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DEMONS & WIZARDS Feat. JON SCHAFFER And HANSI KÜRSCH: Third Album To Be Released Through CENTURY MEDIA

Century Media Records has announced the signing of DEMONS & WIZARDS to a worldwide deal. Founded in 1999 by Hansi Kürsch (BLIND GUARDIAN) and Jon Schaffer (ICED EARTH),DEMONS & WIZARDS released two highly acclaimed albums, 1999s' "Demons & Wizards" and 2005's "Touched By The Crimson King". The ban...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Has 'About Eight Songs' Written For MEGADETH's Next Album

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine spoke to Music Radar about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "Whenever I've been home, I've been working on new music from 10 in the morning to seven at night," he said. "My co-producer Chris Rakestraw from the 'Dystopia'...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'It's Nice That We Can Still Write New And Compelling Music That Has Real Depth'

In a brand new interview with RockSverige, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We're working on it," he said. "We literally had no leftover material for 'Dystopia'. I mean, nothing. We cleaned out...

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MEGADETH Teams Up With HEAVY METAL Magazine For 'Death By Design' 35th-Anniversary Graphic Novel

MEGADETH's 35th-anniversary greatest-hits compilation, "Warheads On Foreheads", will be accompanied by a 350-page graphic anthology, featuring comic book stories inspired by the songs on the album. The collaboration, titled "Death By Design", features stories written and illustrated by top talent fr...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says 'Dystopia' Album 'Corrected' And 'Redirected' MEGADETH's Course

Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the inaugural MegaCruise, which will set sail this October: David: "I think it's all...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says Songwriting Sessions For MEGADETH's Next Album Are Going 'Great'

In a brand new interview with Metal Casino TV host Marielle Tengström, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessins for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. He said (see video below): "[it's going] great. With 'Dystopia', we really cleaned out t...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We've Forgotten How To Love And Respect One Another'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has lamented the fact that the the U.S. has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines — Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, etc. — making it harder for people to engage in civil discourse. "As a society right now, we're capable...

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LAST IN LINE Vocalist: 'The Government Tries To Pit Us Against Each Other'

LAST IN LINE vocalist Andrew Freeman has weighed in on the ongoing gun control debate with the new song "Year Of The Gun". Freeman says the track is neither for nor against gun control, but wishes both sides of the argument would come together to find common ground since he feels "the government tri...

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FOREIGNER: Watch 'Double Vision' From 'Live At The Rainbow '78' Restored And Remastered Performance

FOREIGNER and Eagle Vision have announced the release of the concert film, "Foreigner Live At The Rainbow '78", which is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital video from March 15. A performance clip of the song "Double Vision", taken from "Foreigner Live At The Rainbow '78", can be seen below. Afte...

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MEGADETH's Next Album Is Shaping Up To Be 'Heavy As Hell'

Dave Mustaine says that MEGADETH's new album is shaping up to be "heavy as hell." The follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia", which is tentatively due later this year, will mark the band's first release with drummer Dirk Verbeuren (ex-SOILWORK),who joined MEGADETH three years ago. Speaking to Kerrang!, Mus...

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FOREIGNER: Watch 'Hot Blooded' From 'Live At The Rainbow '78' Restored And Remastered Performance

FOREIGNER and Eagle Vision have announced the release of the concert film, "Foreigner Live At The Rainbow '78", which is available on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital video from March 15. A performance clip of the song "Hot Blooded", taken from "Foreigner Live At The Rainbow '78", can be seen below. After...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Names His Top Three Vinyl Albums

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked by College Radio News Network to name his top three vinyl albums of all time. He said (hear audio below): "If I was forced to pick my top three vinyl albums, I would probably pick some old classics, because of the tonality of the instruments back then and a l...

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MEGADETH: Trailer For 'Warheads On Foreheads' Career Retrospective

On March 22, MEGADETH will celebrate its 35th anniversary with the release of "Warheads On Foreheads", a 35-track career retrospective. The anthology spans the band's entire studio recording career, from its first album "Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good" to its 2016 Grammy Award-winning r...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Launches 'Charm Offensive': 'We're Going Out And Rekindling Old Relationships'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, whose outspokenness has embroiled him in public spats with other musicians, including members of SLAYER and METALLICA, says that he has been reaching out to some of his former friends and adversaries to rebuild relationships that may have been negatively affected through hi...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'We've Never Written Songs To Win Grammys'

MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy nearly two years ago. The band received the "Best Metal Performance" award for the title track of its latest album, "Dystopia". This marked the group's twelfth Grammy nomination in this category (including nominations in the discontinued "Best Hard Roc...