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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I'm Not The Mean, Bad Guy Everyone Thinks I Am'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Patrick Douglas of the Great Falls Tribune about the Gigantour 2006 traveling festival, which kicked off September 6 in Boise, Idaho. "Gigantour's not so much a festival as it is a spirit," explained Mustaine. "It's a way of life and it's a way to cap...

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TRIVIUM Announces German Dates With DEW-SCENTED, WOLF

TRIVIUM has announced three German headlining shows featuring DEW-SCENTED and WOLF in the support slots. The dates are as follows: Dec. 04 - Munich, GER @ New Backstage Dec. 06 - Frankfurt, GER @ Batschkapp Dec. 09 - Köln, GER @ Live Music Hall As previously reported, TRIVIUM's "Ascendancy" album ha...

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MEGADETH Bassist To Take Part In Online Chat Today

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo (ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) will take part in an online chat today (Wednesday, September 13) at 3:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. (noon) PDT at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). The North American installment of Gigantour 2006 kicked off September 6...

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MEGADETH Mainman DAVE MUSTAINE: 'We Are Firing On All Cylinders Right Now'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the Gigantour web site: "The first week ended and there were a lot of ups and downs, but we are firing on all cylinders right now, and we are so excited to be playing for you all this year again. I can't wait to check ...

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OPETH: 'Ghost Reveries Special Edition' Details, Artwork Revealed

Roadrunner Records has revealed the details of "Ghost Reveries Special Edition", the expanded version of the band's "Ghost Reveries" CD. Due on October 31, the set will include band's cover of DEEP PURPLE's "Soldier of Fortune", a 40-minute documentary about the making of the record complete with th...

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HATEBREED Schedules 'Unleashed' Show In Cleveland

MetroSync Studios and "The Metal Show" have announced a very special edition of "The Metal Show Unleashed" with Roadrunner recording artists HATEBREED. The HATEBREED session will happen this Saturday, September 16 at the world-famous Cleveland Agora prior to the band's show happening later that nigh...

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OPETH Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat Today

OPETH frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt will take part in an online chat today (Tuesday, September 12) at 3:30 p.m. PDT/6:30 p.m. EDT (23:30 GMT) at the Gigantour Chat Room (free registration required). As previously reported, the special-edition deluxe version of OPETH's "Ghost Reveries" CD will be release...

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Win Guitar Signed By TRIVIUM, OPETH And CHIMAIRA

To celebrate TRIVIUM's new album "The Crusade" (due out October 10),EBTM and Roadrunner Records are giving one lucky fan a chance to win an EXCLUSIVE guitar signed by TRIVIUM, OPETH and CHIMAIRA! What's more, Roadrunner Records will send 10 runners-up a signed photo of TRIVIUM. To enter this free p...

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CHIMAIRA Launches YouTube Channel

Cleveland's CHIMAIRA has launched a new YouTube channel at this location. "We hope to get some great footage uploaded there from the studio, past tours, and other stupidity," the band says. "Check it out and stay tuned for the goods." CHIMAIRA is currently writing material for a new studio album — t...

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SOUFLY's MARC RIZZO Holding Guitar Clinics Nationwide

On SOULFLY's upcoming U.S. tour with FULL BLOWN CHAOS, INCITE, SCARS OF TOMORROW and WICKED WISDOM — which begins September 18 in San Diego — fans will have the chance to get up close and personal with guitarist Marc Rizzo before many of the shows. Marc will be holding a number of free guitar clinic...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Play Alaska For First Time

New England metallers KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be setting foot in Alaska for the first time to play a show on September 29 at William Egan Center in Achorage. As previously reported, the cover artwork for KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's new album, "As Daylight Dies", has been posted online at this location. Due o...

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NICK CATANESE Says 'Shot To Hell' Is 'The New Beginning' Of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com reports that the Hard Rock Café in Pittsburgh hosted a very special BLACK LABEL SOCIETY "Shot to Hell" listening party with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick "Evil Twin" Catanese on September 5. The event included a very special induction of the ET signature Washburn guita...

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MEGADETH: Photos From Last Night's San Diego Concert Posted Online

MEGADETH fan site Rattlehead HQ has uploaded a number of photos from MEGADETH's performance at the San Diego stop of the Gigantour 2006 on Saturday, September 9. Check them out at this location. According to a MEGADETH forums user by the name of "Spinecraft", MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine gave sho...

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DEFIANCE To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE, best known for their seminal late '80s/early '90s Roadrunner releases "Void Terra Firma" and "Beyond Recognition", have posted the following message on their official web site: "We have been hard at work writing new material and preparing to head into...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Issues Studio Update

MACHINE HEAD has set "The Blackening" as the title of its sixth studio album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group is recording the new CD at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn returning to the producer's chair, and Mark Keaton once a...