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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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'...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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LIVING SACRIFICE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Reunited Little Rock, Arkansas-based Christian death/thrash/metalcore band LIVING SACRIFICE will release its new album, "The Infinite Order", on January 26, 2010 (via Solid State Records. The group's first CD since reforming in 2008 and seventh studio album overall, "The Infinite Order" was produced...

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SLAYER Postpones 'Canadian Carnage' Dates, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Appearance

It is with great regret that SLAYER announces the postponement of its "Canadian Carnage" tour with MEGADETH, which was due to begin on November 8. In addition, the band announces the postponement of its appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", which had been set for this Wednesday, November 4. More infor...

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MEGADETH Drummer: 'It's Pretty Exciting Waking Up Every Morning And Not Having To Go To Work'

Pamela Porosky of Pitch Black magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Pitch Black: What can you tell us about the song "Head Crusher"? Drover: Dave (Mustaine, guitars and vocals) went to L.A. for some meetings and...