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Former MEGADETH Guitarist's OHMPHREY: California Dates Announced

OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, will play three rare promotional live shows in Southern California in mid-May. These concerts are to promote the relea...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Play Russia In June

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and his band — Jeremy Colson on drums, Takayoshi Ohmura on guitar and Ryota on bass — will play club Tochka in Moscow, Russia on June 29. After seven months in the studio, Marty Friedman has completed work on his ninth album, "Tokyo Jukebox". Produced and arr...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' Listening Party Announced

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) will hold a listening party for his first solo album, "Play My Game", at Scorchers in Akron, Ohio on Sunday, May 3 starting at around 9:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. A private party will ta...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Checks In

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT has issued the following update: "TESTAMENT is about to embark on a killer North American tour and I am stoked!!! 'The Formation Of Damnation' took us all over the world playing 126 gigs so far since the release of [the a...

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SUICIDE SILENCE To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbangers Ball'

California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE will be the featured guests on this Friday's (May 1) episode of MTV2's "Headbangers Ball" at midnight EST as the group gets interviewed by Jose Mangin from Sirius / XM satellite radio's Liquid Metal. Liquid Metal will also world-premiere the brutal new SU...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Talks About Signature MARSHALL Cabinet; Video Available

Lick Library conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine about Dave's signature Marshall 1960DM cabinet at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair, which was held April 1-4 in Frankfurt, Germany. Watch the nine-minute chat below. In 1962, a new amplifier became available to guitarists, bri...

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The Concealers

Given that DAATH's first full-length, "The Hinderers" was a well-intended, yet ultimately directionless and obviously pieced together foray into the blood-red waters of hybrid-metal, one that even the band themselves would rather see take a dirtnap (let's see who picks up on this one…),I'm not goin...

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HAIL! Kicks Off European Tour: Video Footage Available

HAIL! — the new all-star project featuring guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) — kicked off its European tour last night...

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MEGADETH: New Video Interview With DAVE MUSTAINE Posted Online

Tonight at 11 p.m., MTV2 will start to ramp up for Saturday's (May 2) exclusive telecast of the Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards by presenting an hour-long episode of "Headbangers Ball" hosted by Dave Mustaine, the frontman of Golden Gods headliners MEGADETH. Several interview clips with Mustain...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Completes Work On New Solo Album

After seven months in the studio, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has completed work on his ninth album, "Tokyo Jukebox". Produced and arranged by Marty, the new disc reflects the chaotic lifestyle of Tokyo, its unique music and Marty's futuristic interpretation of it. According to a postin...

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MEGADETH And SLAYER To Co-Headline 'Canadian Carnage' Trek

SLAYER and MEGADETH — two of the bands that defined the thrash/metal genre — will perform together for the first time in more than 15 years when they co-headline four shows in Canada in late June. The tour, dubbed "Canadian Carnage", will also feature MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE, and will see M...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Solo Track 'Starting Over' Now Available On MySpace

Powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) has posted a new solo track, entitled "Starting Over", on his MySpace page. The song, which was written by Owens and Bob Kulick, features the following lineup: * Tim "Ripper" Owen...

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TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK: DAVE MUSTAINE Came To Me For Guitar Tips

Mark Eglinton of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy and guitarist Alex Skolnick of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Quietus: How was the tour with JUDAS PRIEST? There were a few big personalities kickin...

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MEGADETH Drummer To Take Part In Online Chat

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover will participate in an online chat on Sunday, April 26 at the MegaFanClub at 3:00 p.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. EST. This is a fan-club-members-only chat. You must be a member of the MegaFanClub to participate. Click here to join. Tentatively due in September via Roadrunner Reco...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Interviewed On 'Black Night Meditations'

The "Black Night Meditations" radio show on Portsmouth, New Hampshire's WSCA 106.1 FM conducted an interview earlier this week with guitarist Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH). The chat is now available for streaming at this location. OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland and Robertino Pagliari...