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Megadeth headline Mexican festival

This Friday I made a Top 10 about my favorite live clips from YouTube, and Megadeth‘s Argentinian performance was there. If you watch that clip, you will realize that Latin America loves Megadeth, so maybe it makes sense for them to headline this Mexican festival called ‘Hell & Heaven – Metal Fest 2011.’

It will happen in Guadalajara, Mexico on November 19, and hey, maybe Megadeth can get a Mexican bassist too, just like Metallica!

I keed, I keed, you know I love borderline racist jokes.

Anyway, Fear Factory is also on the bill. Make the jump to see the poster! The official website can be found here.

Anselmo talks about Vinnie’s ‘redneck hatred’

Phil Anselmo knows how to patch things up with an old friend. It’s common knowledge that saying they’re terrified of you and that they have ‘redneck hatreds’ is gonna bring them all back to you in a split second.

So Phil got interviewed recently, and I simply copy-pasted what I read on Blabbermouth because it just makes my work easier, and it’s not like people don’t already know I’m a ‘hack blogger,’ so let’s get right to it.

“Vinnie Paul’s closed-door policy when it comes to me, that’s something he’s gonna have to ride around on his shoulders the rest of his fucking life. I know this: My door is always open, and always has been open — always has been fucking open. And it is a little frustrating when you have a loose end and you’re trying to tighten everything up. But you can’t make everybody fucking happy all of the time — you can’t.

So, Vinnie Paul, he has no effect on my life at all — no effect at all. Good job, I’ll say to Vince — you’ve hurt me. And you keep on hurting me. Great job! Where is it getting you? That’s my question to him. My door has always been wide open, and I’ll leave it at that, because I think everybody else knows the rest. It’s fucking pretty A-B-C simple. He doesn’t want to…

There is a fear in him of me. That motherfucker is so fucking terrified of me. But somewhere within that terror, somewhere within this invented — and I do say ‘invented’ — scapegoat fucking slapping redneck hatred of his, there is a love bigger than any of that fucking shit, and that’s why he’s acting the way he’s acting. So that’s that.“

Read full article here. Interview here.

Wow, settle down there Phil. If I wanted to read a novel written by you, I’d pre-order your autobiography.

I do think blaming Phil for Dime’s death is a bit like blaming a surfer for a hurricane. But I remember a time when Dimebag was alive and a certain vocalist was trying to jab both him and Vinnie in the press. But on the other hand, I am positive Dimebag would have forgiven Phil, because he just seemed like a nice guy.

Why am I making assumptions about people I don’t know and scenarios I’ve never been a part of? Because I’m lame, so maybe I should just mind my own fucking business.

Pantera rules, though. \m/

CNN has a lot of credibility

Not only have CNN replaced Larry King with a talent show judge, but now they’re also airing a Kiss special. Way to go, guys.

“CNN’s Poppy Harlow goes inside the world of Kiss — on board the band’s plane on the way to a concert, to exclusive backstage access. She also visits the homes of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley to explore how Kiss has become one of the most branded names in the world.

‘Kiss Inc.’ is scheduled to premiere on CNN Presents on Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET, replaying at 11:00 p.m. ET.“

Oh boy, oh boy! I can’t wait!!! [big sarcastic smiley face here]

Seriously, is anyone tuning in? If so, simply stop coming back to this website. That’s an order.

[ Source: Blabbermouth ]

Joey Belladonna thinks he’s a ‘last resort’

Current Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna thinks he’s the band’s last resort, revealing in a recent interview that he’s, well, a ‘great last resort.’

“It’s interesting to think that I’m the last resort and sadly enough I think that I’m a great choice to have as a last resort [laughs]. It does seem to be that way as I’m never at the top of their agenda and all I can really do is smirk as I can’t fuss over it or cry over it and nor do I want to do any of the above.“

Read full interview here.

LULWUT? Maybe you shouldn’t admit this to the press, Joey. You do know the other members can read the internet too, right? It’s how the web works.

Seems just like a piece of gossip that might eventually create some tension within the band, is all. I mean, if you have something to say, just say it to them, not to some ‘rock website.’ Just my two cents, though. You shouldn’t listen to me. The only band I had was when the other nerds from my class came over for grape juice and Rock Band. ON A FRIDAY NIGHT.

Porn > Rock Band, in case you had any questions.

Friday Top 10: Live videos I enjoy

It’s a very slow Friday here at the Dose of Metal office, probably because we don’t have one.

Anyway, since we don’t have a great Top 10 for today, instead of just not posting one, I’ve decided to do a half-assed one. Well, everything on this site is half-assed, so this would be more of a ‘quarter-assed’ article.

So this is a list of ten live videos I enjoy. If you can’t cope with so much mediocrity, please understand that it’s not our fault our moms drank vodka during our pregnancies.

We also used that photo of a crowd that a reader sent to us, just to show how racially diverse we are, yo.