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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says He Has 'The Right To Pick' Bands He Wants To Share Stage With

John Doran of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his refusal to share the stage with the openly Satanic Swedish metal act DISSECTION back in 2005: Mustaine: "I'm a Christian and a headliner who has been...

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MEGADETH, HELLYEAH To Perform At Dean Guitars NAMM Jam

MEGADETH will headline the second annual Dean Guitars NAMM Jam on Friday, January 14 at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. Also scheduled to appear is HELLYEAH. The party will open with a star-studded all-star legends jam with some of the greatest guitarists in the business, including Mich...

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JAG PANZER: Video Trailer For 'Scourge Of The Light' Available

A video trailer for "Scourge Of The Light", the new album from Colorado power metallers JAG PANZER, can be viewed below. "Scourge Of The Light" will be released on February 28, 2011 in Europe (except in Germany, where it will arrive three days earlier) and on March 8, 2011 in the U.S. via SPV/Steamh...

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VAN HALEN 1981 Live Footage Posted To Promote Classic Rock Auctions

To promote their melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions, eBay seller EliteWorks has posted a long-lost VAN HALEN TV interview from 1981 which includes professionally shot live footage from the band's "Fair Warning" tour. The segment shows the group at the absolute peak of its live powers and perfe...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Poland's SONISPHERE; SLIPKNOT And MOTÖRHEAD Also Rumored

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Polish installment of the Sonisphere festival on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the 100,000-capacity Bemowo Airfield in Warsaw. According to Antyradio, the biggest rock radio station in Poland, SLIPKNOT and MOTÖRHEAD will also perform at the event,...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Featured In 'Behind The Ink' Segment (Video)

Guitarist Jeff Kendrick of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER explained the tattoo on his right forearm for PitCam Production's "Behind The Ink" segment. The clip, which was filmed on December 1, 2010 in Berlin, Germany, can be viewed below. DEVILDRIVER's fifth album, "Beast", is scheduled for...

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TESTAMENT's 'Live At The Fillmore' To Be Reissued With Expanded Artwork, New Liner Notes

Prosthetic Records will re-release TESTAMENT's out-of-print 1995 hometown-show album "Live At The Fillmore" on CD on January 18, 2011. The LP was reissued digitally last spring. The "Live At The Fillmore" re-release includes expanded artwork and new layout by Carson Slovak and new liner notes by Rob...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will headline the first night of next year's U.K. installment of the Sonisphere festival, which will take place July 8-10, 2011. Saturday night headliner will be BIFFY CLYRO and Sunday's festival closer is SLIPKNOT. Commented METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich: "As...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says He Would Rather Retire Than Extend Deal With ROADRUNNER

David Farrier of New Zealand's 3 News conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine prior to the band's December 10, 2010 performance in Auckland. Dave talks about the beauty of New Zealand, how much has happened with MEGADETH and himself in this past year, he hints at possible upcoming...

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MEGADETH Bassist Visits BON SCOTT's Grave In Australia (Video)

Video footage of MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson visiting former AC/DC singer Bon Scott's grave in Australia can be viewed below. Scott was just 33 when he was found dead in February 1980 from acute alcohol poisoning after a night out in London. He was later buried at Fremantle Cemetery. MEGADETH is...

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TOM ARAYA On MUSTAINE: 'He Comes Across As A Nice Guy, But I Keep My Guard Up Around Him'

Jon Wiederhorn of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Noisecreep: You've done a lot of touring with MEGADETH and probably will continue to do so. Are you friends with Dave Mustaine now. Have you put...

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MEGADETH Kicks Off 'No Sleep Til' Touring Festival In Auckland; Video Footage Available

MEGADETH kicked off the "No Sleep Til" touring festival last night (Friday, December 10) at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland, New Zealand. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due 02. Hangar 18 03. Take No Prisoners 04. Five Magics 05. Poison Was the Cure 06. Lucretia 07...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Appear On Japan's 'Guitar Stories'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will appear on the first episode of the brand new Japanese national TV program "Guitar Stories". The show has Friedman performing the title track to his new album, "Bad D.N.A.", and talking music, and arranging a segment of "Forbidden City" for 10 Japanese gu...

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ARCH ENEMY: London Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ARCH ENEMY's November 27, 2010 performance at the HMV Forum in London, England can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Maximum Rock Mag, ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow stated about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's next album, "[We will] g...

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UNRULY CHILD Singer Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

On November 23, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with vocalist Marcie Michelle Free of the reunited melodic hard rock quintet UNRULY CHILD. You can now listen to the chat below. After disbanding over sixteen years ago, all the original members of the legendary melodic...