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DAVE MUSTAINE Says MEGADETH And SLAYER 'Started To Become Close' In Australia

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. An excerpt from the chat follows below. ARTISTdirect.com: One of ["Endgame"]'s standouts is "The Hardest Part of Letting Go…Sealed with a Kiss". What's the story behind that one? Mustaine: That'...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman Is 'Blown Away' By New SLAYER Album

SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor was the guest co-host on this week's "Taco Tuesday", ShockHound's weekly record review show. Watch the program below. On the topic of SLAYER's new album, "World Painted Blood", Taylor said, "I was pulled aside on the [Rockstar Energy Drink] Mayhem [Festival]...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: The Most Important Thing Is TOM ARAYA's Rehabilitation

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "I want to inform you that it is indeed true, we are postponing our Canadian Carnage tour due to our tour mates in SLAYER needing some time off for frontman Tom Araya to address some personal matters with his health. We send our best wi...

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WARFECT Sign With MY KINGDOM MUSIC

Swedish metallers WARFECT have inked a deal with My Kingdom Music. The band's debut album, "Depicting The Macabre", will be released on November 16. According to a press release. "WARFECT is an explosive mixture of hell-bent riffing inspired by giants from back in the day with the addition of a ravi...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Has No Interest In 'Jesus Metal'

Nymag.com's Vulture blog recently conducted an interview with SLAYER's Tom Araya and Kerry King. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Nymag.com: There are rumors that "World Painted Blood" is one of the last SLAYER albums. King: That's nothing that any of us have talked about collectively. These...

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LONEWOLF: Two More New Songs Posted Online

Two brand new songs from the French heavy metal squad LONEWOLF — "Legacy Of The Wild" and "Hail Victory" (both taken from the band's forthcoming studio album "The Dark Crusade") — are available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. "Legacy Of The Wild" is the group's personal tribute to RUNNING...

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Skeletons in the Closet

On the heels of the underwhelming "Blooddrunk", Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM deliver the typical covers-album career stopgap, but being CHILDREN OF BODOM, and unable to do anything that isn't ludicrously over the top, they've cranked out seventeen jams that range from the expected to the interesting...

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Entire 'Canadian Carnage' Tour Postponed; MACHINE HEAD's NY Show Rescheduled

Canadian concert promoters Gillett Entertainment Group (Groupe Spectacles Gillett) has announced the postponement of the "Canadian Carnage" tour featuring SLAYER, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE. The trek, which was due to begin on November 8, was called off after SLAYER frontman Tom Aray...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Discusses 'Not Of This God' Track; Video Available

This past summer while co-headlining the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour, the members of SLAYER sat down on their tour bus backstage in Camden, New Jersey and talked about the eleven tracks on their upcoming album, "World Painted Blood". In the latest clip — which can be viewed below — Ke...

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LEMMY Sings 'Stand By Me' With DAVE LOMBARDO Of SLAYER On Drums; Audio Available

On the soundtrack to the new Flip Skateboards film "Extremely Sorry", created by the producer Baron and released digitally this past Tuesday, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD) — accompanied by Dave Lombardo of SLAYER on drums — sings a cover of BEN E. KING's classic song "Stand By Me" (hear audio below)....

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO On 'World Painted Blood': 'I Am So Proud Of This Record'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: Did you approach recording your drum parts any different than usual for this album ["World Painted Blood"]? Lombardo: Yes. The first thing I did when...

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SLAYER Postpones 'Canadian Carnage' Dates, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Appearance

It is with great regret that SLAYER announces the postponement of its "Canadian Carnage" tour with MEGADETH, which was due to begin on November 8. In addition, the band announces the postponement of its appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", which had been set for this Wednesday, November 4. More infor...

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SLAYER's 'Playing With Dolls' Video Graphic Novel Available

SLAYER's video graphic novel "Playing With Dolls" can be viewed below. The clip is available for viewing only through the weekend, and then on Tuesday as part of the "deluxe-edition" version of the band's new album, "World Painted Blood". (Note: The video will be removed from MySpace after this week...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Have No Desire To Answer Any Questions, At All, About METALLICA'

MetalInsider.net recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MetalInsider.net: So I'm going to start with the elephant in the room that I'm sure you're getting asked at every single interview lately. The "Big Four" tour with M...

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SLAYER Guitarist Schedules Canadian In-Store Appearances

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has scheduled the following in-store appearances in Canada: Nov. 11 - Steve's Music - Montreal, QC Nov. 12 - Musique Richard Gendreau - Quebec City, QC Nov. 13 - Steve's Music - Toronto, ON More information is available on the posters below. King made several in-store app...