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TRIVIUM's MATT HEAFY: If You're Relying On Backing Tracks, You're Doing Something Wrong

TRIVIUM frontman Matt Heafy and bassist Paolo Gregoletto were recently interviewed by Germany's Pitcam.tv. The full chat can be seen below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On including more screaming vocals on the group's new album, "The Sin And The Sentence": Matt: "[201...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON Leaves Entire Estate To His Wife TALINDA And His Six Children

According to TMZ, Chester Bennington has left his entire estate to his widow and his six children. The LINKIN PARK singer, who tragically took his own life in July, left his retirement account to Talinda Bennington and divided the remaining assets among his six kids through the Chester And Talinda B...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Wanted To Do 'Something Cool' With Cover Of PINK FLOYD's 'Wish You Were Here'

Kat Mykals from the Evansville, Indiana radio station 103 GBF recently interviewed AVENGED SEVENFOLD bassist Johnny Christ. The full chat can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On the group's latest release, "The Stage", being an "evolving album": Johnny: "We...

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LINKIN PARK's CHESTER BENNINGTON Tribute Concert To Be Streamed Live

One week from tonight, the surviving members of LINKIN PARK will celebrate the life of their friend and bandmate Chester Bennington with an unforgettable night of music at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The one-night-only show sold out immediately, but now fans will have another chance to exper...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer is 'Pretty Excited' About Deluxe Version Of 'The Stage'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows spoke to Meltdown of the WRIF radio station about the December 15 release of the deluxe version of the band's critically acclaimed album "The Stage" (Capitol). This new edition features seven additional studio songs plus four previously unreleased live tracks reco...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer On 'The Stage' Surprise Release: 'It Was Horrible For The Casual Fan'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows admitted in a new interview that the band "definitely dropped the ball in terms of the casual fan" when it came to the marketing of its latest album, "The Stage". The surprise release of the disc, which was announced the night it went on sale twelve months ago,...

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METALLICA: London Pop-Up Shop To Open This Week

Ahead of its sold-out U.K. tour, METALLICA has announced it will launch a pop-up store in London. It will be open from October 18 through October 24 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., except for October 24, when it will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. It is located in the pop-up hot spot of Shoreditch at 45 Cha...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Has 'A Lot Of Exciting Announcements' Planned

Earlier this past week, Drew Shannon of the QWIK Rock 105.9 radio station conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Zacky Vengeance. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if AVENGED SEVENFOLD has been working on any new music, Zacky said: "Right now we...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD To Release Deluxe Version Of 'The Stage' In December

AVENGED SEVENFOLD has announced a December 15 release date for the deluxe version of its critically acclaimed album "The Stage" (Capitol). This new edition features seven additional studio songs plus four previously unreleased live tracks recorded during the band's recent shows at The O2 arena in Lo...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Releases Cover Version Of PINK FLOYD's 'Wish You Were Here'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD continues its expansion of new album "The Stage" with today's release: a cover of the PINK FLOYD classic "Wish You Were Here". You can now listen to it below. Over the course of the past several weeks, AVENGED SEVENFOLD have been steadily adding new tracks to "The Stage" and transf...

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SHAWN DROVER: My Reasons For Joining MEGADETH Were 'Purely Musical'

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE drummer Shawn Drover was recently interviewed by RockBoy Radio. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the differences between touring with a veteran act like MEGADETH and an up-and-coming group like ACT OF DEFIANCE, Shawn said: "Well, everyt...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE's SHAWN DROVER Talks About Challenges New Bands Face In Digital Era

In a brand new interview with Heavy Music Headquarters, former MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover spoke about his current band ACT OF DEFIANCE, which has just released its sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds". In addition to Drover, ACT OF DEFIANCE features ex-MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick, form...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Announces North American Tour With BREAKING BENJAMIN, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

AVENGED SEVENFOLD will embark on the North American "The Stage" tour in January. Support on the trek will come from BREAKING BENJAMIN and BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, October 6 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Confirmed shows so far: Jan. 12 - Nashville, TN...

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LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition On LARS ULRICH's 'It's Electric!' Show (Video)

Lars Ulrich interviewed PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool on for the October 1 episode of "It's Electric!", the METALLICA drummer's online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. During the chat, Les talked about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer SHAWN DROVER Recalls 'Excitement In The Air' Before First 'Big Four' Show

It's been seven years since the four biggest thrash metal bands — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — embarked on what they dubbed the "Big Four" tour, but the memories are still fresh for Shawn Drover. In an interview with the "Talk Toomey" podcast, the former MEGADETH drummer recalled the f...