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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks About 20th Anniversary Of 'Painkiller'

The webmaster of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site recently conducted an interview with Downing about the 20th anniversary of PRIEST's classsic "Painkiller" album. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Your album "Painkiller" just passed the 20-year mark. Let's go b...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist: 'The Drugs And Alcohol Have Finally Caught Up With Me'

Bassist Jonathan Miller of Santa Barbara, California metallers DEVILDRIVER has released the following statement: "To all DEVILDRIVER fans and friends, I wanted to give you an update on my status as far as my health is concerned. "Regarding the past two European tours, I was either forced to leave by...

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Ex-STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Joins Forces With Former MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer

Guitarist/vocalist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TENET, ZIMMER'S HOLE) and drummer Justin DiPinto (INSATANITY, MALEVOLENT CREATION, PYREXIA) have joined forces with two members of the American death/thrash metal band VICIOUS CIRCLE — Vinny DiBianca on guitar and Mel Leach on bass — to form a brand...

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CHANNEL ZERO To Enter Studio In January

Reunited Belgian metallers CHANNEL ZERO will enter a Los Angeles-area studio on January 17, 2011 to begin recording their new album with producer Logan Mader (MACHINE HEAD, SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, DEVILDRIVER, GOJIRA). A tentative May release is expected. Video footage from the band's rehearsa...

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MEGADETH: New Audio Interview With DAVE MUSTAINE

Frank Jenks of Listen In recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. Dave talks about why normal people don't run for political office, the best wealth one can have, looking back on his life, keeping close to his friends and enemies, MEGADETH's music being aggressive and fig...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Drummers Talk To EVANS DRUMHEADS (Video)

Evans Drumheads spoke to Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX),Shawn Drover (MEGADETH) and Dave Lombardo (SLAYER) during the recently completed Jägermeister Music Tour. You can now watch the chat below. ANTHRAX released the "Live At The Sonisphere" 10-inch single — a picture disc featuring the tracks "Medusa"...

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ARCH ENEMY Begins Recording New Album

Coming off a triumphant headlining tour in the U.K. last month with support from GRAND MAGUS, CHTHONIC and MALEFICE, Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have entered Sweet Spot Studio in the south of Sweden to begin recording their new studio album for a tentative May 2011 release via Centur...

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EXODUS: New Audio Interview With TOM HUNTING

Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS when the band played at Amager Bio in Copenhagen, Denmark on December 6, 2010 in during the Thrashfest 2010 European tour with KREATOR, DEATH ANGEL and SUICIDAL ANGELS. You can...

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DORO PESCH Discusses '25 Years In Rock' DVD In New Interview

Brian Fischer-Giffin of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with German metal queen Doro Pesch. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On her first tour of Japan, which took place earlier this year: Doro: "I heard from some people that back in the '80s, some people wh...

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Send IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH And DEEP PURPLE Christmas E-Cards

This December, EMI Catalogue launched its "With Love From Me To You" Christmas e-card campaign. Go green with your Christmas cards this year by sending your friends and family an e-card, featuring some of the year's best releases as well as more classic tracks, including IRON MAIDEN's "El Dorado", D...

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EARTHEN GRAVE Nominated For CHICAGO MUSIC AWARD

Chicago-based metal band EARTHEN GRAVE has been nominated in the "Best New Entertainer" category at the 30th-anniversary edition of the Chicago Music Awards (CMA) — the first time a metal band has been nominated in the category. The CMAs honor and feature the best of Chicago entertainers in pop, cla...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Interviewed By 'The Metalheadz' (Audio)

Peter Bailey of "The Metalheadz" radio show conducted an interview with vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY on November 25, 2010 at Wulfrun Hall in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat below.

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MEGADETH Presented With Double-Platinum Awards For 'The Big Four' DVD In Australia

The members of MEGADETH were presented with double-platinum-award plaques in Sydney, Australia last night (Saturday, December 18) for "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD, which sold over 30,000 copies in Australia. Commented MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson: "Last night was an awesome show...

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DIAMOND HEAD Guitarist Interviewed By LICK LIBRARY (Video)

Michael Casswell of Lick Library recently conducted an interview with NWOBHM heavy metal legend Brian Tatler of DIAMOND HEAD. You can now watch the chat below. One of the most remarkable talents to rise out of the NWOBHM, DIAMOND HEAD's legacy still ranks among the most influential of the genre, wit...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP To Perform At 'Dean Guitars NAMM Jam'

According to a posting on the Michael Schenker News And Tour Information web site, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will play a 20-minute set at the second annual Dean Guitars NAMM Jam on Friday, January 14 at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's lineup for the performance wil...