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MEGADETH In New York City: Behind-The-Scenes Footage Posted Online

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted behind-the-scenes footage from the band's November 14 concert at Best Buy Theater in New York City. Check out the eight-minute clip below. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction" album was released...

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MEGADETH Drummer On Upcoming Album, MUSTAINE's OBAMA Comments And Touring With METALLICA

Robert DiGiacomo of Atlantic City Insiders recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On performing the "Countdown To Extinction" album in its entirety on the current tour: Drover: "As a fan of MEGADETH, this is one of my favorite r...

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SAXON: New Album Details Revealed

With a storming new stomp in their boots and a renewed, lithe swagger to their legendary sound, British heavy metal legends SAXON will release "Sacrifice" in February 2013 through UDR. Taking a sharper, re-invigorated approach to the production, on this, their 20th album, SAXON have produced 10 of t...

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GEOFF TATE: I Didn't Want Anyone Destroying The QUEENSRŸCHE Name

Envision Radio Networks' "Hangar 19" recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Tate's second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", sold 1,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD arrived...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Taps Producer ANDY SNEAP For New Album Mix

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

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MUSTAINE: 'It's One Thing To See MEGADETH And To Hear It, But It's Another Thing To Feel It'

Brian Aberback of Patch.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Patch.com: What was the band's mood as you entered the studio to record "Countdown To Extinction" 20 years ago? Mustaine: We were really excited about wha...

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TODD LA TORRE-Fronted Version Of QUEENSRŸCHE Releases First Trailer For Forthcoming Album

The first trailer for the forthcoming album from the Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE can be seen below. The group is scheduled to enter the studio in December to begin recording the CD for a tentative early 2013 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. In a posting on his offici...

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed In Tampere (Video)

Wave 100's "Maken Musiikkinurkka" conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT before the band's November 6 concert at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. ACCEPT's new album, "Stalingrad", sold around 5,400 copies in the Uni...

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Video: MEGADETH Bassist Checks Out Damage Caused By Superstorm Sandy

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson visited Long Island, New York to check out some of the damage caused by superstorm Sandy prior to the band's November 10 performance at The Paramount in Huntington on the "Countdown To Extinction" 20th-anniversary tour. Check out the footage below. Thousands of Long I...

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Legendary Metal Cover Artist ED REPKA Interviewed By METAL RULES! TV (Video)

Metal Rules! TV conducted an interview with legendary metal artist Ed Repka (MEGADETH, MISFITS, DEATH) at the end of last month at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo in Parsippany, New Jersey. You can now watch the chat below. Repka's work not only speaks for itself, it screams for itself!...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'Big Four' Shows 'Gave Us The Kick In The Ass To Keep Moving Forward'

Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the split with singer Dan Nelson after completing work on the first version of "Worship Music": Scott: "That was the most confusing moment in all my...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Love Our Country And I Love Our People'

Earlier this week, Darren Pope of Examiner.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On politics and this week's U.S. presidential elections: Mustaine: "It's disappointing that people get so uptight about it, so there's not reall...

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MEGADETH Bassist Talks About His Limited-Edition BEAMZ Player Product (Video)

Beamz Interactive, Inc., an interactive music product and technology company, has announced the availability of its Limited Edition David Ellefson Beamz Player interactive music product. This new limited edition product features the signature of the legendary thrash metal MEGADETH bassist David Elle...

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ACCEPT: Tampere Fan-Filmed Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ACCEPT's November 6 performance at Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland can be seen below. ACCEPT's new album, "Stalingrad", sold around 5,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 81 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD...

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ANTHRAX Bassist: 'We're More Relevant Than Ever'

ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello was interviewed on the November 2-4 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, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. Intervie...