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GODSMACK Frontman Talks Solo Tour

Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. NY Hard Rock Music Examiner: You're on tour supporting your solo record "Avalon", which is a real departure from a typical GODSMACK albu...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Live In Spain: Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's May 12, 2011 concert at Sala Salamandra in Barcelona, Spain can be viewed below. Photos of Friedman's May 11, 2011 performance at Sala Heineken in Madrid, Spain are available at MetalSymphony.com. According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY...

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DORO PESCH To Front DIO DISCIPLES For Italian, Spanish Shows

German "metal queen" Doro Pesch will be filling in for singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) on the following DIO DISCIPLES tour dates: June 29 - Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali July 01 - Bilbao, Spain @ Rockstar Live July 02 - Madrid, Spain @ Heineken...

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Did RISE AGAINST 'Borrow' MEGADETH's Album Title?

Bassist Joe Principe of the Chicago "punk rock" band RISE AGAINST was asked during a brand new interview with Kevin Conklin of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station (web site) in Palm Springs, California if MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine has threatened legal action against Principe's group over the fact that...

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REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS: Trailer For VH1 CLASSIC Broadcast Available

Highlights from the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards which was held on April 20 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California will be broadcast on VH1 Classic on Saturday, May 28. A trailer for the broadcast can be seen below. Revolver will release a special Golden Gods issue of the magazine on M...

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CHANNEL ZERO: 'Hot Summer' Video Released

"Hot Summer", the new video from reunited Belgian metallers CHANNEL ZERO, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's new album, "Feed 'Em With A Brick", which will be released in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg on June 17 through Roadrunner Records. The CD was recorded at a Los Angeles-area...

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ARCH ENEMY: Third 'Khaos Legions' Trailer Released

The third trailer for "Khaos Legions", the ninth studio album from Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY, can be viewed below. Due on May 30 in Europe and June 7 in the U.S. via Century Media Records, the CD will mark the band's return to new, original material, after the release of the "Tyran...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Talks JACKSON Bass Guitar In New Video Interview

In the clip below. MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson shares how his thrash metal tone was born, takes us through the specs of his new signature Jackson bass, and recalls how a Jackson concert bass inspired the lick for "Hook And Mouth". MEGADETH has tapped Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis; DISTURBED...

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JUDAS PRIEST, KORN, OPETH To Perform At Denmark's Outdoor Metal Festival COPENHELL

JUDAS PRIEST, KORN, OPETH and MORBID ANGEL are among the confirmed bands for this year's edition of Copenhell, the first big, outdoor metal festival in Denmark, set to take place June 17-18 in Copenhagen. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: JUDAS PRIEST KORN OPETH MORBID ANGEL MAYHEM KYUS...

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GUS G. To Join MARTY FRIEDMAN On Stage At Greek Show

According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) will join Marty Friedman on stage for a live jam at the ex-MEGADETH axeman's May 26 concert at Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Note: Contrary to a previous report, Gus will not jam with Marty...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Thunder' (Audio)

DJ JC Green of Metal Messiah Radio's "Heavy Metal Thunder" show recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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MEGADETH Bassist, Drummer Check In From The Studio (Video)

MEGADETH has tapped Johnny K (full name: John Karkazis; DISTURBED, SEVENDUST, MACHINE HEAD, STAIND) to produce the band's new album, tentatively due this fall via Roadrunner Records. The drum tracking for the CD began this week, with the entire recording process expected to be completed by the time...

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BAPTIZED IN BLOOD: New Audio Interview With JOSH TORRANCE

Valerie Bastien of RockSource360.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Josh Torrance of the London, Ontario, Canada-based metal outfit BAPTIZED IN BLOOD. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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DAVE MUSTAINE, DAN SPITZ Sighting Reported In San Marcos

According to San Diego Reader, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine and former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz were spotted Monday morning (May 9) having a 5:00 a.m. meal at Denny's in San Marcos, California, presumably after spending all night working at Mustaine's studio Vic's Garage. As previously reported...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Auctioning Classic MEGADETH Guitar To Benefit JASON BECKER

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is auctioning a Jackson guitar he used in the studio and on the road with the band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with all proceeds going to the Jason Becker Special Needs Trust and ALS Therapy Development Institute. Commented Friedman: "This guitar was t...