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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Joins PRS Acoustic Signature Artist Family
PRS Guitars has announced the new Private Stock Alex Lifeson Thinline acoustic guitar, new for NAMM 2014. While the craftsmanship and attention to detail are very consistent with other PRS Private Stock acoustics, this instrument embodies some new design elements that take the instrument in a unique...January 24, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Says Making Of 'Bridge The Gap' Was A 'Very Unusual' And 'Interesting' Experience
Patrick Prince of Powerline magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: Compared to the last album (simply titled "Temple Of Rock"),this album ["Bridge The Gap"] kicks ass rig...January 22, 2014
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SLASH's New Material Is 'Sleazier, Tougher And More Dangerous' Than 'Apocalyptic Love'
Slash and his solo band, MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, are scheduled to enter the studio in early February to record the third album under the solo Slash banner. The follow-up to 2012's "Apocalyptic Love" is being helmed by producer Michael "Elvis" Baskette, known for his work with Kennedy's o...January 20, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Interviewed On 'The Classic Metal Show' (Audio)
Legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS) was interviewed on the latest edition of "The Classic Metal Show", which is heard live on Saturdays from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. EST at TheClassicMetalShow.com. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TE...January 19, 2014
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OBLITERATIONS Signs With SOUTHERN LORD
Southern Lord has announced the signing of California punk henchmen OBLITERATIONS. Comprised of Stephen McBean on guitar, Austin Barber on bass, Sam James Velde on vocals and Flo Schanze on drums, OBLITERATIONS unites former and current members of BLACK MOUNTAIN, SAVIOURS, BLUEBIRD, NIGHT HORSE and...January 17, 2014
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EKTOMORF: New Song 'Face Your Fear' Available For Streaming
"Face Your Fear", a brand new song from Hungarian extreme metallers EKTOMORF, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken fro the band's new album, "Retribution", which will be made available on January 31 via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2012's "Black Flag" is described in a pres...January 17, 2014
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RIOT V Announces Guitarist, Drummer For Upcoming Tour
RIOT V, the new band featuring the surviving members of the most recent lineup of U.S. metal pioneers RIOT, is currently in rehearsals for its upcoming tour of Europe. The band is continuing on in honor of the late great founding RIOT guitarist Mark Reale, who died from complications from Crohn's Di...January 16, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'I Am Fascinated By A Single String And Distortion'
Mark Kadzielawa of Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. llinois Entertainer: I've had the pleasure of interviewing you in the last 15 years or so, but I've never seen you as h...January 16, 2014
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GUNS N' ROSES, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For ROCK ON THE RANGE
Following last year's expansion to include three nights of music, America's premier rock festival — Rock On The Range — has once again upped the ante by growing to three full days of music for this year's annual event, May 16, 17 and 18 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Featuring headlinin...January 16, 2014
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MÖTLEY CRÜE, LAMB OF GOD, MINISTRY, Ex-KISS Members To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'
VH1 Classic's centerpiece in original programming "That Metal Show" is returning for its 13th season this week. The acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal talk show, hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine, kicks off its latest season January 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. The guests for the debut...January 14, 2014
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Guests On 'Hard Rock Nights' (Audio)
German guitar legend Michael Schenker (SCORPIONS, UFO) was recently interviewed on the "Hard Rock Nights" syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. MICHAEL SCHENKER'S TEMPLE OF ROCK's new album, "Bridge The Gap", features Michael Schenker alongside vocalist Doo...January 14, 2014
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Waiting for the End to Come
Maurizio Iacono posits "If I Was God I'd Burn it All" on KATAKLYSM's eleventh studio album, "Waiting for the End to Come". Far more introspective a metal prospectus than your standard theme of flushing Mother Earth into an eternal conflagration at the cloven hooves of the deceiver. Rather than letti...January 12, 2014
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From the Vault: Tortured and Broken
Back in the day, L.A. power metallers HERETIC became a cult legend, mostly in correlation with of the history of METAL CHURCH. The original unit only played from 1985 to 1988 before they disbanded once their third vocalist in as many years, Mike Howe, went on to front METAL CHURCH, another band in d...January 12, 2014
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Das Seelenbrechen
One day when we're all dead and gone, future generations of music aficionados are going to have their hands full deciphering all of the varying threads of metal music in order to get to the core of who mattered and who merely participated. With each project he affixes his name to, Ihsahn proves to b...January 12, 2014
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World of Evil
Allentown, Pennsylvania is not just the focal point of Billy Joel's catchy ode to Americana. It's a gritty town with gritty folk and therefore it should come as no surprise it's home to SINISTER REALM, a classic-themed heavy metal act that has quickly received international acclaim through three alb...January 12, 2014
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