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MARTY FRIEDMAN On His Upcoming Autobiography: 'It Became This Monster Of A Project'

In a new interview with "THAT Rocks!", the YouTube series hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke about his upcoming autobiography, "Dreaming Japanese", which will arrive on December 3 via Permuted Press. Asked why now is the right time...

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TIM FLUCKEY Says ADEMA Is 'Done Picking Singers': 'We're Terrible At It'

In a new interview with the 97.7 QLZ radio station, ADEMA guitarist/vocalist Tim Fluckey confirmed that he and his bandmates are working on their first studio album since 2007's "Kill The Headlights". He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It hasn't been officially announced yet, and we'll t...

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SCOTT IAN Says His Comments To KERRY KING About SLAYER Reunion Were Meant In A 'Lighthearted' Way

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that his recent comments about SLAYER's upcoming reunion shows were meant in a "lighthearted" way. In a recent interview with Dave Ling of Classic Rock magazine, Ian was asked if he was as astonished as everyone else when SLAYER recently came out of retirement. He re...

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TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI On New MEGADETH Music: 'We're Gonna Start Talking About Putting Some Ideas Together'

In a new interview with Italy's Poisoned Rock webzine, guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari spoke about his addition to MEGADETH. The 37-year-old Finnish musician stepped in last September for MEGADETH's longtime axeman Kiko Loureiro, who announced earlier that month that he would sit out the next leg of MEGA...

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As much as all enjoy the sound of a skillfully played guitar, free entry into the world of instrumental shred records is not something that will appeal to everyone. But if anyone can win over the doubters, it's Marty Friedman. Perhaps most celebrated for his tenure as Dave Mustaine's six-string foil...

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BRUCE DICKINSON On Cursing Out Fan For Lighting Flare At IRON MAIDEN Show: 'I Shouldn't Have Called Him A Greek C***'

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson has admitted that he "lost [his] rag" when he blasted a fan as a "Greek cunt" and a "fucking cocksucker" for lighting a flare during the band's concert in Athens, Greece less than two years ago. The incident occurred on July 16, 2022 as MAIDEN launched into the ten...

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MEGADETH's DIRK VERBEUREN Brings Climate Change Fight To Metal Scene With SAVAGE LANDS

By David E. Gehlke Environmental topics in metal are nothing new — ANNIHILATOR has "Stonewall", OBITUARY made a rare topical salvo with "Don't Care" and GOJIRA has been writing about saving the whales and the oceans for years. Penning metal songs about the challenges the earth faces against relentle...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Release 'Dreaming Japanese' Autobiography In December

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will release his autobiography, "Dreaming Japanese", on December 3 via Permuted Press. The 61-year-old musician, who has lived in Japan since 2003, announced the completion of the book in a social media post on Monday (May 13). He wrote: "After an exhaustive...

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RACHEL BOLAN Says 'Fans Are Losing Their Minds' Over SKID ROW's Upcoming Shows With LZZY HALE

Rachel Bolan says that "fans are losing their minds" over the fact that HALESTORM's Lzzy Hale will play a handful of concerts with SKID ROW in late May and early June. The 40-year-old singer, who has fronted her band HALESTORM for more than two and a half decades, will handle the vocal duties for SK...

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Watch: WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Plays 'Eruption' During FOO FIGHTERS Concert At WELCOME TO ROCKVILLE

Wolfgang Van Halen played his father's classic instrumental "Eruption" during Saturday night's (May 11) FOO FIGHTERS concert at Welcome To Rockville festival in Daytona Beach, Florida. The moment came as FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl jokingly complained to the crowd that, unlike his bandmates, he...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Needs To Write 'A Thoughtful' And 'Perfect E-Mail' To SKID ROW To Clear Up 'A Miscommunication'

During an appearance on the May 10 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", Sebastian Bach was asked if there has been any dialogue between him and his former bandmates in SKID ROW about a possible reunion now that they are once again in need of a singer. He responded (as transcribed b...

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Is IRON MAIDEN A Democracy? BRUCE DICKINSON Responds

During an appearance on the May 8 episode of the Brazilian TV talk show "Conversa Com Bial", Bruce Dickinson was asked if IRON MAIDEN is a democracy. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Uh, ultimately you can't have a team as a democracy. A football team is not a democracy. You've go...

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Go Behind The Scenes Of MEGADETH's Concert In Paraguay During 'Crush The World' Spring 2024 Latin American Tour

Professor Reggie Almeida of the Renzo Gracie TN Brazilian jiu-jitsu school in Tennessee, who has been traveling with MEGADETH on the band's recent tours, has uploaded behind-the-scenes video from MEGADETH's April 11 concert at Jockey Club in Asunción, Paraguay. Check out the footage below. As previo...

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TROY LUCCKETTA Explains Decision To 'Step Back' From TESLA

In a new interview with Jeff Gaudiosi of MisplacedStraws.com, former TESLA drummer Troy Luccketta spoke about his decision to leave the band more than two and a half years ago. He said: "First of all, the COVID thing happened, and that shut us down. That gave me time to take some time off and reflec...

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Five MEGADETH Concerts On Spring 2024 Latin American Tour Grossed Total Of $4 Million

MEGADETH appears on the latest Pollstar's Live75 chart, which tracks active tours by the average tickets sold for shows that happened over the past 30 days. According to Pollstar, five of the 12 MEGADETH concerts from the band's just-completed Latin American "Crush The World" tour moved a total of 7...