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SABATON's 'Heroes' Cracks U.S. Top 100
"Heroes", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 99 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Heroes" has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden #1 Finland: #2 Germany: #3 Czech Republi...June 4, 2014
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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'Rest In Peace, JEFF HANNEMAN, But Long Live SLAYER'
Former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo last month spoke to Artisan News about his expectations for the next SLAYER album, the band's first since the 2013 passing of SLAYER's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman. "Like [SLAYER guitarist] Kerry King always says, 'It's gonna sound like SL...June 4, 2014
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Next Album: 'I Wish We Were Writing More'
On May 28, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed for BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show" with Daniel P. Carter in Helsinki, Finland. The chat, which aired this past Monday, can be streamed using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA's curre...June 4, 2014
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Petition Launched To Ban METALLICA From GLASTONBURY Over HETFIELD's Support Of Big-Game Hunting
An online petition has been launched calling for the removal of METALLICA from the billing of this month's Glastonbury music festival in England after it was reported that the band's frontman, James Hetfield, will narrate a new TV show on the History channel that chronicles bear hunting in Alaska. T...June 3, 2014
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PAUL STANLEY Says ROCK HALL CEO JOEL PERESMAN Is 'Grasping At Straws' By Playing Race Card
Paul Stanley says that Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Foundation CEO/President Joel Peresman was "grasping at straws" when he accused the KISS guitarist/vocalist of "borderline racism" for allegedly claiming that hip-hop artists shouldn't be inducted because they don't play instruments. Last week, Radio...June 3, 2014
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METALLICA: 'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity' Rehearsal, Pro-Shot Performance Footage From Helsinki
Official Metallica.com footage of the band's May 28 performance at the Sonisphere festival in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. The 30-minute clip includes footage of the band soundchecking on May 27, a scary moment in the tuning room, and "Enter Sandman" and "The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" from the...June 3, 2014
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Former LAAZ ROCKIT Drummer VICTOR AGNELLO Dead at 50
Victor Agnello, who played drums for San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans LAAZ ROCKIT from 1983 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2006, died on June 1 after over a year of battling leukemia. He was 50 years old. He passed away quietly at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, surrounded b...June 3, 2014
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LARS ULRICH Is 'Unbelievably Bad' On Drums And METALLICA 'Is Shite,' Say Scottish Post-Rock Icons MOGWAI
Scottish post-rock icons MOGWAI (pictured) have slammed METALLICA as "shite," claiming that they don't understand the controversy surrounding METALLICA being the first metal artist to headline Glastonbury in the U.K. festival's 44-year history. The members of MOGWAI, who are set to perform at the sa...June 2, 2014
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ANTHRAX's 'Caught In A Mosh' Like You've Never Heard It Before, Courtesy Of DRIVING MRS. SATAN
DRIVING MRS. SATAN, the London/Naples-based acoustic trio which reinterprets famous metal songs in a unique acoustic style, released its debut album, "Popscotch", last August via Agualoca Records. The CD features covers of old metal classics from the likes of AC/DC, SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN, FAITH NO MOR...June 2, 2014
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SLAYER: Fan-Filmed Footage Of FORTAROCK Performance
Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's May 31 performance at the FortaRock festival in Goffertpark, Nijmegen, The Netherlands can be seen below. SLAYER surprised the capacity crowd at this past April's Revolver Golden Gods awards in Los Angeles with an unannounced performance, kicking off the show wit...June 1, 2014
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STAIND Speaks To 98.9 THE ROCK At Kansas City's ROCKFEST (Video)
Moose of the 98.9 The Rock radio station conducted an interview with Massachusetts rockers STAIND earlier today (Saturday, May 31) at Rockfest at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City. You can now watch the chat below. STAIND singer Aaron Lewis will stage the fourth annual "Aaron Lewis & Friends" bene...May 31, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT On LOU REED Collaboration 'Lulu': 'I Love That Album To Death'
In a brand new interview with Finland's MTV, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett said that he still stands proudly behind "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed. "Lulu" polarized fans around the world and earned METALLICA some of the mo...May 31, 2014
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On The 'Strangest' Time He Has Ever Had At A Festival
In a brand new interview with The Guardian, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about the band's upcoming appearances at the Sonisphere and Glastonbury festivals, which will feature two very different headline sets — Sonisphere with the setlist chosen by fans, and then a straight-up Glastonbury set...May 31, 2014
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BLACK VEIL BRIDES To Release Fourth Album In October
Los Angeles theatrical rockers BLACK VEIL BRIDES have set October 28 as the release date for their fourth album. The group began pre-production for the follow-up to the band's third CD, last year's "Wretched And Divine: The Story Of The Wild Ones", in March with producer Bob Rock, whose resume inclu...May 30, 2014
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KIRK HAMMETT Says METALLICA Was 'Really Psyched' To Play 'Frayed' Live For First Time
METALLICA played the song "The Frayed Ends Of Sanity" live in its entirety for the first time ever on Wednesday night (May 28) during the band's set at the Sonisphere festival in Helsinki, Finland. The group had previously played the song's intro many times before, but always went from that into ano...May 30, 2014
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