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Former MEGADETH Bassist On DAVE MUSTAINE: 'Things Are Peaceful Between Us'

Kris Melton of Rock Fist Reviews recently conducted an interview with bassist David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5, HAIL!). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock Fist Reviews: Dave Mustaine was the original guitarist for METALLICA. While MEGADETH gained fame, they never received quite the sa...

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AMORPHIS: 'Silver Bride' Single Tops Finnish Chart

"Silver Bride", the new single from Finnish metallers AMORPHIS, has topped the national chart in the band's home country. The "Silver Bride" single includes the radio-edit and full-length album versions of the title cut along with the non-album track "Separated". The "Silver Bride" radio edit was or...

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Former MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS To Be Presented With Commemorative Plaque

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman will be presented with a commemorative plaque for his 35-year career in music by Nikos Athineos, a rock DJ and presenter on the "Stargazer" metal radio show, one of the longest-running metal radio programs in the world. The award presentation will be...

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VIRGIN STEELE Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD FESTIVAL

Veteran New York metallers VIRGIN STEELE have been confirmed for the Play It Loud Festival, set to take place September 25-26 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Friday, September 25: VIRGIN STEELE PRAYING MANTIS NASTY TENDENCY RENEGADE Saturday, September 26: ANGELWITC...

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PAPA ROACH: Quality Munich Footage Available

Video footage of PAPA ROACH's April 27, 2009 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed below (courtesy of "eblinternational"). PAPA ROACH recently scored the second No. 1 hit of its career and first at mainstream rock stations with "Lifeline", the current single from the band's new CD, "Metamorphosis...

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GEEZER BUTLER: Why I'm A Vegan

BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL bassist Geezer Butler has teamed up with peta2 — the world's largest youth animal rights organization — to shoot a brand-new pro-vegetarian ad featuring Butler as he picks at his bass next to the tagline "I'm Geezer Butler, and I'm a vegan." (See video below.) "I used...

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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL: More On My Mom...'

Former TNT singer Tony Harnell has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "To everyone who has written or will still write regarding the passing of my mother, I want to thank you. Your love is felt, needed and deeply appreciated. I am truly heartbroken and your thoughts are very uplifting...

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THE LEGION: Another New Song Posted Online

Swedish black/death metallers THE LEGION, who feature in their ranks former MARDUK drummer Emil Dragutinovic, have issued the following update: "As of April 27, [the third THE LEGION album] 'A Bliss to Suffer' is finally out on Listenable Records! We have decided to celebrate this event by uploading...

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The Devil You Know

Crawling out of the gate with a doom dirge blast from the subterranean hollows of 1970, Tony Iommi leads his aging troops into one more battle with a riff and a tone that could level Mordor. It's BLACK SABBATH, the Ronnie James Dio-fronted version of the band, although the new moniker provides both...

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The Infection

CHIMAIRA is a band that's always played like they have something to prove. After an (at best) average debut, "The Impossibility Of Reason" roared in and earned them a spot amongst the powerhouses of the NWOAHM, while its self-titled follow-up was a monstrous display of a band that wasn't afraid to t...

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New Life Behind Closed Eyes

It is not surprising that Prosthetic Records snatched up UNHOLY based on the strength of its debut album, "Blood of the Medusa". After all, the band's modern metallic hardcore style fits snugly on the label's roster, right down to the impossibly tight, down-tuned production (i.e. no breathing room a...

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Annihilation Complete

A godly treasure trove for a select few of us, a big fat sack of "what?" for the rest of the world, this compilation is the motherlode for obsessive fans (are there any other kind?) of this recently-reactivated St. Louis progressive thrash band. While they deservedly achieved a higher profile with l...

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Blastphemous Sindecade

Has GORTAL really been in existence since 1996? I guess when the death metal ground is as fertile as it is in Poland you are bound to miss the occasional ball-busting act. In keeping with the country's proud tradition of technically accomplished, well written, and chunky-as-hell death metal, "Blastp...

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The Light-Devouring Darkness

Considering that 2009 sees a new release from gurgle 'n grate black metallers BEHERIT, I'm not sure ARCHGOAT's "The Light-Devouring Darkness" is a necessary companion to it, unless you've got the fanatical black metalist chromosome. That is not to say that "The Light-Devouring Darkness" from the Fin...

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TONY HARNELL's Mother Loses Battle With Cancer

Former TNT and current STARBREAKER singer Tony Harnell has issued the following statement: "I just wanted to let all of my supporters, fans and friends know that my beautiful mother departed from her body on Friday morning. She left peacefully and was brave and dignified to the very end. "Normally t...