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MEGADETH Drummer Comments On Passing Of LOUDNESS' MUNETAKA HIGUCHI

MEGADETH's Shawn Drover has commented on the passing of LOUDNESS drummer Munetaka Higuchi, who died this morning (November 30) after a seven-month battle with liver cancer. He said, "I just found out that one of my favorite drummers passed away — Munetaka Higuchi from the band LOUDNESS. Munetaka had...

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'Roadrunner United The Concert' DVD: Another Preview Clip Posted Online

Roadrunner Records will release the "Roadrunner United The Concert" DVD on December 9, 2008. The double-disc set hits shelves almost three years to the day after the now-legendary concert held at the Nokia Theater in Times Square in New York City on December 15, 2005. The show — which celebrated the...

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MEGADETH Christmas Card Contest Announced

MEGADETH's web site has been updated with the following message: "Enter this year's MEGADETH Christmas card contest and win big! Send us your designs and you could win first prize of a phone call from Dave Mustaine [guitar, vocals] on Christmas morning, a guitar lesson from Chris Broderick, and a 'U...

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MEGADETH Mainman Says New Material Sounds 'Kewl'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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DEICIDE Frontman Slams 'Children' Who Post 'Ignorant Bulls**t' On BLABBERMOUTH.NET

Vocalist/bassist Glen Benton of the veteran Florida-based death metal band DEICIDE has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Response to Blabbercrap.net: Let me clear up a few things about past cancellations and the recent Central American fiasco. "Firstly, to all you stupid fuck...

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DEICIDE: Remaining Central American Tour Dates Cancelled

Vocalist/bassist Glen Benton of the veteran Florida-based death metal band DEICIDE has released the following statement regarding the group's Central American tour dates: "This morning [Sunday, November 23] we went to the airport in Honduras and the fine folks at [the airline] gave our tickets away...

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Ex-MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND Guitarist Selling Custom ESP Axe

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover is selling a custom ESP guitar (see photo below) with the following specifications: * Custom black finish by ESP for Glen Drover before MEGADETH's Gigantour 2 * Kahler locking system * Two Seymour Duncan pickups * Distortion in neck and 59 in bridge...

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GODSIZED To Release 'Brothers In Arms' EP

London, U.K.-based hard rock band GODSIZED will release new five-song EP, entitled "Brothers in Arms", on December 19 via the group's official web site. The CD was produced by former KILL II THIS guitarist Mark Mynett and is currently being mastered in Los Angeles by Brian Gardner (LAMB OF GOD, ALTE...

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LION'S SHARE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Dark Hours", for a March 2009 release via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" will be mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER Auctioning Drum Kit

MEGADETH's Shawn Drover is auctioning a Ddrum drum set from the band's "United Abominations" world tour via the official Megadeth eBay Store. Drover says, "This is the first drum set I have ever sold, but I figured with my two new drum sets coming in for the next world tour, I really have ...

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MEGADETH Drummer Says New Song 'Sounds Really Killer'

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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MEGADETH Mainman Issues New Album Songwriting Update

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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MEGADETH Mainman Offers Songwriting Update

MEGADETH is in the early stages of the songwriting process for the band's new album, which is tentatively expected sometime next year via Roadrunner Records. The CD is once again being helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy "Undie" Sneap, who produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations"...

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ALCATRAZZ Featuring GRAHAM BONNET Continuing Work On New Album

Legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "While working on new material, ALCATRAZZ featuring Graham Bonnet have done a number of gigs in the U.S., Japan and Europe since last year. The band is out and rea...

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TESTAMENT: 'More Than Meets The Eye' Ringtone Available

A ringtone for the TESTAMENT song "More Than Meets The Eye" is available at this location. The track comes off the long-running San Francisco Bay Area metal band's new album, "The Formation of Damnation", which is available on limited-edition green vinyl at www.testamentlegions.com. Supplies are lim...