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Autographed Bass Auctioned To Help DEFTONES Member

A bass guitar autographed by members of RUSH, DEFTONES, GREEN DAY and others is being auctioned to raise money for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, who remains in a semi-conscious state 10 months after being gravely injured in a car crash in Northern California. The 2001 Fender Precision bass has been si...

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MASTERPLAN, THRESHOLD, U.D.O., DELAIN Members Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN),Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD),Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ACCEPT),Mats Levén (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN) are among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 20...

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THE BOOZEHOUNDZ: Hometown Performance Footage Available

Video footage of a recent hometown performance by THE BOOZEHOUNDZ — the Topeka, Arkansas-based "drinking, good-time original/cover band" featuring James King (ORIGIN, VIRAL LOAD, UNMERCIFUL),Derek Ingmann (COVENENCE, UNMERCIFUL, DISKREET) and Chris Wilson (TROGLODYTE, GORNOGRAPHY, JESUS CORPUS) — c...

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METALLICA, KORN, SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD Members Join Forces To Record 'A Song For Chi'

KORN bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu has joined forces with members of METALLICA, SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, DISTURBED, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and HATEBREED to record an instrumental song to benefit DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng. As some of you may know, Cheng is currently in a semi-conscious state following...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist DAVE KUSHNER Receives 2009 EMMY Nomination

Acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) has received a 2009 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the title track from the FX television series "Sons Of Anarchy". Kushner collaborated with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. on the music....

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Bassist Interviewed By Poland's GUITARIST Magazine

Marcin Kaminski of Poland's Guitarist magazine conducted an interview with THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN bassist Liam Wilson at this year's Knock Out festival, which was held on July 11-12, 2009 in Krakow, Poland. Watch the chat in two parts below. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN recently inked a deal with Se...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Issues Post-European Tour Update

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN frontman Greg Puciato has issued the following update: "We just wrapped up a quick two weeks of European shows, starting in Long Island and finishing up in Finland. Every show was invigorating for us, including a lot of places we haven't played in a really long time. "Our p...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Release AEROSMITH Cover

The first single from former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young's debut solo album, "Equilibrium", is a powerful-yet-tender remake of a song from AEROSMITH's 1974 "Get Your Wings" LP, entitled "Seasons of Wither". According to a posting on Young's MySpace page, "Jeff is joined on this stripped-down rendi...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist Releases Tribute Song To JEFF BUCKLEY

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has released his "haunting tribute" to the late Jeff Buckley via MySpace. The song, entitled "Always Remember Me", is available for streaming at this location. Young wil release his debut solo album, "Equilibrium", this summer. The CD was mixed by Michael Wagener...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Has 18 New Songs Written

Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect: Where in the world are you right now? Weiland: I'm in the studio working on new STP music. It's coming along r...

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SLIPKNOT's DJ SID WILSON Interviewed In Toronto; Video Available

PureGrainAudio conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson on May 1, 2009 when the band performed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with TRIVIUM and 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. Watch the chat below. SLIPKNOT's video for the song "Sulfur" was shot on March 9 in the Los Angeles area and was directed by Crahan...

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ORPHANED LAND In The Studio With STEVEN WILSON

Israel's ORPHANED LAND is continuing work on its highly anticipated new album, "ORwarriOR", due later in the year via Century Media Records. Commented vocalist Kobi Farhi:"Drums, percussions, bass, all kinds of guitars, violins, piano and oriental instruments (Buzouki, Saz, Cumbus and more) have alr...

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TONY IOMMI Goes 'Face To Face' With RICK WAKEMAN

In one of the most revealing and candid musician-to-musician interviews ever recorded, "Face To Face" host Rick Wakeman holds court with his longtime friend, the guitar icon Tony Iommi, who is best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH. Although it was over 30 yea...

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OPETH Mainman On Touring, Lineup Changes And Progressive Music

Lee Troupe of "The Funeral Directory" show on WUTK 90.3 FM, the college radio station for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH before the band's May 22, 2009 concert at The Bijou Theatre in Kn...

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THRESHOLD To Tour Europe In The Fall

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD will tour Europe in the fall of 2009 and promise a radically different show. The first handful of dates has now been announced with more to follow. Oct. 29 - Zeche Carl - Essen, Germany Oct. 30 - Colos Saal - Aschaffenburg, Germany Nov. 01 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switze...