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JASON NEWSTED Slams Bands Who Charge Money For Meet-And-Greets: 'I Think It's Bullsh*t'
On December 18, Brandon Marshall of Sonic Excess conducted an interview with former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist and current NEWSTED frontman Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Excess: Welcome back! The metal word has missed Jason Newsted. Every...December 19, 2012
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AEON ZEN: 'Divinity' Video Released
"Divinity", the new video from English progressive metallers AEON ZEN, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Enigma", which will be released January 22, 2013 on Nightmare Records. The CD is described in a press release as "an ambitiously creative and powerful concept album...December 19, 2012
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NEWSTED: First Song Available For Streaming
"Soldierhead", the first song from NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, was premiered on last night's (Monday, December 17) edition of the "Eddie Trunk Live" show on SiriusXM satellite radio and can now be streamed in the YouTube clip be...December 18, 2012
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Legendary Early '80s Fanzine THE HEADBANGER To Be Re-Released As Ebooks
Bob Nalbandian, founder and publisher of the esteemed early '80s heavy metal music fanzine The Headbanger, has struck a deal with Tokyo-based company Japanime Publishing to release all 11 issues of the Xeroxed 'zine as ebooks. Never before has the fanzine — which featured early interviews of local a...December 18, 2012
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METALLICA Working On 'Heavy', 'Energetic' New Music
METALLICA has finally commenced work on material for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" for a tentative 2014 release. Speaking to Metal Hammer for the magazine's January 2013 issue (order a copy at this location),the band's drummer, Lars Ulrich, described the new music, saying "The stuff that...December 18, 2012
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LORDI Signs With AFM RECORDS, Unveils New Lineup
Finnish heavy metal monsters LORDI have inked a deal with AFM Records. The Hamburg, Germany-based label will release the band's new album, "To Beast Or Not To Beast", on March 8 worldwide (excluding Finland and USA). According to a press release, "All fans can look forward to a masterpiece full of h...December 17, 2012
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SERJ TANKIAN Interviewed On Mexico's 'TeleHit' (Video)
On December 15, Mexican TV show "TeleHit" aired an interview with singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and political activist Serj Tankian that was cinducted by Claudio Rodríguez in Los Angeles. You can now watch the chat in two parts below. Tankian's new solo album, "Harakiri", sold near...December 17, 2012
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Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie
[Note: The original review of "Heavy Metal Thunder: The Movie", which was written by Scott Alisoglu upon the DVD's initial release in 2010, can be found at this location.] There once was this heavy metal band that preferred tea over whiskey, so much they had boxes of it shipped from England on their...December 17, 2012
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King Animal
If there's one band that mostly escaped the wrath of heavy metal's original flock, one that still laments the arrival of NIRVANA and grunge despite metal's protracted return, it's SOUNDGARDEN. The primary reason for this is their evolution from a STOOGES-meets-HUSKER DU-meets-MUDHONEY mindset that w...December 17, 2012
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Concerto For Group And Orchestra
It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...December 17, 2012
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The Great Bear
What if K.E. Tsiolkovsky instead of Robert Goddard was revered worldwide as the grand wizard architect of the great space race from the 1950s and '60s? The cosmonauts land Vostok 3 and 4 on the moon ahead of Apollo 11. It's an alternate parallel universe perhaps only DC Comics and film producers Tim...December 17, 2012
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GHOST Plays Special Hometown Show, Unveils PAPA EMERITUS II (Video)
Mysterious Swedish buzz band GHOST played a special concert last night (Saturday, December 15) in its hometown of Linköping at Cupolen during which it premiered a brand new song, "Secular Haze", as well as its cover version of ABBA's "I'm A Marionette". In addition, a switch was made during the show...December 16, 2012
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METALLICA Guitarist's 'Too Much Horror Business' Book: 13-Minute Video Feature Posted Online
A 13-minute video feature on METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's book, "Too Much Horror Business - The Kirk Hammett Collection", can be seen below. Hammett spoke recently with the San Francisco Chronicle about "Too Much Horror Business", which came out on September 25. The oversized 228-page hardback...December 15, 2012
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NEWSTED Filming 'Soldierhead' Video Today
NEWSTED, the new band led by former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, is filming a music video today for the song "Soldierhead". Jason states, "I am excited!!! It's been a long time since I've had the opportunity to go off in front of the camera like this!!! Wish us luc...December 15, 2012
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ASTAROTH: 'Nero's Fire' Video Released
"Nero's Fire", the new video from legendary Italian heavy metal pioneers ASTAROTH, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's first-ever full-length album, "The End Of Silence", which will be released on December 21 via She Wolf Records. Produced by the band's bassist Saverio "Shining" Princip...December 15, 2012
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