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MEGADETH Bassist Featured In 'Lesson Alley' Webisode

MEGADETH's David Ellefson is featured in the new "Lesson Alley" webisode in which he gives his invaluable insight on the music business and all topics metal. Check it out below. MEGADETH filmed a video on September 17 in Santa Clarita, California for the band's the new single, "Public Enemy No. 1"....

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EXODUS Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR (Video)

Emma Barnett of Total Rock radio conducted an interview with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 12-14, 2011 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the ch...

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ANTHRAX Drummer: Most True Metalheads Are Not Most Open-Minded People When It Comes To Music

Matt Coe of Eternal Terror webzine recently conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Eternal Terror: It's well known that you are a prominent songwriter for the band and can play decent guitar in addition to your great skill on the...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist Forced To Sit Out ANKI ROCK FEST Appearance

Yossi Sassi, guitarist, founding member and musical mastermind of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND, will be unable to join his bandmates at tomorrow's (September 25) concert at the Anki Rock Fest at the Ahlatlibel Social Club in Ankara, Turkey due to "an urgent hernia surgery." T...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Performs With DIO DISCIPLES In Poughkeepsie (Video)

Guitarist Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) made a guest appearance with DIO DISCIPLES last night (Thursday, September 22) at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. DIO DISCIPLES which features former DIO members Simon Wr...

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MEGADETH: New Song 'Never Dead' Available For Streaming

MEGADETH's brand new song "Never Dead" can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.'s customized soundtrack for the company's action-adventure franchise NeverDead will appear on MEGADETH's 13th album, "TH1RT3EN", which will be released on November 1 via Roadrunner Re...

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HAIL! Taps UGLY KID JOE Singer For Turkish Festival Appearance

HAIL! the supergroup featuring a rotating list of musicians, including current and former members of SEPULTURA, TESTAMENT, DREAM THEATER and MEGADETH will play a festival at Kucukciftlik Park in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday, October 15. The band's lineup for this performance will consist of the foll...

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Ex-NEVERMORE Drummer's PURE SWEET HELL: New Song Available For Streaming

"Follow", a brand new song from PURE SWEET HELL, the metal band featuring former NEVERMORE drummer Van Williams, is available for streaming on the group's official web site. The track comes off PURE SWEET HELL's sophomore album, "Spitting At The Stars", which is slated for a late 2011 release. The C...

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MEGADETH's BRODERICK And TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Join Forces For First 'Winter Guitar Retreat'

Renowned guitarists Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and Chris Broderick of MEGADETH have joined forces to create the first annual Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat. This unique experience offers a select group of guitarists of all talent levels the opportunity to expand their horizons whil...

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CHRIS CAFFERY To Perform With DIO DISCIPLES In Poughkeepsie

Guitarist Chris Caffery (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, SAVATAGE) will make a guest appearance with DIO DISCIPLES tonight (Thursday, September 22) at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, New York. DIO DISCIPLES which features former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar),Scott Warren (keyboards)...

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EXODUS Nearly Replaced MEGADETH At 'Big Four' Concert At Yankee Stadium

San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS were added to the billing of the "Big Four" concert at September 14 at Yankee Stadium in New York City as the last-minute replacement for MEGADETH after it looked like Dave Mustaine wasn't going to be able to make the show. Two days prior to the "Big Four" eve...

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ANTHRAX's CHARLIE BENANTE A Chicago Cub For A Day

Last week, he played at Yankee Stadium with his band ANTHRAX as a member of the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX. Today, ANTHRAX's Charlie Benante crossed over from Major League Baseball's American League to the National League and threw out the firs...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Interviewed On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show (Audio)

Guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY was interviewed on the September 16-18 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it...

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Photographer JEREMY SAFFER Schedules Seminar With MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE And THY WILL BE DONE

Professional entertainment and fine art photographer Jeremy Saffer has announced "Capturing Music", a two-day music photography seminar and workshop taking place on October 22-23 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The seminar/workshop will focus entirely on doing portrait work with musicians. It will cover...

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EXODUS Guitarist Says Stage Diving And Slam Pits In Thrash Metal Started In Bay Area

In upcoming deluxe thrash metal photo book "Murder In The Front Row: Shots From The Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter" by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew, guitarist Gary Holt of EXODUS (and currently a touring member of SLAYER) claims that the bruising scenes seen nightly at metal shows everywhere first c...