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SLAYER And MEGADETH Kick Off 'Canadian Carnage' Tour; Photos, Video Footage Available

Tom Harrison of The Province reviewed the opening night of the "Canadian Carnage" tour, which kicked off last night (Wednesday, June 24) at the General Motors Place (commonly known as GM Place) in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. According to Harrison, "only" 6,000 people showed up at t...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO: 'You Can Have Very Dark, Extreme Music With Melody'

Darryl Sterdan of Sun Media recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On touring with MEGADETH again (as part of of the "Canadian Carnage" run) after so many years: Lombardo: "Obviously, we go back to the '80s. We did Clash of the T...

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MEGADETH: Listen To The New Song 'Headcrusher' Right Now

A brand new MEGADETH track entitled "Headcrusher" is available for listening by calling MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's number (866.597.6342) at TheLiveLine, a service he launched that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone. About TheLiveLine: In the spring of 2008, Dave Must...

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SLAYER: Autographed KERRY KING Guitar Up For Grabs!

In honor of tonight's "Canadian Carnage" show at GM Place in Vancouver — featuring MEGADETH, SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, and SUICIDE SILENCE — Live Nation has teamed up with BLABBERMOUTH.NET to give away an autographed Kerry King signature guitar. Click here to enter. (Note: Today is the official close da...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Release AEROSMITH Cover

The first single from former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young's debut solo album, "Equilibrium", is a powerful-yet-tender remake of a song from AEROSMITH's 1974 "Get Your Wings" LP, entitled "Seasons of Wither". According to a posting on Young's MySpace page, "Jeff is joined on this stripped-down rendi...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Formation Of Damnation', The Resurgence Of Thrash

Away-Team.com senior staff writer Jim Keller recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Away-Team.com: Your current album, "The Formation of Damnation", to me, is far and away the s...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Offers More Recording Tips; Video Available

Former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson has posted the latest episode in "David Ellefson's Rock Shop", an ongoing YouTube video series hosted by the bassist himself. The new clip, which is part of a multiple-episode feature on the fundamentals of recording and making records, can be vi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Releases Tribute Song To JEFF BUCKLEY

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has released his "haunting tribute" to the late Jeff Buckley via MySpace. The song, entitled "Always Remember Me", is available for streaming at this location. Young wil release his debut solo album, "Equilibrium", this summer. The CD was mixed by Michael Wagener...

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ARCH ENEMY: 'The Root Of All Evil' Coming This Fall

Acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, EXODUS) has finished mixing and mastering the new ARCH ENEMY record, "The Root Of All Evil", due on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of so...

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SLAYER's DAVE LOMBARDO Talks About 'World Painted Blood'

By Keith Bergman Just as it's impossible to fully calculate the influence of SLAYER on heavy metal, it's hard to imagine where metal drumming would be without their founding skinsman Dave Lombardo. His forceful fills, precision double-bass work and breakneck thrashing inspired and influenced a gener...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN's Tokyo Concert To Be Broadcast Internationally

J-Melo, NHK World's music news program which introduces the current Japanese music scene to fans outside of Japan, will broadcast former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's July 8 concert at Shibuya Ax in Tokyo. Friedman and his band — Jeremy Colson, Takayoshi Ohmura and Ryota — will play material f...

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METALLICA Now Selling First-Ever CLIFF BURTON Biography

METALLICA is currently selling "To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton", the first-ever Burton biography, via the band's official web site. Written by U.K.-based author Joel McIver and published by Jawbone Press, the book includes a foreword by Cliff's close friend in META...

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SLAYER Guitarist On MUSTAINE, Fear Of Flying, Death And Forthcoming Album

Francois Marchand of the Canwest News Service recently conducted an interview with guitarist Kerry King of Californian thrashers SLAYER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On his fear of flying: "I like to think I'm pretty well-rounded, but one thing that worries me, especially if we haven't...

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TENET: 'Sovereign' Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

TENET, originally the brainchild of guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE),has throughout the years evolved into a monstrous extreme metal force featuring such illustrious musicians as Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byr...

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MEGADETH To Perform New Song 'Headcrusher' On 'Canadian Carnage' Tour

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has recorded a new audio message for TheLiveLine, a service he launched that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone. He said, "I'm on my way home from rehearsal right now. It's going pretty good. We've got our dozen songs that we're gonna be play...