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[Photo by: Stephanie Cabral] Metal supergroup Act Of Defiance are back with their second album Old Scars, New Wounds, out this week on Metal Blade Records. Fans of the band’s 2015 debut, Birth And The Burial—as well as AOD guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover’s previous stints in Megadeth—will be blown away by the […]

Remember Woodstock? That mellow, hippy, psychedelic and iconic event that took place in New York’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in 1969? Well, the U.K.’s Bloodstock is a lot like it. Except, it’s not. Not at all. Not in the slightest, actually. Bloodstock Open Air is the mecca for any true metalhead, and this […]

In a hard rock/horror collab of epic proportions, iconic horror director/writer/producer Adam Green has created his own label, ArieScope Records, an imprint that will be manufactured, marketed and distributed by EMP Label Group, which was founded by Megadeth’s David Ellefson. Read more: 12 awesome songs that sample from other artists The first release for ArieScope […]

UPDATE: Monday, May 22 at 11:30 a.m. EST More artists honored Chris Cornell during their concerts over the weekend, including tributes from U2 and Ryan Adams. Watch them below. Read more: Remembering Chris Cornell: 10 moving moments from Soundgarden’s late frontman U2 perform “Running To Stand Still” in memory of Chris Cornell U2 dedicated their […]

[Photo credit: Facebook] Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine reportedly no longer practices guitar due to a spinal inury that's plagued him for over a decade. Read More: Megadeth announce summer tour with Meshuggah, Tesseract, Lillake The musician tells South China Morning Post that he “save[s] it all for the tour” in regard to his playing. In […]

Sometimes choosing to honor favorite musicians and songs can be the right decision for a piece of music. And who says that sampling can’t still be original? These 12 songs feature a sample from a different artist.   “Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time” – Panic! At The Disco There’s no mistaking that opening […]

Megadeth have revealed a North American summer tour with support from Meshuggah, Tesseract and Lillake. Check out the cities and dates below. Read More: Megadeth video game invites you to fight the ‘Invasion’ AP previously covered Megadeth's upcoming U.S. fall tour with Scorpions. It looks like the band will be hitting the road hard this […]

On Friday, Megadeth unveiled a new video game called Megadeth Invasion. Read More: Nintendo are discontinuing the NES Classic The online game promises various prizes to its players and is available to members of Megadeth's fan club. You can play the game here by signing up. Theprp.com calls Megadeth Invasion an old school, Space Invaders-style […]

Scorpions and Megadeth are two legendary bands with over 20 albums between the two of them, and now they're heading on tour! Check out when these two legendary bands are coming to your town! Read more: 10 classic designed band tees you can buy at Urban Outfitters right now Megadeth's latest release, Dystopia released in January […]

Sure, our first choice for picking up a rad tee would be at a show after waiting in the merch line for what seems like forever. But Urban Outfitters is bringing us some classic designed rock, metal and alternative tees, and we can’t get enough of them. Check out 10 of our favorites below! Read […]

Nothing says the holidays quite like syncing up your Christmas lights to rock music. So to get you in the spirit—and maybe inspire your own decorations—we’ve gathered up some of the coolest Christmas light shows around. Watch the videos below, and tell us your favorite in the comments! This Panic! At The Disco light show […]

We are halfway through 2016 and it’s already been a banner year for extreme metal, with standout albums from both new and established bands. While it’s far too early to say what is this year’s best—some of the year’s most anticipated metal records will be out in the next six weeks—we thought it would be […]

Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza passed away on May 21 at the age of 51. He was performing with OHM: in Studio City, California. Menza collapsed on stage during the band's set at the Baked Potato. An audience member told Blabbermouth that “It appeared to be a seizure but [Nick] stopped breathing. Two patrons took over […]

In this video, AltPress chats with rock legend David Ellefson of Megadeth at the NAMM show. Ellefson describes the gear-oriented event as “Disneyland for adults,” while our correspondent Ryan J. Downey jokes about NAMM being the music industry's Comic-Con. Ellefson continues to discuss how Megadeth has been supportive of the punk scene and which bands from […]

APTV caught up with some of your favorite artists—including Ashton Irwin, Levi Benton and Jacky Vincent—while exploring the happenings of NAAM 2016! — Videographer: Possum Hill

Metal giants Lamb Of God and Megadeth have announced a November tour of the UK with Children Of Bodom and Sylosis. Tickets release at 9 A.M. GMT on Friday.  Check out the four tour dates below. Will you be attending any? Let us know in the comments.  Listen: Lamb Of God unveil new song, “Erase This” 11/9 – 3ARENA, DUBLIN EIRE 11/11 – BRAEHEAD […]

Former Anthrax guitarist Dan Spitz has unveiled a new project dubbed Red Lamb, and the band's new video for “Puzzle Box” aims to raise awareness for children's autism. Via Rolling Stone: “When Spitz and his wife, Candi, had identical twins, Brendan and Jaden, they were mystified by the unpredictable behavior of their boys. Even after […]