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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Really, Really Doesn't Want To Talk About METALLICA
David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine backstage at the Logan Campbell Centre in Auckland earlier tonight (Monday, October 5) prior to the band's performance with SLAYER. Watch the chat in three parts below. A few excerpts from the interview...October 5, 2009
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DREAM THEATER: New Video Interview With MIKE PORTNOY Posted Online
Spencer Matulaitis of PureGrainAudio.com conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy when the band played the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 14, 2009 as part of the Progressive Nation tour. Watch the chat below. DREAM THEATER's new album, "Black Clouds &...October 4, 2009
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OPETH: Video Interview With MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Available
Germany's PowerMetal.de recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH. Watch the chat below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of OPETH's September 30, 2009 performance in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Åkerfeldt recently revealed to Hol...October 3, 2009
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'Conservative-Minded' Heavy Metal Band Claims It Was Banned From Legendary Club
myFOXla.com reports that SUNSET NATION, a Los Angeles-based heavy metal band with conservative political views, says it was banned from the stage at the legendary rock club Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. SUNSET NATION (MySpace page) says that Whisky management pulled the plug on its g...October 1, 2009
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EVILE: 'Infected Nations' First-Week Sales Revealed
"Infected Nations", the sophomore album from British thrashers EVILE, sold around 460 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 132 on the Top New Ar...October 1, 2009
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DETHKLOK's 'Dethalbum II' Projected To Sell 30K-40K First Week
According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, "Dethalbum II", the new album by DETHKLOK — the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse" — is on track to sell between 30,000 and 40,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. "Dethalbu...September 30, 2009
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OPETH Frontman Checks In From PROGRESSIVE NATION Tour
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "We're holed up in a sterile 'dressing room' somewhere in Poland. Five shows into the Progressive Nation 2009 tour with DREAM THEATER, us, BIGELF and UNEXPECT. "Things are going well; we've pl...September 30, 2009
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DETHKLOK: Utah Signing Session Announced
The real-life version of DETHKLOK, the animated band from Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse", will take part in an in-store signing session at Graywhale in Taylorsville, Utah on Friday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. Graywhale 1775 West 4700 South Taylorsville, UT Tel.: 801-964-5700 DETHKLOK will team up with Atl...September 28, 2009
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MARILYN MANSON: 'I Am Not Contagious. Just My Goddamn Music Is.'
According to the Canadian Press, Gillett Entertainment Group and Live Nation have denied that Marilyn Manson has contracted the H1N1 virus (commonly known as swine flu),and have confirmed that he is still playing his last remaining Canadian tour date: tonight (Saturday, September 26) in Moncton, Ne...September 26, 2009
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EVILE's 'Infected Nations' In U.K. Top 40
"Infected Nations", the sophomore album from British thrashers EVILE, landed in U.K. Top 100 chart at position No. 91 based on first-day sales. The CD was released in the U.S. yesterday (Tuesday, September 22) via Earache Records. The cover art for "Infected Nations" was created by Michael Whelan, f...September 23, 2009
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EVILE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Infected Nation' Video Shoot Available
British thrashers EVILE recently filmed a music video for "Infected Nation", the first track off the band's new album, "Infected Nations". The clip was shot in August at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, with director Dan Fernbach (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES) of Static Films,...September 22, 2009
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DORO, MASTERPLAN, DESTRUCTION, BRAINSTORM, SOIL Featured On 'All For Metal Vol. 2' Compilation
German label AFM Records will release second part of the "All For Metal" DVD+CD compilation on October 9. The DVD includes 24 video clips, including tracks from top acts like DORO, MASTERPLAN and DESTRUCTION; while the CD contains previously unreleased songs from BRAINSTORM, SOIL and DARK AGE. "All...September 21, 2009
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CHIMAIRA Guitarist To Sit Out Rest Of European Tour; DAATH's WERSTLER To Step In
CHIMAIRA rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries will sit out the remainder of the band's European tour starting on September 22 so that he can fly home in time for the birth of his son. Filling in for him for the rest of the European dates will be Emil Werstler of DAATH. DeVries will be back on ...September 20, 2009
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OPETH: Japanese Tour Dates Announced
Swedish progressive metallers OPETH have scheduled the following Japanese tour dates: Nov. 17 - O-East - Tokyo, Japan Nov. 18 - Club Quattro - Osaka, Japan OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt recently revealed to Holland's FaceCulture that he is contemplating recording a singer-songwriter acou...September 20, 2009
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SUICIDAL ANGELS, STEELWING Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Greek old-school thrashers SUICIDAL ANGELS and Swedish metallers STEELWING (formerly SCAVENGER) have been awarded record deals with Boomer Entertainment and Nuclear Blast Records as part of a band contest launched by the Austrian management and booking company Rock The Nation. This unique competitio...September 18, 2009
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