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MEGADETH Bassist: 'DAVE MUSTAINE's Guitar Playing Was The Invention Of Thrash'

ThePogg.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ThePogg.com: Having really driven a whole musical sound, do you feel that there was a pivotal point in your career that really influenced the direction that thrash metal...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Reflects On 'Countdown To Extinction'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of "Countdown To Extinction" now? Mustaine: It was very fun....

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On October 24, GuitarEuroShop.com conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman at Le Vox in Toulon, France during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). You can now listen to the chat in the You...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's LA TORRE: There Is 'Severe' Difference In Sound Between New Songs & Last Few CDs

The Todd La Torre-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE is currently working on material for a new studio album for a tentative early 2013 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. In a posting on his official Facebook page, La Torre — who is also a member of Florida melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY...

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ACCEPT: New Video Interview With WOLF HOFFMANN

Dave Bertram of Sweden's Access: Rock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. You can watch the chat 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 N...

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TAYLOR: 'No One Should Ever Put A Microphone In Front Of MUSTAINE's Face Unless He's On Stage'

Nick Snelling of MetalSucks conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he — given his voice is getting lower and lower — is worried he will eventually morph into Phil Anselmo: Taylor: "Umm… not really, no. I...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON, BRODERICK Schedule Reno Meet-And-Greet

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Chris Broderick will take part in a Jackson-sponsored meet-and-greet on Monday, December 3 at 6 p.m. at Bizarre Guitar in Reno, Nevada. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction" album is being rel...

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MACHINE HEAD Still Too 'Violent' For DISNEY

MACHINE HEAD will not appear at the December 4 stop of the DETHKLOK tour at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, a property owned by The Walt Disney Company. DETHKLOK, ALL THAT REMAINS and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER will still play the show as scheduled. While no one is willing to provide evidence t...

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NONPOINT To Guest On Tonight's 'Rockline'

NONPOINT will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn tonight (Monday, November 5) at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to speak with NONPOINT by calling 1-800-344-ROCK (7625). The show will be streamed on the "Rockline" web site for two weeks be...

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SAXON Frontman Interviewed By Peru's 'Jump Metal' (Audio)

Peru's Jump Metal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Biff Byford of British heavy metal legends SAXON. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SAXON recently finished mixing its new album with producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, ACCEPT, NEVERMOR...

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MUSTAINE: I Don't Know Why Now's The Time For People To Take Exception With What I'm Saying

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine believes that he "probably should've said things differently" when he suggested onstage at a concert that President Obama was behind the mass shootings in Aurora and at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. While performing with MEGADETH on August 7 in Singapore, Mustaine told t...

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GEOFF TATE: Barrington Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate's November 1 solo performance at Penny Road Pub in Barrington, Illinois can be seen below. Tate, who was fired from QUEENSRŸCHE in June after fronting the group for three decades, will release his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", o...

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GEOFF TATE Says He Has Already 'Spent A Fortune' Taking QUEENSRŸCHE Bandmates To Court

Robyn Vagnozzi of Screamer Magazine recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his legal battle with his former bandmates over the rights to the QUEENSRŸCHE name: Tate: "Well, we're in a court case now. They fired me, basic...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Slams 'Liberal Media', Says He Has Been 'Severely Misinterpreted By The Press'

Carlos Ramirez of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On being misunderstood by the media: Mustaine: "One of the problems about MEGADETH is that we've been severely misinterpreted by the press. I'll sa...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN, YOSSI SASSI Interviewed On 'Guitar Universe 2012' Tour (Video)

LoudGuitars.com conducted an interview with Marty Friedman and Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) during their "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). You can now watch the chat in two parts below. After reissuing three acclaimed recent studio albums by Friedman over the...