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METALLICA's 85-Year-Old Fan Meets Band, Gets Special Song Dedication

Margaret Priebe, the 85-year-old METALLICA fan who became a viral sensation after her story appeared in Thursday's St. Petersburg Times, was invited backstage for a meet-and-greet prior to the band's show last night (Saturday, October 3) at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida. Each member of...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY: 'As Shadows Burn' First-Week Sales Revealed

"As Shadows Burn", the second album from Los Angeles female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY, sold 455 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales **ARE** included in the SoundScan totals.) The CD landed at p...

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CLIFF BURTON Biographer Announces U.K., Italian Signings

U.K.-based author Joel McIver will be reading from his recent book, "To Live Is To Die: The Life And Death Of Metallica's Cliff Burton" (pictured below) at two Milan and London locations. The first event takes place in Milan this coming Saturday (September 27),the 23rd anniversary of Burton's death...

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METALLICA Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed last night (Saturday, September 19) for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has disputed reports that the band is assembling a tour that would fea...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY: Another New Song Posted Online

Los Angeles female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY are streaming a new song, "Memories Of Blood And Gold", on their MySpace page. Commented guitarist/songwriter Brandon S. Patton: "I saw a [History Channel] documentary on the impact gold has had on humanity over the course of histor...

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CYANOSIS Signs With ROTTING CORPSE RECORDS

Wisconsin death/grind metallers CYANOSIS have inked a deal with Rotting Corpse Records. The group's follow-up to 2008's "Conceiving Abhorrence", entitled "Murderology 101: Fascination with Eradication", is tentatively due in early 2010. CYANOSIS is: Al Andrews - Vocals, Guitar Dave Bigler - Guitar S...

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DOWN Sets Record Straight Regarding 'Falsehoods' In BOSTON HERALD Article

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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SEVENTH CALLING Signs With HEAVEN AND HELL RECORDS

Las Vegas metallers SEVENTH CALLING have inked a deal with Heaven and Hell Records. The label will release the group's new EP, entitled "Prelude to Madness", and the band's next forthcoming full-length album, "Epidemic", the recording sessions for which will begin before the end of the year. "Prelud...

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DOWN Covers VAN HALEN Classic In NYC; Quality Video Footage Available

Video footage of DOWN performing the VAN HALEN classic "Ain't Talking About Love" last night (Friday, September 11) at the Nokia Theatre in New York City can be viewed below. Also available is a clip of the "Hail The Leaf" performance from last night's show. As previously reported, former PANTERA an...

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DOWN Guitarist Says PHILIP ANSELMO Shouldn't Be Blamed For DIMEBAG's Murder

Michael Christopher of the Delaware County Daily Times' Rock Music Menu recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On DOWN no longer being just a project the musicians dabble in every so many years: "It's a real band now and n...

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GENE SIMMONS Comments On 'Shatner's Raw Nerve' Appearance

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was recently interviewed for "Shatner's Raw Nerve", the new "edgy and off-beat celebrity interview series" hosted by actor and Emmy award winner William Shatner. Gene says, "[I] must admit I was taken aback and surprised by Shatner's incisive questions and genuine...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY: New Song Posted Online

Los Angeles female-fronted progressive metallers ECHOES OF ETERNITY are streaming a new song, "Twilight Fires", on their MySpace page. Commented guitarist/songwriter Brandon S. Patton: "When we wrote this song, we asked ourselves, 'What would it sound like if Francine [Boucher, vocalist] was singing...

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DOWN Drummer To Guest On North Carolina's WSFM 98.3 FM

DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower will be interviewed today (Thursday, September 3) at 2:15 p.m. EST on the Wilmington, North Carolina radio station WSFM 98.3 FM. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at www.surf983.com. As previously reported, DOWN bassist Rex Brown is sitting out the band's e...

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DOWN: Atlanta Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DOWN's September 1, 2009 performance at CW Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia can be viewed below (courtesy of "marxperience"). As previously reported, DOWN bassist Rex Brown is sitting out the band's entire North American tour in order "to address some personal issues," ac...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: LARS ULRICH 'Can't Keep Me Out' Of The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

In the September 2009 issue of U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine (see cover below),MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine explains the reasons behind his decision to turn down METALLICA's invitation to attend their induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Mustaine, who was a member of METALLICA for less t...