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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Understands Why SLAYER Is Calling It Quits

DEATH ANGEL guitarist Rob Cavestany spoke to Billboard about SLAYER's decision to call it quits after completing its current farewell tour. "I'll miss new music from SLAYER, and their live show is one of the best killer live thrash shows you'll see, even now," he says. "At the same time, I can see t...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist NICLAS ENGELIN To Sit Out European Tour Dates

IN FLAMES guitarist Niclas Engelin will sit out the band's spring and summer European tour dates to focus on "personal matters." Filling in for him once again will be former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick. Broderick previously stepped in for Engelin during IN FLAMES'...

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JAKE E. LEE: 'Everything I Do Is Old School'

That Just Happened recently conducted an interview with RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On RED DRAGON CARTEL's current lineup and tour: Jake: "...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says CLIFF BURTON Didn't Influence His Bass Playing

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that METALLICA's late bassist Cliff Burton was not an influence on his playing. Ellefson and Dave Mustaine formed MEGADETH in 1983, after Mustaine got kicked out of METALLICA. METALLICA recruited Kirk Hammett and went on to record its debut album, "Kill 'Em All", later...

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MISFITS Announce Special Stadium Show In Los Angeles With RISE AGAINST, THE DISTILLERS

MISFITS have announced a very special 2019 U.S. date that will take place Saturday, June 29 at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The current lineup of the MISFITS features original singer/songwriter Glenn Danzig and original bassist Jerry Only. RISE AGAINST, THE DISTILLERS,...

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MIKE PATTON's IPECAC RECORDINGS Celebrates 20th Anniversary

IPC-1 is the catalog number of the release that started it all: FANTÔMAS's self-titled release. Greg Werckman, former Alternative Tentacles head honcho and Mike Patton's manager, along with Mike Patton (FAITH NO MORE, TOMAHAWK) had just come off the heels of the wild ride that was MR. BUNGLE's Calif...

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RON KEEL BAND Releases New LP 'Fight Like A Band' Via EMP LABEL GROUP

EMP Label Group has released the new RON KEEL BAND album "Fight Like A Band", which hit stores March 1 via the EMP Outlaw imprint. The collection features 11 brand-new songs and fresh recordings of KEEL classics. In addition to a lyric video for the lead track "Road Ready", released in January, the...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Scores First U.S. Top 10 Album In More Than A Decade With 'The Dirt' Soundtrack

According to Billboard, MÖTLEY CRÜE's soundtrack to "The Dirt" has entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 10 with nearly 30,000 equivalent album units. Of that sum, 15,000 were in traditional album sales. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-me...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO: 'We Pray Just Before Going On Stage Every Night'

In a brand new interview with "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show", MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro was asked how David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine's Christianity is reflected in the way they work in the band. The 46-year-old Brazilian guitarist, who joined MEGADETH in 2015, responded (see video below):...

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TRONOS Feat. NAPALM DEATH's SHANE EMBURY, MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN: 'Judas Cradle' Video

U.K.-based outfit TRONOS has released the official music video for its second single, "Judas Cradle". The intensely atmospheric clip, created by Khaled Lowe, Sam Edwards and Caleb Carney for A-Side Films, can be seen below. The track is taken from TRONOS's debut album, "Celestial Mechanics", which w...

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Listen To New SACRED REICH Song 'Don't Do It Donnie'

"Don't Do It Donnie", a brand new song from American thrash metal veterans SACRED REICH, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's first album in 23 years, "Awakening", which will be released this summer via Metal Blade Records. "Don't Do It Donnie" will be released April 19 as part...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says It's 'Flattering' When OVERKILL Is Compared To MOTÖRHEAD

Diamond Oz of Metal Underground conducted an interview with frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL prior to the band's March 21 show at Islington Academy in London, England. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On METALLICA: 'It's Unbelievable That A Metal Band Could Be As Big As U2'

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he never got the call to audition for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band over 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jason's side proj...

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ANTHRAX: CHARLIE BENANTE Cards Now Available From FANTASM MEDIA

ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante, in his quest to be "forever metal," has joined forces with Fantasm Media to create the heaviest cards ever. The Charlie Benante card set includes nine cards and guarantees a personally autographed card in every set. All orders include the exclusive Charlie Benante drum tra...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Hopes Other Members Of Band Will Contribute 'A Lot Of Music' To New Album

In a brand new interview with Meltdown of the Detroit radio station WRIF, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked if the band's songwriting process has changed since winning a Grammy for 2016's "Dystopia" or if it's "full steam ahead as usual." Mustaine responded: "Well, I'd like to think it's full...