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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: We Are Not Intimidated By Any New Bands

Revolver executive editor Brandon Geist has posted Part 2 in "The Best of the Rest" of his recent METALLICA interviews for the magazine's current cover story on the band and its highly anticipated new album, "Death Magnetic". In this installment (the follow-up to last week's interview with bassist R...

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MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM At KERRANG! AWARDS: More Interviews Posted Online

Simon Young and Katie Parsons, Kerrang!'s very own dynamic duo, take you behind the scenes of the 2008 Kerrang! Awards in London on Thursday, August 21 in a two-part report which can be viewed below. Hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, Kerrang! Awards saw METALLICA collect the Kerrang! Inspiratio...

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Is SLIPKNOT's Music To Blame For Deadly South African School Attack?

According to Daily Dispatch Online, less than a week after a South African teenager killed a fellow student with a sword and wounded three others while wearing a mask similar to masks worn by heavy metal band SLIPKNOT, speculation about the reasons for his behavior has ranged from the influence of S...

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ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM Concert Seat Altercation Leads To Assault Charge

According to InsideNoVa.com, a man accused of refusing to get out of a seat that he wasn't supposed to be in at the Bristow, Virginia stop of the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival tour was charged with assault and battery, Prince William County police said. Brock Edward MacKellar, 21, Frederick, Md.,...

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SLIPKNOT, BLACK TIDE Interviewed At KERRANG! AWARDS; Video Available

AJ and Carl of BBC Switch's "The 5:19 Show" crashed in on the Kerrang! Awards party in London this past Thursday (August 21). Their report, which includes red-carpet interviews with BLACK TIDE and SLIPKNOT, can be viewed below. Hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, the ceremony saw METALLICA collec...

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SLIPKNOT Festival Stunt Gets Fans Booing

According to AngryApe, a SLIPKNOT stunt at the Leeds Festival for the band's upcoming UK tour didn't go down well with music fans at the weekend event. While DROPKICK MURPHYS were playing their afternoon slot yesterday (August 22),a plan flew over the stage dangling a banner with "SLIPKNOT UK tour...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: 'Lost Commandments' DVD Out This Month

Massacre Records has set an August 29, 2008 European release date for "Lost Commandments", the new DVD from long-running Florida-based extreme metallers MALEVOLENT CREATION. The one-hour, 45-minute disc features two complete shows from the band — Party.San Open Air festival (August 9-11, 2007 in Bad...

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BLACK TIDE Bassist Says Touring With Some Of His Favorite Bands Is 'Kind Of Overwhelming'

James R. Chesna of Clarkston, Michigan's WJRT recently conducted an interview with bassist Zachary "Zakk" Sandler of Miami metallers BLACK TIDE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. WJRT: What's it been like for a younger band like yourselves to be out on major tours like this, especially side...

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Reunited SNOT: Video Footage From Studio Posted Online

Behind-the-scenes studio footage featuring the reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT — original members Mikey Doling (guitar),John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass),Jamie Miller (drums) and Sonny Mayo (guitar) along with the group's latest addition, former DIVINE HERES...

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KERRANG! AWARDS: Video Footage Available

Video footage has been posted online from last night's Kerrang! Awards, which was held in London, England. Hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, the ceremony saw METALLICA collect the Kerrang! Inspiration gong, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE inducted to the magazine’s Hall Of Fame and Sheffield rockers D...

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Reunited SNOT Plays First Show In 10 Years; Video Available

The reunited lineup of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT — featuring original members Mikey Doling (guitar),John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass),Jamie Miller (drums) and Sonny Mayo (guitar) along with the group's latest addition, former DIVINE HERESY vocalist Tommy Cummings (a.k.a....

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KREATOR: First Video Teaser For New Album Posted Online

A short video teaser for KREATOR's forthcoming studio album can be viewed below. KREATOR entered the Titonus studios in Berlin on July 20 to begin recording the highly anticipated follow-up to 2005's "Enemy of God". Commented producer Moses Schneider."KREATOR is the loudest and fastest band I've eve...

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Parents Of South African Schoolboy Killer Say Son Dabbled In Satanism

The parents of the South African teenager accused of killing a fellow student with a sword and wounding three others while wearing a mask similar to masks worn by heavy metal band SLIPKNOT have spoken publicly for the first time since the tragedy. In a statement to the Beeld newspaper, Morné Harmse'...

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MACHINE HEAD Guitarist DEMMEL Thanks Fans For Their Concern

MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel collapsed on stage during the band's second-to-last song Sunday night (August 17) at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia (where the band was performing as part of the Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival tour). Demmel was severely dehydrated and had mentioned sever...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Rejects Blame In Sword Slaying

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has spoken exclusively to Blender magazine regarding reports that the schoolboy who stabbed a fellow student to death with a sword in South Africa Monday morning (August 18) wore a mask that resembled the one worn by Taylor. Eighteen-year-old Morné Harmse slashed the n...