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DAVE MUSTAINE's 48th-Birthday Celebration: Video Available

Video footage of MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's 48th-birthday celebration, which took place Monday night (September 14) in San Diego, California, can be viewed at TheLiveLine.com (click on the "Video" link to access the clip). Mustaine recently told U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine that he is planning to...

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MEGADETH Drummer On 'Big Four' Tour: 'It Could Be One Of The Biggest Events In Metal History'

Metallus Maximus recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metallus Maximus: "Endgame"'s production is easily the best to ever grace a MEGADETH album. On a personal level, how was it to work with Andy Sneap again? Drover: For...

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MEGADETH's 'Endgame' Projected To Sell 40K-45K First Week

According to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS, MEGADETH's new album, "Endgame", is on track to sell between 40,000 and 45,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. MEGADETH's previous album, "United Abominations", opened with around 54,00...

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WHITE WIZZARD Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Los Angeles traditional metal heroes WHITE WIZZARD are putting the finishing touches on the as-yet-untitled full-length follow-up to the "High Speed GTO" mini-album with producer Ralph Patlan (MEGADETH, UFO, MICHAEL SCHENKER). According to WHITE WIZZARD bassist Jon Leon, the new CD will contain "10...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: Japanese Appearances Detailed

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will perform with Aikawa Nanase at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan on September 27. Also appearing will be HIMURO, UVERWORLD and Friedman's Avex labelmates Visual Kei band D. In other news, Friedman will be featured on the smash hit TV Tokyo show "Piramek...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Interviewed On Australia's 'The Racket'; Audio Available

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed last week by his metal "brother" Andrew Haug of Triple J's "The Racket" (based in Australia). Listen to the program in streaming audio at the Triple J web site: Windows Media, Real Media (NOTE: The first part of the Mustaine interview begins around the...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO Confirms METALLICA Is Working On 'Big Four' Tour

Chris Varias of Metromix conducted an interview earlier this week with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. The question-and-answer session follows below. Metromix: There's a rumor going around now about the four classic thrash bands (METALLICA, SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX) touring together. How woul...

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MEGADETH Mainman Talks About Upcoming Autobiography; Video Available

Norway's Lydverket blog conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine on August 7, 2009 at the Langham Hotel in London, England. The first clip from the chat, in which he discusses his upcoming autobiography, can be viewed below. Mustaine's autobiography is tentatively scheduled for rel...

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Former Members Of MEGADETH, BLACK SABBATH, KISS To Appear On 'Rocky Horror' Metal Tribute

In the late spring of 2010, Versailles Records will release "Time Warp: A Metal Tribute to the Rocky Horror Picture Show", which will feature metal renditions of the full film soundtrack, featuring current/former members of: LILLIAN AXE FUEL MOUNTAIN STEELHEART MEGADETH ALICE COOPER BAND BLACK SABBA...

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Endgame

Regardless of whether you're a newbie retro-thrasher or a veteran who has recently released your own comeback album, grab a pencil because Professor Mustaine is taking us all to school. Glaring down from his pulpit made of bone, the wild-eyed, fire-breathing Dave of old snarls out a sermon consistin...

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RAVAGE Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces Replacement

Boston, Massachusetts metallers RAVAGE have parted ways with drummer George "GTB" Bellofatto and replaced him with Pete Webber. Commented singer Al Ravage, "Change has been a constant in this band since we began quite a while back, but I had hoped our most recent lineup would be stable for once. Unf...

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MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Discusses The Making Of 'Endgame'

Mark Morton of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner.com: When you were approached to come into MEGADETH, did you have any apprehension about coming into the band after all of the public drama that ha...

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MEGADETH Mainman Interviewed On 'Metalheadz' Radio Show; Audio Available

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed last month by Peter Bailey of the Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom-based "Metalheadz" radio show. You can listen to the chat using the ReverbNation TuneWidget below (click on "Songs" tab and then click on "MEGADETH INTERVIEW" to launch audio). MEGADETH an...

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ARCH ENEMY: Japanese Version Of 'The Root Of All Evil' To Include Five Bonus Tracks

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY will release a new album, "The Root Of All Evil", on September 28 in Europe and October 6 in North America via Century Media Records. This special collection features re-recorded versions of songs from the band's first three LPs — "Black Earth" (1996),"St...

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MEGADETH Drummer Interviewed On 'The Metal File'

MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. MEGADETH and SLAYER will team up for the Canadian Carnage East five-date tour in November. The trek kicks off on November 8 in Moncton, NB...