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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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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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Is Udo Dirkschneider the Lemmy Kilmister of German heavy metal? Not quite, as that title would probably go to SODOM's Tom Angelripper. In any event, the diminutive front man and vocalist is a German metal icon and worldwide legend that has proved his worth as a mainstay of the trad-metal scene and g...

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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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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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LYNAM Frontman Interviewed On 'Hard Rock Nights'; Audio Available

Jacob Lynam of the Birmingham-based hard rock band LYNAM was the special guest on a recent edition of "Hard Rock Nights", the nationally syndicated hard rock radio program. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below. LYNAM's latest effort, "Tragic City Symphony", was re-released in A...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT Featured On PROSTHETIC TV

SCALE THE SUMMIT, the Houston-based progressive metal band, was recently interviewed for Episode 1 of Prosthetic TV. Watch the chat below. SCALE THE SUMMIT's Prosthetic Records debut, "Carving Desert Canyons", came out in February. The CD was recorded last year at New Jersey's Nut House Recording St...

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SLAYER Members Discuss 'Playing With Dolls' 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 — Je...

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EERIE VON's Photo Book Pushed Back To December

From the deepest depths of punk rock's 1970s primordial wastelands, through the stygian goth swamps of the 1980s, and on into the bloodstained arenas of 1990s heavy metal, Eerie Von witnessed it all. Beginning as the unofficial photographer for punk legends the MISFITS and later taking charge of the...

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SLAYER Frontman On Retirement Rumors: Being Away From Family So Much Doesn't Get Any Easier

Rob Fitzpatrick of U.K.'s The Guardian recently conducted an interview with SLAYER members Tom Araya (bass, vocals) and Kerry King (guitar). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. The Guardian: Do you ever do rubbish shows? Araya: "Oh yeah. The first one's usually rubbish. You come off and look...

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WE ARE THE FALLEN Signs With UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS

WE ARE THE FALLEN — the new band featuring original EVANESCENCE members Ben Moody (guitar) and John LeCompt (guitar) and Rocky Gray (drums) along with "American Idol" powerhouse vocalist Carly Smithson — has inked a deal with Universal Republic Records, it was announced yesterday by the label's pres...