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HITTMAN's 1988 Debut Album To Be Reissued By NO REMORSE RECORDS; New Music Due In 2018

The classic self-titled debut album from the New York metal band HITTMAN will be reissued via No Remorse Records on October 31, 2017, on the eve of the thirtieth anniversary of the record's original release in 1988. Also included as bonus material will be the original 1985 HITTMAN demo, remixed and...
October 7, 2017
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SANCTUARY's WARREL DANE Says He Has A 'Completely Split Personality' While Onstage

SANCTUARY vocalist Warrel Dane says he has an "alter ego" and "completely split personality" while onstage, created after he learned how to adapt and mold his live persona to deal with the often dark lyrical nature of his previous band, NEVERMORE. In an interview with Claudia of Austrian web site W...
October 7, 2017
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SHAWN DROVER: My Reasons For Joining MEGADETH Were 'Purely Musical'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover was recently interviewed by RockBoy Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the differences between touring with a veteran act like MEGADETH and an up-and-coming group like ACT OF DEFIANCE, Shawn said: "Well, everyt...
October 4, 2017
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BODY COUNT: 'This Is Why We Ride' Video Released

"This Is Why We Ride", the new video from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Treach (NAUGHTY BY NATURE). "This Is Why We Ride" is taken from BODY COUNT's latest album, "Bloodlust", which was released on March 31...
October 3, 2017
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EUROPE Releases Music Video For 'Walk The Earth' Title Track

"Walk The Earth", the new video from Swedish hard rockers EUROPE, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES and KAMELOT, among others. "Walk The Earth" is the title track of EUROPE's new al...
October 3, 2017
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DUFF MCKAGAN, PHIL COLLEN, BILLY DUFFY Guest On New THE PROFESSIONALS Album

Thirty-five years later, the band formed from the ashes of the SEX PISTOLS by Paul Cook and Steve Jones is back. Revitalized, re-energized and reinvigorated, THE PROFESSIONALS will release their new album, "What In The World", on October 27 via Automaton Records. "What In The World" bristles with c...
October 3, 2017
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ACT OF DEFIANCE's SHAWN DROVER Talks About Challenges New Bands Face In Digital Era

In a brand new interview with Heavy Music Headquarters, former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover spoke about his current band ACT OF DEFIANCE, which has just released its sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds". In addition to Drover, ACT OF DEFIANCE features ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick, form...
October 2, 2017
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Late MEGADETH Drummer GAR SAMUELSON's FATAL OPERA Albums To Be Reissued

After parting ways with thrash titans MEGADETH in 1987, highly regarded percussion maestro Gar Samuelson began his next chapter. Relocating to Orange City, Florida, Gar rented a farm and began converting its barn into a studio with the help of his brother, guitarist Stew Samuelson. Largely influence...
September 29, 2017
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IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Unboxes Memoir, 'What Does This Button Do?' (Video)

Dey Street Books (formerly It Books),an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's autobiography, "What Does This Button Do?", in the U.S. on October 31. A two-and-a-half-minute video clip in which Dickinson unboxes the first copy of the book can be se...
September 29, 2017
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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...
September 28, 2017
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DAVE GROHL Says His Daughter Was 'Terrified' When DONALD TRUMP Was Elected President

In a brand new interview with Switzerland's SRF 3, FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl spoke of the role that music plays in nurturing a sense of hope, healing and community in the midst of the turmoil surrounding Donald Trump's presidency. "The world is so divided now — more so than I can remember eve...
September 28, 2017
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says DAVID ELLEFSON Helped Him Save His Marriage

During an interview with MagentaMusik 360's Sara Kelly-Husain at last month's Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked how he has managed to keep his marriage together for more than two and a half decades. He jokingly said (see video below),"I think [my...
September 27, 2017
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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: Listen To New Song 'The Talisman'

ACT OF DEFIANCE's new song "The Talisman" can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds", which will be released on September 29 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2015's "Birth And The Burial" was mixed by Dave Otero, who has previously wor...
September 27, 2017
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DAVE GROHL: How PANTERA Inspired FOO FIGHTERS' 'Open-Door Policy'

Dave Grohl spoke to U.K.'s Planet Rock about how PANTERA was partly the inspiration for FOO FIGHTERS' "open-door policy" while making the latter band's new album, "Concrete And Gold", at Hollywood, California's EastWest Studios — where they drafted in pop singers Justin Timberlake and Shawn Stockman...
September 26, 2017
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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER And STYX Bassist RICKY PHILLIPS Talk Final RONNIE MONTROSE Album '10X10' (Video)

When Ronnie Montrose passed away on March 3, 2012, he was in the midst of working on an album that would have thrilled fans of his original MONTROSE (1973-1974) and GAMMA (1979-1983) periods. The artistically restless Montrose followed his muse without question, but, in 2003, he called in bassist Ri...
September 26, 2017