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EARTHEN GRAVE Nominated For CHICAGO MUSIC AWARD

Chicago-based metal band EARTHEN GRAVE has been nominated in the "Best New Entertainer" category at the 30th-anniversary edition of the Chicago Music Awards (CMA) — the first time a metal band has been nominated in the category. The CMAs honor and feature the best of Chicago entertainers in pop, cla...

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VAN HALEN: Earliest Known Live Footage Posted To Promote Hard Rock Auctions

An extremely rare 1978 local news report from the first Texas Jam festival has been published online to promote the melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. The 32-year old segment is centered on VAN HALEN's stunning performance from their very first tour and showcases the...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT On How To Make It In Music Business

Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On how to make a career out of music: Thal: "You have to be able to multitask and be multi-faceted. If you're just going to be a guitar ...

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INDIAN: New Album Release Date, Cover Artwork Unveiled

Chicago, Illinois' INDIAN will release its brand new full-length album, "Guiltless", on April 12 in North America (April 25 internationally) via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded at Semaphore Recordings in October with engineer Sanford Parker (UNEARTHLY TRANCE, PELICAN, MINSK, BLOODIEST) and is a...

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VAN HALEN 1981 Live Footage Posted To Promote Classic Rock Auctions

To promote their melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions, eBay seller EliteWorks has posted a long-lost VAN HALEN TV interview from 1981 which includes professionally shot live footage from the band's "Fair Warning" tour. The segment shows the group at the absolute peak of its live powers and perfe...

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'Mean Deviation' The Prog Metal 'Bible'; Free Sample Chapter Available

Bazillion Points is offering a free download extract of "Chapter 5. Passing the Threshold" from the newly-released and already acclaimed book "Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal" by Jeff Wagner. The PDF download is available at this location. After tracing the origins of progres...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Sydney Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' December 4, 2010 concert at the Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia can be viewed below. Check out photos from Getty Images. GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently threw cold water on remarks by fellow GUNS axeman D.J. Ashba, who was qu...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Performs With FOZZY In Sydney (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal joined FOZZY on stage this past Friday (December 3) at The Factory in Sydney, Australia to perform the DIO classic "Stand Up And Shout". Fan-fimed video footage of his appearance can be viewed below. FOZZY is the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Ch...

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AURORA BOREALIS: More Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Maryland-based death/black metallers AURORA BOREALIS recently entered Nightsky Studios to begin recording their sixth album, "Timeline: The Beginning And End Of Everything", for a tentative early 2011 release. The CD, which is being produced by the band's guitarist/vocalist Ron Vento, will mark the...

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'The Eric Carr Story' Book Now Available

Greg Prato, the author of such books as "Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music", "Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" and "A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon", has a new title that is now available for purchase. ...

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VINNIE PAUL, JIMMY CRESPO, PAUL SHORTINO Perform With SIN CITY SINNERS (Video)

Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA),Jimmy Crespo (AEROSMITH) and Paul Shortino (QUIET RIOT, ROUGH CUTT) are among the guest musicians who performed with SIN CITY SINNERS on Saturday, November 27 at Chrome (inside Santa Fe Station) in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of a benefit concert for cystic fibr...

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BUMBLEFOOT Drummer DENNIS LEEFLANG Joins TED POLEY's Solo Band

Drummer Dennis Leeflang has joined vocalist Ted Poley's (DANGER DANGER) solo touring band. Leeflang most recently toured with the '80s hard rock queen, Lita Ford, in the summer and fall of 2009 all over Europe and the United States, playing such prestigious events such as the Bang Your Head!!! and G...

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GUNS N' ROSES Members Schedule Australian In-Store Appearance

GUNS N' ROSES members Dizzy Reed (keyboards),Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar) and D.J. Ashba (guitar) will make an in-store appearance at Billy Hyde Music in the Northern Beaches suburb of Sydney, Mona Vale, Australia this Friday, December 3 at 4:00 p.m. Billy Hyde Music Northern Beaches 55 Bassett S...

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VINNY APPICE Remembers RONNIE JAMES DIO In New Interview

Sea Of Tranquility recently conducted an interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sea Of Tranquility: Ronnie's [James Dio] passing has been hard on the entire hard rock and metal community, probably more s...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist D.J. ASHBA Performs National Anthem At KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Game (Video)

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba performed the national anthem during the Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs NFL football game on Sunday, November 21 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Watch video footage of the performance below. Although it took more than a decade — 13 years, to...