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VOIVOD Invades Austin For SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST; Video Available

Video footage of VOIVOD's March 19, 2010 and March 20, 2010 performances at the Scoot Inn and the Galaxy Room, respectively, in Austin, Texas during this year's South By Southwest (SXSW) festival can be viewed below. VOIVOD's new DVD, "Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", was released on November 17, 2...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Says DAVE MUSTAINE Is 'A Professional Bulls**t Artist'

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current HYDROGYN guitarist Jeff Young. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH mainman] alleges that you opened up his suitcase once and found a love let...

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VOIVOD: Montreal Footage Available

Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD performed at Club Soda in Montreal on Saturday, December 12 — the band's first headlining show in the city in ten years. The concert was being billed as a release party for the group's new DVD, "Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", which was released on November 17 via...

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METALLICA Bassist On 'Monster' Documentary, 'Death Magnetic' Songwriting Process

Jon Matsumoto of MercuryNews.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the 2004 METALLICA documentary "Some Kind of Monster" (filmed while vocalist-guitarist James Hetfield was struggling to beat alcoholism): "I wa...

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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed On 'Metal File'

Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin of Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. VOIVOD will perform at Club Soda in Montreal on Saturday, December 12 — the band's first headlining sh...

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GILBY CLARKE: 'I've Always Thought My Strength Was Being Able To Juggle All Factors'

North County Times recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES/ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the TV show "Rock Star: Supernova" in which he played in a band with ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer...

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Former METALLICA Bassist Auctioning 24-Year-Old Guitar

Former METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney (who was in the band before Cliff Burton) is selling the Fender Precision bass guitar that he purchased in 1985 and used in his post-METALLICA band PHANTASM. He writes on the eBay auction page, "I am including the original sales receipt which has my address that...

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THE KINKS' RAY DAVIES To Perform With METALLICA At ROCK HALL's 25th Anniversary

Ray Davies from THE KINKS will join METALLICA for their October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also scheduled to appear with the San Francisco heavy metal giants is legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbou...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With METALLICA At ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME's 25th Anniversary

Legendary BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne will join METALLICA for their October 30, 2009 performance at Madison Square Garden as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video footage of METALLICA rehearsing the SABBATH classic "War Pigs" in the "tuning room" be...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: DAVE MUSTAINE 'Is Not In This Band For A Reason'

On September 28, 2009, METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was interviewed by Cindy Scull of the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas radio station 97.1 The Eagle Rocks. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On rumors that METALLICA was assembling a tour that would feature the "Big Four" of th...

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VOIVOD: 'Tatsumaki: Voivod In Japan 2008' DVD Due In November

"Tatsumaki: Voivod in Japan 2008", a brand new DVD from Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD, will be released on November 17 via MVD Entertainment Group. The disc will contain professionally filmed footage (three-camera shoot) of VOIVOD's September 20, 2008 concert at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan. The...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Talks To Orlando's 101.1 WJRR; Audio Available

Orlando, Florida radio station 101.1 WJRR conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich before the band's October 3, 2009 concert at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. Lars answered questions about his celebrity wife, the persistent rumors of a possible "Big Four" tour, making an impact...

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METALLICA Performs 'The Shortest Straw' For First Time In 12 Years; Video Available

METALLICA performed the song "The Shortest Straw" for the first time since 1997 last night (Saturday, September 19, 2009) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of Metallica.com). The band's complete setlis...

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VOIVOD Guitarist On Possibility Of New Music: If The Guys Want To Try Something, I'll Be There

What's That Dude Play? conducted an interview with VOIVOD guitarist Dan Mongrain in late August in Oslo, Norway. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. What's That Dude Play?: Tell me a bit about being the new guy. Obviously you were a big fan and had a mentor relationship with Piggy. ...

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VOIVOD Drummer Interviewed At Finland's JALOMETALLI Festival

A video interview with VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin conducted at this year's Jalometalli metal music festival — which was held August 14-15, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland — can be viewed below. "Infini", the new album from VOIVOD, sold around 840 copies in the United States in its f...