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SLAYER's KERRY KING Says Upcoming 'Big Four' Shows Will Be 'Groundbreaking'

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King earlier this week. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Where does "World Painted Blood" stand in your catalog? Kerry: I think everything we've done this decade is pretty awesom...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Names His Favorite Albums Of 2009, Past Decade

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has released his annual "Best Of..." list for 2009 as well as a "Best Of 00s Decade-End Wrap-Up". His music-related selections are as follows: Best Of 2009 CDs: 01. BIGELF - Cheat The Gallows 02. MASTODON - Crack The Skye 03. ALICE IN CHAINS - Black Gives Way To Bl...

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WRATH Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Chicago metal act WRATH has issued the following update: "After 20-plus years of kicking ass on the stage and studio with us, our friend and colleague Mr. Dave Sollman has announced his departure from the band. Dave joined the band shortly before the 'Nothing To Fear' tour in 1988, when he was thrus...

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HELLOWEEN Drummer Schedules Swiss Workshops

Drummer Dani Löble of German metallers HELLOWEEN has scheduled three "heavy metal drum workshops" in Switzerland in January. The details are as follows: **January 22, 2010 EYS Hinwil 19.00-21.00 Im Singsaal Schulhaus Breite **January 23, 2010 St. Gallen 16.00-18.00 Im Musikhaus Musicum, Wil **Januar...

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Reunited THE CROWN Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

Reunited Swedish death/thrash act THE CROWN and SOLSTAFIR have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AHAB ANATHEMA ASPHYX BARREN EARTH BEHEMOTH CALLISTO CU...

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THE LAST VEGAS Tops iTunes' 'Rock Singles Of The Year' List

Guitar Center, the world's largest music retailer, announced that its On-Stage winner, THE LAST VEGAS, topped iTunes critics' 2009 "Rock Singles of the Year List" with their hit single "I'm Bad" (Eleven Seven Music). Recently, Guitar Center partnered with MÖTLEY CRÜE, the world's most notorious rock...

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MUDVAYNE Films Trio Of Conceptually Linked Videos

MUDVAYNE has tapped director Frankie Nasso (ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED, EMMURE, BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH) to film three conceptually linked videos for the tracks "Scream With Me", "Beautiful And Strange" and "Heard It All Before". All three songs come off the band's forthcoming self-titled album, which i...

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ARSIS To Film New Video This Month

Virginia-based technical melodic death metallers ARSIS will film a video for the song "Forced To Rock" later this month in New York with MyGoodEye (THE RED CHORD, GOATWHORE, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER). The track comes off the band's new album, "Starve For The Devil", which is scheduled for release in...

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SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX Members Comment On 'Big Four' European Festival Appearances

The worldwide web has been abound with speculation on a possible "Big Four" tour for several months. Now, the Sonisphere can exclusively reveal that METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX will play together for the first time in history, in a move that will have metalheads across the globe frenzied...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX To Share Stage In Europe

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "You've been posting and chatting about it for months and we're here now to confirm it . . . METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, and ANTHRAX will all share the same stage for the first time EVER! Look for the four of us at ...

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FREEDOM CALL: 'Legend Of The Shadowking' Trailer Released

German metallers FREEDOM CALL, whose current lineup includes GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann, will release their new album, "Legend Of The Shadowking", in Europe on February 1, 2010 (except in Germany where it will arrive three days earlier) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The track listing is as f...

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Reunited KING KOBRA Joined By Singer PAUL SHORTINO

Last night (Saturday, December 12),drum legend Carmine Appice (SLAMM, VANILLA FUDGE, ROD STEWART, OZZY OSBOURNE, TED NUGENT, KING KOBRA) joined the SIN CITY SINNERS on stage in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band jammed such hits as "You Keep Me Hanging On", "Hot Legs", "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", "Bark At The...

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FREEDOM CALL: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

German metallers FREEDOM CALL, whose current lineup includes GAMMA RAY drummer Daniel Zimmermann, will release their new album, "Legend Of The Shadowking", in Europe on February 1, 2010 (except in Germany where it will arrive three days earlier) via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The track listing is as f...

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HAMMERFALL: U.K. Tour Announced

Swedish melodic metallers HAMMERFALL will embark on a U.K. headlining tour in May 2010. The dates are as follows: May 01 - Academy 2 - Manchester, UK May 02 - Cathouse - Glasgow, UK May 03 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK May 04 - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham, UK May 05 - Wulfrun Hall - ...

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MUDVAYNE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

The forthcoming self-titled album from MUDVAYNE is available for streaming in its entirety at Yahoo! Music. Reportedly the first album to ever use blacklight-reactive ink (making it only visible under a black light),the CD's cover image was created by world-renowned tattoo king Paul Booth. Every bi...