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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG: Five Never-Before-Released Songs Now Available

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has issued the following update: "I finally got Snocap going and now featuring five 'never-released' songs I recorded with various folks just after MEGADETH. The five songs are just sitting there... right now... all freshly mastered and everything... just waiting...

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OVERKILL Bassist Talks 'Immortalis', Illegal Music Downloading

Metal-Experience.com recently conducted an interview with OVERKILL bassist D.D. Verni. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Experience.com: After all these records is it hard to write something original or would you say with all the experience you have it comes naturally now? Verni: Well...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Auctioning Amp Used During Recording Of 'First Strike Still Deadly'

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick is auctioning the amp that he used during the recording sessions for the band's "First Strike Still Deadly" album. Commented Alex: "[This is the] Rivera combo amp which I used to record both ATTENTION DEFICIT albums (with Tim Alexander and Michael Manring),my SKOL...

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WORLD UNDER BLOOD: New Song Posted Online

WORLD UNDER BLOOD, the melodic death metal side project of CKY guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller, has finished mixing its third and "most aggressive" track so far, "Under the Autumn Low". Check it out on the band's MySpace page. "Under the Autumn Low" comes off WORLD UNDER BLOOD's three-track promo re...

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DETHKLOK: Touring Lineup Revealed

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) will team up with Mike Keneally, Bryan Beller and Brendon Small on the road as the real live version of DETHKLOK — the stars of the animated Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" program "Metalocalypse". The group will open for...

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GENE HOGLAN And All-Star Cast of High-Dollar Buffoons

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update: "As some of you may already be aware, my good buddy Mr. Plow has enlisted myself and a host of others (Norwood Fisher, Rocky George, Oderus Urungus, et al.) to play on his upcoming disc...

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TERROR SYNDROME: Studio Video Footage Available

TERROR SYNDROME, the Vancouver, B.C.-based band led by THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen, has posted an eight-minute video clip shot at The Armoury Studios in Vancouver while the group was recording the drum tracks for its debut album. Watch the clip below. TERROR SYNDROME's lineu...

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HATESPHERE Guitarist Defends Lineup Changes

In a brand new interview with Antenna, HATESPHERE guitarist Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen spoke about the departure of singer and founding member Jacob Bredahl following the exit of several other key members over the course of the last several months. Said Pepe: "Jacob just didn't want it no more. He was...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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MOTÖRHEAD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members Guest On New QUEEN V Album

Queen V – singer, guitarist and rock 'n' roll purist — has recruited heavy metal cult icon Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) to lend his signature gravelly voice and lyrics to "Wasted", a track off her December 2007 release, "Death or Glory" (Royal Noise Recordings). The record also features guest appearances by To...

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SIGH: 'Gallows Gallery' To Be Reissued With New Artwork, Bonus Tracks

Japanese act SIGH will have its 2005 album "Gallows Gallery" reissued on November 27 via The End Records. The re-release, remastered by James Murphy (TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY),features revamped artwork and several bonus tracks. Commented founder Mirai Kawashima: "In the beginning, 'Gallows Galler...

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DETHKLOK To Open For …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF OUR DEAD

DETHKLOK — the stars of the animated Cartoon Network "Adult Swim" program "Metalocalypse" — will open for ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF OUR DEAD on their U.S. tour in the fall. This Adult Swim-backed trek will include free shows at 12 U.S. colleges (open to the public) beginning on October...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: The Making Of DOWN's 'Over The Under' Part III

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over The Under", singer Philip Anselmo (ex-PANTERA) has been issuing periodic installments leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communication to the band's loyal fan base and gives a...

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GENE HOGLAN To Tour With MELDRUM

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) will sit behind the kit for MELDRUM — the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum) — for the following European shows (except where otherwise indica...

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Riders of the Plague

I think it is safe to say that Tampa's THE ABSENCE surprised the hell out of a lot of people (myself included) with a decidedly non-Floridian brand of death metal annihilation on "From Your Grave". The style heard is perfectly executed Swedish melodic death that somehow comes with an identity of its...