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SLAYER Frontman: MUSTAINE Talks A Lot Of Sh*t, Apologizes For It, Then Continues Talking Sh*t

Mark Eglinton of The Quietus conducted an interview with SLAYER vocalist/bassist Tom Araya on Tuesday, September 1. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Quietus: Isn't it difficult being a responsible father while singing about some of that challenging subject matter? Araya: No, my k...

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DAWN OF AZAZEL Schedules Dates With SLAYER, MEGADETH, SUFFOCATION, CHIMAIRA

New Zealand-based extreme metallers DAWN OF AZAZEL have scheduled the following dates: Oct. 05 - Logan Campbell Center, Auckland, NZ (w/ SLAYER, MEGADETH) Oct. 30 - Transmission Room, Auckland, NZ (w/ SUFFOCATION, WINDS OF PLAGUE) Jan. 20 - The Studio, Auckland, NZ (w/ CHIMAIRA) Commented the band:...

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ANTHRAX Featuring JOHN BUSH To Perform At Japan's LOUD PARK Festival

ANTHRAX — featuring vocalist John Bush (ANTHRAX's singer from 1992 to 2005) — will perform at this year's installment of the Loud Park festival, set to take place October 17-18 at Makuhari Messe, a convention center in Japan located in the western region of Chiba Prefecture, close to Tokyo. The fest...

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KURT COBAIN Raps, Sings BON JOVI Song In 'Guitar Hero 5'

The Pulse of Radio reports: Not only has late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain made it into Guitar Hero 5 as a playable character, as previously reported, but apparently you can make his avatar play guitar right-handed and sing BON JOVI's "You Give Love A Bad Name", along with songs from MEGADETH, PUBLI...

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PRIESTESS To Release 'Prior To The Fire' In October

Montreal's PRIESTESS will release its sophomore album, "Prior To The Fire", in Canada on October 20 via Indica Records/Red Ink. The punishing eleven-song effort was recorded in Los Angeles in the fall of 2008 and produced by Dave Schiffman (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, NINE INCH NAILS, MARS VOLTA). Since its f...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Limited Edition Details Revealed

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a new album, "The Root Of All Evil", on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first three LPs — "Black Earth" (1996),"St...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH And ANTHRAX To Tour Together?

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has told U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has heard through the grapevine that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is plotting a tour that would include METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. Should this tour materialize, this would be the first time that the so-called "B...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am Really Grateful To Have A Job That I Love'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "I think we all are aware of the quality of [MEGADETH's new album] 'Endgame', and I attribute that to hard work, perseverance, and following my heart, instead of worrying about what the label is going to say, our what the people at radi...

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EXODUS Cancels Beijing Show

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have issued the following update: "Due to visa issue with China, we are forced to cancel our Beijing show [on September 25 at Mao Live House]. We want to thank the Chinese fans as well as Painkiller magazine/Icon Promotions for their support and understanding....

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am No Longer The Easiest Boy To Hate In Heavy Metal'

Peter Hodgson of I Heart Guitar recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: "Endgame" is really energetic and angry. Where did that come from? Mustaine: I don't really know what spurred this on other than just...

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SLAYER's KING Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'Pompous', 'A Hypocrite' And 'A Great Guitar Player'

SLAYER members Kerry King (guitar) and Dave Lombardo (drums) took part in a press conference with members of the French media on August 31, 2009 in Paris, France. Watch the question-and-answer session in three parts below (courtesy of MetalSickness.com). When asked about his long-running "feud" with...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says He 'Hated' Seeing Brother GLEN Leave The Band

Kevin Stewart-Panko of Hellbound.ca recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Hellbound.ca: Your brother [guitarist Glen Drover] left the band. From your perspective, in being in a band with your brother, how did that impact...

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MACHINE HEAD Explains Lack Of North American Headlining Tour In Support Of 'The Blackening'

Some of MACHINE HEAD's U.S.-based fans have been wondering why the San Francisco Bay Area metal band has not yet announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of "The Blackening" — despite the fact that the album is now two and a half years old. In a posting on MACHINE HEAD's official message board, t...

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MACHINE HEAD To Tour Europe With HATEBREED, BLEEDING THROUGH And ALL SHALL PERISH

Since the release of "The Blackening" in March of 2007, San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD have toured incessantly, playing more than 300 shows in support of the Grammy-nominated album. And while this three-year-long album cycle has seen MACHINE HEAD share U.S. and European stages as main...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Featured On Japan's 'Sweet Jam'

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is the featured guest on two separate episodes of BS-Japan's "Sweet Jam". The show features a rare look into his private life as well as a performance of a song from his latest solo album, "Tokyo Jukebox". Broadcast times are Thursday, September 17 at 10:00 p...