Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester made his live debut with W.A.S.P. at the opening show of the band's "Re-Idolized - The Crimson Idol 25th Anniversary World Tour" Monday night (September 25) at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Aquiles said in a statement: "I'm very happy to announce ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's September 16 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City can be seen below. MEGADETH's tour with SCORPIONS kicked off Thursday night (September 14) in Reading, Pennsylvania and will conclude on October 15 in Tampa, Florida. The sixteen-date trek, dubbed the "Crazy World Tour", celebrates SCORPIONS' 1990 LP of ...
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MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine was interviewed this morning (Friday, September 15) when he made an appearance on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. You can watch the chat below. Asked what is next for him and MEGADETH, Mustaine said: "We're gonna do this [North American] tour with the SCOPRIONS, then we have a run ...
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MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine will greet his fans this Friday, September 15 at 9:45 a.m. outside on the New York Stock Exchange facade balcony. Designed by George B. Post and featuring distinctive exterior sculpture by John Q. A. Ward, the ten-story Georgia marble facade of 18 Broad Street has become an icon of United States ...
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SpazioRock recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if MEGADETH has commenced work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album, Ellefson said: "We have. We're starting to just compile… The process usually goes, we compile riffs, we compile some lyrics, you kind of start putting ...
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Tristan Pratt conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and guitarist Kiko Loureiro at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, West Midlands, United Kingdom. You can watch the chat below. Asked about the overwhelmingly positive response to MEGADETH's latest album, 2016's "Dystopia", Ellefson ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of former QUEENSRŸCHE and current OPERATION: MINDCRIME singer Geoff Tate performing on August 19 at Tom Brasil in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Tate's backing band for the concert consisted of the following musicians: Felipe Andreoli (ANGRA, ALMAH) - Bass Leo Mancini (TEMPESTT) - Guitar Edu Cominato (SOTO) - Drums ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has confirmed that the band is contemplating returning to the studio at the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The Dave Mustaine-fronted band recently toured North America with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas this fall as the support act for German hard rock ...
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W.A.S.P. has recruited Brazilian drummer Aquiles Priester to sit behind the kit for the band's "Re-Idolized - The Crimson Idol 25th Anniversary World Tour", which is scheduled to kick off on September 25 in Gothenburg, Sweden. For a list of upcoming W.A.S.P. shows, visit WASPnation.com. Born in South Africa, Priester has collaborated with ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's August 15 performance at 013 Poppodium in Tilburg, Netherlands can be seen below. MEGADETH recently completed a North American tour with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas later in the year as the support act for German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. MEGADETH is planning on returning to the studio at the ...
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Rainer Maria Jilg of the German public broadcaster 3Sat conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine on August 4 at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it's true that MEGADETH was one of the first bands ever ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's entire July 25 concert at Stadium Live in Moscow, Russia can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hangar 18 02. The Threat Is Real 03. Wake Up Dead 04. In My Darkest Hour 05. Skin O' My Teeth 06. She-Wolf 07. Trust 08. Fatal Illusion 09. ...
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Sebastiano Mereu of From Hero To Zero recently conducted an interview with SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser. You can watch the full interview below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how technological advances have changed the approach of musicians today versus the '80s: Andreas: "I think technology, especially in music, opened a ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was recently interviewed by Meltdown of the Detroit, Michigan radio station WRIF. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked when fans can expect to hear MEGADETH's follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album, Mustaine said: "We did start talking about scheduling the next record last night. We're looking at November, December ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's June 27 performance at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. MEGADETH is planning on returning to the studio at the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The Dave Mustaine-fronted band is currently touring North America with MESHUGGAH and will ...
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MEGADETH is planning on returning to the studio at the end of the year to begin work on the follow-up to 2016's "Dystopia" album. The Dave Mustaine-fronted band is currently touring North America with MESHUGGAH and will play arenas later in the year as the support act for German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS. Speaking to ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's June 24 performance at Montebello Rockfest in Montebello, Quebec, can be seen below. MEGADETH has spent more than a year on the road promoting "Dystopia", which arrived in January 2016. The group is currently touring with MESHUGGAH, TESSERACT and LILLAKE. MEGADETH was honored with in the "Best Metal Performance" category ...
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Five years after leaving ANGRA in 2012, internationally renowned Brazilian singer Edu Falaschi has announced he will perform songs from the band's catalog as part of his newly launched solo career with plans to tour various countries. Falaschi released his solo album "Moonlight" last year via Test Your Metal Records. The disc comprises of acoustic ...
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MEGADETH will join forces with MESHUGGAH, TESSERACT and LILLAKE for around dozen dates in the U.S. and Canada in June and July. The details are as follows: Jun. 23 - Big Flats, NY @ Tags Summer Stage Jun. 25 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues Jun. 27 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Jun. ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Speaking about MEGADETH's latest album, 2016's "Dystopia", and the band's current ...
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MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson held a special clinic on February 6 at Replay Guitar Exchange in Tampa, Florida. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Asked by Myglobalmind in a recent interview how important it is to stretch out beyond MEGADETH with coffee, producing bands and having his record label (Ellefson Music Productions) ...
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Timo Tolkki is a well known and highly revered musician best known as the creative force behind some seventeen STRATOVARIUS releases and a member of groups such as REVOLUTION RENAISSANCE (alongside members of HELLOWEEN, EDGUY, AVANTASIA and THUNDERSTONE) and SYMFONIA (members of HELLOWEEN, SONATA ARCTICA, ANGRA and AVANTASIA). Timo is also highly regarded for his ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was interviewed on the February 10 edition of the "Frosty, Heidi & Frank" show on the 95.5 KLOS radio station in Los Angeles. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. MEGADETH was honored with in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the ...
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Inner Wound Recordings has announced the signing of melodic power metallers POWER QUEST. The band will hit the studio in April to record its new album, to be released in October. Known for its catchy, uplifting sound and superb live shows, POWER QUEST is back to deliver its sixth album in conjunction with Inner Wound. ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new PLACE VENDOME album, "Close To The Sun", on February 24. The "Close To The Sun" title track can now be streamed below. One of the most popular projects put together over the years by Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, PLACE VENDOME was an idea sparked during a phone ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new PLACE VENDOME album, "Close To The Sun", on February 24, 2017. The official lyric video for the song "HereAfter", taken from "Close To The Sun", can be seen below. One of the most popular projects put together over the years by Frontiers president Serafino Perugino, PLACE VENDOME ...
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The second part of a video track-by-track breakdown of SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah", can be seen below. Due on January 13 via Nuclear Blast, the disc was produced by the band and Jens Bogren (SOILWORK, OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH) of Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. The CD's stunning cover artwork was created ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release the brand new PLACE VENDOME album, "Close To The Sun", on February 24, 2017. The song "Light Before The Dark", taken from "Close To The Sun", can be streamed below. The track features a special guest appearance by OZZY OSBOURNE and FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. One of the most popular ...
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Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) and Kiko Loureiro (MEGADETH, ANGRA) took part in the "Brasil Guitarras" free event on January 7 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. They were backed during their performance by Eloy Casagrande (SEPULTURA) and Felipe Andreoli (ANGRA). Check out video footage of their appearance below. SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah", will be released on ...
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The first part of a video track-by-track breakdown of SEPULTURA's new studio album, "Machine Messiah", can be seen below. Due on January 13 via Nuclear Blast, the disc was produced by the band and Jens Bogren (SOILWORK, OPETH, KATATONIA, AMON AMARTH) of Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. The CD's stunning cover artwork was created ...
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