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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We're Proud To Be A Metal Band'

A couple of days before MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy, guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine sat down with The Recording Academy, which oversees the Grammy Awards, to discuss the band's twelfth Grammy nomination. Speaking about being nominated in the "Best Metal Performance" category, M...

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DREAM THEATER's MIKE MANGINI Discusses How Drummers Can View His Artwork (Video)

In the clip below, DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Mangini discusses how drummers can view his artwork that he's crafted from rhythm as part of his collection. Utilizing a variety of lit drumsticks and techniques, much like a painter would use brushes with paint, Mangini has crafted this art collection f...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Reponds To 'Master Of Puppets' GRAMMY Mishap

When MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy Sunday night (February 12),the band's walk up to the stage was inexplicably accompanied by the sound of the house ensemble playing the song "Master Of Puppets" from MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's former band METALLICA. Mustaine was fired from M...

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MEGADETH Wins 'Best Metal Performance' GRAMMY Award

MEGADETH was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which is being held tonight (Sunday, February 12) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. MEGADETH was nominated for "Dystopia", the title track of its 2016 album....

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Will DAVE MUSTAINE Watch METALLICA Perform With LADY GAGA At This Weekend's GRAMMY AWARDS?

During an appearance on yesterday's (Friday, February 10) edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on the 95.5 KLOS station in Los Angeles, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine confirmed that he will attend this weekend's Grammy Awards. MEGADETH is nominated for a 201...

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DISBELIEF To Release 'The Symbol Of Death' Album In April

German death metallers DISBELIEF will release a brand new album, "The Symbol Of Death", on April 21 via Listenable Records. According to a press release, the follow-up to 2010's "Heal" is "a monster. First, band founder and vocalist Karsten 'Jagger' Jäger's guttural signature has never sounded so in...

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EVANESCENCE's AMY LEE Releases New Solo Single, 'Love Exists'

EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee has released a new solo single called "Love Exists". Featuring artwork by Jennybird Alcantara, the song is now available for purchase on Amazon, Google Play and Apple Music. Lee stated about the inspiration for the track: "When I was in Italy filming the video for 'Speak T...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Believes There Will Be More 'Big Four' Shows In The Future

Kirk Hammett believes that there will be more shows in the future featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere fes...

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SKYCLAD To Release 'Forward Into The Past' Album In April

British heavy metal band SKYCLAD will release its thirteenth studio album, "Forward Into The Past", on April 28 via the French label Listenable Records. The follow-up to 2009's "In The… All Together" marks the return of guitarist Dave Pugh to SKYCLAD's lineup as a permanent member. Since their incep...

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LACEY STURM: The First Thing DAVE MUSTAINE Talked To Me About Was God

Christian singer and former FLYLEAF frontwoman Lacey Sturm told ROCKwell UnScene in a new interview that she is surprised more musicians haven't had "encounters with God." But, she added, "I've seen there's so much more lately than ever. I got to meet Dave Mustaine [MEGADETH mainman] the other day,...

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GWAR's Annual GWAR B-Q Festival To Skip A Year In 2017 As Band Prepares New Album

GWAR B-Q, the annual heavy-metal music festival organized by the theatrical shock rock band GWAR, will skip a year in 2017 while the group is working on a new album and preparing a new live show. According to a press release, GWAR is "about to take on the craziest year of touring in the band's ...

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MONSTER MAGNET Is 'Almost Done' Recording New Album

MONSTER MAGNET is "almost done" recording its new album for a tentative summer 2017 release. Speaking to the "Talking Metal" podcast, frontman Dave Wyndorf stated about MONSTER MAGNET's planned follow-up to 2013's "Last Patrol" (hear audio below): "The way I write is different than a lot of people....

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New BODY COUNT Album To Include SLAYER Medley

"Bloodlust", the new album from BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T, will be released on March 31 via Century Media. The first single from "Bloodlust", a song called "No Lives Matter", will make its online debut on February 17. "Bloodlust" was recorded with...

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PHILIP ANSELMO's SUPERJOINT: Video Footage Of Entire Austin Concert

Dave Prewitt of DaveTV.org has uploaded video footage of former PANTERA and current DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo's SUPERJOINT RITUAL project — now known simply as SUPERJOINT for legal reasons — performing on January 12 at Grizzly Hall in Austin, Texas. You can now watch the full concert in the YouTu...

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MEGADETH Leader Is 'Really, Really Excited' About Supporting Bigger Band That He Has 'Never Played With Before'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that he is "really excited" about the opportunity to support an as-yet-undisclosed band on at least one show in the U.S. later in 2017. MEGADETH has spent most of the past year on the road promoting the band's latest album, "Dystopia", which arrived in January 201...