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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Don't Want To Have Any Part Of METALLICA Feud Anymore'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted a short interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: As you watch the finished ["The Arsenal of Megadeth" DVD], what do you feel? You have had some good and some bad in your l...
April 10, 2006
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The Ultimate Destroyer

You knew it would only get bloodier after Chicago's LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR (LOTM) hacked and stabbed with murderous metal rage and old school spirit on 2004's "Carnage". On "The Ultimate Destroyer", lyrical themes based on the savage end of Greek Mythology (with poetic license liberally taken) once ag...
April 10, 2006
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Label Founder Talks About EXODUS' Classic 'Bonded By Blood' Album: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a four-minute clip featuring Todd Gordon — who earned his rightful place in the annals of thrash metal's history by signing EXODUS to t...
April 9, 2006
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SPEED\KILL/HATE Seek Bassist For Tour

Bassist Derek Tailer will be unable to join SPEED\KILL/HATE on their upcoming Metal Crusaders North American tour due to "personal reasons." As a result, the band are currently auditioning bass players to fill in for Derek on this trek. Backing vocals are "a MUST!!!" Interested parties can contact t...
April 7, 2006
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APOCALYPTICA: 'Amplified' Collection To Feature New Recordings

SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera (ex-SEPULTURA) and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE singer Matt Tuck have recorded guest vocals on one of two "new" tracks that are set to appear on APOCALYPTICA's upcoming 10-year anniversary "best of" CD, "Amplified - A Decade of Reinventing the Cello", due on May 26. Cavalera...
April 4, 2006
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SHADOWS FALL Drummer Jams With DREAM THEATER In Connecticut

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner has issued the following update: "Last Wednesday (March 29) Matt [Bachand, guitar], Jon [Donais, guitar] (and their ladies) and I headed out to Wallingford, CT to catch the DREAM THEATER 20th anniversary show!! As some of you might now, Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER...
April 3, 2006
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Terror Audio

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then EVILDOER has been flatting the ever-living hell out of Swedish-style modern thrashers like THE HAUNTED and DEW-SCENTED. Fortunately for fans of the speeding and knuckle-busting style of deathly thrash, EVILDOER does a decent job of it on its debut...
April 3, 2006
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GOAT HORN Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement

Canadian metallers GOAT HORN have parted ways with drummer Steelrider. Commented bassist/vocalist Jason Decay: "Steelrider has left the band due to a leg condition that has been bothering him for a year and a half. We have a session drummer right now, but we are looking for a permanent replacement....
April 1, 2006
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NORTHWEST ROYALE: Album Samples Available

Eugene, Oregon quintet NORTHWEST ROYALE have posted two songs from their upcoming album, "Home Is Where The Hate Is", on their MySpace.com page. Check out the tracks "Kill All the Haters" and "16 Chokes" at this location. "Home Is Where The Hate Is" is scheduled for release on May 9 via Rock Ridge ....
March 31, 2006
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SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been added to this summer's Unholy Alliance Tour, featuring headliners SLAYER with support from LAMB OF GOD, CHILDREN OF BODOM, MASTODON and THINE EYES BLEED. The tour kicks off June 6 in San Diego, California at the Sports Arena. The dates are as follows (courtesy of SLAYER's manage...
March 23, 2006
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Metal Musicians On 'Headbanger's Ball': Then And Now

To celebrate the release of the third installment of the "MTV Headbanger's Ball" compilations, entitled "MTV Headbanger's Ball - The Revenge" (due on April 11 via Roadrunner Records),some of the participants have got together to answer questions on their relationship with the MTV series and compila...
March 21, 2006
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SLAYER Frontman Reveals His 'Biggest' Influence: 'My Wife's 34 Double Ds'

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya took part in an online chat earlier today (March 20) at ESPGuitars.com. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer exchange follow: Q: What can we expect for the new album sound wise. A mixture of the Bostaph years and Lombardo years? Araya: "You can expect it to sou...
March 20, 2006
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TOM ARAYA Slams STATIC-X: 'It's Understandable Why They Got Booed' Opening For SLAYER

During a recent interview with "The Metal Show" (web site),heard live on 92.3 FM WXRK in Cleveland, SLAYER vocalist Tom Araya slammed STATIC-X while discussing their performance during a tour with SLAYER, PANTERA, MORBID ANGEL and others. The following is an excerpt from the interview: The Metal Sh...
March 20, 2006
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SLAYER Guitarist Working On Band's 'Latest Hellish Symphony'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has posted the following message on his KFK Industries web site: "First off, bottoms up, cheers and thanks a fuckin' lot for hangin' around since my last update- which seems like it was in the stone age it was so fucking long ago! Hey, everyone needs a vacation, right? Bu...
March 20, 2006
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ANTHRAX Drummer Jams With DREAM THEATER In Chicago

According to a BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor who attended DREAM THEATER's concert at the Congress Theater in Chicago, Illinois Saturday night (March 18),ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante "came out for the drum solo before intermission and shared the kit with Mike [Portnoy, DREAM THEATER drummer]. The duel...
March 19, 2006