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DAVE MUSTAINE Cried For Days After Death Of METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON, Says CHRIS POLAND

In an extensive 4,600-word feature by music journalist Joel Gausten regarding the 30th anniversary of MEGADETH's 1986 album, "Peace Sells… But Who's Buying?", former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland discusses a number of topics, including the recording of the album, his struggles with sobriety, his r...

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METALLICA To Perform On 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'

METALLICA will perform on the September 29 edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". The program will air at 11:35 p.m. on NBC. METALLICA's tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", is scheduled for a November 18 release via Blackened Recordings. The long-awaited follow-up to 20...

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METALLICA Will Be Touring 'Hard' In Support Of 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct', Says ROBERT TRUJILLO

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was interviewed last week by the Orlando, Florida radio station WJRR. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the long gap between METALLICA's last album, 2008's "Death Magnetic" and the upcoming "Hardw...

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EXTREME's 'Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown' Blu-Ray, DVD, CD Pushed Back To October

The release date of EXTREME's "Pornograffitti Live 25: Metal Meltdown" DVD has been pushed back to October 14 from the previously announced September 23. Last year marked the 25th anniversary of EXTREME's classic multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated "Pornograffitti", the definitive album of the band's c...

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Watch AVENGED SEVENFOLD Perform At Pennsylvania's ROCK ALLEGIANCE Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's September 18 performance at the Rock Allegiance festival in Chester, Pennsylvania can be seen below. According to The Pulse Of Radio, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows told the "Loudwire Nights" radio show in a recent interview that the band's ongoin...

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METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, AEROSMITH, MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummers Featured In 'From The Riser' Book

David Phillips has launched his latest book, "From The Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II", a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "A Drummer's Perspective". The beautifully designed "From The Riser" is a photographic celebration of many of today's greatest drummers and percussionists. It unashamedl...

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METALLICA Intends To 'Hit All The Major Cosmopolitan Cities All Over The World'

Earlier this week, Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) On METALLICA's tour in support of its up...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Has Heard METALLICA's 'Hardwired', Refuses To Give His Opinion

Earlier this week, Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there has been any talk of mor...

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THE CULT Guitarist Joins ALICE IN CHAINS On Stage At ROCK ALLEGIANCE Festival (Video)

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage on Saturday, September 17 at the Rock Allegiance festival in Chester, Pennsylvania to perform the AIC song "Rooster". Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall told the WRIF radio...

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KIRK HAMMETT's Horror And Sci-Fi Film Art Collection On Display At The Peabody Essex Museum

Kirk Hammett, best known as the famed guitarist of the rock band METALLICA, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. Visually arresting, these posters are potent historical objects of burgeoning Golden-Era Hollywood and recall a time when poster design was an art unto it...

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ASKING ALEXANDRIA's Cover Version Of SLIPKNOT's 'Duality' Available For Streaming

ASKING ALEXANDRIA's cover version of the SLIPKNOT song "Duality" can be streamed below. The track is taken from "Decades Of Destruction", a compilation of covers which was included with the 30th-anniversary issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine. "Decades Of Destruction" features the following songs:...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Performs WILLIE NELSON, JOHN PRINE, DOUG SEEGERS Covers (Video)

Video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his CHOPHOUSE BAND (named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players) performing at the studios of KSRO 1350AM's "The Drive With Steve Jaxon" radio show can be seen below. The clips in...

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METALLICA: Deluxe Version Of 'Hardwired...To Self-Destruct' To Include Bonus CD Of Covers, Live Recordings

METALLICA has finally completed work on its tenth studio album, "Hardwired...To Self-Destruct", for a November 18 release via Blackened Recordings. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" consists of two discs, containing a dozen songs and nearly 80 minutes of music. "Hardwired...To Se...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Love What We Do, And We're Doing It Because We Love Doing It'

Earlier this week, Jaxon of the 93.3 WMMR radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the long g...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Praises EERIE VON's 'Misery Obscura' Photo Book

METALLICA's Kirk "Von" Hammett has stepped out in advance of the November release of Eerie Von's forthcoming MISFITS / SAMHAIN / DANZIG photo book, "Misery Obscura: The Photography Of Eerie Von (1981–2009)", to sing the book's praises: "'Misery Obscura' has an amazing fly-on-the-wall feel that is me...