Rob Zombie recently spoke to MTV.com about his upcoming highly anticipated remake of one of horror's most beloved slasher films, "Halloween".

"Michael Myers does not know how to drive in this movie," Zombie told MTV.com over the weekend. "[Myers in the station wagon] always bothered me. They would always play that off like someone must have given him lessons, but you know no one gave him lessons! He's in a maximum-security prison! So, no, he doesn't drive."

It's one of the sure-to-be-controversial revisions that Zombie is making to the classic John Carpenter flick. Realizing that the blueprint has simply been Xeroxed too many times, the ultra-violent filmmaker is now entering the final scenes of an intense 38-day shoot with wrestler/actor Tyler Mane as Myers, 18-year-old Scout Taylor-Compton as imperiled babysitter Laurie Strode and Malcolm McDowell as the eccentric Dr. Loomis.

"I want to make Loomis a man with a tremendous ego," said McDowell, dressed in black and draped in a beige trench coat that evokes predecessor Donald Pleasence. "[He's all about] getting a book out of it, which of course he has done, he's a best-seller ... he's the psychiatrist whose lifelong work is Michael Myers. He's obviously not a very good one, is he?"

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TESTAMENT's current lineup — drummer Nick Barker (DIMMU BORGIR, CRADLE OF FILTH) alongside original members Alex Skolnick (guitar), Greg Christian (bass), Eric Peterson (guitar) and Chuck Billy (vocals) — is currently working on new material for an upcoming CD release.

Guitarist Eric Peterson exclaims, "Working hard with Nick on some new ideas and some cool old-school styles and it's coming together really killer! Six songs already in the can so far! Just waiting for the Chief [singer Chuck Billy] to come up with some lyrics to match, we get into the studio to track the drums in June...looking forward to busting out some new ones for this summer at the festivals and get a reaction!"

Chuck Billy states: "It’s been a long time coming, this new album is like a good wine, you throw in the grapes and 'CRUSH'."

Upcoming TESTAMENT shows:

Mar. 23 - Almassy MK Hall - Budapest, Hungary
Mar. 24 - Hala Spodek - Katowice, Poland
Mar. 26 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, TX
Mar. 27 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
Mar. 29 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
Mar. 30 - El Moro Theatre - Flagstaff, AZ
Mar. 31 - California Metal Fest: Galaxy Theatre - Santa Ana, CA
Apr. 19 - Saloon Ferrocarrilero - Torreon, Mexico
Apr. 20 - Cafe Iguana - Monterrey, Mexico
Apr. 21 - Full Metal Fest 2: Arena Lopez Mateos - Mexico City, Mexico
Apr. 22 - Arena Pier 10 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr. 25 - Bar Opiniao - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Apr. 26 - Helloch - Curitiba, Brazil
Apr. 27 - Via Funchal - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Apr. 29 - El Teatro Flores - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Apr. 30 - Teatro Caupolican - Santiago, Chile
Jun. 24 - Hellfest - Clisson, France
Jul. 06 - Bloodstock Fest - Derby, England
Jul. 07 - Waldrock Festival - Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Jul. 19 - Earthshaker Festival - Nuernberg, Germany
Aug. 17 - Jalo Metalli Fest - Oulu, Finland
Aug. 18 - Metal Days Fest - Notodden, Norway
Aug. 19 - Musikens Hus - Goteborg, Sweden
Aug. 21 - Godset - Kolding, Denmark
Aug. 22 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerpen, Belgium
Aug. 23 - Burgerweeshuis - Deventer, Holland
Aug. 24 - Hole In The Sky Fest - Bergen, Norway
Aug. 25 - Up From The Ground Fest - Gemunden, Germany
Aug. 31 - Velvet - Rimini, Italy
Sep. 01 - Route To Hell Fest - Palamaggio - Caserta, Italy

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Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, STARWOOD) has shot down reports that he has been asked to replace fill the vacant bassist slot in HAMMERFALL following the departure of Magnus Rosén.

Commented Marten: "I have been getting a bunch of emails these last couple of days asking if I am the new bass player for the Swedish band HAMMERFALL. I know Anders Johansson (the HAMMERFALL drummer) pretty well and have meet the other guys in the band when we played festivals with them in Europe. I don't know who started these rumors, the guys in that band are cool people but it's not true. I have not been approached by the band and I have no plans to move to Sweden but I wish them my best in their search."

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