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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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METALLICA Tour To Kick Off In October

Mitchell Peters of Billboard.biz reports: With a handful of U.S. and overseas festival and concert dates lined up this summer, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed that the band will follow the September release of its new as-yet-untitled album with a tour. The trek will begin in October, Ulri...

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METALLICA: New HAMMETT, HETFIELD Photos Posted Online

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has posted two samples from a brand new METALLICA photo session which took place on May 13. Check them out; Kirk Hammett James Hetfield Commented Halfin in his online diary: "Started off quite slow; they hadn't done any photos for nearly a year, so it took ...

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WITHIN CHAOS, THE DESTRO Added To OZZFEST

WITHIN CHAOS and THE DESTRO have been added to the Texas (Third) Stage at this year's one-day Ozzfest, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, Texas. The festival billing is now as follows: Main Stage: OZZY OSBOURNE METALLICA SERJ TANKIAN HELLYEAH JONATHAN...

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DOWN: European Headlining Dates Announced

DOWN the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) has a...

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OZZFEST Returns As One-Day Stadium Festival With OZZY OSBOURNE And METALLICA

All eyes and ears will be on Dallas, Texas Saturday, August 9. Ozzfest the original and iconic hard rock festival returns in 2008 as a one-day stadium spectacular that teams Ozzfest founder and namesake OZZY OSBOURNE (in his only U.S. concert appearance this summer) with METALLICA (marking their Ozz...

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PETER STEELE's 'Health Issues' Force Concert Cancellations, According To KINGDOM OF SORROW

KINGDOM OF SORROW which was supposed to hit the road for five shows with TYPE O NEGATIVE and SOIL beginning on May 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts has issued the following MySpace bulletin: "Due to health issues with TYPE O NEGATIVE's lead singer Pete Steele, the run of dates we were going to do have...

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DOWN Performs 'Nothing In Return' For First Time; Video Available

DOWN the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) perfo...

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DEATH ANGEL Guitarist Checks In From The Road

Guitarist Rob Cavestany of DEATH ANGEL has checked in from the "In Thrash We Trust Tour" with GOD FORBID, SOILENT GREEN and LIGHT THIS CITY: "First night of the 'In Thrash We Trust Tour', right on the heels of our European tour, and we are ready to kick ass for another month straight! It feels ...

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DOWN: New Video Interview With KIRK WINDSTEIN Available

Metal Hammer has uploaded (via Roadrunner) a new interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein conducted during the band's recent UK tour. Watch the 11-minute chat at this location (Windows Media). DOWN will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 9 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6...

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Custom KIRK HAMMETT Amp Available From RANDALL AMPLIFIERS

Randall Amplifiers has announced the RM100KH custom Kirk Hammett amp complete with three MTS preamp modules to enable musicians everywhere to capture the distinctive tones of METALLICA's legendary guitarist. The custom RM100KH Kirk Hammett amp offers the full array of tones that have been the staple...

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DOWN: New Video Interview With KIRK WINDSTEIN Posted Online

France's Radio Metal conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on April 19, 2008 in Lyon. Watch the chat in two parts below. DOWN will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 9 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Frid...

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DOWN: Video Interview With KIRK WINDSTEIN Available

Jukka Penttinen of Finland's Get In The Pit TV conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein prior to the band's March 22, 2008 performance at Kulttuuritalo in Helsinki. Watch the chat in two parts below. DOWN will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Friday, May 9 during...

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METALLICA Members Talk About 'Record Store Day'; Video Available

San Francisco Bay Area's KNTV has posted a one-and-a-half-minute video report on METALLICA's appearance at Rasputin Music in Mountain View, California Saturday (April 19) as part of Record Store Day. The clip, which features short interviews with METALLICA members James Hetfield (guitar, vocals) and...

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METALLICA: 'Record Store Day' Video Footage, Report Available

RollingStone.com reports: METALLICA didn't perform an impromptu parking lot set as some had hoped they would Saturday during the first annual Record Store Day, yet cheers rang out, tears fell and metal reigned during an epic six-hour marathon of autograph-signing, chatting and pictures. Ending a gru...