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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE To Appear At Whisky A Go Go Next Week

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will make a special appearance at the legendary Whisky A Go Go at 8901 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood on Wednesday, August 22 at 8 p.m. Mustaine recently told Guitar World magazine that MEGADETH is working on material for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We hav...

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WOLFHEART: 'Breakwater' Video Premiere

"Breakwater", the new video from Finnish metallers WOLFHEART, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's long-awaited fourth full-length studio album, "Constellation Of The Black Light", which will be released on September 28 via Napalm Records. WOLFHEART leader Tuomas Saukkonen stated abo...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Chances Are Probably 95 Percent' That MEGADETH Will Release New Studio Album In 2019

Dave Mustaine has confirmed to Guitar World magazine that MEGADETH is working on material for the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. "We have been for a few weeks now," he said. "All the bandmembers are at home writing stuff and putting it in the same spot, keeping all the riffs centralized in on...

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MEGADETH Bassist On 'Dystopia' Album: 'We Had To Get It Back Down To Nothing To Build Something Really Incredible Up'

Metal Wani's Chuck Marshall recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it's true that MEGADETH is planning on releasing new music in 2019: Ellefson: "That's the...

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WOLFHEART To Release 'Constellation Of The Black Light' Album In September

Finnish metallers WOLFHEART will release their long-awaited fourth full-length studio album, "Constellation Of The Black Light", on September 28 via Napalm Records. WOLFHEART's music embraces the sheer force and beauty of Finnish nature with fiery passion. After the success of their first three albu...

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MEGADETH Releases 'Vic Rattlehead' Facebook Messenger Bot

MEGADETH has released a Vic Rattlehead Facebook messenger bot which allows fans stay up to date on news and events and get merchandise discounts and exclusive content. To kick it off, MEGADETH is giving away a "Peace Sells" guitar signed by Mustaine. Connect to win at this location. Said Mustaine...

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KIKO LOUREIRO Looks Back On His First Show With MEGADETH: 'That Concert Was Really Difficult, But It Was Fun'

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro was recently interviewed by Loud Trax. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the very first concert he played as a member of MEGADETH, which took place in July 2015 at the Festival D'été De Québec (also known as by its acronym FEQ, or Quebec City Summer Fe...

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MEGADETH Bassist Says Artist Payouts From SPOTIFY Are 'Extremely Unfair'

MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and drummer Dirk Verbeuren were interviewed at this year's Graspop Metal Meeting, which was held June 21-24 in Dessel, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if MEGADETH is the kind of band that pays attention to the number of streams its music gets on Spoti...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Never Said That LARS ULRICH Was Standing In The Way Of More 'Big Four' Shows

Dave Mustaine says that he never blamed METALLICA's Lars Ulrich for the lack of more "Big Four" shows. The MEGADETH leader made headlines earlier in the month when he told Danish web site Heavymetal.dk that he "strongly" doubted there would be any more concerts featuring the so-called "Big Four" of...

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MEGADETH Joined By ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT For 'Symphony Of Destruction' Performance At HELLFEST (Video)

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott joined MEGADETH on stage on June 24 at Hellfest in Clisson, France to perform the song "Symphony Of Destruction". Check out fan-filmed video footage below. The next day, Amott wrote on Instagram: "Thank you, Dave Mustaine and MEGADETH, for inviting me to play 'Symp...

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MEGADETH: Making Of New 'Peace Sells' VIC RATTLEHEAD Stage Costume (Video)

Video footage of the making of the new "Peace Sells" stage costume for MEGADETH's longtime mascot Vic Rattlehead can be seen in two parts below. Vic Rattlehead has appeared on a number of MEGADETH albums as well as a myriad of band merchandise. In 2018, MEGADETH is celebrating its 35th anniversary...

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MEGADETH Performs 'The Conjuring' Live For First Time In 17 Years (Video)

MEGADETH played its 1986 song "The Conjuring" live for the first time since 2001 Tuesday night (June 12) at the Home Monitoring Aréna in Plzeň, Czech Republic, where the band was the support act for JUDAS PRIEST. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. MEGADETH also played "Th...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On Collecting Ideas For Next MEGADETH Album: "We're So Far Ahead Of The Game Ready Right Now'

At this past weekend's Rockfest festival in Hyvinkää, Finland, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Kaaos TV about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The upcoming effort will mark the group's first release to feature drummer Dirk Verbeure...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON On SLAYER's 'Final' Tour: 'I'd Like To Think They're Not Gone Forever'

In a brand new interview with Inquisitr, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked about SLAYER's decision to call it quits after completing one final world tour. He said: "Look, groups retire for all kinds of different reasons. Either they've just lost interest, their heart just isn't into it anymo...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Son Has Actually Inspired Me A Lot With Music'

SoundDiego's J-Mar conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine when the band headlined the Fronterizo Fest in Tijuana in late April. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what inspires him to continue making new music and how he keeps his songwriting fresh, Mustaine said: "Prior ban...