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DAVID ELLEFSON Talks About Early Days Of MEGADETH Featuring SLAYER's KING: 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 93-second video clip featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson talking about the early days of MEGADETH when SLAYER guitarist...

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'Death' Rapper NECRO Talks About Project With Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with Brooklyn "death rapper" NECRO regarding his "The Circle of Tyrants" CD — featuring contributions from current and former members of TESTAMENT, BLACK SABBATH and SEPULTURA — plus his upcoming project with ex-SEPULTURA drummer Igor...

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New METALLICA Producer Spotlighted In USA TODAY

METALLICA's new producer Rick Rubin, who has previously worked with such artists as SLAYER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and AUDIOSLAVE, is spotlighted in a new article on USAToday.com. Declared by Rolling Stone the most successful producer in any genre, Rubin is the oracle of audio, a studio savant whose...

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PAUL BOSTAPH: 'I'm Stoked To Hit The Road With The TESTAMENT Guys'

EXODUS drummer Paul Bostaph (ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) has commented on his upcoming stint as the touring drummer for TESTAMENT. As previously reported, TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente will be unable to perform with the band on the upcoming shows scheduled in the United States, Europe, and...

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ARMY OF ANYONE Sign With New Label Launched By THE FIRM Management Company

ARMY OF ANYONE, the new band featuring FILTER's Richard Patrick (vocals),former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS members Dean (guitar) and his brother Robert DeLeo (bass),and ex-DAVID LEE ROTH drummer Ray Luzier, has signed a deal with the new artist-friendly label launched by The Firm, Hollywood's most innova...

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THINE EYES BLEED Singer: UNHOLY ALLIANCE Is 'Heaviest Tour In Years'

Justin Wolfe, singer for Canadian technical thrash act THINE EYES BLEED, has checked in from The Unholy Alliance Tour (also featuring SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON and CHILDREN OF BODOM) with an update on how things are going on the mammoth tour now criss-crossing North America. "We have reached the...

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TESTAMENT Drummer CLEMENTE To Sit Out Upcoming Dates; PAUL BOSTAPH To Fill In

Due to medical reasons, TESTAMENT drummer Louie Clemente will be unable to perform with the band on the upcoming shows scheduled in the United States, Europe, and South Korea. Veteran drummer and good friend Paul Bostaph (EXODUS, ex-SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, SYSTEMATIC) will be filling in for Louie on the...

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SLAYER Under Fire From Christian Groups

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that SLAYER are courting controversy among Christian groups by releasing sacrilegious artwork on their latest album. The cover for upcoming record, "Christ Illusion", depicts a tattooed and amputated Jesus Christ standing in a sea of blood and corpses, a...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist: It Is A 'Privilege To Be Able To See SLAYER Every Night'

CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has checked in from the band's Unholy Alliance Tour with SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON and THINE EYES BLEED. His posting on COB's official web site reads as follows: "So we've been through Midwest, Texas, Georgia and now some cities in Canada! Well, it...

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CONGLOMERATORZ: New Album 'Naturally Heavy' Now Available

Chicago-based prog-metal band CONGLOMERATORZ have released their new album, entitled "Naturally Heavy", through Nanofusion Music. The 14-song CD is described in a press release as "pure ultraistic progressively aggressive music that is opening narrow minds throughout the music industry. Lay your ear...

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SCAAR Begin Recording New Album

Swedish modern thrashers SCAAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "This week we commenced work on our follow-up to [2005's] 'The Second Incision' at Dug-Out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden with Daniel Bergstrand (IN FLAMES, SOILWORK, MESHUGGAH) producing and engineering. We're...

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SLAYER's KING Says RICK RUBIN's Collaboration With METALLICA Was 'Slap In The Face'

Richard Bienstock of Guitar World magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER members Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Guitar World: Rick Rubin is credited as executive producer on the [new SLAYER] record ["Christ Illusion"] — why not have him pr...

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VINNIE PAUL On Today's Music Scene: 'Individualism Is Kind Of Gone'

Bob Howard of Synthesis.net recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Synthesis.net: I love that "DimeVision" video. I was laughing so hard that my face hurts today. Vinnie Paul: "That's what it's supposed to do. It's all...

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DAVE LOMBARDO On Playing With SLAYER Again: 'I Haven't Heard A Single Complaint Yet'

Johnson Cummins of the Montreal Mirror recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. An excerpt from the chat follows: Montreal Mirror: You left the band for almost 10 years. How did you get back in? Lombardo: "There were some problems with Paul [Bostaph, SLAYER's second drummer...

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MEGADETH: 1984 Live Video Featuring KERRY KING Unearthed

A rare MEGADETH live video from 1984, filmed at the band's debut live performance in Berkeley, California with Kerry King of SLAYER guesting on guitar, has been posted online at YouTube.com. In a recent interview with Decibel magazine (web site),Kerry King and fellow SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman...