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MEGADETH's New Song 'Sudden Death': Hear It Here First

A new MEGADETH track called "Sudden Death", which will serve as the finger-busting finale to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock game, can be heard in its entirety in IGN Entertainment's live demo of the game in the YouTube clip below. MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine tells RollingStone.com...
June 18, 2010
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ANTHRAX Drummer Says 'Big Four' Pre-Tour Dinner Was 'Like A High School Reunion'

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history this past Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland. A video interview with ANTHRAX drummer...
June 18, 2010
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SLAYER's KING Says Having 80,000 People Show Up For 'Big Four' Debut Was 'Pretty Awesome'

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history this past Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland. A video interview with SLAYER guitarist...
June 18, 2010
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MEGADETH Bassist Says Pre-Show 'Big Four' Dinner Was 'Class Way' To Ease Into Tour

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history this past Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland. A video interview with MEGADETH bassist...
June 18, 2010
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Top Touring Artists Join KORN In Boycott Of BP

KORN's boycott of BP has started a ground swell of like-minded musicians intent on making a statement against the devastation in The Gulf caused by BP's record-setting oil spill. The following top touring artists have joined the cause and have committed to avoid the use of fuel sold by BP or its aff...
June 18, 2010
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METALLICA Bassist: It Was Important For LARS And JAMES To Reconnect With DAVE MUSTAINE

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history this past Wednesday night (June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland. A video interview with METALLICA bassis...
June 18, 2010
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ACCEPT Added To SONISPHERE In Romania, Turkey

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have been confirmed for the following festivals: June 25 - Sonisphere - Bucharest, Romania June 26 - Sonisphere - Istanbul, Turkey For more information, see the posters below. "Blood Of The Nations", the new studio album from ACCEPT, will be released via Nuclear B...
June 17, 2010
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Putting Finishing Touches On New Solo Album

After completing the majority of the recording Los Angeles' most legendary recording studio, The Village Recorder, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is back in Tokyo, Japan putting the finishing touches on his latest instrumental solo album. More information and a video message from the sessi...
June 17, 2010
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SLAYER Helps Make Heavy Metal History In Poland

"It's about fucking time this happened," said SLAYER's Kerry King last night after playing a history-making show. Last night in Poland, history was indeed made in the thrash/metal world. The "Big Four", METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the four bands who defined the thrash/metal genre — pla...
June 17, 2010
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Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON: More Previously Unheard Interview Audio Released

A longer, never-before-heard edit of an interview with late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton, conducted by Ken Kitt of Metal Fanzine on January 31, 1984 in Cortland, New York (after METALLICA's show at the Riverboat in Rochester, New York) can be streamed in the Vimeo clip below. (Note: The previously...
June 17, 2010
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Coach Carrying METALLICA Fans Crashes, Killing Driver

TheNews.pl reports that a coach taking heavy metal fans back home after last night's Sonisphere concert in Warsaw, Poland crashed into an oncoming lorry, killing the driver and injuring 15. The 22-year old driver of the coach was killed instantly by the collision, with the lorry driver being serious...
June 17, 2010
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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX: Photo Gallery From First 'Big Four' Show

Gazeta.pl has uploaded a photo gallery from yesterday's (Wednesday, June 16) historic concert featuring METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — performing together for the first time in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airpo...
June 17, 2010
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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX: First 'Big Four' Show Comes To A Close

METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX — the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — played together for the first time in history earlier tonight (Wednesday, June 16) in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festival at Bemowo Airport in Warsaw, Poland. "Normally we put the set together abou...
June 16, 2010
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MEGADETH Bassist Interviewed On U.K.'s ROCK RADIO

Paul Anthony of Rock Radio conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at this year's Download festival, which was held June 11-13, 2010 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A new MEGADETH track called "Sudden Death" will ser...
June 16, 2010
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HAIL! Performs With NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA At Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR

Video footage of HAIL! — the supergroup featuring vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, BEYOND FEAR),guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN) and bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) — performing a cover version...
June 16, 2010