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Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine was interviewed by the Kingston Whig Standard, a Canadian newspaper, in anticipation of the kickoff of the 2012 Gigantour, which features Motorhead, Volbeat and Lacuna Coil. (Click here to find a show near you.) "I think our management and agents want to kill us, that's why they booked us in Canada in February," says Mustaine.

Here at Roadrunner, we're big fans of the music streaming service Spotify. The vast majority of our catalog is up there, and now we're putting together two weekly playlists that will keep you aware of our latest releases! Roadrunner's Week in Metal will feature the latest tracks by our heavier acts, including Machine Head, Trivium, Megadeth, Opeth, Slipknot and many more.

Nickelback, one of the biggest rock bands of the past decade known for their extraordinary live performances, have announced their first North American arena tour in two years. The Live Nation-produced tour begins on April 10 in Moline, Illinois at the i wireless Center, making a 39-date trek throughout North America, with dates confirmed through June 26 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada.

Nightwish's latest album, Imaginaerum, has been receiving wildly enthusiastic reviews across the metal Internet. Sites like Loudwire, MSN Music's metal blog Headbang, and About.com's heavy metal page have all praised the record. Says About.com reviewer Chad Bowar, "Sometimes albums are so diverse that they become disjointed, but that never happens here.

The North American leg of Machine Head's Eighth Plague Tour kicks off this Sunday, January 15, in Denver. It's their first headlining tour in four years, and if the European shows were any indication, it's going to be crushing.