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New ANTHRAX Album 'For All Kings' Reviewed By SAM DUNN Of BANGER TV

ANTHRAX's new album, "For All Kings", is featured in the latest episode of "Overkill Reviews", the weekly look at the latest metal releases from Canadian documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn of Banger Films. The name "Overkill" comes from Dunn's campus radio show on University of Victoria radio station CF...

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MICHAEL SWEET Defends STRYPER's 'Minimal' Use Of Backing Tracks

Todd Newton of BigMusicGeek.com recently conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. An excerpt from the chat follows below. BigMusicGeek.com: The first time I listened to [STRYPER's live CD] "Live At The Whisky" (2014) in a Surround Sound setting, I noticed the presence of a third g...

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HAIL MARY Feat. Former OVERKILL And Current RAVEN Members: First Recording Session Underway

HAIL MARY, the project and the brainchild of former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson, was formed for the purpose of writing, recording and releasing a single tentatively titled "To Hell and Back", with 100% of proceeds going to The Cheri Pogue Medical Fund. After spending the month of December wri...

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Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist 'FAST' EDDIE CLARKE Explains Absence From LEMMY's Funeral

Former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke has explained his absence from the funeral of the band's iconic frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Family and friends observed a memorial service for Lemmy on Saturday, January 9 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood. Rock and rollers turned out in dro...

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PAUL DI'ANNO 'Had More Opportunities In The Music Business Than Just About Anybody Else,' Says Former Bandmate SID FALCK

Drummer Sid Falck has slammed his former bandmate Paul Di'Anno, explaining that the ex-IRON MAIDEN singer has "had more opportunities in the music business than just about anybody else" to return to his former glories. Falck played in Di'Anno's BATTLEZONE for around three years in the mid-1980s befo...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: MOTÖRHEAD Made Me Realize It Was Okay To Be An Outsider

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has released the following statement to RollingStone.com regarding the passing of MOTÖRHEAD mainman Lemmy Kilmister: "Lemmy was the finest of gentlemen. "Back in 1979, when I was 16 years old, I heard 'Overkill' for the first time. I thought it was the fastest thing...

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GIRLSCHOOL Pays Tribute To LEMMY: 'We Lost A True Friend'

Veteran all-girl British hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have released the following statement regarding the passing of MOTÖRHEAD vocalist/bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister: "Today it is a very sad day in rock, we lost a true friend, someone who since 1979 was part of our lives and our history as band. "We play...

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Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist 'FAST' EDDIE CLARKE: 'The World Seems A Really Empty Place Right Now'

Former MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke says that "the world seems like a really empty place" following the passing of the band's mainman, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Lemmy found out on December 26 that he was suffering from "an extremely aggressive" form of cancer. The 70-year-old rock icon died...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Reveals Which OVERKILL Song Changed His Life

In a brand new interview with Ghost Cult, vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL spoke about a particular moment in the band's history that stands out to him as being very special. "I remember going through some personal issue shit at the time of [1999's] 'Necr...

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Former OVERKILL Members BOBBY GUSTAFSON And SID FALCK Join Forces With RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER

HAIL MARY is a project and the brainchild of former OVERKILL guitarist Bobby Gustafson, formed for the purpose of writing, recording and releasing a single tentatively titled "To Hell and Back", with 100% of proceeds going to The Cheri Pogue Medical Fund. On July 11, 2015, Cheri (Goodale) Pogue was...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Is 'Devastated' By Loss Of PHIL 'PHILTHY ANIMAL' TAYLOR

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has paid tribute to the band's former drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, who died on Wednesday, November 11 at the age of 61. Lemmy told U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine that he is "devastated" to have lost one of his best friends as he also remembered former...

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Former MOTÖRHEAD Drummer PHIL 'PHILTHY ANIMAL' TAYLOR Dies At 61

Ex-MOTÖRHEAD drummer Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor died on Wednesday, November 11 at the age of 61. Taylor's former MOTÖRHEAD bandmate "Fast" Eddie Clarke posted the following tribute to his colleague: "My dear friend and brother passed away last night. He had been ill for sometime but that does not...

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SCORPIONS: 'Savage Amusement' 50th-Anniversary Deluxe Edition Audio Samples

1965 marks the starting point of one of the most successful rock bands of our time. Hailing from Hannover, Germany, the SCORPIONS embarked on a journey that would lead them around the globe and would establish them as one of the greatest rock bands of all time. With the November 6 release of the 50t...

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OVERKILL To Perform Entire 'Horrorscope' And 'Feel The Fire' Albums At Special Anniversary Concert

Veteran New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will play a special anniversary show at Turbinenhalle 2 in Oberhausen, Germany on April 16, 2016. The evening will see the band will play the records "Horrorscope" (which will be celebrating its 25th anniversary) and "Feel The Fire" (30th anniversary) in their e...

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OVERKILL Is Aiming To Release New Album In October 2016

On October 17, Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about OVERKILL's timeline for the follow-up to 2014's "White Devil Armory" album, Ellsworth said: "We're sh...