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METALLICA Teams Up With VANS: Photos Of 'Kill 'Em All' 30th-Anniversary Pack Available

The new collaboration between METALLICA and Vans — one of the world's leaders in the shoe and apparel market — is slated for release in October, honoring the 30th anniversary of the band's first studio album, "Kill 'Em All". The "Kill 'Em All" pack will consist of both the Vans Slip On and Sk8 Hi, ....

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SAXON Begins Mixing New Album With ANDY SNEAP

British heavy metal legends SAXON have begin mixing their new album with producer Andy Sneap, who has previously worked with MEGADETH, ACCEPT, NEVERMORE, EXODUS and ARCH ENEMY, among many others. The follow-up to 2011's "Call To Arms" will feature cover artwork by longtime SAXON artist Paul Raymond...

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GEOFF TATE: Audio Samples Of Entire New Solo Album Available

Geoff Tate, the legendary QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and one of the most acclaimed vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, will release his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", on November 6 via InsideOut Music. Audio samples of all the tracks that are set to appear on the CD can be st...

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MEGADETH: Footage Of Guadalajara Concert Posted Online

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has posted a four-and-a-half-minute clip featuring footage of the band's September 21 performance at Arena VFG in Guadalajara, Mexico. Check it out below. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction" album will be...

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ACCEPT: New Audio Interview With WOLF HOFFMANN

Mike Babins of The Metal File conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT prior to the band's September 21 concert at The Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as part of the North American "Teutonic Terror Attack" tour with KREATOR. Y...

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BOARDERS Sign With ROXX RECORDS

Roxx Records has announced the signing of Italian thrashers BOARDERS. The band's sophomore album, "R-Existence", will be released as a limited-edition CD and digital download on December 11. While BOARDERS had briefly offered "R-Existence" as a free digital-only download to their fan base, it is now...

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MIKE PORTNOY On His Post-DREAM THEATER Career: 'I Could Not Be Happier'

Michael Schetter of Prog-Sphere.com conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (ADRENALINE MOB, FLYING COLORS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) in mid-July in Munich, Germany. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Prog-Sphere.com: You were always writing lyrics in DREAM THEATER, wh...

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MEGADETH In Mexico City: Concert, Bass Clinic Footage Available

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has uploaded behind-the-scenes and performance footage from the band's September 19 concert in Mexico City, Mexico. The 11-minute clip also features footage that was filmed during Ellefson's September 18 Hartke-sponsored bass clinic in Mexico City. The 20th-anniversar...

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SCOTT IAN: 'This Will Be The Only Version Of ANTHRAX Until There Is No ANTHRAX'

Despite the fact that veteran metallers ANTHRAX have been plagued with singer changes for most of their career, the band's guitarist, Scott Ian, is confident that the group's present formation will carry them into retirement. "I've gone on record saying this will be the only version of ANTHRAX until...

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MEGADETH To Perform In Dubai

MEGADETH, DAUGHTRY and RAZORLIGHT will headline Gulf Bike Week 2012 next month at the Festival Park, Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates. MEGADETH will perform on October 18, with support from Dubai's very own resident rock bands ABSOLACE and SANDWASH. Tyler Mervyn, Managing Director, Live Nat...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says Expanded 'Big Four' Should Include EXODUS

In a recent interview with Georgia Straight, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was asked which of his cohorts in the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — he most enjoyed listening to in his spare time. "Oh wow, that's tough," replied Ian. "I would have to say, ...

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MEGADETH: Footage From Cordoba Concert Posted Online

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has uploaded a four-and-a-half-minute clip featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the band's September 16 performance in Cordoba, Argentina. Check it out below. The 20th-anniversary edition of MEGADETH's 1992 double platinum-certified "Countdown To Extinction" album...

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GEOFF TATE: 'Kings & Thieves' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Geoff Tate, the legendary QUEENSRŸCHE frontman and one of the most acclaimed vocalists in the history of hard rock and heavy metal, will release his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", on November 6 via InsideOut Music. "My goal with this record was to make a solid rock album," says Tate. "I w...

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MEGADETH Mainman Celebrates 51st Birthday Onstage In Buenos Aires (Video)

Video footage of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine being presented with a birthday cake and the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" to him during the band's September 13 concert at Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be seen below. Also available is footage of Mustaine almost...

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GEOFF TATE Performs QUEENSRŸCHE Classic In Temecula; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of singer Geoff Tate and his solo band performing the QUEENSRŸCHE classic "Eyes Of A Stranger" this past Friday, September 14 at Wiens Family Cellars in Temecula, California can be seen below. Tate will release his second solo album, "Kings & Thieves", on November 6 via...