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AC/DC Frontman Signs Book Deal To Release Collection Of Thoughts And Anecdotes

Gerry Galipault of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Black Ice", AC/DC's first album in eight years, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in its debut week and has since topped 1.6 million in the United Sta...

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PUSCIFER: Third Las Vegas Show Announced

TOOL vocalist Maynard James Keenan recently set February 13 and February 14 as the dates for the live debut of his side act PUSCIFER in Las Vegas. Those shows sold out within an hour of their on sale this past weekend, and a third concert has now been announced. The additional gig will take place .....

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CONTRIVE Schedules Dates In Bangkok

Australia's CONTRIVE has confirmed the following shows in Bangkok, Thailand in February 2009. Feb. 07 - Demonster Concert @ Suksabai Bar, Bangkok, Thailand Feb. 08 - Immortal Bar, Bangkok, Thailand The band is close to completing pre-production on its forthcoming album, set for release in early 2009...

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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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Harpist Interviewed About Her Work On GN'R' 'Chinese Democracy'; Audio Available

Harpist Patti Hood, who makes a guest appearance on the new GUNS N' ROSES album "Chinese Democracy" (on the track "This I Love"),was recently interviewed by the GNRSource.com web site. You can now download the chat as an MP3 audio file at this location. Patti has recorded with YES lead vocalist Jon...

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Art of Extermination

I was not quite sure what to think of DEVAST's "Art of Extermination" upon the first few spins of the disc. Beyond any deep musical examination, it is intriguing to think that this kind of swirling tech-death savagery originated from North Africa of all places. But getting to the point, "Art of Exte...

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TOOL Frontman Talks Wine; Video Available

Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV's "Thunder Show" recently visited Arizona and taped an episode with one of the most requested guests to appear on the program — TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan. They were also joined by winemaker Eric Glomski. Watch the show in two parts below. Maynard James Kee...

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New Music From A PERFECT CIRCLE On The Way?

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan told The Pulse of Radio last week that he and guitarist Billy Howerdel have been working on some fresh material for A PERFECT CIRCLE, the group they formed in 2000 while Keenan had time off from TOOL, but which has been inactive since 2004. However, Keenan revealed...

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TOOL Frontman Not Sure What To Expect From Side Project Shows

The Pulse of Radio reports: TOOL vocalist Maynard James Keenan recently set February 13 and February 14 as the dates for the live debut of his side act PUSCIFER in Las Vegas. While Keenan told The Pulse of Radio that fans shouldn't expect to see the kind of elaborate and precise stage production the...

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JON SCHAFFER Says ICED EARTH Was A 'Paycheck' For Former Singer TIM OWENS

Jeffrey Easton of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: You mentioned consistency with your record labels so you could release the records right. What about consistency between "Framing Armage...

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ANTHRAX: New Photos From The Studio Available

ANTHRAX entered a Chicago studio on November 4 to begin recording its new album, tentatively titled "Worship Music", for a May 2009 release via Nuclear Blast Records (in Europe). Check out new photos of the band's bassist, Frank Bello, from the studio at this location. ANTHRAX is laying down 13 new...

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MASTODON Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What's it like playing as a trio? Did you have to work everything out and rearrange stuff? Brann Dailor: Not really. We pl...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER Schedules Live Debut

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan's side project PUSCIFER will make its live debut on at the Pearl @ Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 13 and February 14. More information is available one the poster below. Keenan told The Pulse of Radio that PUSCIFER (see video below) actually evolved...

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KOREA: 'GPHH38' Video Available

"GPHH38", the new video from the Swedish rock "sensation" KOREA, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's debut album, "For The Present Purpose", which as released on November 28 in Sweden and is due on January 19, 2009 in the rest of the world via ViciSolum Productions. KOREA was formed...