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MEGADETH Drummer Says There Is 'No Truth' To Rumor Band Will Tour U.S. With SLAYER, TESTAMENT
MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover has refuted rumors that the band will embark on a U.S. tour in February with SLAYER, TESTAMENT and HIGH ON FIRE. Writing on MEGADETH's official forum, Drover, states, "Rumors are just that. [There is] no truth to this [rumor] at all." SLAYER was forced to postpone its "...November 6, 2009
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U.S. Tour Rumor: SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT And HIGH ON FIRE
SLAYER, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT and HIGH ON FIRE are rumored to be teaming up for a U.S. tour starting in February 2010. It should be noted, however, that this information has not yet been corroborated by an official source. SLAYER was forced to postpone its "Canadian Carnage" tour with MEGADETH, which...November 6, 2009
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DAVE MUSTAINE Issues 'Megadeth Radio' Update
MEGADETH's "predictably unpredictable" Artist Personal Experience radio station, "Megadeth Radio", officially launched late last month. The band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, has complete creative control in the programming of his 24-hour channel, which features interviews, news, personal commentary, an...November 5, 2009
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SLAYER Takes Part In L.A. Signing Session; Photos, Report Available
SLAYER's Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo took part in a signing session yesterday (Wednesday, November 4) at the Hollywood & Highland Hot Topic (located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028). Check out a report from LA Weekly. According to Hits Daily Double, the companion w...November 5, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed By EXPLICITLY INTENSE; Audio Available
Sarjoo Devani of the Explicitly Intense web site recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH). The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Owens this past summer completed a...November 5, 2009
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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'
Vocalist Angela Gossow of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY was recently interviewed by Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket". Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Gossow interview begins around the one-h...November 4, 2009
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SLAYER's KING, LOMBARDO Diss CELTIC FROST, METALLICA During 'That Metal Show' Appearance
SLAYER's Kerry King and Dave Lombardo reviewed random CDs — including LPs from CELTIC FROST, METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, MARILYN MANSON and NIRVANA — during a recent appearance on VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show". Watch the segment below. SLAYER was forced to postpone its "Canadian Carnage" tour with MEGADE...November 4, 2009
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says MEGADETH And SLAYER 'Started To Become Close' In Australia
ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. An excerpt from the chat follows below. ARTISTdirect.com: One of ["Endgame"]'s standouts is "The Hardest Part of Letting Go…Sealed with a Kiss". What's the story behind that one? Mustaine: That'...November 4, 2009
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MNEMIC: 'Sons Of The System' Artwork Unveiled
Danish modern metallers MNEMIC have unveiled the cover artwork (see below) of their fourth studio album, "Sons Of The System", which is scheduled for a January 2010 release via Nuclear Blast Records. Commented guitarist Mircea Gabriel Eftemie: "Since late 2008, we started looking into artwork for th...November 4, 2009
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MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs On Japan's 'London Hearts' Show
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and his solo band played live to a sold-out Makuhari Messe Arena for the hit TV program "London Hearts". The show is currently the highest-rated comedy/variety show in Japan. Marty wrote and arranged the song "Heavy Metal Station" for comedian Kono Eiko. Thei...November 3, 2009
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Argentina Footage Available
Video footage of powerhouse American vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing a couple of JUDAS PRIEST classics on October 11, 2009 in La Plata, Argentina during his South American solo tour can be viewed below. Owens' setlist for the trek w...November 3, 2009
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DAVE MUSTAINE: The Most Important Thing Is TOM ARAYA's Rehabilitation
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update: "I want to inform you that it is indeed true, we are postponing our Canadian Carnage tour due to our tour mates in SLAYER needing some time off for frontman Tom Araya to address some personal matters with his health. We send our best wi...November 3, 2009
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New ACCEPT Singer: 'I Am Not Going To Try To Fill UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER's Shoes'
Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have entered Backstage studio in Derbyshire, England with acclaimed British producer and SABBAT guitarist Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE) to begin recording their new studio album. The as-yet-untitled CD — which will mark the recording debut o...November 3, 2009
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Entire 'Canadian Carnage' Tour Postponed; MACHINE HEAD's NY Show Rescheduled
Canadian concert promoters Gillett Entertainment Group (Groupe Spectacles Gillett) has announced the postponement of the "Canadian Carnage" tour featuring SLAYER, MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD and SUICIDE SILENCE. The trek, which was due to begin on November 8, was called off after SLAYER frontman Tom Aray...November 2, 2009
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SLAYER's KERRY KING Discusses 'Not Of This God' Track; Video Available
This past summer while co-headlining the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival tour, the members of SLAYER sat down on their tour bus backstage in Camden, New Jersey and talked about the eleven tracks on their upcoming album, "World Painted Blood". In the latest clip — which can be viewed below — Ke...November 2, 2009
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