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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He 'Never Got' JIMI HENDRIX

Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman on September 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about his recent controversial comment that he would "rather chew glass than listen to Jimi Hendrix," Marty said: "I...

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DESTRUCTOR Signs With PURE STEEL RECORDS

Pure Steel Records has announced the signing of Euclid, Ohio's speed/thrash veterans DESTRUCTOR to a three-album deal. Pure Steel will release the "Back In Bondage" material for the first time and in remastered style and then a formal announcement of a new album will come. Says Andreas Lorenz of Pur...

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'The Ritchie Blackmore Story' DVD, Blu-Ray Due In November

On November 6, Eagle Rock Entertainment will issue "The Ritchie Blackmore Story" on DVD, Blu-ray, Digital Formats and a deluxe 2DVD+2CD edition. Without a doubt one of the all-time great guitar players, Ritchie Blackmore has always been one to let his music do the talking. In this documentary film,...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: DAVE LOMBARDO 'Was Beginning To Put Us In A Really Bad Light'

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has "set the record straight" with regards to the latest departure of the band's original drummer, Dave Lombardo, explaining that the group "had to move forward" because Dave "was beginning to put us into a bad spot." Lombardo sat out SLAYER's Australian tour in February/Ma...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Explains Decision To Play Rock Again: 'Nostalgia Is A Big Reason To Do It, But Not The Only Reason'

Legendary guitarist Richie Blackmore has confirmed to Noisey his plans to regroup with members of RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE for what will probably be four shows next year in Europe. "I am doing four dates in June, which will be all rock," Blackmore said. "I have the band basically together and it will...

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SAVATAGE's JON OLIVA 'Stopped Drinking And Eating' In Preparation For WACKEN OPEN AIR Performance

On July 29, Gitarre & Bass magazine conducted an interview with several members of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO) and SAVATAGE at this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) music festival in northern Germany. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by B...

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BLACK STONE CHERRY To Release 'Thank You: Livin' Live' DVD, Blu-Ray, CD In October

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY will release their debut live DVD+CD, Blu+ray+CD, Digital Video and Digital Audio, "Thank You: Livin' Live" via Eagle Vision on October 30. The performance was shot on BLACK STONE CHERRY's "Magic Mountain" tour, exactly one year prior to the disc's scheduled relea...

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Video: SHADOWS FALL Performs At Rhode Island's BIG KAHUNA Festival

Fan-filmed video footage of SHADOWS FALL's August 22 performance at the Big Kahuna festival in Providence, Rhode Island can be seen below. SHADOWS FALL last year completed what was being billed at the time as the band's "final" European tour. The group, which had been touring non-stop for over a dec...

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BLACK SABBATH's GEEZER BUTLER Among Celebrated Musicians Donating Tracks For Global Peace Project

Peacebuilding charity International Alert has announced the launch of Peace Tracks, a global collaborative music project that brings together internationally celebrated recording artists with musicians from conflict zones. The musical collaborations will be released in September, in the run up to UN...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS's Struggling Ohio Bar And Restaurant Gets Help From SPIKE TV's 'Bar Rescue'

According to Ohio.com, Ripper's Rock House, the Akron, Ohio bar and restaurant co-owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, got a visit this past week from "Bar Rescue", the Spike TV series in which bar consultant Jon Taffer dispenses advice to the owners and staff of st...

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WHITESNAKE: Video Footage Of St. Charles Concert

Fan-filmed video footage of WHITESNAKE's August 16 performance in St. Charles, Missouri can be seen below. WHITESNAKE's new touring lineup — David Coverdale (vocals),Joel Hoekstra (guitar),Reb Beach (guitar),Michael Devin (bass),Tommy Aldridge (drums) and Michele Luppi (keyboards) — made its liv...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS Members To Take Part In Israel's 'Titans Of Metal' Event

Israel's Progstage Productions has announced the addition of three more participants to its first annual "Titans Of Metal" event, set to take place on December 17 at Hanger 11 in Tel Aviv. They are guitar virtuoso Tony MacAlpine, legendary ex-RAINBOW vocalist Graham Bonnet and RHAPSODY OF FIRE and A...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's 'Live At Finsbury Park' Coming To DVD, Blu-Ray In October

Eagle Rock Entertainment will release RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's "Live At Finsbury Park" on DVD, Blu-ray and digital formats on October 16. Filmed in high definition at London's Finsbury Park on June 6, 2010, this concert, which includes "Killing In The Name", "Bulls On Parade", "People Of The Sun",...

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Your Heaven is Real

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery returns with his fifth solo album, "Your Heaven is Real". As with his previous records, Caffery handles most of the instrumentation (guitars, bass and keys) with WHITESNAKE / BILLY IDOL / OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Brian Tichy keeping him company....

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ROGER GLOVER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Leaving DEEP PURPLE Was 'The Best Thing He Could Have Done For The Band'

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover was interviewed by rock journalist Mitch Lafon for a recent edition of the "One On One With Mitch Lafon" podcast (Facebook page). You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On working...