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DREAM THEATER Announces Fall 2016 North American Headlining Tour

Progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER have announced details of a fall North American headline tour. The trek, which gets underway October 5 at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's Sands Bethlehem Event Center, will see the pioneering group performing their widely acclaimed double concept album "The Astonishi...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: New Drummer DIRK VERBEUREN 'Has A Real Charisma To His Playing'

myROCK conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson before the band's June 24 concert at the Copenhell festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. You can now listen to the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the recent drummer changes...

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Video: CHRIS BRODERICK Dives Deep On His JACKSON USA Signature Soloist Hardtail Models

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick recently unveiled his new Jackson signature guitars — a USA Signature Soloist HT6 and a USA Signature Soloist HT7. In the ten-minute clip below, Broderick dives deep into the specs for these USA hardtail models — from the Soloist...

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GLEN DROVER Says He Wasn't Just A 'Hired Gun' In MEGADETH

Rodney Holder of Australia's Music Business Facts recently conducted an interview with Canadian guitarist Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what it was like working with MEGAD...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK: 'If You're Not On The Stage Playing Your Own Music, Why Are You Here?'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick was interviewed on a recent installment of the "Thunder Underground" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below (beginning around the 34:30 mark). Asked if a desire to be more involved in the creativ...

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Former MEGADETH Members Have Learned 'To Allow Everybody To Create And To Be Their Own Individual'

Yell! Magazine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE members Chris Broderick (guitar) and Shawn Drover (drums). You can now watch the chat below. Drover quit MEGADETH in November 2014 "to pursue [his] own musical interests." Broderick announced his departur...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER On NICK MENZA's Death: 'It's Tragic'

The Entertainment Outlet recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his "side-by-side" jam with ex-MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza in January at...

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Video: MICHAEL SCHENKER Performs With GARY BARDEN, GRAHAM BONNET, ROBIN MCAULEY At SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker played a very special show, Michael Schenker Fest, at this year's Sweden Rock Festival, on June 11 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The concert featured appearances by three MSG singers: Gary Barden, Graham Bonnet and Robin McAuley. They were joined by Ted McKenna o...

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Video: Members Of ALICE COOPER's Band, THE IRON MAIDENS Perform Cover Of 'The Number Of The Beast'

Members of Alice Cooper's band and THE IRON MAIDENS joined forces last night (Wednesday, June 1) during the twelfth weekly "Soundcheck Live" at Lucky Strike Live in Los Angeles, California to perform a cover version of IRON MAIDEN's "The Number Of The Beast". Check out video footage of their renditi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER: Video Footage Of Columbus, Georgia Drum Clinic

Video footage of Shawn Drover's (MEGADETH, ACT OF DEFIANCE) April 23 drum clinic at Everything Musical in Columbus, Georgia can be seen below. Drover quit MEGADETH in November 2014 "to pursue [his] own musical interests." Guitarist Chris Broderick announced his departure from MEGADETH a few hours la...

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Watch Former MEGADETH Members Perform Cover Of PANTERA's 'I'm Broken'

Fan-filmed video footage of ACT OF DEFIANCE performing a cover version of the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken" on May 26 at Dickens pub on Calgary, Alberta, Canada can be seen below. ACT OF DEFIANCE is the band featuring former MEGADETH members Shawn Drover (drums) and Chris Broderick (guitar),alongsid...

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CHRIS BRODERICK Would Have Stayed In MEGADETH If He Had Been Given More Creative Freedom

Currently on tour in North America with ACT OF DEFIANCE, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has launched a new guitar play-through for the track "Disastrophe", taken from ACT OF DEFIANCE's debut album, "Birth And The Burial". In a new interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Broderick stated about...

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Is DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI 'Stronger Than All'? (Video)

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci recently took part in The Rock Reel's "Stronger Than All" challenge. He was asked to hold a five-kilogram solid steel hammer with his arm stretched out to the fullest and hold it as long as he could. You can now watch the results below. Petrucci has in the past...

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JORDAN RUDESS: DREAM THEATER's Next Album Will Be 'Very Different' From 'The Astonishing'

The Venezuelan chapter of Dream Theater World conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess on April 27 in Cincinnati, Ohio. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how DREAM THEATER plans to top this year's concept album "The Astonishing" with the band's follow-up effort, Jord...

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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA Dies At 51

Former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza reportedly passed away Saturday night while performing with the band OHM: at the Baked Potato in Studio City, California. He was 51 years old. One person who was present at the Baked Potato last night told BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "It appeared to be a seizure but he stopp...