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MEGADETH Records Acoustic Set At SiriusXM Studios In New York City

MEGADETH recorded a five-song acoustic set on Thursday (August 8) for SiriusXM radio in New York City. The band played "Symphony Of Destruction", "She-Wolf", "Kingmaker", "Foreclosure Of A Dream" and "Countdown To Extinction" for SiriusXM's rock channels Liquid Metal, Octane and Ozzy's Boneyard. Sir...
August 10, 2013
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DAVE MUSTAINE Talks To NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO About Performing With RECYCLED ORCHESTRA

New York Public Radio recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts from the interview follow. On having to undergo neck surgery due to the physicality of his performances: Mustaine: "If you look at th...
August 9, 2013
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SAXON Frontman's Injury Forces Portuguese Festival Cancelation

British heavy metal legends SAXON have been forced to cancel their August 10 appearance at the Vagos Open Air festival at Quinta do Ega, Vagos, Portugal due to an injury suffered by frontman Biff Byford. A statement from the group reads as follows: "At the present, the severity of Biff's injuries ar...
August 9, 2013
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Legendary Hard Rock/Metal Producer MICHAEL WAGENER Interviewed On 'The Signals Of Intuition'

Legendary producer Michael Wagener (SKID ROW, OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, DOKKEN, ACCEPT, MÖTLEY CRÜE, WHITE LION, EXTREME, POISON, MEGADETH, OVERKILL, TESTAMENT),was interviewed on the August 6 edition of the 99.1 CJAM-FM show "The Signals Of Intuition". Topics discussed include Michael's entry to t...
August 9, 2013
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DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why DEVICE And HELLYEAH Didn't Play NYC 'Gigantour' Concert

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine explained to Artisan News why HELLYEAH and DEVICE ended up not playing with MEGADETH at the New York City stop of this year's Gigantour. You can watch the report below. MEGADETH's latest album, "Super Collider", has sold 60,000 copies in the United States since its Jun...
August 8, 2013
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HEAVY MTL Festival Organizer: 'We Want To Continue To Grow The Diversity Of The Genre Of Music'

Robert Cotter of Fixion Media recently spoke to Daniel Glick, the director of concerts and events at Evenko — Montreal, Quebec's premiere promoter and arguably the most important independent promoter and producer in Canada. Evenko last year promoted more than a thousand shows, including Heavy MTL, a...
August 8, 2013
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Video: MEGADETH Performs Acoustic Set At VEVO Studios In New York City

MEGADETH performed a short acoustic set yesterday (Wednesday, August 7) in front of a select group of fans at VEVO studios in New York City. The band played the following three tracks: * Symphony Of Destruction * Kingmaker * She-Wolf Video footage of their appearance can be seen below. Check out a r...
August 8, 2013
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HELL'S DOMAIN: Another New Song Available For Streaming

HELL'S DOMAIN — the Danish thrash metal band featuring former members of HATESPHERE, KOLDBORN, EXMORTEM and ARTILLERY — will release its self-titled debut album on September 23 via Punishment 18 Records. The CD's cover artwork was created by Ed Repka, best known for his work with such bands as MEGAD...
August 8, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013
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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,...
August 7, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013
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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...
August 7, 2013