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SEPULTURA's ELOY CASAGRANDE On ANDRÉ MATOS: 'He Was The First Guy That Gave Me The Opportunity To Be A Professional Musician'

During this week's installment of SEPULTURA's "SepulQuarta" session, drummer Eloy Casagrande reflected on the passing of former ANGRA singer André Matos. Matos, who also sang for the Brazilian metal bands VIPER and SHAMAN, died last June after suffering a heart attack. He was only 47 years old. Eloy...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER On Late ANGRA Singer ANDRÉ MATOS: 'He's Gonna Be Missed Forever'

During last week's installment of SEPULTURA's "SepulQuarta" session, guitarist Andreas Kisser reflected on the passing of former ANGRA singer André Matos. Matos, who also sang for the Brazilian metal bands VIPER and SHAMAN, died last June after suffering a heart attack. He was only 47 years old. And...

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KIKO LOUREIRO Releases Two More 2015 MEGADETH Audition Videos: 'Trust' And 'Holy Wars'

In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. Loureiro has now released two more videos he sent to David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine five years ago of him performing the songs "Trust" a...

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Watch KIKO LOUREIRO's 2015 MEGADETH Audition Video

In April 2015, it was announced that Brazilian guitarist Kiko Loureiro had joined MEGADETH, replacing Chris Broderick, who had left the band five months earlier. In the nine-minute video below, Kiko reveals the story behind his audition for MEGADETH, and shares a clip he sent to David Ellefson and D...

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Video: DRAGONFORCE Plays In Los Angeles With Drummer AQUILES PRIESTER

DRAGONFORCE played its second show with drummer Aquiles Priester (ANGRA, TONY MACALPINE, W.A.S.P.) this past Friday night (March 6) at The Regent Theater in Los Angeles, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert, which featured a guest appearance by Tosin Abasi (ANIMALS AS LEADERS) and Tim...

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DRAGONFORCE's GEE ANZALONE To Miss U.S. Tour; AQUILES PRIESTER To Step In

Drummer Gee Anzalone will be forced to miss DRAGONFORCE's upcoming U.S. tour due to health issues and will be temporarily replaced by Aquiles Priester (ANGRA, TONY MACALPINE, W.A.S.P.). Anzalone's absence from the trek was announced earlier today via DRAGONFORCE's social media. The band wrote: "DRAG...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says DIRK VERBEUREN's Drumming On MEGADETH's New Album Is 'Exceptional'

Dave Mustaine has praised Dirk Verbeuren's drumming on MEGADETH's new album. Earlier today, the MEGADETH leader took to his Twitter to wish the Belgian-born-and-now-Los-Angeles-based drummer a happy 45th birthday. He wrote: "Happy birthday to my drummer extraordinaire, Dirk Verbeuren! You are a powe...

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Hang Out With DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI And MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO On TWITCH

This afternoon (Friday, December 13),come hang with DRAGONFORCE's Herman Li and MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro on Twitch. Beginning at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET, Li and Loureiro will chat with you and do some jamming too. In a 2016 interview with Communities Digital News, Li said that he started playing the...

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DELAIN's CHARLOTTE WESSELS: 'I Was Totally Bewitched By KATE BUSH As A Kid'

In an interview with Kel from the "Kel-n-Rich Show", frontwoman Charlotte Wessels of Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN professed her admiration for British artist Kate Bush. The enigmatic Bush established herself as one of the U.K.'s leading female singers in the late '70s and '80s in large part beca...

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New Spider Species Named After Members Of IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, DEF LEPPARD And ANGRA

According to Public Radio International, a Brazilian biologist who happens to be a heavy metal fan has named four new spider species after members of from IRON MAIDEN, SCORPIONS, DEF LEPPARD and ANGRA. Cristina Rheims, a researcher at Sao Paulo'a biological research center Instituto Butantan, named...

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MEGADETH's KIKO LOUREIRO Is Working On New Solo Album

MEGADETH guitarist Kiko Loureiro has confirmed that he is in pre-production for his next solo album. The disc will be the follow-up to "Sounds Of Innocence", which was released in June 2012. "I'm here doing pre-production on my new album," Kiko stated in a new video message posted to his social med...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Thanks Family, Friends And Fans For Support After Cancer Diagnosis

Dave Mustaine has thanked his family, friends and fans for their support in the week since he announced he was diagnosed with throat cancer. The 57-year-old MEGADETH leader revealed his cancer diagnosis on June 17 on social media. He said that he has already begun treatment as part of a plan that hi...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER Dedicates Acoustic Performance To ANDRÉ MATOS (Video)

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser dedicated his acoustic performance at the Rio Montreux Jazz Festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday (June 8) to former ANGRA singer André Matos, who died earlier that day. Before launching into an acoustic version of the PANTERA classic "Walk", Kisser called...

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HERMAN LI Pays Tribute To ANDRÉ MATOS: Without ANGRA, DRAGONFORCE Would Not Exist

Herman Li has paid tribute to André Matos, saying that without ANGRA, DRAGONFORCE would not exist. Matos, who sang for the Brazilian metal bands ANGRA, VIPER and SHAMAN, died on Saturday, June 8 after suffering a heart attack. He was only 47 years old. On Sunday (June 9),the DRAGONFORCE guitarist p...

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Former ANGRA Singer ANDRÉ MATOS Died Of Heart Attack

The official Facebook page of André Matos, former lead singer of the Brazilian metal band ANGRA, has confirmed that the musician died of a heart attack on Saturday (June 8). Because André was "an extremely reserved person" who made it clear while he was alive that he did not want his family to have...