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DAVE LOMBARDO Had A 'Really, Really Good Time' Working On 'Insidious: Chapter 3' Score

Former SLAYER and current PHILM drummer Dave Lombardo recently collaborated with American composer and actor Joseph Bishara on the score the upcoming horror prequel "Insidious: Chapter 3". The third installment in the "Insidious" franchise was written and directed by Leigh Whannell in his directoria...

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Former MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA: 'I Have Big Plans For The Future'

Metal Wani's Debarati Das and William Richards recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH drummer Nick Menza. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Wani: Fans are very excited to see you [and fellow ex-MEGADETH members] Chris Poland and James Lomenzo come together and form...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH Fans 'Would Be Very Happy' To Know What Is Going On Right Now

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has broken his silence on the band's status following the recent departures of guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover. In a new tweet posted Monday (December 22),Mustaine wrote, "I wish Megadeth fans could know what is going on right now…you would be very...

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GODSMACK's SULLY ERNA On Switching From Drums To Vocals: 'I Was A Horrible Singer'

The 92.7/96.9 WRRV radio station recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked how he went from playing drums in his earlier bands to eventually becoming the frontman in GODSMACK, Erna said: "Well, I didn't plan on...

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ANTHRAX Celebrates Sixth GRAMMY Nomination With Unveiling Of Its Own Bourbon Brand, 'Indians'

What better way for the members of ANTHRAX to celebrate their sixth Grammy nomination than to toast it with a glass of their own brand of bourbon, "Indians". ANTHRAX has aligned with Jefferson's Bourbon, the Kentucky-based company that produces special, limited edition "small batch" whiskeys by blen...

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SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Catching Fire' Video Released

"Catching Fire", the new video from Anglo-Swedish modern metallers SONIC SYNDICATE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's self-titled fifth album, which was released on July 4 via Nuclear Blast. "Sonic Syndicate" includes a total of 11 tracks, while the limited edition digipak feature...

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Is This MEGADETH's New Drummer?

Justis Mustaine, the son of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine, has uploaded a short video clip of the band's bassist, David Ellefson, rehearsing with an as-yet-undisclosed drummer, presumably as part of an audition for the slot left vacant by the departure of Shawn Drover. Check it out below. Ex-MEGADE...

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Nachash

This British metal super group is going to receive a lot of attention and not necessarily for their merits. As the confirmed bassist for SLIPKNOT, KROKODIL guitarist Allesandro "Alex" Venturella (also previously in CRY FOR SILENCE) has brought this band to the global radar in a hurry. Not to be conf...

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For the Journey

"…but this you know that the journey is good". This proclamation found in the liner notes of THRESHOLD's latest album "For the Journey" is telling where this band is and where they've come from. A journey these guys have been on, and for them to take an upbeat stance following the death of longtime...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On Next METALLICA Album: 'We're Just Blueprinting Everything Right Now'

During a brand new interview with Rock Cellar Magazine, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just blueprinting everything right now," Robert said. "There are a lot of ideas, a lot of song bodie...

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Former MEGADETH Members Discuss New Project On 'Inside Metal' Show: 'We're Seeing This Thing Grow'

The as-yet-unnamed new "supergroup" featuring former MEGADETH members Chris Poland (guitar),Nick Menza (drums) and James Lomenzo (bass) made its first public appearance yesterday (Tuesday, December 9) on the sixth episode of the brand new Internet TV program "Inside Metal" hosted by Bob Nalbandian....

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'I've Been Afraid Of Responsibility My Whole Life'

In the three-minute video below, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield talks about growing up with and overcoming his fear of responsibility and how that has played a part in his recovery from drug addiction. Hetfield also shares his views on what it means to be a role model and what he tells young peop...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says Idea For ''Tallica Parking Lot' Came To Him In A Dream

"'Tallica Parking Lot", an animated film created by METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and Titmouse Animation Studio, was part of the official selection at this past summer's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France for the best TV film in competition. An interview with Trujillo about t...

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JAKE E. LEE On RED DRAGON CARTEL's DARREN JAMES SMITH: He 'Is An Awesome Singer'

Former OZZY OSBOURNE/BADLANDS and current RED DRAGON CARTEL guitarist Jake E. Lee has spoken in more detail about RED DRAGON CARTEL's infamous debut live show a year ago at West Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go, which was widely panned due to with singer Darren James Smith's out-of-tune vocal delivery and...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Says RITCHIE BLACKMORE Is Itching To Play Some Rock Music Again

Former RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is continuing to push for a reunion of the classic Ritchie Blackmore-led band that existed from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997, claiming that the ex-DEEP PURPLE guitarist "deserves to go out in a big blaze of glory like the rock guitar icon that he is." During an...