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METALLICA: ESP Introduces Limited-Edition ESP And LTD Kirk Hammett KH Ouija Natural Guitars

ESP has introduced the KH Ouija Natural, a new limited-edition guitar in the Kirk Hammett signature series. Only 25 of the ESP version and 666 of the LTD version are being made available worldwide. It was around 1990 that the METALLICA guitarist first approached ESP with the idea of a guitar that m...

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SHINEDOWN's BRENT SMITH And ZACH MYERS To Embark On 'Songs For The Soul: An Intimate Acoustic Evening' Tour

SHINEDOWN frontman Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers, billed as SMITH & MYERS, will embark on the "Songs For The Soul: An Intimate Acoustic Evening" tour in early December. "Zach and I are extremely excited to be bringing the SMITH & MYERS tour to a city near you," said Smith in a statement. "We...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Says Outlaw Country Covers Album 'Came Out Way Cooler' Than He Expected

DEVILDRIVER guitarist Mike Spreitzer spoke to Metal Wani about the band's upcoming outlaw country covers album, "Outlaws Till The End", which is tentatively due in early 2018. The disc will reportedly contain versions of thirteen tracks by some of the best outlaw country artists, including Willie Ne...

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Watch EXODUS Perform In Sacramento

Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of EXODUS's October 6 performance at the Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California. Check it out below. Although it was originally reported that EXODUS would go into the studio in October to begin recording the new effort, it now appears that fans will have...

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Watch Previously Unreleased Video Of METALLICA Performing 'Battery' In Japan In 1986

A previously unreleased video of METALLICA performing the song "Battery" can be seen below. The clip was filmed at at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan on November 17, 1986 and is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". The "Master Of Puppets" reissue...

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LINKIN PARK's 'Carpool Karaoke' Episode To Be Made Available Next Week

An episode of "Carpool Karaoke: The Series" featuring LINKIN PARK will be made available on Facebook "this time next week." On July 14 — less than a week before singer Chester Bennington's death — LINKIN PARK shared a picture on Twitter with actor Ken Jeong for their episode of the TV spinoff of Jam...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces North American Tour With BREAKING BENJAMIN, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will embark on the North American "The Stage" tour in January. Support on the trek will come from BREAKING BENJAMIN and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Confirmed shows so far: Jan. 12 - Nashville, TN...

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HALESTORM Members Discuss 'Never-Ending Process' Of Making New Album

HALESTORM recently entered the Dark Horse Recording studios just outside Nashville to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2018 release. Helming the sessions is Nick Raskulinecz, an acclaimed producer who has previously worked with RUSH, KORN, ALICE IN CHAINS and DEFTONES, in addition to ha...

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EXODUS's Next Album Might Feature Guest Appearance By Former Guitarist RICK HUNOLT

EXODUS drummer Tom Hunting spoke to Metal Wani about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out" album. Although it was originally reported that EXODUS would go into the studio in October to begin recording the new effort, it now appears that fan...

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LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition On LARS ULRICH's 'It's Electric!' Show (Video)

Lars Ulrich interviewed PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool on for the October 1 episode of "It's Electric!", the METALLICA drummer's online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. During the chat, Les talked about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of...

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RSO Feat. Guitarist Power Couple RICHIE SAMBORA And ORIANTHI: 'Rise' EP Out Now

RSO, the new band featuring guitarists Richie Sambora (BON JOVI) and Orianthi (Michael Jackson, Alice Cooper),will release its new five-song EP, "Rise", on September 29. It's not surprising that when Sambora and Orianthi first met four years ago they clicked immediately. Despite being from opposite...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Recalls 'Excitement In The Air' Before First 'Big Four' Show

It's been seven years since the four biggest thrash metal bands — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — embarked on what they dubbed the "Big Four" tour, but the memories are still fresh for Shawn Drover. In an interview with the "Talk Toomey" podcast, the former MEGADETH drummer recalled the f...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces 'Never-Before-Seen Acoustic Performance'

The Grammy Museum will welcome AVENGED SEVENFOLD to the Clive Davis Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on October 19 for an intimate conversation about the band's career, followed by a special, never-before-seen acoustic performance. A very limited amount of tickets go on sale to the public tomorro...

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FOZZY 'Across America': Band To Play Three Shows In Three Different Timezones In One Day

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho alongside members of STUCK MOJO — will embark on "Fozzy Across America" next month. The event will consist of three live performances in three separate cities and three different timezones in just one day — a feat that has never been a...

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JAMES HETFIELD: How Death Of METALLICA Fan Inspired 'Here Comes Revenge' Song

According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield told Virgin Radio that the song "Here Comes Revenge" from the band's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album was inspired by the tragic death of a fan of the band. Hetfield explained: "There's a couple that showed up at so many shows,...