metal

2007
Metallica recorded a guitar-based interpretation

Metallica recorded a guitar-based interpretation of Ennio Morricone ‘s ” The Ecstasy of Gold ” for a tribute album titled We All Love Ennio Morricone , which was released in February 2007. The track received a Grammy nomination at the 50th Grammy Awards for the category ” Best Rock Instrumental…
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Children of Bodom Laiho injured

On 31 January 2007, Laiho slid down the lane at a bowling alley after accidentally stepping over the foul line. He slammed hard into the wall, breaking his left shoulder. This rendered him unable to play guitar for six weeks. Due to this incident, Children of Bodom was forced to…
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Megadeth Broderick was initially asked

Broderick was initially asked by Mustaine’s management company at the end of 2007 if he would be interested in auditioning for Megadeth.

Acid Bath Releasing material under his own name

before he began releasing material under his own name in 2007

Korn 2007 edition

Korn and Evanescence co-headlined the 2007 edition, with Atreyu , Flyleaf, Hellyeah , and Trivium rounding out the main stage.

Quiet Riot On November 25, 2007, Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas

On November 25, 2007, Kevin DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas apartment. Frankie Banali confirmed the death in an e-mail to Spain’s The Metal Circus . Banali wrote:

Guano Apes mini album Crudezza

In 2007, Tamoto released the mini album Crudezza .

Behind Enemy Lines (band) replaced by Ken Houser

In 2007, Chamberlain was replaced by Ken Houser.

Quiet Riot On December 10, 2007, media reports confirmed that DuBrow was

On December 10, 2007, media reports confirmed that DuBrow was pronounced dead on November 25, 2007, and was later determined to have died of a cocaine overdose approximately six days earlier. On January 14, 2008, Banali issued the following statement via his website regarding the future of Quiet Riot:

Pantera 2007 Canadian tour

Both Anselmo and Brown reunited with Down , and supported Heaven & Hell and Megadeth on their 2007 Canadian tour, as well as supporting Metallica on the first half of their World Magnetic Tour .