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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Tour With LITA FORD

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will be doing shows over the summer with Lita Ford, playing guitar with Lita's backing group alongside BUMBLEFOOT (the band) drummer Dennis Leeflang. Says Thal: "Lita and I have GN'R's blessings to do this together; all is cool. This won't interfere with...

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FALL OF EMPYREAN Hard At Work On New Material

Tempe, Arizona-based "melodic and emotional doom/death metal" band FALL OF EMPYREAN has issued the following update: "We are working hard at writing new material. We already have two new songs down that we are practicing, and have a few others that are being written. The two new songs are called 'No...

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SLASH At Norway's QUART Festival: More Details Revealed

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will be joined by the following "special guests" during his headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festival on June 30 in Kristiansand, Norway: Ron Wood (THE ROLLING STONES) Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) Fergie (a.k....

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RIOT: Writing Session Footage Posted Online

New York metal legends RIOT, featuring the reunited "Thundersteel"/"The Privilege of Power"-era lineup of Mark Reale (guitar),Tony Moore (vocals),Don Van Stavern (bass),Bobby Jarzombek (drums),and Mike Flyntz (guitars),has posted video footage (see below) of its recent San Antonio, Texas writin...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Explains Why DAVE MUSTAINE 'Had To Go'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed for the July 2009 issue of U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine. A few excerpts from the lengthy chat follow below. Classic Rock: Were you glad to see the back of [former METALLICA guitarist and current MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine? Hetfield: I don't know...

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JETBOY Debuts Three New Songs At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL; Video Available

California rockers JETBOY debuted three new songs during their performance at the at the M3 Rock Festival, which was held this past Saturday (May 30) at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. All three tracks — "Perfectly Wrong", "Dog's Gotta Roam" and "Goin' Down From Above the Cloud...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Is Hoping For A Tour

Nightwatcher's House Of Rock recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Nightwatcher's House Of Rock: Now that "Chinese Democracy" has been released, are you relieved that at last you don't have to continually answer th...

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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN To Guest On SLASH's Solo Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin will make a guest appearance on the debut solo album from fellow ex-GN'R axeman Slash. Writing to his Twitter account, Slash says, "Izzy is down here putting some rhythm guitar on a track; sounds fucking cool." Slash is recording his solo CD with former N...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I'm Not A Dungeons-And-Dragons Writer'

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with merican heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) as part of a series entitled "Hit The Lights." Several excerpts from the chat follow below. On how his solo debut, "Pla...

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OBSCURA: Footage From NEUROTIC DEATHFEST Available

Fan-filmed video footage of OBSCURA performing the songs "Anticosmic Overload" and "Choir of Spirits" on May 29, 2009 at the Neurotic Deathfest in Tilburg, The Netherlands can be viewed below (courtesy of Natasja Kooiman). "Cosmogenesis", the second full-length album from OBSCURA, sold around 900 co...

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SLASH Issues Update On Solo Record, QUART Festival Appearance

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne and AVENG...

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RIOT Schedules Japanese Dates

The reunited 1988 "Thundersteel" lineup of RIOT has scheduled the following dates in Japan: Oct. 24 - Club Citta - Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JPN Oct. 25 - Club Citta - Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JPN RIOT will hit the road in Europe this summer. A new studio album featuring the same musicians is also in the works...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Featured On EMG TV; Video Available

EMG TV has posted footage of NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis performing his track "Jato Unit". Check it out at this location. Loomis' solo album, "Zero Order Phase", was released on September 30, 2008 through Century Media Records. As a result of his invaluable contributions to NEVERMORE's trademark...

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BUMBLEFOOT, MIKE CHLASCIAK, ALAN TECCHIO: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest special episode of "Talking Metal", recorded at Port 41 in the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City and also on location in Maplewood, New Jersey, features a birthday tribute to the podcast's co-host Mark Strigl. Participating in the event were fellow "Talking Metal" co-host John...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Play My Game' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Play My Game", the first solo album from powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),sold around 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. (Note: Internet/digital sales...