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DAVE MUSTAINE On TEEMU MÄNTYSAARI's Addition To MEGADETH: 'We Are A Band Again'

In a new interview with Chuck Armstrong of "Loudwire Nights", MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was asked how the dynamic within the band since last year's addition of guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari. Mustaine responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, we are a band again. It doesn't feel like me...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY's MIKAEL STANNE On Artificial Intelligence: It's 'Exciting', 'Fascinating' And 'Scary'

In a new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal's Metal Global, DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE HALO EFFECT frontman Mikael Stanne weighed in on a debate about the variety of dangers A.I. (artificial intelligence) poses, ranging from the small to, potentially, the existential. Asked if it is scary that A....

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TODD LA TORRE: 'At 50 Years Old, I Still Can Sing All The QUEENSRŸCHE Stuff In Standard Tuning'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, Todd La Torre said that he has been embraced as the singer of QUEENSRŸCHE by most of the band's fans, more than a decade after he joined the group as the replacement for original frontman Geoff Tate. "Look, any time you have a singer change in a band...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Reflects On Missed Opportunity To Audition For METALLICA As JAMES HETFIELD's Temporary Replacement

Jeff Waters says that METALLICA approached the ANNIHILATOR camp to ask him to audition for METALLICA as James Hetfleld's temporary replacement (on guitar only) while James recovered from being burned onstage back in 1992. METALLICA's guitar tech John Marshall, who previously filled in for Hetfield i...

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Guitarist MAGNUS KARLSSON To Rejoin PRIMAL FEAR On The Road

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have confirmed that Swedish guitarist Magnus Karlsson, who has been primarily a studio member of the band for much of the past decade, will rejoin PRIMAL FEAR on the road following the recent departures of guitarists Alex Beyrodt and Tom Naumann, drummer Michael Eh...

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See MUDVAYNE Perform In West Palm Beach As Support Act For MEGADETH

The surfmiami YouTube channel has uploaded video of MUDVAYNE's August 24 concert at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida as the support act for MEGADETH. Check out the clips below. In a recent interview with Pablo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota radio station 93X, MUDVAYNE fr...

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JUDAS PRIEST Shares 'Invincible Shield' Pro-Shot Performance Video From Greece's RELEASE Festival

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have shared a professionally filmed video of the song "Invincible Shield", recorded on July 21 at the Release festival in Athens, Greece. Check out the clip below. JUDAS PRIEST recently announced leg two of its "Invincible Shield" tour with special guest SABA...

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Watch: MEGADETH Performs 'Washington Is Next!' Live For First Time In 15 Years

MEGADETH performed the song "Washington Is Next!" live for the first time since 2009 during the band's August 24 concert at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida. Fan-filmed video of the performance can be seen below. According to Setlist.fm, the setlist for the concert was as fo...

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BEAST IN BLACK's ANTON KABANEN Hasn't Had A Chance To Focus On Writing For Upcoming Fourth Album

In a new interview with The Chronicles Of Podcast, BEAST IN BLACK guitarist Anton Kabanen spoke about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2021's "Dark Connection" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "There hasn't been a peaceful enough environment to...

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STEVE HARRIS's BRITISH LION Is Continuing To Write Songs For Upcoming Third Album

In a new interview with Australia's Heavy, IRON MAIDEN bassist and founder Steve Harris was asked if he has commenced work on the third album from his BRITISH LION side project. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah. We've got two new songs already in the set anyway. We did a lot...

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Watch: TOM MORELLO And His 13-Year-Old Son ROMAN Discuss Making Of 'Soldier In The Army Of Love'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has shared a behind-the-scenes clip from the making of the upcoming official music video for his new solo single, "Soldier In The Army Of Love". In the two-minute clip, which can be seen below, Tom and his "guitar wizard son", 13-year-old Roman Morello,...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says Next MSG Album Will Feature Ex-SKID ROW Frontman ERIK GRÖNWALL On Most Of The Songs

In a new interview with Noise11's Paul Cashmere, legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker, who is currently promoting his upcoming album "My Years With UFO", celebrating the 50th anniversary of Schenker's years with UFO, discussed some of his other yet-to-be-released recording projects. He said (...

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PRIMAL FEAR Loses Four Members: 'There Was No Argument Or Bad Blood'

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have parted ways with guitarist Alex Beyrodt, guitarist Tom Naumann, drummer Michael Ehré and bassist Alex Jansen. Earlier today, Beyrodt, Naumann, Ehré and Jansen released the following statement via social media: "Dear fans and friends of PRIMAL FEAR, we unfortun...

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OVERKILL Recruits Ex-VENOM INC. Drummer JERAMIE KLING

New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL have recruited Jeramie Kling (VENOM INC.) as their new drummer. Kling joins the veteran outfit as the replacement for Jason Bittner, who announced his exit from OVERKILL earlier this month. OVERKILL said in a statement: "We're gearing up for an epic European and North A...

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DAVID ELLEFSON: '20 Years From Now, Are Young People Gonna Even Care About Playing Guitar Anymore?'

In a new interview with the WSOU 89.5 FM radio station, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was asked if he thinks there are a lot of problems facing metal musicians today. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I don't think in metal there's a problem. Honestly, what I think about —...