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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Jam With FOZZY At Sydney Concert

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will be a special guest jamming some tunes with FOZZY at the band's December 3 concert at The Factory in Sydney, Australia. FOZZY is the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward. The group will r...

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BLOTTED SCIENCE Drummer CHARLIE ZELENY's DREAM THEATER Audition Videos Available

Drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS, BLOTTED SCIENCE) has uploaded video footage of him playing along to three DREAM THEATER songs as part of the audition process for DT's drummer slot left vacant by the recent departure of Mike Portnoy. Zeleny's performance footage of the following track...

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RETRO GRAVE Confirmed For DAYS OF THE DOOMED FEST

RETRO GRAVE, the project led by former TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson, has been confirmed for the Days Of The Doomed Fest, set to take place June 17-18, 2011 at The P.L.A.V. in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Commented Olson: "I'm very excited to play for our friends in the Midwest for the Days Of The Doomed...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Pulls Out Of DAYS OF THE DOOMED FEST; LAS CRUCES, IRON MAN Step In

Due to "upcoming tour committments," THE GATES OF SLUMBER has been forced to pull out of the Days Of The Doomed Fest, set to take place June 17-18, 2011 at The P.L.A.V. in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Meanwhile, doom veterans LAS CRUCES and IRON MAN have been added to the bill. The Days Of The Doomed Fest .....

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'Glorious Times: A Pictorial Of The Death Metal Scene 1984-1991' Revised Edition Due This Month

Former metal fanzine editors Alan Moses (Buttface 'zine) and Brian Pattison (Chainsaw Abortions 'zine) will release a revised and extended edition of their book "Glorious Times: A Pictorial Of The Death Metal Scene 1984-1991" at the end of November. The 160-page book showcases rare (many never-befor...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Returns To The Studio (Video)

Video footage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal back in the studio, laying down vocals to a new solo song called "Invisible" can be viewed below. Thal released an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" in December 2008. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the...

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SIN CITY SINNERS Announces Benefit Concert

On Saturday, November 27, Las Vegas' favorite band SIN CITY SINNERS — which features Todd Kerns (SLASH, AGE OF ELECTRIC),Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT),Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) and Michael Ellis — will kick off an open-ended weekly run at Chrome (inside Santa Fe Station) in Las Vegas. The first...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist D.J. ASHBA To Perform National Anthem At KANSAS CITY CHIEFS Game

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba will perform 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. Although it took more than a decade — 13 years, to be exact — for GUNS N' ROSES to release it...

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BUMBLEFOOT: Don't Hold Your Breath For New GUNS N' ROSES Album

GUNS N' ROSES fans shouldn't expect a new studio album from the band anytime soon, according to the band's guitarist, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Even though GUNS N' ROSES axeman D.J. Ashba said in an interview at last week's launch party for the "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" video game that the band is "thr...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist D.J. ASHBA On 'Farley Bros. Radio' (Audio)

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba was interviewed earlier this week on Farley Bros. Radio. You can now stream and/or download the podcast at this location. Although it took more than a decade — 13 years, to be exact — for GUNS N' ROSES to release its "Chinese Democracy" album in 2008, the ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Is 'Really Excited' About Working On Follow-Up To 'Chinese Democracy'

During an interview (see video below) with the Artisan News Service on the "black carpet" of this past Thursday night's (November 4) party to promote the release of the new video game "Call Of Duty: Black Ops" in Hangar Eight at Santa Monica Airport, California, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist D.J. Ashba sa...

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'Ronnie James Dio - A Photographic Memoir' To Include Dedications From Hard Rock Elite

Rufus Stone Limited Editions has set a November 30 release date for "Ronnie James Dio - A Photographic Memoir". Ronnie James Dio was one of rock's most respected and talented frontmen, renowned for his instantly recognizable vocals, lyrics and stagecraft. On May 16, 2010, Ronnie succumbed to cancer...

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AXL ROSE's Private Space On Stage Shown For First Time

Swedish national TV station SVT has begun airing an eight-part series focusing on four Swedish festivals, including two episodes dedicated to this year's Sweden Rock Festival, which was held June 9-12 in Sölvesborg in southern Sweden. During the Sweden Rock portion of the program, which premiered la...

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GUNS N' ROSES Reportedly Receives $1 Million To Play Private Show In Moscow

GUNS N' ROSES was reportedly paid one million U.S. dollars to play a private show Friday night (October 29) in Moscow for Alexander Chistyakov, the deputy chairman of the management board of Federal Grid Company (FGC). The concert took place at a studio at Mosfilm (a Russian movie company),with GN'...

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AURORA BOREALIS: New Album Title Revealed

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...