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ANTHRAX Plays First Concert With Guitarist JON DONAIS: Video Footage Of Entire Show

ANTHRAX recently tapped SHADOWS FALL's Jon Donais to play second guitar on all currently scheduled tour dates following last month's departure of Rob Caggiano. Donais is temporarily filling in for ANTHRAX's shows at the Soundwave festival in Australia and the North American Metal Alliance Tour. Dona...

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SLAYER: We Do Not Agree With DAVE LOMBARDO's Substance Or Timeline Of Events

SLAYER has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the band's decision to replace drummer Dave Lombardo for the upcoming Australian tour: "SLAYER confirms that Jon Dette will drum for the band on its Australian tour that starts this Saturday, February 23 in Brisbane. As regard...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: 'We've Only Ever Had Two Singers, That's The Way I Look At It'

Brett Woodward of The Sydney Morning Herald recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the creative potential of his suite of Mac gadgets: Scott: "If you walked backstage at [Autralia's] Soundwave [festival], all those bands and cr...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's SCOTT ROCKENFIELD Interviewed On 'Gear Addicts' (Video)

Ryan and Jason of "Gear Addicts" recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about what fans can expect from QUEENSRŸCHE's upcoming live shows, Rockenfield recently told Live From The Music City: "Our plan that we've been doing...

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Metal Musicians Weigh In On SLAYER Drummer Drama

Several metal musicians have weighed in on SLAYER's decision to replace drummer Dave Lombardo (pictured below) for the upcoming Australian tour following a disagreement over internal financial issues. According to the drummer, 90% of SLAYER's tour revenue is "being deducted as expenses, including th...

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SLAYER Taps Drummer JON DETTE For Australian Dates

According to Soundwave promoter AJ Maddah, SLAYER has tapped drummer Jon Dette (pictured below) to sit to sit behind the kit for the California thrash band's appearances on this year's festival tour, which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, February 23 in Brisbane, Australia. Asked by a fan via T...

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Video: BLACK STAR RIDERS Frontman Checks In From The Studio

The debut album from BLACK STAR RIDERS — the new band formed by THIN LIZZY alumni Ricky Warwick (vocals),Scott Gorham (guitar),Damon Johnson (guitar),Marco Mendoza (bass) with new addition Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH, DAVID LEE ROTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES) on drums — is currently being m...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Recruits Canadian Multi-Instrumentalist LINDSAY SCHOOLCRAFT For Live Shows

British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have recruited a new member for their live performances. Canadian multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Schoolcraft, singer and songwriter of her own solo project SCHOOLCRAFT, is the new keyboardist for the band, and will also assist them on backing vocals. A short...

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GREAT WHITE FEATURING JACK RUSSELL: Corona Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GREAT WHITE FEATURING JACK RUSSELL (formerly JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE) performing on Febraury 16 at M15 in Corona, California can be seen below. GREAT WHITE FEATURING JACK RUSSELL is not to be confused with the other touring and recording version of GREAT WHITE, which f...

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ADRENALINE MOB: First Clip From 'Covertá' Recording Sessions Posted Online

ADRENALINE MOB — the band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),SYMPHONY X frontman Russell Allen, guitar virtuoso Mike Orlando (SONIC STOMP) and DISTURBED bassist John Moyer — will release "Covertá", an eight-track EP featuring cover versions of some of the group's favo...

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CHTHONIC Mobile App Game 'Rhythm Crusher' Now Available

After more than six months of development, the CHTHONIC mobile app game, Chthonic - Rhythm Crusher, is now available for iPhone and iPad users worldwide. The app, which includes 12 classic works from CHTHONIC's six studio albums, is a rare rhythm game for mobile devices using exclusively heavy metal...

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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE To Release 'A Light Will Shine' Single

Fast-rising British metal heroes SACRED MOTHER TONGUE will release a new single, "A Light Will Shine", on April 7. The track is described as "one of the highlights" from the band's forthcoming second album, "Out Of The Darkness", which is due a week later — on April 15 — through EMI Label Services....

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ANTHRAX Drummer Forced To Miss Australian Tour; JON DETTE To Step In

ANTHRAX has tapped former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current ANIMETAL USA drummer Jon Dette (pictured below) to sit behind the kit for the veteran thrash metal band's Australian tour, which will kick off on February 21 in Brisbane. Dette is "an animal" who is "going to make history" as a temporary replace...

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WARBEAST Taps Bassist CASEY ORR For GWAR Tour

Casey Orr (RIGOR MORTIS, GWAR) will join Texas thrashers WARBEAST as their fill-in bassist while on the road this spring with GWAR. The band's tour dates with GWAR and WILSON kick off in Tucson, Arizona on April 10. The 16-day run, dubbed the "Fate Or Chaos Tour", will continue through the month of...

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TERROR: 'Live By The Code' Video Released

"Live By The Code", the new video from the Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR, can be seen below. The track is the title cut of the group's sixth studio album, which will be released on April 9 via Victory Records. Regarding TERROR's new deal with Victory, the band's vocalist, Scott Vogel, previ...