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CHUCK BILLY: How TESTAMENT Survived Music Industry Changes In Last 30 Years

Chuck Billy, vocalist of the thrash metal band TESTAMENT, stopped by WSOU 89.5 FM in conjunction with the band's appearances in the New York City area to talk music and more with station music director Mike Colantuoni. Just hours before TESTAMENT's April 20 show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayrevill...

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KERRY KING On GARY HOLT Contributing To Songwriting On Next SLAYER Album: 'It's A Possibility, For Sure'

Kerry King has once again said that he is "definitely open" to having fellow SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt contribute to the songwriting on the band's next album. Holt, who is still a member of San Francisco Bay Area thrash icons EXODUS, has been the touring guitarist for SLAYER since January 2011 when...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA And KERRY KING Are Still Working Out 'The Business Aspects Of Things' Following JEFF HANNEMAN's Death

Tom Araya says that SLAYER is still working out "the business aspects of things" in the aftermath of the passing of the band's co-founding guitarist Jeff Hannemann. Hanneman died in May 2013 from alcohol-related cirrhosis of the liver. He is credited for writing many of SLAYER's classic songs, inclu...

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PRONG's 'Zero Days' Album Will Contain Some Of Band's 'Strongest Songs Ever'

American power trio PRONG will release its new studio album, "Zero Days", in the summer via Steamhammer/SPV. Frontman Tommy Victor told SchecterGuitars.com about the follow-up to 2016's "X - No Absolutes": "I'm quite happy about this new 'Zero Days' album. There's a couple of songs on it that are wi...

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ANTHRAX, OVERKILL, SUPERJOINT, METAL ALLEGIANCE, DEATH ANGEL Set For METAL MAYA Heavy Metal Dest-Fest

ASK4 Entertainment — the creator and producer of ShipRocked — has announced the first annual Metal Maya, a four-day all-inclusive heavy metal destination festival vacation from October 29 to November 2 at the luxurious Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun, just south of Cancun in the paradise of Puerto Morel...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says You Can Hear GENE HOGLAN's Anger On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Album

On March 15, JAM Magazine's Mike DiQuinzio conducted an interview with vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about the challenges TESTAMENT faced while making its latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", Chuck said: "[...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Says There Was 'Frustration' And 'Anger' During 'Brotherhood Of The Snake' Songwriting Process

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy was interviewed on a recent edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. Asked how the more difficult songwriting process for TESTAMENT's latest album, 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake", fo...

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Nightmare Logic

POWER TRIP had a split with INTEGRITY last year, and it had a few EPs and other releases, but its remained consistent, stripped-down, in-your-face and memorable since forming in 2008 in Dallas, Texas. Its brand of linear, simplistic crossover references the style's glory days in the eighties. Here i...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Says He Is 'Probably Addicted To Smoking Weed'

In a brand new interview with Metal Assault, TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy was asked what he is doing to prepare for the band's upcoming North American tour with SEPULTURA and PRONG. "I'm cutting back on my weed-smoking right now [laughs], so not as much weed," he said. "I'm running more on my bike...

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OVERKILL Frontman: 'The True Measure Of A Coward Is Leaving The Flag And Not Hanging Around'

In a brand new interview with Shutter 16 magazine, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth was asked if he had a favorite place in the world to play. He responded (see video below): "Well, I'm an American. I've always been proud of our country. I have a European wife, so I like playing The Netherl...

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Video: Former TESTAMENT Bassist GREG CHRISTIAN's TRINITY FALLEN Performs In Sacramento

Capital Chaos TV has uploaded video footage of TRINITY FALLEN's March 24 performance at the Starlite Lounge in Sacramento, California. Check it out below. TRINITY FALLEN is the new band featuring former TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian alongside members of SCORCHED-EARTH POLICY and NUCLEAR RABBIT. T...

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OVERKILL Frontman Says Drummer RON LIPNICKI Can't Tour Because Of 'A Personal Issue'

Even though Ron Lipnicki has been part of OVERKILL's lineup for more than a decade now, the drummer has been absent from the band's last few tours, with OVERKILL's longtime drum tech, Eddy Garcia, stepping in to take his place. In a brand new interview with HardrockHaven.net, OVERKILL singer Bobby "...

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See First Photo Of JUDAS PRIEST And Production Team For New Studio Album

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have entered the studio to begin recording their long-awaited follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" album. Helming the sessions for the new disc are the band's longtime producer Tom Allom, acclaimed British knob-twiddler Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, TESTAM...

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TESTAMENT Hopes To Release Next Album In 2018

Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked if it's going to take TESTAMENT another four years to release the follow-up to 2016's "Brotherhood Of The Snake" album, Billy said: "No, no, no. Our goal is tw...

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Video Premiere: OVERKILL's 'Shine On'

"Shine On", the new video from New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's latest album, "The Grinding Wheel", which was released on February 10 via Nuclear Blast. The disc was produced by OVERKILL and mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, EXODUS, ACCEPT)...