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DAVE MUSTAINE Says 'United Abominations' Is 'A True MEGADETH Record'

Chuck Myden of Mydenrocks recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Mydenrocks: I love the intensity on the new CD ["United Abominations"]. Did that intensity come out natural or did you gear your writing to high intensity material? Dav...

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MEGADETH Mainman: 'I've Never Told Any Of Our Fans How To Vote, I Just Say Do Vote'

Caustic Truth's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On having political lyrics: "Well, MEGADETH has had political records forever. All you need to do is look at the titles: 'Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?!', 'The System Has Failed...

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Former RIP Editor Joins 'Hairball John Radio Show'

As editor of RIP magazine from 1987 to 1994, Lonn Friend has volumes of stories to share from the "decade of decadence" that was Eighties metal and he now brings those stories to "The Hairball John Radio Show" with the weekly feature "Tales from Planet Rock". Each episode of "Tales from Planet Rock"...

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LED ZEPPELIN Members To Attend Memorial for AHMET ERTEGUN Today

According to Led-Zeppelin.com, some of the biggest names in rock music, including Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and the surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN, will attend a private memorial in New York on Tuesday (April 17) for their late boss, Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun. Clapton,...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses AVANTASIA Project

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently gave an interview to his webmaster about "The Scarecrow", the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Si...

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World Chaos

Okay, this is it, I promise. This will be the last HOLY MOSES reissue review. What can I say — anyone into '80s thrash should be ecstatic that these albums, long scarce in the United States and out of print elsewhere, are seeing proper remastering and release for the modern age. If I've written enou...

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RUSH Drummer Shows Off Comedic Chops In 'Aqua Teen' Movie

Garnet Fraser of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm a cheap device for exposition," Neil Peart says over the phone from California, establishing two things straightaway. One: he knows his function in his role in the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" movie. Two: He's a comedy buff, who goes on to explain that he'...

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TOM MORELLO Is Looking For Zealots And Trying To Rattle Cages

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE/ex-AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello recently answered a couple of questions for Salon.com. Read on: Salon.com: Why did you make the decision to step away from AUDIOSLAVE and scale down to just voice and guitar? Morello: With AUDIOSLAVE, if we sold a million records, we might...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'I Just Wanted To Get Out And Play'

Jane Stevenson of Sun Media recently conducted an interview with former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell. A couple of excerpts follow: On touring in support of his second solo album, "Carry On", which isn't in stores until June 5: "It doesn't really matter in a sense, either, that it's...

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Former HYPOCRISY Axeman Treads UNCHARTED WATERS

Andreas Holma, former HYPOCRISY axeman and session player for SOILWORK and PAIN is currently working on material for his solo project UNCHARTED WATERS. Holma is looking for a record label to release his works but in the meantime you can check out some of his songs at this location. Commented Holma:...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Among LIVE EARTH Headliners

SMASHING PUMPKINS are one of the sixteen headliners whose names were announced as being part of the the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall said. Tickets for...

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DIMEBAG Book Author: 'Vulgar Display Of Power' Is Not A DIMEBAG Biography

Fan Rock Radio recently conducted an interview with Chris A., author of the book about the murder of PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, "A Vulgar Display Of Power: Courage And Carnage At The Alrosa Villa". A couple of excerpts follow: Fan Rock Radio: Chris, how did the idea to wr...

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Six Arrested Outside EVANESCENCE Concert

According to PostStar.com, six people who police believe were selling bootleg concert t-shirts were arrested late Thursday (April 5) outside the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, New York during the EVANESCENCE concert at the arena, police said. The six sold unlicensed t-shirts from parking l...

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Is Free OZZFEST A Good Value?

Rafer Guzmán of Newsday.com reports: When Ozzfest announced it would be free this year — that's right, free — happy headbangers were probably too stoked to wonder how the whole thing will work. Put simply, corporate sponsors will help defray the costs, allowing fans to pay nothing. But there is a wr...

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ROB HALFORD, LAMB OF GOD Featured On 'Rocknation' TV Program

Coming soon to a TV near you will be the weekly 30-minute metal program, "Rocknation". Put together by the Perris Records label, the program will air weekly Saturday night at midnight, and will feature only the best metal videos — of artists from other labels as well as on Perris. The show will be m...