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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'When I Go To A Concert, I Want To See Some Activity, Some Movement'
Jim Barber of Kingston, Ontario, Canada's daily newspaper Kingston Whig Standard recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On MEGADETH's upcoming shows in Canada as part of this year's Gigantour alongside MOTÖRHEAD, VOLBEAT...January 11, 2012
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Guitarist Who Played On Original Recording Of METALLICA's 'Hit The Lights' Interviewed (Audio)
On November 24, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Lloyd Grant, the guitarist who played on the original recording of the METALLICA song "Hit The Lights" in early 1982. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In his "Metallica Unbound"...January 10, 2012
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METALLICA Songs Performed By BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET, Double Bass Soloist GUY DAVID TUNEH (Video)
In his first "crossover" project, double bass soloist Guy David Tuneh in December 2010 joined together with BALTIC GUITAR QUARTET to perform in an unusual ensemble: guitar quartet and double bass. The result: six new works to be performed on double bass; three pieces for double bass as solo and thre...January 10, 2012
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Original METALLICA Bassist To Appear At 'Mad Monster Party'
Original METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney will appear at the Mad Monster Party — a retro monster celebration showcasing classic and contemporary creatures of the night (and day) — on March 23-25, 2012 at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mad Monster Party is a horror convention with a...January 9, 2012
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Reunited SANCTUARY Performs In Los Angeles; Photos, Video Footage Available
Reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY — which features in its ranks current NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard — performed this past Saturday, January 7 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. Photos of the concert can be found at this location. Video footage is available...January 9, 2012
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METALLICA's Next Album Will Contain 'Shorter, More To-The-Point' Songs
Last fall, METALLICA started writing the studio follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic", working from riffs and licks taped during the band's tuning-room jams over the past three years of touring. "We're about seven, eight songs into it," METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich tells Rolling Stone magazine about...January 8, 2012
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CHICKENFOOT: Footage Of JOE SATRIANI's Online Video Chat
CHICKENFOOT guitarist Joe Satriani took part in a video online chat yesterday (Saturday, January 7) using Google+'s "Hangouts" feature. Check out footage of the question-and-answer session below. CHICKENFOOT's sophomore album, "III", sold 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of relea...January 8, 2012
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CHICKENFOOT To Take Part In Online Video Chat
CHICKENFOOT will take part in a video online chat today (Saturday, January 7) using Google+'s "Hangouts" feature. Bassist Michael Anthony is going to be "hanging out" at 12 p.m. PST, with guitarist Joe Satriani set to follow him at 12:30 p.m. PST. The band states, "[Drummer] Kenny [Aronoff] is going...January 7, 2012
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METALLICA 3D Movie Officially Confirmed
METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following message: "As you know, we generally make it a policy not to comment on gossip or rumors, but we also pride ourselves on being first with 'TALLICA news. So, with that said, the more astute of you may have noticed a couple of mentions i...January 6, 2012
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BIOHAZARD: 'Reborn' Official Lyric Video Released
The official "lyric video" for "Reborn", a brand new song from New York hardcore metal legends BIOHAZARD, can be seen below. The track comes off the band's much-anticipated new album, "Reborn In Defiance", which will be released in Europe on January 20 via Nuclear Blast. "Reborn In Defiance" track l...January 5, 2012
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VOLBEAT: 'Beyond Hell/Above Heaven' Certified Platinum In Germany
"Beyond Hell/Above Heaven", the latest album from Danish metal rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) (The Federal Association of Music Industry) for sales in excess of 200,000 copies in Germany. Commented the band: "Together we made it happen. Th...January 5, 2012
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METALLICA's 'Black' Album Remains Top-Selling LP Of SoundScan Era
METALLICA is one of the top-selling artists since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking album sales in May 1991, with cumulative U.S. sales of more than 53 million copies. The band's 1991 self-titled fifth album, commonly known as "the black album," in 2009 surpassed SHANIA TWAIN's 1997 record, "Come On...January 4, 2012
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'Murder In The Front Row' Photographer Interviewed By 'Metal Assault' (Audio)
On December 27, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with legendary San Francisco Bay Area metal photographer Brian Lew about the large-format hardcover photo collection "Murder In The Front Row: Bay Area Bangers And The Birth Of Thrash Metal". You can now listen to the c...January 4, 2012
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METALLICA: 'Beyond Magnetic' To Receive CD Release
METALLICA's four-song EP called "Beyond Magnetic", which was made available digitally last month, will be released as a physical CD on January 31 (one day earlier internationally). The effort consists of the quartet of previously unheard tracks that the band unveiled in concert last month during its...January 4, 2012
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METALLICA: Official 45-Minute Video Recap Of Final 30th-Anniversary Show
METALLICA has posted a 45-minute video recap of the fourth and final intimate show at the Fillmore in San Francisco as part of the week-long celebration of its 30th anniversary as a band for fan club members only. Check it out below. Former METALLICA members Dave Mustaine (currently in MEGADETH),Ja...January 3, 2012