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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Performs At UK's GUITARFEST; Video Available

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was joined by bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT),MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover and Danish guitarist Soren Anderson (SUPERFUZZ) for a performance at this year's Guitarfest at Music Live (the UK's favorite music-making bash) on Friday, November 7...

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Former NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT Guitarist STEVE SMYTH: ICMP Masterclass Footage Available

A short video clip of guitarist Steve Smyth's (NEVERMORE, TESTAMENT, DRAGONLORD, VICIOUS RUMOURS) August 17, 2008 masterclass at London, England's The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance can be viewed below. Also available is a snippet preview of some of Smyth's playing from an interview he...

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EXODUS Guitarist Slams 'Death Magnetic' Production

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt is featured in the latest installment of the "Call & Response" section in Decibel magazine in which a member of a noted extreme band reviews songs from other metal artists as well as those reaching far beyond the metal world. On the subject of METALLICA's "My Apocalyps...

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JUDAS PRIEST Live In Chile; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Sinner" on November 6, 2008 at Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile can be viewed below (clip uploaded by "Sergiator"). Greg Prato of UGO.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford....

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MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK: What I Did On My Summer Vacation

MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick (formerly of NEVERMORE and JAG PANZER) has posted the following message on the band's official forum: "I wanted to catch everyone up with what I have been up to the past few months. Well, first of all, I have been practicing (as usual) trying to keep my technique i...

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MELIAH RAGE: In Mixing Mode

Veteran Massachusetts metallers MELIAH RAGE are currently mixing their as-yet-untitled new album at The Outpost in Stoughton, Massachusetts for an early 2009 release. The CD will be mastered at the end of November by producer Rich Spillberg (WARGASM),who has worked with everyone from STEEL ASSASSIN...

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'Get Thrashed' Filmmakers Interviewed By Woozyfly; Video Available

Rick Ernst and Rat Skates — director and associate producer, respectively, of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — recently sat down with Woozyfly.com's Buckshot for...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON To Guest On KNAC.COM On Monday

Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be interviewed by Junkman of KNAC.COM this coming Monday, November 10 at 4:00 p.m. PST. F5 — the Phoenix-based band featuring Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, and ex-MEGADETH drummer Jimmy DeG...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Release Solo Debut In Early 2009

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young will release his solo debut, "Equilibrium", in early 2009. The CD, which was mixed by Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, KING'S X, EXTREME, SKID ROW),will feature guest appearances by the following musicians: * Los Angeles vocal phenom Debby Holiday (JOH...

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'Get Thrashed' Director Interviewed In London; Video Available

A nine-minute interview with Rick Ernst — director of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the critically acclaimed documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene — conducted by Twang of Total Rock radio in London shortly after the film's w...

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EXODUS Guitarist Featured In Latest 'Shockwaves Skull Sessions' Podcast

For the fourteenth installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian is joined by EXODUS' Gary Holt, KUSF DJ and former Metal Mania fanzine editor Ron Quintana and KNAC.COM DJ William Howell to talk about the formative years of the Bay Area thrash scene. The podcast can be...

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TESTAMENT: Pro-Shot Footage From Japan Available

Professionally filmed video footage of TESTAMENT's September 21, 2008 performance at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan can be viewed below. The band was in Japan taking part in the two-night Thrash Domination 2008 event alongside FORBIDDEN and VOIVOD. TESTAMENT recruited guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADE...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Visits MARSHALL Factory In UK

According to a posting on Megadeth.com, MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine was seen earlier today (Wednesday, November 5) visiting the Marshall factory in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, UK and was later out to dinner with the Marshall family. Mustaine will be joined by bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE...

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MEGADETH Drummer Comments On Upcoming GUITARFEST Appearance

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine will be joined by bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT) and MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover for a performance at this year's Guitarfest at Music Live (the UK's favorite music-making bash) on Friday, November 7. Mustaine is allowing punters to create...

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EXODUS: 'Let There Be Blood' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Let There Be Blood", the controversial re-recording of EXODUS' classic 1985 debut album "Bonded by Blood", sold 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Released on October 28 through Zaentz Records, "Let There Be Blood" was recorded at Sharkbi...