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MEGADETH Bassist Talks Reconciliation, 'Big Four' And Horror With BLOODY DISGUSTING

Bloody-Disgusting.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson when the band played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on August 19, 2010 as part of the "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER and TESTAMENT. The final night of MEGADETH's historic month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th a...

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AVIAN: 'The Path' EP Release Date Revealed; New Album Title Annonced

AVIAN, the melodic metal band featuring guitarist Yan Leviathan, will release a new EP, "The Path", on September 28. The effort features three new songs plus and acoustic version of "The Fear". Two of the songs on the EP — "The Path" and "When The Night's Undone" — will also appear on AVIAN's next a...

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APOCALYPTICA Performs At 99X Studios In Atlanta (Video)

Video footage of the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA performing an "acoustic" version of Grieg's "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" for a group of Lassiter High School orchestra students on August 30, 2010 at the studios of the 99X radio station in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below. "7th...

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DISBELIEF Parts Ways With Drummer, Guitarist

German death metallers DISBELIEF have parted ways with drummer Kai Bergerin and guitarist Witali Weber. According to the band, Kai left DISBELIEF due to "private" reasons which make it "impossible" for him to embark on long tours. Weber, on the other hand, exited the group "because of personal diffe...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Talks 'American Carnage' Tour In New Video Interview

Roadrunner Records conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King prior to the band's August 12, 2010 performance at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey as part of the "American Carnage" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT. You can now watch the chat below. SLAYER performed the song...

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CHTHONIC Covers JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller' On New Single

Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC will release a new digital single, "Painkiller", on September 13 via Spinefarm Records. A cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic, CHTHONIC's version of "Painkiller" will be issued with "Bloody Waves Of Sorrow" as the bonus element; the latter is a track from the band's curren...

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JANI LANE Performs With GREAT WHITE: First Video Footage Surfaces

Fan-filmed video footage of former WARRANT singer Jani Lane performing with GREAT WHITE on September 4, 2010 in Galveston, Texas can be viewed below. Lane is filling in for GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell while Jack is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medical eme...

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SLAYER Guitarist Interviewed On 107.7 THE BONE's 'Metal Zone'

"Metal Zone" host Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco, California radio station 107.7 The Bone conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King on August 31, 2010 when the band performed at the Cow Palace in San Francisco as part of the "American Carnage" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT. Watch...

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Ex-APOPTYGMA BERZERK Keyboardist Rumored To Have Joined DIMMU BORGIR's Touring Lineup

Geir Bratland, the Oslo, Norway-based keyboardist who has previously played with APOPTYGMA BERZERK and THE KOVENANT, is rumored to have joined the touring lineup of the Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR. Bratland (pictured below) is also believed be featured on DIMMU BORGIR's upcomin...

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KING OF ASGARD Adds Second Guitarist

Swedish Viking folk death metallers KING OF ASGARD have announced the addition of guitarist Lars Tängmark to the group's ranks. KING OF ASGARD states, "Lars is a longtime friend of the band and has, among other duties, been the bassist of the great Swedish act DAWN wherein Karsten [Larsson, drums] a...

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MEGADETH Drummer Interviewed In Rome

Unprogged.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover when the band played Rome, Italy on June 4, 2010. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. The final night of MEGADETH's historic month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th anniversary tour has been captured for the upcoming "Rust In...

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MEGADETH Drummer, TESTAMENT Frontman Talk About Touring Together, Thrash Metal Scene

Roadrunner Records conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover and TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy when the two bands played New Jersey last month as part of the "American Carnage" tour with SLAYER. The guys talked about their current tour and their first-ever meeting and shared their v...

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SLAYER Guitarist Talks About Peforming Entire 'Seasons' Album, Touring With METALLICA

Tom Trakas of the None But My Own blog recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. None But My Own: The "World Painted Blood" era officially begins in the U.S. after several setbacks. The European shows you've done have also incl...

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MEGADETH Bassist Interviewed By BAY AREA BACKSTAGE

Bay Area Backstage conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson when the band played at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California on August 31, 2010. You can now watch the chat below. The final night of MEGADETH's historic month-long "Rust In Peace" 20th anniversary tour has been ca...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, RATT, DREAM THEATER Drummers Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION),Abe Laboriel (PAUL MCCARTNEY) and Bobby Blotzer (RATT) have been added to the list of performers honoring late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the pas...