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18 Apr 2005

MORE HATE - new signs

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18 Apr 2005

MORE HATE Productions - label releases

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15 Apr 2005

MY DYING BRIDE - 'The Blue Lotus' video screenshots

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15 Apr 2005

SEASON OF MIST - licensing deal with SPINEFARM RECORDS

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15 Apr 2005

DARKEST HOUR - 'Undoing Ruin' track listing revealed

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12 Apr 2005

DEMIRICOUS sign with Metal Blade

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12 Apr 2005

Metal Heads Mission 2005

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05 Apr 2005

THUNDERSTONE have entered the national single chart

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05 Apr 2005

EPIDEMIA have to release the new album this week

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05 Apr 2005

DREAM EVIL have postponed the recording session

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05 Apr 2005

THYRFING will start up forging the new album

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05 Apr 2005

DEMONS & WIZARDS have set the title for the new album

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05 Apr 2005

SAINTS EVERLASTING REST - the back work re-issue is up ready

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04 Apr 2005

BRAINSTORM - "All Those Words" video

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04 Apr 2005

DISGORGE - new song available for download

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04 Apr 2005

OLD SCHOOL METAL RECORDS - new label

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04 Apr 2005

Siberian Black Metal Dark Horde - the project has been appended

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04 Apr 2005

Thomen Stauch left BLIND GUARDIAN

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01 Apr 2005

SATYRICON: songwriting update

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01 Apr 2005

BENEDICTION are working on their new album

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1 APR

1983

On April 1, 1983, METALLICA invited Kirk Hammett to audition as lead guitarist, replacing Dave Mustaine who had been fired just days earlier due to his alcohol abuse and volatile behavior. Hammett, then playing with Bay Area thrash pioneers EXODUS, flew to New York and immediately clicked with James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Cliff Burton. His melodic sensibility and fluid lead style brought a new dimension to the band's sound. Within weeks, Hammett was recording solos for the debut album 'Kill 'Em All,' replacing Mustaine's original parts. The decision proved monumental — Hammett's tenure would span four decades and counting, helping METALLICA become the best-selling metal band in history. Meanwhile, Mustaine channeled his fury into founding MEGADETH, creating one of metal's greatest and most productive rivalries that would push both bands to extraordinary heights.

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