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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer

Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...

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PENTAGRAM's 'Last Rites' Live In March

March 6 and March 7, 2009 will bear witness to return of the authentic, pioneering madman Bobby Liebling and PENTAGRAM. This legendary U.S. deity of dark rock and doom will cast its shadow for two nights only, in New York City and Baltimore. For the first time in 25 years, the "Godfather of U.S. doo...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Another New Song Posted Online

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have posted a new song, "The Gardeners of Eden", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Harvest Floor", which is scheduled for release on January 20 in North America; January 30 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy;...

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SCOTT WEILAND Interviewed On KROQ; Video Available

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland was interviewed on the Los Angeles radio station KROQ prior to his December 14, 2008 performance at the annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas at the Gibson Amphitheatre in L.A. Watch the chat below. Weiland's second solo album, "Happy In Ga...

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PRO-PAIN Announces New Drummer

Florida-based hardcore/metal veterans PRO-PAIN have added drummer Rick Halverson to their lineup. Rick is best known for his work with Omaha thrashers NARCOTIC SELF, STEPHEN PEARCY (RATT) and the power metal group CELLADOR. Halverson states: "PRO-PAIN is a phenomenal band to be working with. I'm rea...

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EXODUS On 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'; Audio Available

Guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS were the featured guests on the December 7, 2008 edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie". The interview is now available for streaming at this location. "Let Ther...

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WARBRINGER's New Album To Be Produced By EXODUS Guitarist

While earning a reputation as road warriors, Los Angeles thrashers WARBRINGER have spent the last two months at home working on new material that will comprise their second album. The five-piece is now prepared to enter the studio in January to record the follow-up to "War Without End", voted by Rev...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Comments On One-Night-Only Reunion With Original Singer

Original VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist Gary St. Pierre (ex-HAWAII),who sang on the group's 1985 debut, "Soldiers of the Night", will rejoin the band for its appearance at the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Commented the band: "In tri...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: 'The Harvest Floor' E-Card Available

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION will release their new album, "The Harvest Floor", on January 20 in North America; January 30 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy; and February 2 throughout the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records. An e-card for the album can be found at this...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, ALICE COOPER Members To Take Part In ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Former and present members of GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER, YES, KISS, STRAY CATS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD and ALICE COOPER's and PAUL MCCARTNEY's bands will take part in next year's Hollywood edition of Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will take place April 29-Ma...

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It was Predestined

MAELSTROM's "It was Predestined" is epic power/thrash like you've never heard it. The EP is just a taste of what promises to be one of 2009's most ambitious full-length albums. The band formed back in the '80s, eventually breaking up with members moving on to play in SPOOGE, SOILENT GREEN, and CARBO...

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SCOTT WEILAND: 'Missing Cleveland' Video Available

"Missing Cleveland", the new video from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Kevin Kerslake, who has previously helmed videos for such artists as THE USED, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, ATREYU, PAPA ROACH and VELVET REVOLVER. The song co...

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EXODUS Guitarist Comments On Upcoming OVERKILL European Tour

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS and New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL will embark on a European co-headlining tour in February. Commented EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt: "We are so fired up to be doing the co-headlining tour with our old friends OVERKILL. After playing two festivals together we talk...

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EXODUS: Seattle Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS performing at El Corazon in Seattle, Washington on November 15, 2008 can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "JohnTheDrummer88"). "Let There Be Blood", the controversial re-recording of EXODUS' classic 1985 debut album "Bonde...