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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...

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THE DEAD DAISIES Tap THE CULT Drummer JOHN TEMPESTA For Australian Tour

Throwback rockers THE DEAD DAISIES — whose current touring lineup features former INXS and NOISEWORKS singer Jon Stevens alongside Dizzy Reed and Richard Fortus from GUNS N' ROSES and veteran bassist Marco Mendoza (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT, BLACK STAR RIDERS) — have just released their thi...

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'Metal Masters 5' Featuring SLAYER, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, Ex-PANTERA Members: Pro-Shot Footage

Gear Gods — the only online destination for musicians in the heavy music community — live-streamed the fifth annual "Metal Masters" clinic this past Wednesday night (January 22) from the Anaheim, California House Of Blues. You can now watch professionally filmed video footage of the entire event bel...

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Video: SLAYER, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, Ex-PANTERA Members Perform At 'Metal Masters 5'

Gear Gods — the only online destination for musicians in the heavy music community — live-streamed the fifth annual "Metal Masters" clinic last night (Wednesday, January 22) from the Anaheim, California House Of Blues. The "Metal Masters 5" lineup was loaded with a star-studded cast of metal musicia...

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ADRENALINE RUSH Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Frontiers Records has announced the signing of ADRENALINE RUSH. Fronted by one of the most talented and hottest chicks in today's hard rock scene, Tåve Wanning (formerly of the teen-pop duo PEACHES),ADRENALINE RUSH promises to fire up the rock scene with their lethal dose of heavy guitars, infectio...

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THE HAUNTED: New Song 'Eye Of The Storm' Available For Streaming

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will release a new three-song single, "Eye Of The Storm", on January 20 in Europe and January 21 in North America via Century Media Records. The single’s cover artwork can be seen below. "Eye Of The Storm" will be made available as limited-edition seven-inch EP (1,000 c...

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ICED EARTH's JON SCHAFFER Wants 'To Send People On A Journey' With His Compositions

John Knowles of Metal Exiles recently conducted an interview with ICED EARTH mainman/guitarist Jon Schaffer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Exiles: So the new album is called "Plagues Of Babylon". It is completely done, and sounds great. What are some of your thoughts on the...

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'Metal Masters 5' Clinic To Be Streamed Live

Gear Gods — the only online destination for musicians in the heavy music community — has announced a video live-stream of the fifth annual "Metal Masters" clinic from the Anaheim, California House Of Blues next Wednesday, January 22. The "Metal Masters 5" lineup is loaded with a star-studded cast of...

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UNEARTH Guitarist KEN SUSI's USA! USA! USA!: 'Marissa' Video Released

"Marissa", the new video from USA! USA! USA!, the band featuring guitarist Ken Susi of the Boston metallers UNEARTH, can be seen below. USA! USA! USA! started when Susi started thinking about what got him into music in the first place, and it all came back to him in a rush of memories: girls. Ken .....

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Up the Dosage

Blaine Cartwright appears to mean business when he declares NASHVILLE PUSSY's new album "Up the Dosage" to be his band's "Back in Black". Well, maybe that's too hefty a claim since "Pussy's Not a Dirty Word" is the only song that sounds remotely like AC/DC on this album. Blaine and NASHVILLE PUSSY h...

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BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS Among North America's Top-Grossing Tours Last Year

BLACK SABBATH, RUSH, MÖTLEY CRÜE, KISS and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar's 2013 Top 200 North American Tour chart. According to Pollstar, the total size of the North American concert business hit a new record high of $5.1 billion — a surprising number cons...

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IN THIS MOMENT: 'Beautiful Tragedy' Performance Clip From 'Blood At The Orpheum' Live DVD

Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT will release "Blood Special Edition", a two-disc set featuring the band's breakthrough album "Blood" and the bonus live DVD "Blood At The Orpheum", on January 21, 2014 in North America via Century Media. The set includes a bonus cover of the NINE INCH NAILS track...

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IN THIS MOMENT's CHRIS HOWORTH Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

Episode 225 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with guitarist Chris Howorth of Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. IN THIS MOMENT will release "Blood Special Edition", a two-disc set featuring the band's br...

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THE HAUNTED To Release 'Eye Of The Storm' Single

Swedish metallers THE HAUNTED will release a new three-song single, "Eye Of The Storm", on January 20 in Europe and January 21 in North America via Century Media Records. The single’s cover artwork can be seen below. "Eye Of The Storm" will be made available as limited-edition seven-inch EP (1,000 c...

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TESTAMENT's CHUCK BILLY Added To 'Metal Masters 5'

TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy has been added to the ffith installment of the successful "Metal Masters" clinic series, which has been growing since it started four years ago. Billy will perform three or four songs at the clinic when it returns later this month with what promises to be its most impres...