MUNICIPAL WASTE Premieres 2 NEW Tracks - Audio Available Now!

Richmond, Virginia hasn't be the same since Municipal Waste surfaced in 2001. While the Thrash Metallers are known for their stage antics, its really their furious music and attitude, that sets them apart from other bands. With four studio albums under their belts and thousands of live performances, Municipal Waste is a force to be reckoned with!

If you are subscribed to Decibel Magazine will soon receive a badass limited-edition flexi-disc that includes a NEW song by Municipal Waste called "Religion Proof". This song was recorded during the sessions for the group's forthcoming fifth studio album, 'The Fatal Feast', but will not be featured on the CD!



'The Fatal Feast' will be released on April 10th in North America and April 13th in Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork for the CD was created by Justin Osbourn of Slasher Design!

'The Fatal Feast' track listing:

01. Waste In Space
02. Repossession
03. New Dead Masters
04. Unholy Abductor
05. Idiot Check
06. Covered In Sick/The Barfer
07. You're Cut Off
08. Authority Complex
09. Standards And Practices
10. Crushing Chest Wound
11. The Monster With 21 Faces
12. Jesus Freaks
13. The Fatal Feast
14. 12 Step Program
15. Death Tax
16. Residential Disaster

Both the digipack and vinyl editions will include the bonus track "Eviction Party".



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Update From SLAYER's Drummer Dave Lombardo About Bands NEW Album!

Slayer's badass drummer Dave Lombardo has made the following Facebook post regarding the NEW album from the Thrash Metal legends:

"We have seven kick-ass songs" written for the group's next studio album. He adds, "You're going to soil your pants!"

Recently, Jenn Selby of The Quietus conducted an interview with Tom Araya, frontman of SLAYER, while Artisan News spoke with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King! When asked about the status of the NEW SLAYER album, this is what they had to say.

"We've had a few drawbacks, but we are attempting to work on the NEW material," said Araya. "Kerry [King, guitar] and Dave [Lombardo, drums] have been doing that. And me, because I'm sick, I don't want to fly out and make everybody sick, so my joining in the process is going to be on pause until I get better. But there's something there.

"We got back out [on the road] May 25 in Europe, then we'll be back in the States, of course," said Kerry King. "Hopefully we'll get in the studio to record [the new CD] before then, 'cause it's time-consuming. We're looking to get in March and April, so hopefully be done [recording] by the time [we have to go back out on tour]."

"All four of us have agreed that the guy that we want to record our NEW record will be the same gentleman who recorded our last album (Greg Fidelman co-produced 2009's 'World Painted Blood' with Rick Rubin)," Araya said. "We just had a really great experience with him last time, loved the sound, and, if we can make our timings match up, we would love to record with him again. We'll probably bring him in towards the end of the writing process, which is what we did last time."

Araya also spoke about Hanneman's current state of health.

"Jeff is recording and writing with us on the album," Araya said. "He can still play, and he is rehearsing with us. It's just that he needs to get his chops up before he joins us live again... We have to take it one day at a time. He has the ability to play, but he needs to really work at it. So we have to make sure he's at his best before he comes out and tours with us. But yeah, we want him out and on the road with us."

As previously reported, SLAYER will be co-headlining the 2012 ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL:

6/30 – San Bernardino, CA
7/1 – San Francisco, CA
7/3 – Seattle, WA
7/6 – Phoenix, AZ
7/7 – Albuquerque, NM
7/8 – Denver, CO
7/10 – Dallas, TX
7/11 – Houston, TX
7/13 – Tampa, FL
7/14 – Atlanta, GA
7/15 – Indianapolis, IN
7/18 – Oklahoma City, OK
7/20 – St. Louis, MO
7/21 – Chicago, IL
7/22 – Detroit, MI
7/24 – Cincinnati, OH
7/25 – Cleveland, OH
7/27 – Philadelphia, PA
7/28 – Pittsburgh, PA
7/29 – Washington, DC
7/31 – Saratoga, NY
8/1 – Buffalo, NY
8/3 – Boston, MA
8/4 – Scranton, PA
8/5 – Hartford, CT

Stay tuned for more Slayer news!

Related links:
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OVERKILL Announce "The Electric Age" Tour - Tourdates Available!

Legendary Thrash Metal band OVERKILL, has announced NEW details around their upcoming ELECTRIC AGE TOUR. Supporting will be GOD FORBID, DIAMOND PLATE and SUDIKARA. Dates will stretch coast to coast and run through April and May.

OVERKILL will release their 16th full length studio album entitled 'The Electric Age' on March 27, 2012. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012.

The band is also featured in the latest issue of Decibel Magazine, the band's legendary record "Years Of Decay" has been inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall Of Fame.

The band recently revealed a behind the scenes video that outlines the recording process they used for their upcoming new record "The Electric Age." Recorded at GEAR Studios, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni, the video outlines specific gear and techniques used and how it had shaped the bands raw unfiltered sound over the last few releases.

Related links:
Overkill's Official Site
Official Site of EONE Metal

OVERKILL Unleash Behind The Scenes Studio Footage - NEW Album Coming Soon!

OVERKILL have revealed a behind the scenes video that outlines the recording process they used for their upcoming NEW record 'The Electric Age'.

Recorded at GEAR Studios, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni, the video outlines specific gear and techniques used and how it had shaped the bands raw unfiltered sound over the last few releases.



OVERKILL will release "The Electric Age" due out on eOne Music March 27, 2012 in North America, while the record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012.

The band will tour the US this spring on their very own KILLFEST 2 this spring in support.

"Killfest 2" Tour-dates:

4/20 - Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia PA
4/22 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse NY
4/23 - Screamin WIllie's - Columbus OH
4/24 - Blondie's - Detroit MI
4/25 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago IL
4/26 - Beaumont Club - Kansas City MO
4/27 - Bluebird Theater - Denver CO
4/28 - The Complex - Salt Lake City UT
4/30 - El Corazon - Seattle WA
5/1 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland OR
5/2 - The Grand Ballroom - San Francisco CA
5/3 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles CA
5/5 - Emo's East - Austin TX
5/6 - Trees - Dallas TX
5/8 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando FL
5/9 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale FL
5/10 - The Masquerade - Atlanta GA
5/11 - Jaxx Nightclub - West Springfield VA
5/12 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY

OVERKILL is also featured in the latest issue of Decibel Magazine, the band's legendary record "Years Of Decay" has been inducted into the Decibel Magazine Hall Of Fame.

OVERKILL is Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (vocals), D.D. Verni (Bass, Backing vocals), Derek "The Skull" Tailer (Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals), Dave Linsk (Lead guitar, Backing vocals) and Ron Lipnicki (Drums).

Related links:
Overkill's Official Site
Official Site of EONE Metal

Video Update From MEGADETH's Dave Ellefson LIVE From Gigantour!

The 2012 version of Gigantour is currently crossing through North America in full throttle! Tonight, the Heavy Music fanatics of Glens Falls, New York, will welcome Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil to the Glens Falls Civic Center. In anticipation of tonight's show, Dave Ellefson from Megadeth just posted the following video update:



"Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Remaining tour dates!

February:

1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

Related links:
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Chuck Billy Discusses Touring With Anthrax & Death Angel + Upcoming Plans For Testament!

In case you have been living under a rock, Charles Billy (A.K.A. Chuck Billy) is the vocalist of Thrash Metallers Testament! Chuck joined Testament when band was still called Legacy. Coincidentally, Testament's first album was entitled "The Legacy" and was released in 1987. Ever since then, Chuck has remained a permanent member of the band (along with guitarist Eric Peterson). His vocal style is always evolving: Chuck combines a clear, high pitch Thrash style of singing with a deeper low register Death Metal style grunt. Ever since the 'Low' album, he has mixed both styles both on and off stage.

Yesterday, Chuck called us to discuss their current North American tour with Anthrax and Death Angel and to talk about all things Testament! According to Chuck, he has yet again pushed his vocals to the limit on the NEW Testament album entitled 'The Hard Roots Of Earth'. This time around he allowed producer Andy Sneap to produce his vocals, which is something that Chuck has never done before. During this extensive interview we also discussed the future plans of Testament, including their drummer situation and the production of their NEW music video. Check it out now!



Testament with Anthrax and Death Angel (Remaining tourdates):

Feb. 01 - Green Iguana Stadium - Tampa, FL
Feb. 02 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Feb. 03 – The LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Feb. 04 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Feb. 06 – Crockodile Rock – Allentown, PA
Feb. 07 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Feb. 08 – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY

Stay tuned for more information about Testament's NEW Album 'The Dark Roots Of Earth'!

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MEGADETH Gets Turned Down At Madison Square Garden, But Manage To Shred The Audience To Pieces!

This past weekend, the 2012 version of Gigantour took over The Theater at Madison Square Garden! This time around Dave Mustaine from Megadeth, who is the creator of Gigantour, brought with him Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! The sold out show, which welcomed over 6,000 headbangers, had a lot of ups and downs! While the bands all performed their very best, the volume for all four bands was too low for such a big show. As a result, many concertgoers felt ripped off! We can't blame them! Heavy Music is meant to be loud and proud.

After a stellar set from the Kings of Old School Metal, Motörhead, Megadeth took center stage and without needing to warm up started delivering the goods to a very hungry crowd. While it is obvious that Mustaine does not have the same vocal power that he used to have when he was a youngster, he still has the guitar skills that placed him in the Heavy Music spotlight many years ago. But lets not forget about the talented musicians that he is lucky enough to call his bandmates. Lets face it, its real hard to find a band that is as tight as Megadeth. Not only are bassist Dave Ellefson and drummer Shawn Drover in perfect synch when it comes to the grooving machine behind Megadeth, but the shredding skills of guitarist Chris Broderick compliment the bands overall sound perfectly.

Some of the higlights of Megadeth's set included: a duet between Dave Mustaine and Cristina Scabbia, the two very talented musicians joined forces and sang together "A Tout Le Monde" (see the video below). Another epic moment of the night was when Mustaine brought his 14 year old daughter on stage and the entire crowd sang her happy birthday! It was very cool to see Mustaine to pay tribute to his daughter in front of 6,000 maniacs. Our only complains about Megadeth's set were that their set was too short and that the volume wasn't loud enough. Apparently, those who were sitting all the way on top couldn't hear a thing!

Megadeth's setlist - New York City (1/28/2012):

1) Trust
2) Wake Up Dead
3) Hangar 18
4) Sweating Bullets
5) Angry Again
6) Public Enemy No. 1
7) Whose Life (Is It Anyways?)
8) Guns, Drugs & Money
9) A Tout Le Monde (with Cristina Scabbia)
10) Symphony Of Destruction
11) Peace Sells (Dave sang Happy Birthday to his daughter)

Encore:

12) Holy Wars... The Punishment Due

"Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Remaining tour dates!

February:

1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

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Brazilian Thrashers SLASHER Premiere Music Video For "Enemy Of Reality"

Brazilian thrashers SLASHER have released a music video for the track "Enemy Of Reality" from their debut album, 'Pray For The Dead'. Check out the clip below!

Commented the guitarist Lúcio Nunes: "The video shows the band playing in an old abandoned church as a girl is kidnapped and abused in the basement. The elements presented in the video, also addressed in the album 'Pray For The Dead', refer to an awakening to reality. The central idea revolves around the ideological imposition and imprisonment made by the church. Throughout the history, the girl who was kidnapped is exposed to extreme situations that trigger an aggressive response. When she overcomes her fears, the plot turns over revealing details obscure to the spectators."

The production of this video was made by the Soluciona agency from Itapira - São Paulo. The direction and screenplay were under the responsibility of the guitarist Lucas Bagatella.



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Testament's Chuck Billy To Chat Live On "Native In The Spotlight" Radio Show This Afternoon!

Testament frontman, Chuck Billy, will chat live with Native America Calling’s radio program, "Native in the Spotlight,” today at 1:00 PM Eastern/10:00 AM Pacific. Billy, who is of the California-based Pomo Native Americans, will discuss his Native American heritage and Heavy Metal career while fielding questions from listeners around the country.

A listing of local stations airing the program can be found at Native American Calling.com. Fans can also tune in online at: NVL.org. The toll-free number to call in is 1-800-99-NATIV (1-800-996-2848).

Testament is currently on the road co-headlining a US tour with Thrash Metal legend, Anthrax. The band will release its tenth studio album, 'The Dark Roots Of Earth', this spring on Nuclear Blast Records. Stay tuned for more information.

Testament With Anthrax and Death Angel Tourdates:

Jan. 27 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
Jan. 28 – Piere’s – Ft. Wayne, IN
Jan. 29 – Expo Five – Louisville, KY
Jan. 30 – Orange Peel – Ashville, NC
Feb. 01 - Green Iguana Stadium - Tampa, FL
Feb. 02 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Feb. 03 – The LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Feb. 04 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Feb. 06 – Crockodile Rock – Allentown, PA
Feb. 07 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Feb. 08 – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY

Related links:
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Antrax
Death Angel

Paul Bostaph's BLACKGATES Release Studio Update - Video Available!

As previously reported Paul Bostaph's NEW project is called BLACKGATES, and it features Anthrax's previous singer Dan Nelson, guitarist Jeremy Epp (The Venting Machine) and bassist Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake). The group is currently in the studio working on the pre-production part of their debut album. This is what Bostaph had to say about this NEW project:

"Our sound is drawn from all of our influences. Mostly, we don't want to be a Thrash Metal band, although we draw from that genre as well. There is something in our music for everyone. Heavy grooves, good hooks and Dan's killer pipes. I think we have an independent sound that will stand on its own."

Today, the band released a video update regarding the current progress of their debut album:



BLACKGATES is:

- Dan Nelson (ANTHRAX): Vocals/guitar
- Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, FORBIDDEN, EXODUS): Drums
- Uriah Duffy (WHITESNAKE): Bass
- Jeremy Von Epp (THE VENTING MACHINE): Guitar/Vocals






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Thrash Metal Titans OVERKILL Release NEW Album Details For 'The Electric Age'!

Legendary Thrash band, OVERKILL have announced their next full length entitled 'The Electric Age' due out on eOne Music March 27, 2012. The record will be released in Europe on Nuclear Blast Records on March 30, 2012. The band will tour the US this spring on their very own KILLFEST 2 this spring in support (tourdates below).

'The Electric Age' was recorded and mixed at Gain Studios in New Jersey, owned and operated by bassist D.D. Verni. This is the bands followup record to 'Ironbound' released in 2010 which received much critical praise. Decibel Magazine went as far to add, "Call this Thrash, or whatever: to us, it's just Metal. And damn good Metal, at that."

"Killfest 2" Tour-dates:

4/20 - Trocadero Theater - Philadelphia PA
4/22 - Lost Horizon - Syracuse NY
4/23 - Screamin WIllie's - Columbus OH
4/24 - Blondie's - Detroit MI
4/25 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago IL
4/26 - Beaumont Club - Kansas City MO
4/27 - Bluebird Theater - Denver CO
4/28 - The Complex - Salt Lake City UT
4/30 - El Corazon - Seattle WA
5/1 - Hawthorne Theater - Portland OR
5/2 - The Grand Ballroom - San Francisco CA
5/3 - Club Nokia - Los Angeles CA
5/5 - Emo's East - Austin TX
5/6 - Trees - Dallas TX
5/8 - The Club at Firestone - Orlando FL
5/9 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale FL
5/10 - The Masquerade - Atlanta GA
5/11 - Jaxx Nightclub - West Springfield VA
5/12 - Best Buy Theater - New York, NY

Overkill is:

- Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth
- Dave Linsk
- Derek "The Skull" Tailer
- D.D. Verni
- Ron Lipnicki

Overkill's Discography:

- Feel the Fire (1985)
- Taking Over (1987)
- Under The Influence (1988)
- The Years of Decay (1989)
- Horrorscope (1991)
- I Hear Black (1993)
- W.F.O. (1994)
- The Killing Kind (1996)
- From the Underground and Below (1997)
- Necroshine (1999)
- Bloodletting (2000)
- Killbox 13 (2003)
- ReliXIV (2005)
- Immortalis (2007)
- Ironbound (2010)



OVERKILL is:

- Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Vocals)
- D.D. Verni (Bass, Backing Vocals)
- Derek "The Skull" Tailer (Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals)
- Dave Linsk (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals)
- Ron Lipnicki (Drums)

Related links:
Overkill's Official Site
Official Site of EONE Metal

Gene Hoglan Confirmed As Testament's Drummer For Upcoming North American Tour with Anthrax & Death Angel!

Testament is pleased to announce that current "Dark Roots Of Earth" studio drummer and world-famous percussionist Gene Hoglan will once again join them on the road for on their upcoming co-headlining run with Anthrax.

Testament have recently been spending time in the studio recording "Dark Roots Of Earth" (set to be released in the Spring via Nuclear Blast Records), the follow up to their 2008 Golden God 'Album of the Year' award winning album, "The Formation of Damnation", released on Nuclear Blast Records to critical acclaim. The album was named SiriusXM Liquid Metal's 'Album of the Year' in 2008, and debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200. "The Formation of Damnation" is Testament's highest charting release in their 24-year history.

Testament With Anthrax and Death Angel Tourdates:

Jan. 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ House Of Blues
Jan. 23 – Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues
Jan. 24 – Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
Jan. 27 – Egyptian Room – Indianapolis, IN
Jan. 28 – Piere’s – Ft. Wayne, IN
Jan. 29 – Expo Five – Louisville, KY
Jan. 30 – Orange Peel – Ashville, NC
Feb. 01 - Green Iguana Stadium - Tampa, FL
Feb. 02 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Feb. 03 – The LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Feb. 04 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH
Feb. 06 – Crockodile Rock – Allentown, PA
Feb. 07 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
Feb. 08 – Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY

The band has spent the last three years touring the world in support of "The Formation of Damnation", and now brings its original, classic lineup back home to the United States with Anthrax and Death Angel for round II.



Photo credit: Mitchell Damien Maurer

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Metallica 3D Movie - Official Statement Available!

"As you know, we generally make it a policy not to comment on gossip or rumors, but we also pride ourselves on being first with 'Tallica news. So, with that said, the more astute of you may have noticed a couple of mentions in trade publications, and most recently in the new issue of Rolling Stone, that a Metallica 3D movie is in the works. We're here to tell you that, yes, there is indeed a 3D project in the very early stages of production! We wish we could tell you more right now, but we don't have all the finer points nailed down just yet. What we can tell you is that we are planning on being in a theater near you sometime in 2013 and as you hear us say ever so often, this will be the space for all the details as we finalize them."

According to Deadline.com, Metallica will be self-financing a 3D feature film, and the band has recruited producer Charlotte Huggins ("Journey To The Center Of The Earth" and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island") to work on the project, for which a director was being sought.

Stay tuned for more information!

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Channel Zero Set To Sail On Board '70000 Tons Of Metal'!

Did they forget about their scouting party that was in The Netherlands some time ago? What happened to them? They went South to Belgium and straight to the capital city of Brussels. Sailors, please welcome Belgium's premier Heavy Metal Band: Channel Sailor on board 70000 Tons Of Metal, The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival!

Make no mistake, 70000 Tons Of Metal is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all Heavy Metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of Metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass!

So far 33 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:

ALESTORM
AMORPHIS
ANNIHILATOR
ATHEIST
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CHANNEL ZERO
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CORONER
DARK FUNERAL
ELUVEITIE
EXCITER
GOD DETHRONED
GRAVE DIGGER
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
KAMELOT
MOONSORROW
MY DYING BRIDE
NIGHTWISH
OVERKILL
PENTAGRAM
PESTILENCE
PRETTY MAIDS
RIOT
SAMAEL
STRATOVARIUS
SUFFOCATION
TANKARD
THERION
TRISTANIA
VENOM
VIRGIN STEELE
WHIPLASH

'70000 Tons Of Metal' will sail Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean “Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012.

Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service! See the link below.



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Slayer's Kerry King Discusses The Possibility Of Future 'Big 4' Concerts!

During a recent interview with Classic Rock Magazine, Slayer's Kerry King discussed the possibility of future 'Big 4' concert. In case you have been living under a rock, the 'Big 4' are composted of Thrash Metal icons Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax!

“If you look at how much work went into making it all happen in the first place, then I really doubt we can do the same thing again," commented Slayer guitarist Kerry King. “You had four headlining bands – Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and us – touring together and that takes so much organizing.

“I know there are some parts where they’re angry not to have gotten the chance to see it. The Bay Area will probably never forgive us. And we could go on and on doing it for ages. But I honestly doubt we can get our schedules to coincide like that again.”

Slayer are currently writing songs for their 12th studio album, their goal is to have it out in the second half of 2012.

Slayer are also one of the headline attractions for the 'All Tomorrow’s Parties I’ll Be Your Mirror', which is scheduled to take place at London’s Alexandra Palace during the weekend of May 25, 2012. Slayer will be playing their groundbreaking album 'Reign In Blood' in its entirety.



Video and Photo credit: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

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'The Mini Band' Freaks Out While Watching Metallica's Response to Their Viral Video!

Last month, a UK music group called "The Mini Band" uploaded a video on YouTube that features them performing Metallica's "Enter Sandman". The group is composed of 8 and 10 year-olds that definitely have the chops. This video became a massive YouTube sensation, when in only six weeks this video had over 3 million hits! The members of Metallica came across the video and were very impressed by this talented group of youngsters.

This is what the members of Metallica had to say about "The Mini Band":

"By the time you guys are our age, so you're gonna so incredibly great!" guitarist Kirk Hammett said. "They're already incredibly great, man," bassist Robert Trujillo added.

"You guys rock! You guys are very cool," said drummer Lars Ulrich. "Maybe someday we can work something out. We could come out and open up for all y'all, if you guys will have us. We're just getting started. We're an up-and-coming hard rock band out in Northern California, so if you'll have us, we're there for the taking."

The members of "The Mini Band" have already started to see the results of their YouTube fame. Guitarist Zoe Thomson got over 250,000 hits on one of her YouTube videos. While guitarist Harry Jackson, was featured on Television and on the the Bugera amplifiers website. On the other hand, drummer Charlie Emmons scored an endorsement for drum sticks.

Recently, BBC paid a visit to the members of "The Mini Band" and showed them the video in which Metallica praised their talent. Here is how they reacted.



"The Mini Band is:

- Zoe Thomson (8 years old): Guitar
- Harry Jackson (8 years old): Guitar
- Kieran Fell (8 years old): Guitar
- Harrison Read (8 years old): Lead Vocals
- Archie Zolotuhin (10 years old): Bass Guitar
- Charlie Emmons (10 years old): Drums

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Megadeth's Dave Mustaine Unleashes The Perfect Holiday Gift!

Ranked #1 by Joel McIver in his 'The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists' book, Dave Mustaine has godfathered several generations of axe-wielders, first as the original lead guitarist for Metallica, and then as the founder of Megadeth. Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of 'Rock Prodigy' to give his legions of fans an entirely NEW way to experience and learn his music. Available just in time for the holidays on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, 'Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy' is an interactive application that teaches fans how to play Megadeth songs on ANY guitar. This is what Mustaine had to say about his latest venture, during an interview with Noisecreep.

Why was this important for you to do now, at this stage of your career?

The first thing was, when I was approached by Rock Prodigy, I knew right away that they were the right people for this. How they approached my music, especially how they took such care to get all the transcriptions right - they totally got it. So that was important. But then there's this thing where, as I get older, it's important to me to put stuff like this out there because physically, I don't know how much longer I can do what I do. Physically, things get tougher. I've had surgeries lately; you just know what's gonna happen so this is a way to preserve what I do for the next generation of players.

It allows the teaching to go on forever.

Exactly. That's really important to me. I first started thinking along these lines watching as my sensei became older. He couldn't move in the same way as he had before, and he told me, when your body can't do what it once did, it's okay, you just have to start relying on your mind more.

You like reaching out to young students obviously.

I do now. The Big Four shows really opened things up for in that I saw and heard from so many young players, and they told me how much I'd influenced their playing. That blew me away. You want to think maybe that happened, but when you hear it first hand from so many it sort of inspires you. It did me, anyway.



As a kid, whose app would you have wanted to learn from?

Angus Young for sure , Jimmy Page and probably Michael Schenker. But mostly Jimmy Page. I mean, I always sort of modeled myself as part Jimmy Page, part Robert Plant. I'm not saying I ever close to those guys' levels, but I tried [laughter]. But right now, 'Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy' is really my way of letting fans spend some personal time with me. And I hope a lot of young players - any players for that matter - get to check it out.

NOTE: The app comes with multiple skill levels from beginner to advanced, and even features a leader board to show off top scores. It's an affordable way for a fan to get a one-on-one connection with the artist and to experience the music – by playing the music.

Download your copy of 'Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy' now on iTunes!

Interview courtesy of: Noisecreep



"Gigantour" 2012, featuring Megadeth, Motörhead, Volbeat, and Lacuna Coil! Here are the tour dates!

January:
26 – Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ
27 – Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, CT
28 – Theater at Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
29 – Tsongas Arena – Lowell, MA

February:

1 – Glens Falls Civic Center – Glens Falls, NY
2 – Colisee Pepsi – Quebec City, QC
3 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
5 – K-Rock Centre – Kingston, ON
7 – General Motors Centre – Oshawa, ON
8 – Copps Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
9 – Palace of Auburn Hills – Auburn Hills, MI
10 – Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
14 – Myth – St. Paul, MN
16 – Prairieland – Saskatoon, SK
17 – Shaw Conference Centre – Edmonton, AB
18 – Big 4 Building – Calgary, AB
20 – Abbotsford Ent & Sports Centre – Abbotsford, BC
21 – Showare Center – Kent, WA
23 – Event Center at San Jose State University – San Jose, CA
24 – Gibson Amphitheatre – Universal City, CA
25 – Comerica Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
26 – Tingley Coliseum – Albuquerque, NM
28 – The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO

Photo: Steve Lars from Creative Ventures International & Steve Lars on Facebook

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Vektor - Cosmic Cortex

 

Arizona's new heroes VECTOR made ​​me fall off the chair with its predecessor "Black Future". A unique blend of Technical Thrash and Speed ​​in which progressive clouds welling up as a liniment for the rough carpet of verbal primal scream, coils of jazz fusion that just strokes the cheek.

David DiSanto's voice is unique, an incredible intensity, can not recall that I have ever heard anything like this before and it is fantastic and fits in perfectly.

This is the most stand-out group the Thrash Metal scene right now!

Today's tune "Cosmic Cortex" is the opening track on the album, fasten your seatbelts, here we go!



More info @

Official Vektor MySpace

Listen to ”Vektor - Cosmic Cortex" on Spotify here!

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Annihilator To Be On Board the '70000 Tons Of Metal' Cruise!

The Canadian Scouting Party Has Been Attacked!

While on their way back across the Atlantic they received word from the scouting party in Canada: Before it had a chance to leave the capital city, it was attacked by an Annihilator! Sailors, please welcome another Canadian Metal Legend on board '70000 Tons Of Metal', The World's Biggest Floating Heavy Metal Festival!

But that's not all... as a special treat, Jeff Waters will be holding an exclusive Guitar Clinic on board!

Make no mistake, '70000 Tons Of Metal' is not your grandma's cruise. It's also not one of the cruises that share the ship with normal cruise guests. This is an all heavy metal cruise! Can you imagine that? A whole luxury cruise ship full of metalheads? And since there is no backstage area you will have the opportunity to mingle side-by-side with the artists in this incredibly fan-friendly scenario that has no comparison. It's like everyone has a backstage pass!

So far 32 out of a total of 40 bands on board are known:

ALESTORM
AMORPHIS
ANNIHILATOR
ATHEIST
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CORONER
DARK FUNERAL
ELUVEITIE
EXCITER
GOD DETHRONED
GRAVE DIGGER
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
KAMELOT
MOONSORROW
MY DYING BRIDE
NIGHTWISH
OVERKILL
PENTAGRAM
PESTILENCE
PRETTY MAIDS
RIOT
SAMAEL
STRATOVARIUS
SUFFOCATION
TANKARD
THERION
TRISTANIA
VENOM
VIRGIN STEELE
WHIPLASH

'70000 Tons Of Metal' will sail Monday, January 23, 2012 aboard the Royal Caribbean “Majesty of the Seas” from Miami FL to George Town, Cayman Islands and will not return you to the real world for four days until Friday, January 27, 2012.

Ticket prices start at US$666 plus US$289 taxes and fees per person and include all on-board entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24 room service! See the link below.



Related links:
70,000 Tons of Metal

Toxic Holocaust - Agony of The Damned

Last Saturday it was time for a real rock packages at Strand in Stockholm. Bands such as the heavy "The Secret", The Shredding "Toxic Holocaust", the doomish "Doom Riders" and the almighty "Kvelertak".

It was intended that "Trap Them" would be traveled in this tour, due to severe physical health issues "Trap Them" are forced to cancel their European tour with "Kvelertak". "Trap Them" was replaced by "The Secret".

I arrived this time as a private individual to the venue, stepped into the end of The Secret's set. Sounded hard, dark but I heard insufficient to form an impression of them Italians.

Once it was time for Toxic Holocaust, it became pace in the house, seemed to be more than I that was curious to hear them live, and damn what it went away, simple with powerful riffs in a fast and very comfortable Speed. A very well made ​​gig, nice gang to see live.

Toxic Holocaust are a thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon. Influenced by punk rock and heavy metal bands of the 1980s such as Slayer, Exodus, Black Flag, Discharge among others. Joel Grind founded Toxic Holocaust in 1999. He originally wrote and recorded all of the band's music himself, and after a couple demo releases (Radiation Sickness, 1999; Critical Mass, 2002), he made his official full-length album debut as Toxic Holocaust with Evil Never Dies (2003). Two years later, after some touring with a hired backing band, Grind released the second Toxic Holocaust album, Hell on Earth (2005), which once again he wrote and recorded by himself. The album notably features cover art by Ed Repka, known for having created iconic covers for albums by Megadeth, Death and others. Extensive touring followed, along with a recording contract with Relapse Records. In addition to releasing the third Toxic Holocaust album, An Overdose of Death... (2008), Relapse reissued Evil Never Dies and Hell on Earth.
Conjure and Command is the fourth and latest album, released on July 19, 2011. This will be the first release featuring a full band in the studio instead of Joel Grind performing all instruments and vocals himself.

Here are some photos from the gig:

Todays tune "Agony of The Damned" is taken from thier latest album "Conjure and Command"



Agony of the Damned - Live @ Phila, PA 8/17/11



Tour Dates:
Kvelertak, Toxic Holocaust, The Secret, Doomriders (^)
Kvelertak, Toxic Holocaust, The Secret, Wolves Like Us (*)

Nov 17 Sweden, Gothenburg @ Brew House (^)
Nov 18 Germany, Hamburg @ Logo (^) - SOLD OUT
Nov 19 Germany, Köln @ Underground (*) - SOLD OUT
Nov 20 Holland, Nijmegen @ Doornroosje (*)
Nov 21 UK, Oxford @ O2 Academy 2 (*)
Nov 22 UK, Birmingham @ O2 Academy 3 (*)
Nov 23 North Ireland, Belfast @ The Speakeasy at Queens (*)
Nov 24 UK, Glasgow @ O2 ABC (*)
Nov 25 UK, Manchester @ Roadhouse (*)
Nov 26 UK, London @ Underworld (*) - SOLD OUT
Nov 27 Belgium, Hasselt @ Muziekodroom (*)
Nov 28 France, Nantes @ Le Ferraileur (*)
Nov 29 France, Paris @ Nouveau Casino (*)
Nov 30 Germany, Karlsruhe @ Substage (*)
Dec 01 Switzerland, Zürich @ Abart (*)
Dec 02 Italy, Roncade @ New Age Club (*)
Dec 03 Austria, Wien @ Szene (*)
Dec 04 Germany, Leipzig @ Conne Island (*)
Dec 05 Czech Rep, Prague @ Matrix (*)
Dec 06 Germany, Berlin @ Festsaal Xberg (*)
Dec 07 Germany, Aschaffenburg @ Colos Saal (*)
Dec 08 Germany, München @ Backstage (*)
Dec 09 Germany, Nürnberg @ Hirsch (*)
Dec 10 Germany, Münster @ Sputnikhalle (*)
Dec 11 Denmark, Aarhus @ Voxhall (*)
Dec 12 Denmark, Copenhagen @ Vega (*)
Dec 13 Sweden, Malmo @ Kulturbolaget (*)

More info @

Official Toxic Holocaust Web
Official Toxic Holocaust MySpace

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