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BEATALLICA: JAMES HETFIELD And LARS ULRICH Have Been Nothing But Cool To Us

BEATALLICA, the Internet sensation who combine the work of THE BEATLES with the sound of early METALLICA, recently spoke to the Ear Candy webzine about the inspiration behin the band's formation and the group's future plans, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Ear Can...

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Heavy Metal Musicians Before They Were Rock Stars: Photos Available

Ever wondered what some of your favorite rock stars looked like when they were little kids? A Brazilian web site, Rock N Beauty, is currently hosting a number of childhood pictures of famous rock musicians, including the following: Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN) Lars Ulr...

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METALLICA: 'Some Kind Of Monster' DVD Bonus Features Detailed

More details have been revealed about the upcoming DVD release of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". Among the more than seven hours of bonus features on the disc are 28 additional scenes, including footage of METALLICA's collaboration with hip hop artist JA RULE and live s...

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VALUME NOB: Photos From 'Boots' Video Shoot Posted Online

VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, filmed a video for their song "Boots" on Saturday, November 20, 2004 at The Most High (4040 Tulane Ave.) in New Orleans. Check out photos from the video shoot at NolaUnderground.com. As previously reported,...

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METAL CHURCH: Live Appearances To Be Filmed For Upcoming Documentary

A METAL CHURCH documentary movie will be filmed at three of the group's headlining shows in late November/early December. The gigs that are being filmed for the documentary are as follows: Nov. 27 – New York, NY @ Continental Nov. 29 - Gloucester City, NJ @ The Pirate's Den Dec. 11 – Anaheim, CA @ ....

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MEGADETH: Mexico City Concert Postponed; DAVE MUSTAINE Interview Posted Online

The MEGADETH/EXODUS show that was originally scheduled to take place on December 1 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City has been postponed, apparently due to "slow ticket sales," according to local media reports. A new date for the show has yet to be announced. In related news, MusicChoice.com...

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ENTOMBED, CROWBAR, PRO-PAIN, THE MIGHTY NIMBUS To Team Up For U.S. Tour

Candlelight Records, in cooperation with Metal Maniacs and Revolver magazines, has announced its first label tour for the United States. Set to kick off February 7 at B.B. King's in New York, the tour will feature Stockholm's ENTOMBED, New Orleans' CROWBAR with Florida-based PRO-PAIN and Minnesota's...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says He's Having The Time Of His Life On The Road

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has spoken to The Salt Lake Tribune about the fact that the group are less than two weeks away from the end of a 17-month tour in support of their "St. Anger" album. "In the overall scheme of things, it's a decent METALLICA tour," Hammett said. "But we've definitely...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says NICK MENZA Wasn't Prepared To Tour With The Band

In a brand new interview with Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke about the departure of drummer Nick Menza shortly prior to the start of the band's current "Blackmail the Universe" tour. "I had Nick Menza come in and play drums [during the rehearsals for the tour], and he...

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Rare DAVE MUSTAINE Interview From 1984 Posted Online

Pitriff.com has posted audio portions of a rare interview with Dave Mustaine, recorded in 1984 after the second-ever MEGADETH gig. In the interview, Mustaine is heard saying outlandish things like "We kill SLAYER," "SLAYER are posers," "Kirk Hammett sucks," and much more. Check it out at this locati...

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VALUME NOB: Video Shoot Announced

VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, will be filming a video for their song "Boots" on Saturday, November 20, 2004 at The Most High (4040 Tulane Ave.) in New Orleans. Anyone wanting to attend must be at the gate for 2:00 p.m. (sharp). Free bee...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO Reunion Confirmed

Drummer Wayne "Doobie" Fabra of legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO has confirmed to NolaUnderground.com that the band have reformed and are currently rehearsing with a view towards playing a few reunion shows in the New Orleans area (as first reported here on Oct. 18). The cu...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Hard Rock Music Is In A Bit Of Slump Right Now'

Boston radio station WBCN 104.1 has posted audio of recent interviews with METALLICA members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. James and Kirk discussed the current tour while Lars was interviewed by a contest winner. Check out the audio in Real Media format at WBCN.com: James, Kirk, Lars...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Is One Of The Worst Singers In Rock'

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King recently spoke to the Belgian webzine ConcreteWeb.be about the group's upcoming studio album and the "Still Reigning" DVD, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: ConcreteWeb.be: Again everyone awaits the new full-length album and wonders whether i...

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CROWBAR: In Mixing Mode

New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR are currently mixing their new album, "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden", in Miami, FL for a February 8, 2005 Stateside release through Candlelight Records. "Life's Blood For The Downtrodden" was produced by the working team of Warren Riker (DOWN) and Rex Brown (P...