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SLAYER's KERRY KING Schedules In-Store Appearances During 'Rockstar Energy' Tour
Kerry King, legendary guitarist for the notorious thrash metal band SLAYER and a B.C. Rich guitar endorser, will make in-store appearances at select B.C. Rich retailers while on the 2009 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. The special events are co-sponsored by EMG pickups. The tour starts July 1...July 3, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Skeletons In The Closet' Details Revealed
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release a new album, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", in the fall through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "Blooddrunk" is a selection of cover versions, some of them existing recordings, others specially laid down for this release. CHILDREN O...July 2, 2009
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'If You Criticize Me And You're Wrong, That Ain't Cool'
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has recorded a new audio message for TheLiveLine, a service he launched that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone. A couple of excerpts from his message follow below. "I am so stoked to be back home after [completing the 'Canadian Carnage' four...July 1, 2009
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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT: 'Counting Down The Days' Video Available
"Counting Down The Days", the new video from Los Angeles-based technical progressive metallers THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, can be viewed below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) THe song comes off the band's sophomore full-length album, "Midheaven", which was released in...June 30, 2009
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CREED Guitarist Loves SLAYER, CELTIC FROST And MORBID ANGEL
CREED/ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti — who has a sticker of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN axeman "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott on the bottom of his guitar — has told AOL Music that he's always been a fan of much more aggressive music than he is allowed to play with the reunited kings of modern rock radio...June 30, 2009
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SUICIDE SILENCE Frontman Checks In From 'Canadian Carnage' Tour
A teaser for "No Time To Bleed", the sophomore album from SUICIDE SILENCE, can be viewed below. SUICIDE SILENCE frontman Mitch Lucker checks in from the group's four-date Canadian arena tour with SLAYER, MEGADETH and MACHINE HEAD: "We are currently on 'Canadian Carnage' and it's our first arena tour...June 30, 2009
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MEGADETH Guitarist Checks In From 'Canadian Carnage' Tour
MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick has issued the following update: "We have played three of the four ['Canadian Carnage'] shows [with SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE] up here in Canada (Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary) and so far and the fans have been awesome. Some have been following us...June 29, 2009
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SLAYER: New Songtitles Revealed
Gary Graff of Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King about the band's forthcoming album, "World Painted Blood", which is scheduled for release late summer via American Recordings/Columbia Records. Songtititles set to appear on the CD include "Psychopathy Red"...June 29, 2009
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ROTTEN: New Album Title Revealed
Dutch death metallers ROTTEN — who feature in their ranks members of RADICAL NERVE DISTORTION, REBORN and HACKSAW — have set "Quality Killings" as the title of their debut album, which is scheduled for release later in the year. The CD, which will be mastered by Dan Swanö (HAIL OF BULLETS, BLOODBATH...June 29, 2009
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DREAM THEATER Drummer Reveals Top 5 Metal Bands Of All Time; Video Available
Roadrunner Records has uploaded video footage of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealing and discussing his "top five metal bands of all time." Watch the seven-minute clip below. Portnoy's top five metal bands of all time are as follows: 01. BLACK SABBATH 02. IRON MAIDEN 03. METALLICA 04. SLAYE...June 28, 2009
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MEGADETH: 'Headcrusher' Performance Footage From Edmonton Available
Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH performing a brand new track entitled "Headcrusher" this past Friday night (June 26) at the Rexall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada can be viewed below. MEGADETH's setlist was as follows: 01. Sleepwalker 02. Wake Up Dead 03. Hangar 18 04. Skin O' My Teeth 05. Rattleh...June 28, 2009
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SLAYER Drummer On 'World Painted Blood': 'It's A Very Well-Constructed And Put-Together Album'
Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: Since "Psychopathy Red" is the only thing anyone has heard from the [upcoming SLAYER] album ["World Painted Blood"] so far, the $64,000 question is...June 27, 2009
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JOB FOR A COWBOY: Another New Song Posted Online
Glendale, Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY have posted a brand new song, "Regurgitated Disinformation", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's highly anticipated sophomore album, "Ruination", which is scheduled for release on July 7 via Metal Blade Records. The 10-song follo...June 26, 2009
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SOULFLY Frontman Recalls 'Puking' On EDDIE VEDDER
In a revealing interview with author Joel McIver for Performing Musician magazine, SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera discusses the art of playing live, the rigors of touring — and an unfortunate incident involving PEARL JAM. "I puked on Eddie Vedder once," Cavalera told McIver. "It was on a SEPULTURA an...June 26, 2009
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MEGADETH Performs New Song 'Headcrusher' For First Time; Video Available
Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH performing a brand new track entitled "Headcrusher" last night (Wednesday, June 24) at the General Motors Place (commonly known as GM Place) in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada can be viewed below (courtesy of "groo74"). MEGADETH and SLAYER kicked off...June 25, 2009
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