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SLAYER's KERRY KING: Footage Of GUITAR CENTER Signing Session Posted Online

Kerry King, legendary guitarist for the notorious thrash metal band SLAYER and a B.C. Rich guitar endorser, made several in-store appearances at select B.C. Rich retailers while on the 2009 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The special events were co-sponsored by EMG pickups. Video footage from...

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DÉTENTE Begins Recording New Album

California-based metallers DÉTENTE — featuring vocalist Ann Boleyn (HELLION) alongside original DÉTENTE members Dennis Butler (drums),Caleb Quinn (guitar) and Steve Hochheiser (bass) — began recording their new album, "Decline", last week with engineer Bill Metoyer, who has previously worked with S...

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ANDRALLS Signs With XTREEM MUSIC

Brazilian thrashers ANDRALLS have signed a deal with Xtreem Music for the worldwide release of their fourth studio album, simply entitled "Andralls". Due mid-October, the CD — which was made available in Brazil this past summer — will include two bonus live tracks. A 25-date European tour will follo...

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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO Interviewed

TargetAudienceMagazine.com conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo on July 24, 2009 at the Atlanta, Georgia stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Watch the four-minute chat below. SLAYER's "World Painted Blood", the band's highly-anticipated new album set for a...

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METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH Interview ALICE IN CHAINS; Audio Available

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of METALLICA interviewed ALICE IN CHAINS for FMQB Productions' "Inside Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue" broadcast special, which has just started airing on radio stations across the country. When asked by Hetfield what the album title means to the band, guitar...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Schedules San Francisco Meet-And-Greet

Alexi Laiho (guitar, vocals),Roope Latvala (guitar),and Henkka Blacksmith (bass) of the Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM will take part in a meet-and-greet on October 9 prior to their performance at the Regency Theater at The Grand in San Francisco, California. Fans can meet the group, take pi...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Third-Season Tapings Announced

VH1 Classic set trends and broke molds two seasons ago when it mixed the best of "The View" with "Headbangers' Ball" to create "That Metal Show", an outrageously funny weekly series airing every Saturday at 11:00 p.m. that discusses and debates everything in the world of heavy metal. Now, hard rock...

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MEGADETH Mainman Talks New Album, Politics, Australian Tour; Audio Available

On Thursday, September 24, Anwar Rizk of Australia's MetalObsession.net conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. The 13-minute chat can be downloaded as an MP3 file at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below. MEGADETH and SLAYER will team up for the Can...

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ANVIL: Video Footage Of Toronto In-Store Performance Posted Online

Canadian metal legends ANVIL took part in a signing session and in-store performance on Thursday, September 24 at Sunrise Records in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Video footage of the band's mini-concert can be viewed below. ANVIL's re-release of the group's latest album, "This is Thirteen", sold around...

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MEGADETH Bassist To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo will guest on this weekend's (Saturday, September 26) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. The interview will be recorded this evening (Thursday, September 24) at 7:00 p.m. EST. If you would like to hear the interview live, you can do so...

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LYNCH MOB Confirmed For Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

LYNCH MOB has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, October 17:...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says 'Endgame' Is Better Than METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic'

Kevin "Taz" Conklin of "The Big Dumb Radio Show" (web site) — which airs on Kalamazoo, Michigan's 92.5 WZUU FM radio station — conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine earlier this week. The chat is now available for streaming in two parts below. A couple of excerpts from the inter...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Interviewed By METALLICA For FMQB Special; Excerpts Available

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of METALLICA interviewed ALICE IN CHAINS for FMQB Productions' "Inside Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue" broadcast special, which will air on radio stations across the country starting September 25. When asked by Hetfield what the album title means to the band,...

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ANVIL: 'This Is Thirteen' First-Week Sales Revealed

ANVIL's re-release of the group's latest album, "This is Thirteen", sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at position No. 19 on the Top New Art...

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LONEWOLF Signs With KARTHAGO RECORDS

French true heavy metal squad LONEWOLF has signed a multi-album deal with the German label Karthago Records. The band's brand new studio CD, "The Dark Crusade", will be released on November 11. "The Dark Crusade" was mixed and mastered by the Grammy-nominated guitarist Andy La Rocque of KING DIAMOND...