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ANTHRAX Members Look Back On 35-Year Career

Thirty-five years ago today (July 18, 1981),the then New York-based thrash/metal band ANTHRAX was formed and started on the road to help change the history of music. Says co-founder Scott Ian: "Thirty-five years have passed since that day and my life has changed profoundly. I am a husband, I am a f...

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MEGADETH Announces U.S. Tour With AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, METAL CHURCH, HAVOK

MEGADETH has premiered the video for its new single, "Post American World", along with complete details for the fall dates for the North American leg of their "Dystopia" world tour. The trek kicks off in Casper, Wyoming on September 20 and will take them across the U.S., visiting 16 states with spec...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Says RAINBOW 'Might Do A Few More Shows,' Reveals Setlist Will Be '95% RAINBOW Songs'

Dutch radio station Radio Veronica has uploaded a brand new interview with legendary DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what made him decide to play the recent R...

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'Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes': Video Recap Of Los Angeles Screenings

A video recap of the Los Angeles screening premiere for the documentary film "Inside Metal: LA Metal Scene Explodes" (MetalRock Films) — which took place June 2 at The Attic in Hollywood, California and June 6 at Regency 6 in North Hollywood, California — can be seen below. The video features severa...

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MEGADETH Cancels Remaining Shows On European Tour After DAVID ELLEFSON's 'Severe' Foot Break

MEGADETH has canceled the remaining two shows on its European tour after David Ellefson fractured his foot before a scheduled concert in Hungary. MEGADETH was slated to play the Harley Days festival in Slovakia Saturday night and the Masters Of Rock festival in the Czech Republic on Sunday, July 17....

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SOILWORK Vows To Charge Forward At '100%' After Losing Drummer To MEGADETH

Swedish metallers SOILWORK have confirmed the departure of their longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren as he joins heavy metal legends MEGADETH. Verbeuren has been performing with MEGADETH for months — his first show with the band was at Rock On The Range festival in May, where he played to a crowd of 40,...

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MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON Breaks Foot In Hungary; Tonight's Show Canceled

MEGADETH canceled its scheduled appearance earlier tonight (Friday, July 15) at the Rockmaraton festival in Dunaújváros, Hungary after the band's bassist, David Ellefson, fractured his foot. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine broke the news via Periscope, telling fans that Ellefson "was walking across t...

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WHITESNAKE: Video Footage Of Villafranca Di Verona Performance

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's July 14 performance in Villafranca di Verona, Italy can be seen below. WHITESNAKE is continuing to tour in support of its twelfth studio album, "The Purple Album", which was released in May 2015 via Frontiers Music Srl. The effort is billed as "a re-imaginati...

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TESLA Guitarist FRANK HANNON Releases 'Never Slowin' Down' Video

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon has released a video for his new single, "Never Slowin' Down". The clip was filmed on June 12 in San Francisco, California during the 39th annual Haight Ashbury Street Fair — a historic gathering of people in a spirit of peace, love and music featuring members of JEFFERS...

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MEGADETH Names DIRK VERBEUREN New Full-Time Drummer

MEGADETH has announced the addition of Dirk Verbeuren as the band's new drummer. Verbeuren, formerly of Swedish metal band SOILWORK, has been performing with the band for months; his first show was Rock On The Range festival in May, to a crowd of 40,000 concertgoers. Most recently, LAMB OF GOD drumm...

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MEGADETH: Teaser For 'Post American World' Video

A teaser for MEGADETH's video for the song "Post American World" is available below. The full clip, which was filmed in late April, will make its online debut soon. "Post American World" is taken from MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", which came out in January. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine rece...

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DISTURBED's DAVID DRAIMAN: 'People Have Become Genre Snobs'

Tigman of the Q103 radio station conducted an interview with DISTURBED singer David Draiman before the band's July 12 concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York. You can now watch the chat below. Asked how it feels to have a Top 40 radio hit — a first for DISTURBED...

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Watch DEEP PURPLE Perform In Genoa, Italy

Fan-filmed video footage of DEEP PURPLE's July 12 performance at Arena Del Mare in Genoa, Italy can be seen below. DEEP PURPLE postponed two shows in Sweden last month after drummer Ian Paice suffered a "mini-stroke" or TIA. The band recently finished recording its new album for a late 2016 release....

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RED FANG To Release 'Only Ghosts' Album In October

Fun-loving Portland-based rock band RED FANG will release its new album, "Only Ghosts", on October 14 via Relapse. The disc was produced by Ross Robinson, who has previously worked with SLIPKNOT, SEPULTURA and KORN, among many others. The effort was recorded earlier this year at Robinson's Venice, C...

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GEOFF TATE's OPERATION: MINDCRIME To Release 'Resurrection' Album In September

Frontiers Music Srl will release "Resurrection", the new album from OPERATION: MINDCRIME, the band led by former QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, on September 23. "Resurrection" is the second part of Tate's musical trilogy. One year after the release of the debut album in September 2015, OPERATION: MI...