KAMPFAR has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany.
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CHROME DIVISION, the Norwegian five-piece featuring DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath (a.k.a.
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Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has responded to Dave Mustaine’s allegation that the band’s 1988 Australian tour was cancelled because of Young’s heroin addiction.
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Vocalist David DeFeis of veteran U.S.
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Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA’s December 12, 2009 concert at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California ? including clips of the pre-show meet-and-greet and tuning-room jam as well as the actual performance ? can be viewed below.
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German metalcore act CALIBAN has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the With Full Force festival, set to take place July 2-4, 2010 at Flugplatz Roitzschjora in Löbnitz, Germany (near Leipzig).
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Florida-based death metallers CANNIBAL CORPSE have been confirmed for next year’s installment of the Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 19-21, 2010 in Dinkelsbühl, Germany.
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Jay Nanda of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, RIOT, FATES WARNING, SEBASTIAN BACH).
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Just Say Rock ? the organizers of Screamfest, a two-day heavy metal festival set to take place at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on New Year’s Eve 2009 and New Year’s Day 2010 ? recently conducted an interview with guitarist Stevie Janevski of the Australian melodic power metal band BLACK MAJESTY.
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Legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), who was recently diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer and is currently receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic, has released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: “I’d like to take the time to thank everyone for the most wonderful gift I have ever received ? your good wishes, your pray
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Jon Matsumoto of San Jose Mercury News recently conducted an interview with guitarist Rob Cavestany of San Francisco Bay Area metallers DEATH ANGEL.
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Barry Anderson of Metal Storm conducted an interview with guitarist Elias Viljanen of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this year’s Hard Rock Hell festival, which was held December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands.
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the “Forums” section of the band’s official web site: “Thank you so much for once again supporting my career and my band this last year, and making it possible for me and my family to donate again this Christmas season to the San Diego Children’s Hospital and to the various homeless and church outreach programs for the poor and
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