By HORNS UP ROCKS! (Video)

Jo Schüftan of Horns Up Rocks! conducted an interview with vocalist Johan Hegg of Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH on July 22 at the Hartford, Connecticut stop of this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMARTH's ninth studio album, "Deceiver Of...

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Video: DORO PESCH Joins SAXON On Stage At WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

German metal queen Doro Pesch joined British heavy metal legends SAXON on stage at the Wacken Open Air festival on August 2 in Wacken, Germany to perform their classic song "Denim And Leather". Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. SAXON's new album, "Sacrifice", was released...

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AMON AMARTH Interviewed On 107.7 THE BONE (Video)

On June 30, "Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH at the Mountain View, California stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour. You can now watch the chat below. AMON AMAR...

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DEVICE: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Out Of Line' Performance

Multi-camera, professionally filmed video footage of DEVICE, the industrial-style project featuring DISTURBED frontman David Draiman, performing the song "Out Of Line" — with a special guest appearance by BLACK LABEL SOCIETY bassist John "J.D." DeServio — can be seen below. DEVICE recently filmed a...

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GIGANTOUR: Fargo Show Canceled

According to InFargo.com, the Gigantour 2013 concert scheduled for Sunday, August 4 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota has been canceled "due to circumstance beyond our control," arena officials announced Friday afternoon. Refunds will be available beginning Monday, August 5. Tickets purcha...