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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Comments On Japan/Taiwan Tour Rumors

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Thal" Bumblefoot has commented on online reports that the band will perform in Japan and Taiwan in December. He says in a statement, "Hundreds of people have been writing, wanting to know about GN'R's future touring plans. I'm not the guy to ask about ongoing bizz — if a...

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JOE PERRY: New Solo Album Samples Available

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry's fifth solo album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel", will be released on October 6 via Roman Records. The hard driving, ten-song, in your face, collection features Perry's trademark rock and blues ferocity, as well as the CD's first single, the blazing "We've Got A Long Way...

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OBSCURA Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour; Temporary Replacement Announced

Dutch bass player Jeroen Paul Thesseling (OBSCURA, ex-PESTILENCE) will be unable to join his OBSCURA bandmates for the group's European tour with CANNIBAL CORPSE, DYING FETUS and EVOCATION. "Due to a very busy schedule in October, it's impossible this time for me to play these 23 shows in a row," Je...

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KEEL Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Reactivated '80s hard rockers KEEL have signed with Frontiers Records, one of the elite labels in hard rock and melodic rock, for the release of two albums in January 2010. The band announced its reunion last November, and enjoyed appearances at major summer festivals such as Rocklahoma, South Texas...

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VERMIN To Release 'Define : Divine' In October

Dutch brutal death metal outfit VERMIN — consisting of Ron Vermunt (guitar, backing vocals),Pascal Payens (drums),Wolf Josten (guitars),Laurens Oerlemans (vocals) and Rob De Waardt (bass, backing vocals) — will release its second full-length album, "Define : Divine", on October 19 (except for U.K...

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THE JOE PERRY PROJECT Schedules Hollywood Date

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry's solo band, dubbed THE JOE PERRY PROJECT, will perform at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California on October 6. More dates will be announced soon. Perry's fifth solo album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel", will be released on October 6 via Roman Records. The hard drivi...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Guest On 'Hard Rock Nights'

Guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will be the special guest on this week's (September 11-17) edition of "Hard Rock Nights", the nationally syndicated hard rock radio program. Thal is best known for his work with GUNS N' ROSES on the "Chinese Democracy" album as well as his prolific solo career album,...

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RON JARZOMBEK Opens Vault With 'PHHHP! Plus'

Acclaimed guitarist Ron Jarzombek (BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK) has set a September 15 release date for his solo album, "PHHHP! Plus", which combines the cult fave "PHHHP!" recordings with 12 additional cuts that delve further into the archives of the legendary guitarist's formative pre...

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ANVIL CHORUS: Video Footage Of 'Terminator' Performance Available

Influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS performed at the resurrection of Terminator, once San Francisco's "rockingest" weekly dance club, on July 17, 2009. Video footage of the performance and interview clips with several musicians who attended...

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Report: SLASH Was Paid $1.65 Million For QUART Festival Appearance

According to Dagbladet.no, former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was paid 10 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $1.65 million) for his headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festival on June 30, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway. Quart festival manager Arild...

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LACUNA COIL Guitarists Interviewed On 'The Metal Scene T.V. Show'

"The Metal Scene T.V. Show" host Ron Estrada conducted an interview with guitarists Marco "Maus" Biazzi and Cristiano "Pizza" Migliore of the Italian rock/metal act LACUNA COIL on July 22, 2009 at the House of Blues in Hollywood, California. The 19-minute clip, which includes performance footage, ca...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Talks 'Chinese Democracy'

I Heart Guitar recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: Who were you rehearsing with today? Thal: I have a new band that I'm starting up. I don't want to say anything about it until the ...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Claims RAINBOW Legend Tried To Prevent Son From Using 'BLACKMORE' Name

Joe Lynn Turner has spoken to Classic Rock magazine about Ritchie Blackmore's reaction to OVER THE RAINBOW, the band featuring Turner (vocals),Jürgen "J.R." Blackmore (guitar),Greg Smith (bass),Paul Morris (keyboards) and Bobby Rondinelli (drums). "At first Ritchie was fine about it all," he said...

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ANVIL CHORUS: 'The Killing Sun' Album Details Revealed

Rockadrome Records has set a September 29 release date for "The Killing Sun", the new album from the influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS. Nearly three decades after the group's formation and a couple years after their recent reformation, thi...

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SLAYER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS Members Interviewed By 'The Metal Scene'

Dave Lombardo (SLAYER),Justin Foley (KILLSWITCH ENGAGE),Matt Heafy (TRIVIUM),Mat Tuck (BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE),Jeanne Sagan (ALL THAT REMAINS),George Fisher (CANNIBAL CORPSE),Orion (BEHEMOTH) and Matt Wicklund (GOD FORBID) were interviewed by Ron Estrada of "The Metal Scene TV Show" on July 1...