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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Performs With EXODUS At 'Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL' (Video)
Lifelong horror enthusiast and METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett joined his former band EXODUS on stage last night (Friday, February 7) at his first annual horror convention, dubbed Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEviL, at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California to perform the EXODUS song "Pira...February 8, 2014
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TRIVIUM's PAOLO GREGOLETTO: Why There Will Never Be Another METALLICA
Alec Chillingworth of Stereoboard.com recently conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Stereoboard.com "In Waves" and "Vengeance Falls" both built on a sound that strayed significantly away from the progressi...February 7, 2014
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MIKE PORTNOY Interviewed On DRUM TALK TV (Video)
Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV recently conducted an interview with drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD). Portnoy talked about what makes THE WINERY DOGS so universally appealing; lesser-known influences of his; Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Phil Collins (GENESIS),as wel...February 7, 2014
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JASON NEWSTED, WILLIAM DUVALL Discuss What It's Like To Replace Hugely Influential Departed Musicians
Backstage at last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards event in London, England, Invade TV bumped into William DuVall (ALICE IN CHAINS) and Jason Newsted (NEWSTED, METALLICA, VOIVOD, ECHOBRAIN). An interesting conversation developed, giving some insight into what it's like to come into a band that...February 7, 2014
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METALLICA Guitarist's Horror Convention Underway
Underway this weekend in San Francisco is Kirk Von Hammett's Fear FestEvil, a three-day horror convention founded and hosted by METALLICA guitarist and lifelong horror fan Kirk Hammett. The event kicked off on Thursday (February 6) and lasts through Saturday (February 8),and Hammett told The Pulse...February 7, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT 'Definitely' Plans To Release Another Book
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has told Bloody-Disgusting.com that he is working on a follow-up book to "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection", which came out in 2012. "Oh, yeah, there's definitely plans for another book," Hammett said. "It's going to be slightly different from '...February 6, 2014
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Revisits NAPSTER Battle
According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich revisited one of the most controversial eras of the band's career in a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" session last weekend, tackling a question about the band's infamous lawsuit in 2000 against the Napster file-sharing service. Asked whether h...February 6, 2014
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Not Responsible For Booting NEWSTED Off Australian Shows
A MEGADETH representative has shot down reports that the band was responsible for removing former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted's new project, simply called NEWSTED, from the lineup of MEGADETH's upcoming Australian tour. Earlier this week, a number of news outlets reported that NEWSTED had been b...February 6, 2014
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METALLICA, ROB HALFORD, MOTÖRHEAD, SCORPIONS Featured On RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album
Ronnie James Dio is one of the most beloved figures in rock history. His gifts, both as a singer and songwriter, are instantly recognizable, whether he was with RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, or leading DIO. Sadly, Dio lost his battle with stomach cancer in 2010 but his towering voice an...February 6, 2014
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JOE SATRIANI: 'The Complete Studio Recordings' 15-CD Box Set Due In April
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings", a 15-CD library box housing the rock guitar virtuoso's most comprehensive anthology ever, on Tuesday, April 22. "Joe Satriani: The Complete Studio Recordings" will also b...February 6, 2014
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METALLICA Featuring Chinese Concert Pianist LANG LANG: Video Footage Of Pre-GRAMMY Rehearsals
METALLICA played its classic song "One" with Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang on January 26 at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. The band has now posted a 21-minute video clip featuring footage of the rehearsal sessions leading up to the big night. Check it out below. During the rehearsals for the sho...February 5, 2014
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks To GUITAR CENTER About History, Influences (Video)
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett recently stopped by the Guitar Center store in San Francisco, California to share some pretty cool stuff: history, influences, and even a timeless riff he wrote when he was 16 that is still just as evil and epic to this day. Check out the clip below. Hammett will hos...February 5, 2014
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MACHINE HEAD: 'Killers & Kings' Single Artwork Unveiled
As part of this year's Record Store Day on April 19, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD will release a 10-inch vinyl single, with the A-side containing the "demo" version of a new song, "Killers & Kings". The B-side will be a cover version of the track "Our Darkest Days" from one of M...February 5, 2014
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METALLICA Is 'One Day Closer To The Next Record Being Released Than We Were Yesterday'
Although METALLICA hasn't "really started" working on the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic", guitarist Kirk Hammett tells RollingStone.com that they're on the way. "We've jammed on certain bits and pieces of music and figured out this piece of music works, this works, this doesn't," Hammett says....February 5, 2014
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Denmark's STATEMENT To Release 'Monsters' In March
Danish hard rockers STATEMENT will release their debut album, "Monsters", on March 17 via Mighty Music. The CD was recorded at Fastbeat Studio in Copenhagen, while vocal recording, mix and mastering was handled by internationally acclaimed sound wizard Tue Madsen at Antfarm studio in Aarhus, Denmark...February 5, 2014
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