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GLEN DROVER Quits GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE

Former MEGADETH and KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover has left the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE before playing a single show with the band. He says in a statement: "I am really sorry to say that I have decided to bow out of Geoff Tate's QUEENSRŸCHE. I was very excited about doing this...

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MEGADETH Bassist: 'At Its Best, Metal Is A Wild Animal And Shouldn't Be Controlled'

Chris A. of Hardrock Haven conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson before the band's November 20 concert in Columbus, Ohio. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hardrock Haven: On this tour, you've been playing the entire "Countdown To Extinction" record. Previously,...

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JAMES LOMENZO Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO, 'The Amazing Race' In Video Interview

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with veteran hard rock bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DIO DISCIPLES, WHITE LION, HAIL!) at the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund's second awards gala, which was held on October 31 at the...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Slams CNN Founder Over Soldier Suicide Comments

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has slammed CNN founder Ted Turner for saying during a recent interview that a rise in military suicides in relation to combat deaths is a "good" development. Speaking to CNN's Piers Morgan on October 19, Turner said, "I think it's good" that American soldiers are turn...

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NONEXIST: Cover Versions Of CORONER, ATOMIC ROOSTER Available For Streaming

Swedish tech metal supergroup NONEXIST, featuring former ARCH ENEMY and current HEARSE vocalist Johan Liiva and ANDROMEDA/SKYFIRE guitarist Johan Reinholdz, released its new, digital-only full-length album, "From My Cold Dead Hands", on November 2 via Pivotal Rockordings. The CD was recorded at Mult...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'One Thing That Would Happen If I Was President'

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine speaking to the crowd prior to performing the song "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" during the band's November 16 concert at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, New Jersey can be seen below. "When you go home tonight, I want you to do me a...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer Says New Album Contains Some Of Band's 'Fastest' Material To Date

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are currently mixing their new album with veteran British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) for an early 2013 release via Roadrunner Records. The recording sessions for the CD were overseen by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE...

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THE RODS Frontman Talks RONNIE JAMES DIO In Video Interview

Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" conducted an interview with David "Rock" Feinstein of THE RODS at the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund's second awards gala, which was held on October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, California. You can watch the chat belo...

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DIO DISCIPLES: Pro-Shot Footage From U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Professionally filmed video footage of DIO DISCIPLES' August 10 performance at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom can be seen below. DIO DISCIPLES is the project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guit...

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MEGADETH Guitarist Talks Technique In Interview

Andy Aledort of GuitarWorld.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Now that you are in MEGADETH, do you have time to work on your classical playing or are you playing mostly electric? Chris: Lately, the pu...

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HATEBREED Frontman On Upcoming Album, RANDY BLYTHE Arrest And Violence At Shows

Vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED was interviewed on the November 9-11 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs...

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MEGADETH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Niagara Falls

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted a five-minute video clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's November 17 concert at Rapids Theatre in Niagara Falls, New York. Check it out below. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinc...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Says Leaked Song Is Not Representative Of Forthcoming Album

Massachusetts metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE are currently mixing their new album with veteran British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, ACCEPT, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) for an early 2013 release via Roadrunner Records. The recording sessions for the CD were overseen by KILLSWITCH ENGAGE...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says DAVE MUSTAINE's OBAMA Comments 'Got Blown Up In The Press'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover says that Dave Mustaine's suggestion at a concert that President Obama was behind the mass shootings in Aurora and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin was the MEGADETH frontman's "viewpoint at that given time" and "it is nothing that represents the band as a whole." While per...

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MUSTAINE: 'What's Happening Now Is That Everything America Has Been Built On Will Be Destroyed'

Ed Condran of Atlantic City Weekly recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Atlantic City Weekly: I interviewed [comedian] George Carlin just before he passed away five years ago. He said that as a civilization we're circli...