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IRON MAIDEN's MCBRAIN Inducted Into 'Drum-Legends' Hall Of Fame; Video Available

IRON MAIDEN's Nicko McBrain was inducted into Guitar Center's "Drum-Legends" Hall of Fame on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar Center's Drum-Off grand finals in Los Angeles. McBrain also performed the MAIDEN classics "The Trooper" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" at the event, which was held at the his...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN Signs With KOCH RECORDS

BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, has inked a deal with Koch Records for the release of the group's long-awaited debut album, "Resurrection Through Fire". Due on April 21, the CD was produced and mixed by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TEST...

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BRIDES Signs With VISIBLE NOISE RECORDS

Brighton, U.K.-based crossover quartet BRIDES has inked a deal with Visible Noise Records. for the release of the band's debut album, "Ocular.Unveil". Boasting BRIDES' trademark duelling vocals and a positive slew of ambition and honesty, "Ocular.Unveil" was produced and recorded at Outhouse Studios...

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MASTODON, DISTURBED Featured On 'Covered, A Revolution In Sound'

According to Billboard.com, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have teamed up with ZZ TOP legend Billy Gibbons on the Texas trio's classic "Just Got Paid" and DISTURBED has covered the FAITH NO MORE hit "Midlife Crisis" for the new Warner Music Group release "Covered, A Revolution In Sound: Warn...

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RAVEN, Ex-ATTACKER Members Join Forces In BLACK HAG

Drummer Joe Hasselvander (PENTAGRAM, RAVEN, HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER) and vocalist Bob Mitchell (ex-ATTACKER, THE BOB MITCHELL BAND) have joined forces with guitarist Pete Vorias and bassist Eric "Orion" Cabana (HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER) to form BLACK HAG. The band, whose music is described as "power-do...

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Peel Sessions

I've said it before and I'll say it again; when power trios fire on all cylinders, there is no impact more powerful than a bass/drums/guitar mix. Obviously, it requires tight playing, but that indefinable sixth sense that turns three individual musicians into an indistinguishable grouping that moves...

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KISS: Original Version Of 'King Of The Night Time World' Available For Streaming

According to KissAsylum.com, Ruben de Fuentes, the former guitarist of the relatively obscure '70s glam-rock band HOLLYWOOD STARS, is streaming the original version of the song "King Of The Night Time World" (later recorded by KISS) at this location. The track was originally written by HOLLYWOOD STA...

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KING DIAMOND Comments On Rumors Of New MERCYFUL FATE Album

King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) has released a statement in response to an article that was published late last month on the Danish web site BT.dk which focused primarily on King's relationship with his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita. King, who is 52...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Begins Work On Instrumental Fusion Album

Guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND, EIDOLON) has issued the following update: "Well, now that the holidays are over and I have finished my final show with TESTAMENT, it's time to dive into computer land for some live online guitar lessons and new album recordings! As far as lessons are...

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KING DIAMOND Is Madly In Love With His 24-Year-Old Wife

Danish web site BT.dk recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal singer King Diamond (real name: Kim Bendix Petersen; KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE) in which he speaks about his 24-year-old Hungarian wife Livia Zita, whom he calls his "soulmate." According to King, who is 52 years old,...

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Former ATTACKER Singer Completes Recording 'Days Gone By' CD

The recording sessions for "Days Gone By", former ATTACKER vocalist Bob Mitchell's collection of remakes of classic-rock tracks from such artists as THE WHO, DEEP PURPLE and KROKUS, wrapped up on Saturday, December 27 at Digi-Force Studio in Bayonne, New Jersey. A photo shoot also took place, before...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE Signs With GLASSTONE RECORDS

Glasstone Records has announced the signing of BROTHERHOOD OF THE LAKE from Plymouth, U.K. According to a press release, the band "brings an onslaught of spiky guitar riffs and roaring vocals, backed up by an absolute bull of a drummer, keeping the songs on lockdown through beatdown after beatdown....

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THROWDOWN Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Orange County, California's hardcore/metal act THROWDOWN has inked deal with Koch Records. The band will begin recording "Deathless", its first album under this new deal, in early 2009. "Signing with Koch Records is a breath of fresh air for us," said THROWDOWN frontman Dave Peters. "Koch looks at t...

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RUSH Guitarist ALEX LIFESON Performs At 'Andy Kim Christmas' Show; Video Available

RUSH guitarist took part in the annual Andy Kim Christmas show on December 10, 2008 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Mod Club. Fan-filmed video footage of the show-closing performance with a guest star-laden musical collective jamming out on Andy Kim's hit "Rock Me Gently" (featuring Lifeson) can be vi...