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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage From Mexico City Available

METALLICA played Mexico City for the first time in a decade on June 4, June 6 and June 7, with the group keeping the shows on its schedule despite the recent outbreak of swine flu that originated in the area. Official Metallica.com footage of the Mexico City concerts — including the pre-show meet-an...

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Drummer PAT MAGRATH Returns To PROTOTYPE

Seven years after parting ways with PROTOTYPE in 2002, Pat Magrath (ex-KILLING KULTURE, ex-STEEL PROPHET) returns to the drum throne for the Los Angeles-based progressive thrash band. Guitarist Kragen Lum commented, "We are stoked to have Pat playing with us again! His performance on our 'Trinity' a...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Explains Why DAVE MUSTAINE 'Had To Go'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed for the July 2009 issue of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. A few excerpts from the lengthy chat follow below. Classic Rock: Were you glad to see the back of [former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine? Hetfield: I don't know...

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CROWBAR Joined BY KINGDOM OF SORROW's MATTHEW BRUNSON

New Orleans sludge metallers CROWBAR have reportedly parted ways with guitarist Steve Gibb and have replaced him with Matthew Brunson, bassist of KINGDOM OF SORROW (the band featuring CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein). Brunson made his live debut with CROWBAR this past Friday, May 29 at Gra...

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CROWBAR Back Catalog To Be Reissued

Guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR, DOWN, KINGDOM OF SORROW) has issued the following update: "Got a good bit of good news to announce. CROWBAR will be re-releasing the majority of the back catalog through Housecore Records [DOWN/ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo's record label]. These releas...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Collaborates With Former FEMME FATALE, VIXEN Members; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has collaborated with ex-FEMME FATALE vocalist Lorraine Lewis and ex-VIXEN drummer Roxy Petrucci on "a little BAD COMPANY-esque/countryfied rocker" entitled "Desperate". The track is currently available for streaming at Jeff's MySpace page. Jeff Young wil release...

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EXODUS Guitarist: 'Everything We're Doing Now Is A Natural Progression For Us'

Christopher Porter of Washington Post Express recently conducted an interview with guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco thrash metal legends EXODUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below Washington Post Express: Do think EXODUS' longevity is due to the fact the style of music you helped cr...

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DOWN Selects PAID, INC. for Management of Web Site, VIP Experiences, Online Merchandising

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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METALLICA Guitarist's 1989 Porsche Once Again Being Auctioned

A 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 car that once belonged to METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is once again being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "There is an interesting piece of METALLICA history involving this car. In 1991 shortly before the release of the eponymous METAL...

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'Let There Be Rock - The Story Of AC/DC' To Be Re-Released

"Let There Be Rock - The Story of AC/DC" will be re-released on May 1, 2009 featuring a new chapter, an interview with Angus Young from November 4, 2008, new photographs and an audio CD of an interview done with all five band members (including Bon Scott) from their first American tour on December 4...

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Learn To Play Like METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Lick Library has released a comprehensive teaching series of guitar tuition DVDs focusing on METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's playing: Introducing the two-part "Learn To Play Metallica" double DVD sets, coming in at a weighty combined six hours of in-depth tuition. From the juggernaut "Enter the S...

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REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE: Full-Length Debut Out Now

REBELS WITHOUT APPLAUSE, the band featuring Chicago metal mainstay Greg Fulton (ZNOWHITE, CYCLONE TEMPLE) and former ZNOWHITE drummer Tony Heath, has just released its debut album, "Low End Head Stomp", on EMA/Polydisc with a full-scale digital roll-out. After years of burning below the radar, teari...

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EXODUS Guitarist Says Illegal Music Downloading Is Killing The Industry

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt is quick to acknowledge that the music industry is a changing place and the ground that the band is standing on these days is shaky, with the Internet's facilitation of illegal downloading sapping the album's potential for moneymaking. And while METALLICA takes much of the...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO Named 'Best Metal Guitarist' In GUITAR WORLD's Readers' Poll

Alexi Laiho, guitarist and front man for the award-winning Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM, has been named "Best Metal Guitarist" in Guitar World magazine's 15th annual readers' poll. Laiho "trounced the competition" to win the coveted award, according to the respected publication, besting well...

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METALLICA: 'In Their Own Words' Documentary Available Online

As part of the network's coverage of METALLICA's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Fuse went to Manchester, England to document METALLICA's true feelings up close and personal, about what it means to receive rock's greatest honor. In just a few words, frontman James Hetfield shared his...