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Members Of SLIPKNOT, KORN, GODSMACK, SLAYER Remember First Time They Heard METALLICA

With the "Big Four" — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — taking over Indio, California next Saturday April 23, ARTISTdirect.com editor author Rick Florino spoke to numerous musicians and celebrities about the first time they heard METALLICA and what the band means to them. A couple of excerpt...
April 16, 2011
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HEATHEN Will Not Perform With DESTRUCTION In Springfield

San Francisco Bay Area metallers HEATHEN will not perform with DESTRUCTION at the May 13 stop of the German thrash act's "North American Reckoning" tour in Springfield, Virginia. "DESTRUCTION and WARBEAST will be playing will some local support acts but HEATHEN is not on the bill for that show," HEA...
April 16, 2011
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GLENN HUGHES Performs New BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Song On Spanish Radio; Video Available

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) played an acoustic version of a brand new BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION song, "Cold", during an appearance on Monday, April 11 on the Spanish radio station hosted by MariskalRock.com. You can now watch v...
April 14, 2011
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DEFTONES Performing Two Albums In Their Entirety This Friday

According to The Pulse Of Radio, DEFTONES will perform both its classic 1997 album "Around The Fur" and its latest effort, 2010's "Diamond Eyes", in their entirety on Friday (April 15) at a show in Portland, Oregon. This is the only stop on the group's current live run at which this special performa...
April 14, 2011
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ALICE COOPER's 'Jägermeister Ice Cold Event'

Jägermeister has announced the ground-breaking exclusive "Jägermeister Ice Cold Event" taking place on Wednesday, May 11 at Battersea Power Station, starring legendary rock 'n' roll royalty Alice Cooper appearing in 4D. The "Jägermeister Ice Cold Event" is set to make history as the U.K.'s first hol...
April 13, 2011
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STEPHEN KING Still Listens To METALLICA, Doesn't Care For BLACK SABBATH

Legendary horror author Stephen King still enjoys listening to bands like METALLICA while working on stories and novels, according to a new interview with The Atlantic. Asked what he prefers putting on while working, King said, "METALLICA, ANTHRAX, I still listen to those guys . . . There's a band c...
April 13, 2011
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Bassist HAL PATINO Quits PRETTY MAIDS, Schedules Dates With KING DIAMOND Tribute Band

Less than a year after he joined the band, bassist Hal Patino (KING DIAMOND) has announced his departure from Danish hard rockers PRETTY MAIDS. He tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET in an e-mail, "I want to thank everybody for their fantastic support in the past year. Further statement (explanation) on my leavi...
April 12, 2011
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SLAYER Drummer Says CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Is Doing 'Great Job' Filling In For JEFF HANNEMAN

Reini of Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo when the band played in Vienna, Austria on April 7, 2011 as part of the "European Carnage" tour with MEGADETH. You can now watch the chat below. On the first show SLAYER played with Pat O'Brien (CANNI...
April 12, 2011
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SHINEDOWN: More 'Somewhere In The Stratosphere' Details Revealed

SHINEDOWN has announced details of its forthcoming live, multi-disc CD/DVD collection, "Somewhere In The Stratosphere", which will arrive in stores and at all DSPs on May 3. The collection — which received its title from a member of the "Shinedown Nation" fan community — will include material filmed...
April 12, 2011
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GLENN HUGHES Performs Acoustic Version Of New BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION Song; Audio Available

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) performed an acoustic version of a brand new BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION song, "Cold", during an appearance earlier today (Monday, April 11) on the Spanish radio station hosted by MariskalRock.com. In...
April 11, 2011
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ABSU Checks In From Recording Studio

Texas-based mythological occult metal trio ABSU is hard at work on "Abzu", the follow-up to the band’s 2009 self-titled album. The new CD is being tracked at Nomad Recording Studio in Carrollton, Texas and will be mixed by J.T. Longoria (KING DIAMOND, SOLITUDE AETERNUS). Commented drummer/vocalist/l...
April 11, 2011
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BAD RELIGION, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, PARADISE LOST, THE ANSWER Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

BAD RELIGION, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SYLOSIS, THE ANSWER, CANCER BATS, MY PASSION, PARADISE LOST, KYLESA and ORANGE GOBLIN are among the newly confirmed bands for the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 8-10 at Knebworth. "I'm fucking super excited to be part of the Sonisph...
April 11, 2011
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PRIMAL FEAR Frontman Talks To METAL LEGENDS About Solo Debut (Audio)

On February 10, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with PRIMAL FEAR vocalist Ralf Scheepers. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Scheepers' solo debut album, entitled "Scheepers", was released on February 15 via Frontiers Records. Scheep...
April 10, 2011
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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: I Feel Alive When I'm Up On Stage

Arto Lehtinen and Marko Syrjala of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal-Rules.com: When this thing of Jeff [Hanneman, SLAYER guitarist, who was recently forced to sit out shows after coming down with...
April 10, 2011
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: I've Always Admired DAVE MUSTAINE

In honor of the hugely-anticipated "Big Four" festival in Indio, California on April 23, Revolver magazine has put out the "Big Four" special collector's issue, chronicling the history of thrash metal's most legendary bands. The magazine is on newsstands now, as well as available online here. While...
April 9, 2011