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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA On MAYHEM FESTIVAL: Our Production Has Been Bigger Than We've Ever Done Before

A two-minute video clip of SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya talking about the band's participation in this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival can be seen below. "Our production has been bigger than we've ever done in any SLAYER tour," he said. "The last few times that we've...

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SPITFIRE RECORDS Founder PAUL BIBEAU Returns With New Venture, FADE TO SILENCE RECORDS

Spitfire Records company founder/president and industry veteran Paul Bibeau has returned to the business of music after a long hiatus from the industry to launch Fade To Silence Records via AMPED Distribution worldwide. The new label will focus on establishing a cutting and creative edge driven labe...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Attendance Was 'About What We Would Draw If We Were Doing Our Own Tour'

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya has dismissed the suggestion that the band was playing to a smaller audience than usual as the headliner of this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. "We have a fanbase of about five or six thousand at every place we play, so the crowd that w...

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STONE SOUR Begins Mixing 'Straight Outta Burbank' Covers EP

STONE SOUR's next covers EP, "Straight Outta Burbank", is currently being mixed for a tentative late summer release. The effort will include cover versions of songs by BAD BRAINS, THE ROLLING STONES, SLAYER, MÖTLEY CRÜE and IRON MAIDEN. Making a guest appearance on STONE SOUR's rendition of THE ROLL...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Explains 'Black Metal' Song In 'The Lords Of Salem' Movie

Rob Zombie and guitarist John 5 wrote and recorded a black-metal song for the fictional band LEVIATHAN THE FLEEING SERPENT featured in Zombie's 2013 movie "The Lords Of Salem". Asked how the track came about, John 5 told Austria's Stormbringer webzine in a new interview (see video below): "Rob just...

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SLAYER's GARY HOLT, PAUL BOSTAPH Weigh In On MAYHEM FESTIVAL Controversy (Video)

On July 31, Jay Nanda of San Antonio Metal Music Examiner and AXS.com conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph at the San Antonio, Texas stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. The 2015 Mayhem Festival genera...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: I Respect What VINNIE PAUL Is Doing By Moving Forward In His Life

Former PANTERA and current DOWN and SUPERJOINT singer Philip Anselmo was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked about a recent claim by John ...

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This Year's ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL Could Be Last Ever, Says Co-Founder

This year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival could very well turn out to be the event's last, if the latest couple of social-media posts by Mayhem co-founder John Reese are anything to go by. The 2015 edition of Mayhem kicked off on June 26 in Chula Vista, California and wrapped last night (Sun...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE: 'The Older I Get, The More I Don't Care About What People Think'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee recently spoke to upstart video channel Louder Noise TV about his passion for dance music. The 52-year-old musician, whose current artistic endeavors include touring as an electronic dance music DJ with his METHODS OF MAYHEM DJ/production partner DJ Aero, said: "I get a...

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GARY HOLT Says SLAYER's 'Repentless' Is 'Brutally Crushing' With 'Some Pleasant Surprises'

Kristyn Clark of Pop Culture Madness conducted an interview with SLAYER and EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt at a recent stop on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On pulling double duty with SLAYER and EXOD...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Didn't Realize 'Repentless' Wasn't A Word In English Language

Sofia Samrad of DCW50 conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and drummer Paul Bostaph at a recent stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can watch the report below. Asked about the title of SLAYER's forthcoming album, "Repentless", Kerry said: "I made [the word] up....

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KING DIAMOND To Perform Entire 'Abigail' Album On Upcoming Tour?

KING DIAMOND will make a special announcement on August 3 — one day after the completion of the band's participation in this year's edition of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Although no details have yet been revealed, speculation is that KING DIAMOND will perform its classic second album...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder 'Committed Business Suicide' With 'Gray, Bald And Fat' Comment

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King says that he didn't take it personally when Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman criticized the metal scene for the lower-than-usual attendance at this year's edition of the travelling event. The tour is smaller this year, with fewer bands overall...

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FEAR FACTORY's DINO CAZARES Says MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder 'Has A Point'

In a brand new interview with Overdrive, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares was asked about Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival co-founder Kevin Lyman's recent comment that metal has gotten "gray, bald and fat," and that it had no worthy future headlining acts to take over from the classic bands...

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MAYHEM FESTIVAL Co-Founder JOHN REESE To Metal Community: 'It Is Vitally Important That We All Unite, Not Divide'

John Reese (pictured with SLAYER's Kerry King),the co-founder of the annual Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, has penned an "open letter" to the heavy metal community, asking everyone to support the genre and not continue to make divisive comments regarding the event. After Reese's partner, Ke...