Music Drives Us has announced that Dave Mustaine of MEGADETH will play on Friday, December 16 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. This is a once-in-a-lifetime acoustic show where Dave will not only perform the band's hits, but also holiday classics. A limited number of tickets is available. Music Drives Us is ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 16 performance at BB&T Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey can be seen below. The setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. Wake Up Dead 03. In My Darkest Hour 04. The Threat Is Real 05. Conquer Or Die! 06. Lying In State 07. Sweating Bullets ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's October 11 performance at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania can be seen below. MEGADETH's tour with AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, METAL CHURCH and BUTCHER BABIES kicked off on September 20 in Casper, Wyoming, with dates booked through October 16 in Camden, New Jersey. MEGADETH is continuing to tour ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has called out a fan for "rudely interrupting" him during the band's concert in Moline, Illinois last week. Mustaine was introducing the song "Holy Wars…The Punishment Due" at the October 7 show at the iWireless Center when he stopped mid-sentence after hearing a fan shouting something at him. "What? What'd you ...
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Gene Gaona of Capital Chaos TV recently conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwoman Carla Harvey. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On what inspired the title of the band's most recent album, "Take It Like A Man": Carla: "That was a lyric from ...
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Greg Dwyer and Bill Obenauf (a.k.a. Bill Michaels), who host a morning show on 97X in Davenport, Iowa, recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On being "honest" about himself in his autobiography, ...
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Mindy Novotny of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin radio station 102.9 The Hog recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat in two parts below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson: Mustaine: "He's very Midwestern, purebred kind of wholesome dude. So I ...
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Greece's TV War recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now watch the chat below (starting at around the 15-minute mark). A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether the dangers of traveling abroad are in the" back of his mind" as he tours with MEGADETH: Mustaine: "Oh, it's ...
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In a brand new interview with Metroactive, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke about the band's former drummer Nick Menza, who passed away unexpectedly in May at the age of 51. "I know he's in a better place now, so I'm happy for him," Mustaine said. "He had a super successful career, he's got ...
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Faroe Islands natives TÝR have reportedly several shows on their 17-date November European tour supporting the Norwegian metal band SIRENIA canceled over lead singer Heri Joensen's participation in the Faroese practice of whaling. The owners of the Hamburg, Germany club Logo issued the following statement about their cancelation: "It came to our attention only after ...
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MEGADETH's official video for the instrumental song "Conquer Or Die!" can be seen below. The track, which is taken from the band's latest album, "Dystopia", showcases the classical-style acoustic guitar playing of the band's Brazilian lead guitarist Kiko Loureiro. "He plays so many different instruments, too!" MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine told Revolver magazine. ...
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Dave Mustaine has told The Register-Guard in a new interview that MEGADETH fulfilled part of its goal to return to the group's thrashier early sound on its latest album, "Dystopia". "Well, the beats per minute aren't quite as high as they used to be in some of the songs," he said. "I think ...
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Dave Mustaine has told the Cry Of The Wolf blog that he was offered a "crazy opportunity" to work on a new project that will involve his MEGADETH bandmates. Even though it's been less than a year since MEGADETH's latest album, "Dystopia", was released, Mustaine reports that the band is "working feverishly with ...
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Swedish death metallers AMON AMARTH have released the official music video for the song "Raise Your Horns". The clip, which can be seen below, which features cameos from figures across metal, sports, television and horror cinema, including King Diamond, Zakk Wylde, Dave Mustaine, members of SLAYER, DISTURBED, MACHINE HEAD, BEHEMOTH, NIGHTWISH and many other bands, ...
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Earlier this week, Meltdown of the WRIF radio station in Detroit, Michigan conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there has been any talk of more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" ...
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METALLICA's Kirk "Von" Hammett has stepped out in advance of the November release of Eerie Von's forthcoming MISFITS / SAMHAIN / DANZIG photo book, "Misery Obscura: The Photography Of Eerie Von (1981–2009)", to sing the book's praises: "'Misery Obscura' has an amazing fly-on-the-wall feel that is mesmerizing but unequivocal," says Hammett. "Eerie puts me right ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine celebrated his 55th birthday Tuesday (September 13) by hosting a "slip 'n' slide" party at his farm in Franklin, Tennessee. Joining him at the event were his wife and kids, as well as some of his business associates. A seven-minute video clip shot at the party and posted to Mustaine's Periscope ...
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BUTCHER BABIES has replaced HAVOK on the billing of the upcoming MEGADETH tour with AMON AMARTH, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and METAL CHURCH. The trek kicks off on September 20 in Casper, Wyoming and runs through October 15 in Camden, New Jersey. The dates are as follows: Sep. 20 - Casper, WY @ Casper Event Center Sep. ...
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BLACK STAR RIDERS will hit the road next year with a comprehensive U.K. tour in support of their new album, "Heavy Fire", set for release in early 2017. After a full year off the road, BLACK STAR RIDERS — Ricky Warwick, Scott Gorham, Damon Johnson, Robert Crane and Jimmy DeGrasso — are back with a ...
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Lana Muirhead of Metal Titans recently conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES frontwomen Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for BUTCHER BABIES' follow-up to last year's "Take It Like A Man" album, Carla said: "We always are working on ...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star, the company which creates "beautiful lullaby versions of your favorite artists," has just released "Lullaby Versions Of Killswitch Engage" via Roma Music Group. "Lullaby Versions Of Killswitch Engage " track listing: 01. The End Of Heartache 02. Hate By Design 03. My Curse 04. This Fire 05. A Bid Farewell ...
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Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running free weekly music program founded by QUIET RIOT's Chuck Wright, held a "Tribute To Lemmy" honoring the famed leader of MOTÖRHEAD on Tuesday, August 23 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Video footage of Rex Brown (PANTERA, KILL DEVIL HILL), Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS), Carla Harvey ...
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Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running free weekly music program founded by QUIET RIOT's Chuck Wright, announced plans to hold a "Tribute To Lemmy" honoring the famed leader of MOTÖRHEAD on Tuesday, August 23 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The show will be free. For the "Tribute To Lemmy", some of ...
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U.K.-based alternative jewelry company Seventh Circle Artworks has collaborated with American rockers CORROSION OF CONFORMITY on a limited release of their iconic logo, realized as a solid sterling silver ring. Alex from Seventh Circle Artworks comments: "We have spoken to Woodroe [CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman] a few times over the past couple of ...
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Jon Oliva, the American composer, multi-instrumentalist and singer who is best known as the founder of and keyboardist and lead vocalist for SAVATAGE, has revealed that he suffered a stroke back in April. He writes on his Facebook page: "It was not as serious as it could have been, but it did leave me with ...
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During a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, KISS drummer Eric Singer, who "portrays" original KISS sticksman Peter Criss's character in KISS's live show, spoke about how he feels about the fact that some fans continue to criticize him for wearing the "Catman" makeup."I know some fans get mad when I say ...
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The lineup for the inaugural pairing of Ozzfest Meets Knotfest — the ultimate meeting of metal minds — just got harder with the addition of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to the Ozzfest bill. This marks the Ozzfest debut of the iconic Los Angeles crossover thrash band. The group will fill the slot originally held by CHILDREN OF ...
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STITCHED UP HEART recently stopped by the Q102 studio in Springfield, Missouri and treated the radio listeners to a very special acoustic version of the band's song "Monster". Check out video footage below. "Monster" is taken from STITCHED UP HEART's debut full-length offering, "Never Alone", which came out on June 17 via Another Century. STITCHED ...
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"Ultimate Jam Night", the long-running weekly free music show held at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California, will turn its upcoming Tuesday night edition on June 21 at 8 p.m. PDT into a massive live and broadcast fundraiser to support Orlando, Florida's LGBT community. An unprecedented amount of metal and music ...
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The original lineup of the Swedish garage rock band THE HELLACOPTERS celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the release of its debut album, "Supershitty To The Max!", with an appearance at this year's edition of the Sweden Rock Festival earlier today (Friday, June 10) in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen ...
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