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EXODUS To Release First-Ever Guitar Book, 'Pleasures Of The Frets: The Guitar Anthology'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal legends EXODUS will release their first-ever guitar book, "Pleasures Of The Frets: The Guitar Anthology", on October 17. The book features guitar tab and notations of twelve songs from the EXODUS catalog transcribed note for note from the original recordings by to...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: 'Overexposure' Video

ACT OF DEFIANCE's video for the song "Overexposure" can be seen below. Directed by Vince Edwards, the melodic scorcher is backed with fast-paced imagery of the bandmembers in their finest form — churning out a precise metal assault! ACT OF DEFIANCE is the group featuring former MEGADETH members Shaw...

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BOBBY 'BLITZ' ELLSWORTH Says JASON BITTNER Was One Of OVERKILL's First 'Drum Groupies'

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says that Jason Bittner has elevated OVERKILL's musicianship since the drummer joined the band this past spring. Even though Ron Lipnicki had been part of OVERKILL's lineup for more than a decade, the drummer was absent from the band's last few tours, with OVERKILL's longtime...

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SCORPIONS/Ex-MOTÖRHEAD Drummer MIKKEY DEE Discusses Taking Creative Risks In Trailer For Art Collection

Former MOTÖRHEAD and current SCORPIONS drummer Mikkey Dee has been working with art team and publisher SceneFour on an art collection that is described as "a pioneering effort in the new medium of crafting visual art through drum performance." In a new trailer for the collection, which can be seen...

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Listen To New ROBERT PLANT Song 'Bones Of Saints'

"Bones Of Saints", a brand new song from Robert Plant, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the LED ZEPPELIN frontman's eleventh solo album, "Carry Fire", which will be released on October 13 via Nonesuch/Warner. The follow-up to 2014's "Lullaby And… The Ceaseless Roar" was produced by Pl...

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JOE SATRIANI: New Paperback Edition Of 'Strange Beautiful Music' To Include Chapter On 'Shockwave Supernova'

Joe Satriani's "Strange Beautiful Music: A Musical Memoir", first released in May 2014, is now available in paperback for pre-orders, with the official release on November 7. The paperback version includes a new chapter focusing on Satriani's last album, "Shockwave Supernova". Read an excerpt from...

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AVATARIUM: Lyric Video For 'Medusa Child'

The lyric video for the song "Medusa Child" from Swedish metallers AVATARIUM can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's third studio album, "Hurricanes And Halos", which was released on May 26 via Nuclear Blast. The artwork for the disc was once again created by Erik Rovanpera, who previ...

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POWER QUEST Releases Lyric Video For 'Kings And Glory'

POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released a lyric video for "Kings And Glory", the first single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in Jap...

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IN THIS MOMENT's MARIA BRINK Says Having ROB HALFORD Guest On 'Ritual' Is 'An Honor'

IN THIS MOMENT singer Maria Brink says that having Rob Halford guest on the band's new album, "Ritual", is "an honor." The JUDAS PRIEST frontman duets with Brink on the song "Black Wedding" — and Maria says that Halford added his vocals after all the other parts were already laid down. "We actually...

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Drum Legend And ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Inductee BILL BRUFORD Releases Definitive Box Set

Drum legend and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Bill Bruford, best known for his work with YES, KING CRIMSON, GENESIS and his prolific solo career, will release the definitive boxed set "Bruford 1977-1980: Seems Like A Lifetime Ago" on October 28 via Winterfold Records. The limited-edition eight...

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HAMMERFALL To Tour North America With FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

Swedish metallers HAMMERFALL will return to North America in 2018. The headlining trek, which features special guests FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, will kick off May 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and criss-cross the continent before concluding on June 19 in San Antonio, Texas. HAMMERFALL comments: "We're so f...

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JAKE E. LEE's RED DRAGON CARTEL Is 'Trying To Stir Things Up A Little Bit' On Second Album

RED DRAGON CARTEL, the band led by former OZZY OSBOURNE and BADLANDS guitarist Jake E. Lee, recently entered Obscenic Arts studio in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania to begin recording its sophomore album for a tentative early 2018 release. Titled "Patina", the follow-up to the group's eponymous 2014 debut w...

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SAVAGE MESSIAH Signs With CENTURY MEDIA

Century Media Records has announced the signing of the British heavy metal act SAVAGE MESSIAH. The band will release its fourth full-length album, titled "Hands Of Fate", on October 27. The official music video for the disc's title track can be seen below. "Hands Of Fate" is also available as a digi...

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FOO FIGHTERS: 'Landmarks Live In Concert' Special To Air In November

"Landmarks Live In Concert" and "Great Performances" have announced a November 10 air date on PBS (check local listings) for "Foo Fighters - Landmarks Live In Concert", a "Great Performances" special from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, featuring the multi-Grammy-winning rock band delivering an ele...

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OVERKILL Joined By GRIP INC. Guitarist At Bochum Concert (Video)

Waldemar Sorychta — former GRIP INC. guitarist who has produced a number of acclaimed albums from SODOM, MOONSPELL and TIAMAT, among others — joined New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL on stage last night (Sunday, August 13) at Zeche in Bochum, Germany to perform the OVERKILL classic "In Union We Stand"....