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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'They're Taking God Out Of The Schools To Dumb Us Down'

Eric Spitznagel of MTV Hive recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTV Hive: Do you consider yourself an optimist? Are you looking ahead to 2012 and thinking, “This year's gonna rock?” Mustaine: I think 2012 is going to b...

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VOLBEAT Taps MERCYFUL FATE Guitarist For 'Gigantour'

Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have tapped Hank Shermann of MERCYFUL FATE to play guitar on their their upcoming North American tour as part of "Gigantour". Shermann most recently shared the stage with METALLICA at one of four intimate shows which took place at the Fillmore in San Francisco a...

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HAIL!: Footage, Diary From Russian Tour Posted Online

HAIL! — the supergroup featuring a rotating list of musicians, including current and former members of SEPULTURA, JUDAS PRIEST, TESTAMENT and MEGADETH — kicked off a nine-date tour of Russia on December 2 in Irkutsk. HAIL!'s lineup for the trek includes drummer Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODU...

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DIMEBASH 2011: New Photos, Video Footage Available

Members of BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and MACHINE HEAD took part in a massive gathering last Wednesday night (December 14) at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA,...

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MORBID ANGEL: Quality Paris Footage Available

Quality fan-filmed video footage of MORBID ANGEL's December 16, 2011 performance at La Machine du Moulin Rouge in Paris, France can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Immortal Rites 02. Fall From Grace 03. Rapture 04. Day Of Suffering 05. Blasphemy 06. Maze Of Torment 07. Existo V...

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VINCE NEIL, GEORGE LYNCH, MARK SLAUGHTER To Appear On OZZY OSBOURNE Tribute Album

Versailles Records has set a May 8, 2012 release date for "No More Tears: A Millennium Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne". A collection of hits and fan favorites covering every era of Ozzy's solo and BLACK SABBATH catalog, this album will — according to the label — feature the following musicians, among othe...

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DISTURBED, ANTHRAX Members Talk About This Year's 'Dimebash' In Video Report

Members of BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and MACHINE HEAD took part in a massive gathering this past Wednesday night (December 14) at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PAN...

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MEGADETH's CHRIS BRODERICK: DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'The Captain Of The Ship'

Simon Sweetman of Stuff.co.nz recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On Dave Mustaine being MEGADETH's leader: Broderick: "It's Dave's band. He makes the rules, I have no problem with that — anyone that stays committed to o...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says It Was 'Very Cathartic' To Perform With METALLICA Last Weekend

Ex-METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine joined his former bandmates on stage this past Saturday night (December 10) for the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of METALLICA's week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fa...

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BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Pay Tribute To DIMEBAG At 'Dimebash' (Video)

Members of BLACK SABBATH, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and MACHINE HEAD took part in a massive gathering last night (Wednesday, December 14) at the Key Club in Hollywood, California to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA...

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ANGELUS APATRIDA Recording New Album

Spanish thrash metallers ANGELUS APATRIDA have entered Ultrasound Studios in Moita, Portugal with producer Daniel Cardoso (ANATHEMA, ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN) and sound engineer Hugo Andrade to begin recording their new album for an early 2012 release via Century Media Records. 10 new tracks and two b...

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EXODUS: Ljubljana Footage Posted Online

Video footage of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS performing on December 13, 2011 at Kino Šiška in Ljubljana, Slovenia as part of the "Thrashfest Classics" European tour with SEPULTURA, DESTRUCTION, HEATHEN and MORTAL SIN can be seen below. EXODUS' setlist for "Thrashfest Classics" consists o...

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DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, DYING FETUS: 'Metal Alliance Tour' Dates

DEVILDRIVER, THE FACELESS, DYING FETUS, JOB FOR A COWBOY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and IMPENDING DOOM will join forces for the Metal Alliance Tour in March/April 2012. The dates are as follows: Mar. 15 - Austin, TX @ SXSW / Scoot Inn Mar. 16 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar Mar. 17 - St ...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Added To Tonight's 'Dimebash'

One of the founding fathers of heavy metal, bass player and lyricist for BLACK SABBATH, Geezer Butler, will lend his earth-moving rhythms to this massive gathering to help celebrate the life and music of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) at this year's Dimebash. Geezer has described Dim...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Guitar Prodigy' Interactive App Available

Ranked No. 1 by Joel McIver in "The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists" book, Dave Mustaine godfathered fast-heavy-metal guitar generations, first as the original lead guitarist for METALLICA, and then as the founder of legendary MEGADETH. Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of Rock Prodigy to giv...