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MEGADETH Superfan Pays $5,000 For Two-Hour Songwriting Session With DAVE MUSTAINE

At least one MEGADETH superfan has paid $5,000 for a songwriting session with the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, as part of the ongoing PledgeMusic pre-order campaign for MEGADETH's forthcoming album. The two-hour session will take place in Nashville, Tennessee on a mutually agreeable date. Other Pl...

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KERRY KING Calls New SLAYER Album 'The Ultimate Heavy Outcome'

SLAYER — bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, guitarist Kerry King, and returning drummer Paul Bostaph, along with touring guitarist Gary Holt and producer Terry Date — has completed recording its eleventh studio album and the band's first new effort since 2009's Grammy-nominated "World Painted Blood". The C...

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SLAYER: New Song 'When The Stillness Comes' Available For Streaming

"When The Stillness Comes", the first new song from SLAYER in nearly a year, can be streamed below. The track, accompanied by a live recording of "Black Magic", from the band's 1983 album "Show No Mercy" and recorded live at the 2014 Wacken Open Air festival, will be made available as part of Record...

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SLAYER To Perform At CONVERSE's 'Rubber Tracks Live' Festival

SLAYER is among the artists that will perform at Converse's five-day, multi-genre Rubber Tracks Live festival in Boston, Massachusetts. The event, which will feature five different themed concerts — alternative rock, indie dance, heavy metal, hip-hop and punk — will kick of on Monday, April 27, with...

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SLAYER's 'When The Stillness Comes' Single To Be Made Available On Green, White And Bi-Colored Vinyl

"When The Stillness Comes", the first new track from SLAYER in nearly a year, will be available as part of Record Store Day on April 18. The song, accompanied by a live recording of "Black Magic", from the band's 1983 album "Show No Mercy" and recorded live at the 2014 Wacken Open Air festival, will...

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THE DOORS Guitarist ROBBY KRIEGER Featured In New Video From Ex-KYUSS Singer JOHN GARCIA

The official video for "Her Bullets Energy", a song from former KYUSS and current VISTA CHINO frontman John Garcia, can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Robby Krieger of THE DOORS, is taken from Garcia's self-titled solo album, which was released in August 201...

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YES And TOTO To Join Forces For North American Tour

World-renowned recording artists YES and TOTO today announced they will join forces this summer for a co-headlining North American tour. Among the world's most influential, ground-breaking, and respected progressive rock bands, Grammy Award-winning YES has sold nearly 40 million albums in a career t...

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Exclusive: STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC Died After Mixing Alcohol And Prescription Drugs

STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static died after mixing a cocktail of Xanax and other powerful prescription drugs with alcohol, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal. The 48-year-old Static, whose real name was Wayne Richard Wells, was just getting ready to head out on co-headlining tours with POWERMAN 5...

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SLAYER: New Song 'When The Stillness Comes' To Be Made Available For 'Record Store Day'

"When The Stillness Comes", the first new track from SLAYER in nearly a year, will be available as part of Record Store Day on April 18, it is announced today by SLAYER and Nuclear Blast. The song, accompanied by a live recording of "Black Magic", from the band's 1983 album "Show No Mercy" and recor...

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WAYNE STATIC Tribute DEAN Modifier ML Guitar Unveiled At NAMM (Video)

Josh Maloney, who works in artist relations at Dean Guitars, talked about the company's new Wayne Static Modifier ML guitars — built for Wayne before his untimely passing in November 2014 — at this weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Check out the footage below. Said Josh: "As you know, in 2...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, COAL CHAMBER, ALICE COOPER Members Perform At WAYNE STATIC Memorial Concert (Video)

SNOT, ILL NIÑO's Cristian Machado and Diego Verduzco, ORGY's Jay Gordon, Lita Ford, JANE'S ADDICTION's Dave Navarro, COAL CHAMBER's Miguel "Meegs" Rascon, ALICE COOPER guitarist Nita Strauss and OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya are among the musicians who performed at the Wayne Static memorial concert o...

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SNOT To Perform At WAYNE STATIC Memorial Concert

Reunited Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT will play a six-song set at the Wayne Static memorial concert on Tuesday, January 20 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Also scheduled to appear are the remaining members of Wayne's solo band, who will perform STATIC-X's debut albu...

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POWERMAN 5000 Narrowly Escapes Georgia Hotel Fire, Vows To Continue Tour

POWERMAN 5000 guitarist Nick Quijano has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I just wanted to let you know that we were all involved in a 10th-floor fire at the Radisson [hotel] in [Marietta], Georgia this evening around 6 p.m. "We checked into our rooms to relax before our show a...

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MAX CAVALERA On Passing Of WAYNE STATIC: 'It's Sad'

On November 6, Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) was interviewed on "The Chainsaw Symphony" radio program. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Commenting on the recent passing of STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static, Max said: "It's sad, man. I never met Wayne...

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Coroner: 'No Foul Play Is Suspected' In Death Of STATIC-X Frontman WAYNE STATIC

A spokesperson for the San Bernardino coroner's office says that "no foul play is suspected" in the death of STATIC-X frontman and founder Wayne Static, who reportedly passed away quietly in his sleep last weekend. "We can confirm the death of Wayne Dick Static, a 48-year-old Landers resident on 11/...