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METALLICA Frontman Wants To Get The 'Master Of Puppets' Hunger Back

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Kerrang! magazine that producer Rick Rubin wants them to make an album as good as "Master of Puppets". "On 'St Anger', [producer] Bob Rock did everything," says Hetfield. "He was producer, engineer, bass player, babysitter, father figure — and Rick Rubin is...

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT's DAN LILKER Calls 'Get Thrashed' Documentary 'Mandatory Viewing'

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story Of Thrash Metal" have announced that the New York City premiere of the documentary will be Wednesday, July 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. The NYC screening will feature appearances by many legendary thrash a...

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THE CURSED Bassist To Guest On CILU 102.7

Bassist Job the Raver of THE CURSED and MURDER 1 fame will talk with the legendary "Witchfinder General" about life, love, drugs and music tomorrow night (Wednesday, July 18) at midnight on CILU 102.7 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. You can listen to the show via the Internet at www.luradio.ca. An...

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LAMB OF GOD, ANTHRAX, SHADOWS FALL Members To Guest On New NECRO CD

LAMB OF GOD's Mark Morton, SHADOWS FALL's Brian Fair, TWELVE TRIBES' Adam Jackson, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and ex-MEGADETH bassist Dave Ellefson are among the guests that are set to appear on Brooklyn rapper NECRO's upcoming album "Death Rap", due on September 11. Necro's story begins much like your typ...

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Classic BLACK SABBATH, SLAYER Albums Focus Of Books In '33 1/3' Series

BLACK SABBATH's "Master of Reality" and SLAYER's "Reign in Blood" LPs will be the focus of the first two books about heavy metal albums in Continuum Books' popular 33 1/3 series. The 33 1/3 series documents some of the most important albums ever made. "After 50 books in the series on pop, rock, R&am...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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'Thrash Metal' Book Cover Posted Online

The front cover to the upcoming book "Thrash Metal", featuring a previously unseen live shot of Cliff Burton and James Hetfield of METALLICA in their club days, has been posted at www.zondabooks.com. Details on the Zonda Books site also include a full listing of all bands included. Due on September...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'Music Is Important, But It Is Not No. 1 In My Life Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: The classic lineup of TESTAMENT, a band that blossomed during a heavy-metal renaissance in the 1980s around the San Francisco Bay Area, is back and doing great business. It is a second chance welcomed by TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Bu...

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Phantom Limb

Is there another act that plays as ferocious brand of grindcore — with only guitar, drums, and vocals for that matter – as the mighty PIG DESTROYER? You've heard it on "Prowler in the Yard", "38 Counts of Battery", and 2004's all-encompassing "Terrifyer". Now get ready for what just may be the act's...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Talks To Norway's VG TV; Video Available

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed by Norway's VG TV on Tuesday (July 10) prior to the band's headlining performance in Oslo. Watch the seven-and-half-minute unedited question-and-answer session at VG.no. As previously reported, NME TV sat down for a chat with Kirk Hammett on Sunday, J...

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JAMES HETFIELD Says METALLICA Is Focusing On Feeling Around 'Master Of Puppets' For New CD

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed by Norway's NRK on Tuesday (July 10) prior to the band's headlining performance in Oslo. Watch the seven-minute unedited question-and-answer session at SVT.se or YouTube. A transcript of the interview follows: Q: What will the new METALLICA [album] s...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says New CD Sounds Like Cross Between 'Justice' And 'Black' Albums

NME TV sat down for a chat with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett on Sunday, July 8 prior to the band's sold-out concert at Wembley Stadium in London, England. Watch the 10-minute interview at YouTube. When asked how work is progressing on METALLICA's long-awaited new album, Hammett said, "It's comin...

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MARILYN MANSON: Pro-Shot Footage From DOWNLOAD Festival Posted On YouTube

Professionally filmed video footage of MARILYN MANSON performing his new song "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)" live at the Download festival on June 9, 2007 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England has been posted at YouTube. "Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Has No Plans To Do 'Farewell' Tour Sequels

LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On SLAYER's upcoming tour with MARILYN MANSON: "It has the potential to be great — and hopefully it is. To me, it pretty much depends on what Manson plays. He can come out, guns bla...

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DEATH ANGEL Members Talk About DAVE MUSTAINE; Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip of DEATH ANGEL talking about Dave Mustaine, MEGADETH and DEATH ANGEL's first show with singer M...