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TRIVIUM Bassist Interviewed At Sweden's METALTOWN Festival; Video Available

Loudfarmer conducted an interview with bassist Paolo Gregoletto of Florida metallers TRIVIUM earlier today (Saturday, June 27) at this year's edition of the Metaltown festival, which is being held June 27-28, 2009 at Frihamnen in Gothenburg, Sweden. Watch the five-minute chat below. TRIVIUM's latest...

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LITA FORD: 'I'm Really Looking Forward To Getting Out On The Road With BUMBLEFOOT'

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has added another dimension to her upcoming tour by enlisting fellow guitar giant Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES) to duty by playing in her backing band. "I'm really looking forward to getting out on the road with Bumblefoot," says Lita, who'll break a 15-year to...

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'Brütal Legend' Creator Explains Why RONNIE JAMES DIO Is No Longer Involved With Game

Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend game creator Tim Schafer has confirmed that the legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has been cut out of the game's voice cast and has been replaced with Tim Curry, a movie actor best known for his...

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'Brütal Legend' Fans Set Guinness Book World Record At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

According to GameZone.com, fans of video game Brütal Legend, starring Jack Black, rocked out this Saturday (June 13) to smash the world record for most people playing air guitar at one time. The record, conducted at the Download festival in Donington Park, saw servants of metal shredding frets and w...

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TRIXTER Bassist Joins LITA FORD's Touring Band

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has recruited P.J. Farley from TRIXTER/RA as her new touring bassist. Farley joins a band that also includes GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and BUMBLEFOOT (the band) drummer Dennis Leeflang. A photo of P.J. performing with Lita Ford on June 13, 2009, in...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival; Video Available

NME TV conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the chat below. TRIVIUM's latest album, "Shogun", was released in North America on September 30, 2008 via...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO No Longer Part Of 'Brütal Legend' Game

The management for legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO) has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the producers of the upcoming Brütal Legend game have decided to cut Dio's contributions out of the game, and have replaced him with Tim Curry, a...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman Discusses His Involvement In 'Brütal Legend' Game; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was interviewed by G4tv.com at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3),one of the biggest events in the annual gaming calendar, which was held June 2-4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Halford spoke about his involvement in the upcoming Brütal Leg...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Interviewed At ROCK AM RING; Video Available

The German edition of the Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with TRIVIUM vocalist/guitarist Matt Heafy at this year's Rock am Ring festival, which was held earlier this month at in Nürburgring, Germany. During the chat, Heafy revealed that the band has already come up with about 40 song i...

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ROCK GONE WILD Teams Up With VH1 CLASSIC's EDDIE TRUNK

Rock Gone Wild, America's newest and most diverse rock festival, has teamed up with one of rock radio's biggest names to host one of rock's biggest days. Eddie Trunk, the popular host of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", will be in Algona for the entire day on August 22 to bring on such classic rock...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Tour With LITA FORD

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will be doing shows over the summer with Lita Ford, playing guitar with Lita's backing group alongside BUMBLEFOOT (the band) drummer Dennis Leeflang. Says Thal: "Lita and I have GN'R's blessings to do this together; all is cool. This won't interfere with...

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LITA FORD: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK Press Conference Available

Eighties hard rock queen Lita Ford took part in a press conference earlier today (Friday, June 5) at the Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Watch the question-and-answer session in two parts below. Quality photos of Ford's performance at Sweden Rock can be viewed at her official MySpace pag...

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LITA FORD: Photos From SWEDEN ROCK Posted Online

Quality photos of Lita Ford's performance at the Sweden Rock festival, which is being held June 3-6, 2009 in Sölvesborg, can be viewed at her official MySpace page. LITA FORD's current touring band is as follows: Lita Ford - Guitars, Vocals Stet Howland - Drums Michael T. Ross - Keyboards JC - Bass...

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LITA FORD Hits The Road Again As A Family Affair

Can a beautiful woman whose family comes first be a hard rock icon and guitar star as well as a wife and mother of two boys? Sure, if she's Lita Ford. After a 15-year hiatus from the rock 'n' roll scene during which she married, moved to a remote Caribbean island, and started a family, ...

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New 'Brütal Legend' Trailer Featuring OZZY OSBOURNE Posted Online

A new trailer for the upcoming Brütal Legend game, featuring the voice and likeness of BLACK SABBATH vocalist Ozzy Osbourne as The Guardian Of Metal, can be viewed below. At EA's E3 press conference, Double Fine studio head and Brütal Legend creator Tim Schafer announced (see video below) that Osbou...