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METALLICA Bassist Says RICK RUBIN Is Still 'A Strong Possibility' To Produce Next Album

Sergio Pereira of South Africa's Muse magazine conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo last month when the band returned to South Africa for three shows — one in Johannesburg and two in Cape Town. Muse: Would you ever be interested in recording with a South African producer in...

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SLAYER/ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Speaks To Australia's SF MEDIA

Paul Southwell of SF Media recently conducted an interview with metal drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, HEATHEN). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On pulling double duty with SLAYER and ANHRAX on Australia's Soundwave festival dates: "I definitely had my work cut out for me. I...

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VENOMOUS MAXIMUS: 'Beg Upon The Light' Album Teaser Available

Houston, Texas dark heavy metal band VENOMOUS MAXIMUS recently inked a deal with Napalm Records. The independent record label will issue the band's critically acclaimed new album, "Beg Upon The Light", in North America on July 2 while the group prepares music for its next full-length recording, slat...

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Video: NEWSTED Performs In Battle Creek

Fan-filmed video footage of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — performing on May 15 at Planet Rock in Battle Creek, Michigan can be seen below. As previously reported, Jason was knocked off stage by an overzealous fan during NEWSTED'...

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METALLICA To Play Its Only European Show This Summer At Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

METALLICA will play its only European show this summer at Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 29 – July 7 in Roskilde, Denmark. The giants take a short break from the studio to visit Roskilde for the first time in 10 years. It was not in the cards that the undisputed kings of metal ...

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JASON NEWSTED On Season Premiere Of VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Preview Clip Available

It's time to get metaled up. VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming, "That Metal Show" is returning for its 12th season. The acclaimed hard rock and heavy metal talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine kicks off the latest season on Saturday, June 1 at 11:00 p.m....

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NEWSTED Says 'There Is A Chance' He And MUSTAINE Will Perform METALLICA Song On GIGANTOUR

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has revealed that he and MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine may perform a classic METALLICA song on the upcoming Gigantour. Newsted, who quit METALLICA in February 2001, is the frontman of a new band, simply called NEWSTED, which was recently this year's edition of...

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SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN: METAL INJECTION Video Report On Public Memorial Celebration

Metal Injection West Coast correspondent Johnny Orlando Jr. attended last Thursday's (May 23) public memorial celebration for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch his five-minute video report below. Check out photos of the event: * S...

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SLAYER: More Photos, Video Footage Of Los Angeles Public Memorial Celebration

A gallery of photos from last Thursday's (May 23) public memorial celebration for SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California can be found at DirtJunior.com. Also available is a one-hour video recap of the event. Members of SLAYER released a statement on May...

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METALLICA Bass Guitar Declared State Property In Conflict-Of-Interest Case

The governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, recently had to turn over his autographed METALLICA bass guitar to the government temporarily, while authorities determined whether the instrument was merely a gift or a violation of ethics rules. Widodo received the bass from METALLICA bassist Robert...

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ALTAIR Announces New Guitarist

Stockholm, Sweden based thrashers ALTAIR have announced the addition of guitarist Michel Isberg to the group's ranks. According to a post on the band's Facebook page, "Michel is best known as frontman, guitarist, singer [and] mastermind in the awesome metal band MACHINERY, who sadly called it quits...

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SLAYER: More Photos Of Los Angeles Public Memorial Celebration

A photo tribute to late SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman by photogapher Kevin Estrada can be found at this location. It consists of photos from this past Thursday's (May 23) public memorial celebration for Hanneman at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California as well as photos of Jeff and SLA...

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JASON NEWSTED Interviewed In New York City (Video)

Metal Mark of SkullsNBones.com conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted before NEWSTED's May 21 concert in New York City. You can now watch the chat below. As previously reported, Jason was knocked off stage by an...

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NEWSTED: Quality Two-Camera Mix Of 'Soldierhead' Performance From Chicago

Quality two-camera fan-filmed video mix of NEWSTED — the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted — performing the song "Soldierhead" on May 18 at Bottom Lounge in Chicago, Illinois can be seen below. NEWSTED has been confirmed for this year's edition of...

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SLAYER's JEFF HANNEMAN: Video Footage, Photos Of Public Memorial Celebration

Kerry King (SLAYER),Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),Gary Holt (EXODUS, SLAYER),Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),Shavo Odadjian (SYSTEM OF A DOWN),Robb Flynn (MACHINE HEAD),Paul Bostaph (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, EXODUS),Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT) and John Tempesta (THE CULT, EXODUS, TESTAMENT) are among the musician...