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DEATH ANGEL Music Used In Psychological Study

For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not addressed how we listen to music. For instance, is the cognitive benefit still the same if...

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SLASH Is 'Flattered' That RIHANNA Channels Him In 'Rockstar 101'

Legendary guitarist Slash told MTV News that he was originally supposed to appear in Rihanna's video for "Rockstar 101" in which she appears dressed as none other than the iconic GUNS N' ROSES axeman. "I was supposed to actually be in that video," Slash told MTV News. "I played on the song, and ...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Featured On New MACY GRAY Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER members Slash (guitar),Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) are among the featured collaborators on Macy Gray's new album, "The Sellout", due on June 22. "The Sellout" is the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter's first album in more than thr...

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ACCEPT Announces Second Show With AC/DC

Reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT have announced a second show as the support act for AC/DC — June 13 at Cannstatter Wasen in Stuttgart, Germany. As previously reported, ACCEPT will also play a one-hour-long set before AC/DC hits the stage on May 25 in Hannover, Germany. Guitarist/songwriter Wolf...

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ACCEPT: 'Teutonic Terror' Video Released

"Teutonic Terror", the new video from reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT, can be viewed below. The clip was filmed in March by director/producer/editor Dave Blass. Executive Producer is Doug Jeffery (BRITNEY SPEARS, MILEY CYRUS, RIHANNA) for Grid 41. When asked how he came to be involved in making...

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BRET MICHAELS Recovering From Emergency Surgery

Moments before singer Bret Michaels was to take the stage at the Sea World Amphitheater in San Antonio, the POISON frontman and "Celebrity Apprentice" contestant was rushed to the hospital with severe abdominal pains. After several tests and a CAT scan, Bret received news that he had an acute append...

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EXTREME Guitarist Performs With RIHANNA On 'American Idol'

Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Rihanna performed her new single — "Rockstar 101" — on last night's (Wednesday, April 7) episode of"American Idol" backed by a powerhouse rock band, featuring EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. Watch video footage of her appearance below. The unexpected combinati...

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EXTREME: 'Take Us Alive'DVD Trailer Available

Reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME are scheduled to release a new DVD/CD entitled "Take Us Alive" in the spring via Victor Entertainment in Japan and Frontiers Records in Europe. The set is expected to include footage that was shot on August 8, 2009 at the House of Blues in Boston as well a...

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EXTREME To Release 'Take Us Alive' DVD/CD

Reunited Massachusetts hard rockers EXTREME are scheduled to release a new DVD/CD entitled "Take Us Alive" in late March/early April. The set is expected to include footage that was shot on August 8, 2009 at the House of Blues in Boston as well as "four bonus videos." Fan-filmed video footage of EXT...

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EXTREME Guitarist Performs With RIHANNA On 'Saturday Night Live'; Video Available

Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Rihanna performed two songs — "Hard" and "Russian Roulette" — on "Saturday Night Live" this past Saturday (December 5) backed by a powerhouse eight-piece rock band, featuring EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt. The added oomph behind Rihanna led to an extra heavy...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Touring With RIHANNA

Guitar virtuoso Nuno Bettencourt has joined forces with Rihanna and will be her 2010 world tour lead guitarist. The unexpected combination of Grammy Award-winning R&B artist Rihanna and rock guitarist Nuno Bettencourt has in fact become what Nuno says "a great opportunity to blend our talents to...

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SLASH Featured On New RIHANNA Album

According to RollingStone.com, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER axeman Slash has contributed guitar to the appropriately titled "Rockstar 101" song on the new Rihanna album "Rated R", due out November 23. Fans who pre-order "Rated R" — starting midnight November 3, at the iTunes stor...

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RIHANNA Accused Of 'Hijacking' Cover Of 1998 'Extreme Music' Compilation

According to PrefixMag.com, professional wrestler Paul Heyman has accused Rihanna of hijacking the 1998 album cover for "ECW: Extreme Music", which features MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD and WHITE ZOMBIE. This album was part of a campaign to promote Extreme Championship Wrestling. Hayman's web site claims tha...

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LIKE A STORM's 'Chemical Infatuation'

As LIKE A STORM prepare for the August radio release of their darkly infectious single "Chemical Infatuation" and subsequent debut album, "The End Of The Beginning", for the Prospect Park label, the Vancouver-based, New Zealand-bred hard rockers are already upping the ante with a disquieting video f...

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AC/DC, METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES Among Top-Selling Albums Of 2008

AFP reports that AC/DC's "Black Ice", METALLICA's "Death Magnetic" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy" were among the top-selling albums of 2008 globally, according to new figures from the London-based International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI),which represents the recording in...