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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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SEVENTH VOID: New Music Posted Online

SEVENTH VOID, the new band formed by TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, has posted several new tracks on its MySpace page. SEVENTH VOID recently completed work on its debut album for a tentative March/April 2009 release through Big Vin Records, the label formed by HELLY...

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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Opens Music Instruction School

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, JAMES LABRIE, UNION RADIO, RIOT, POWERMAD, DELMAR BROWN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARBREAKER) has returned to his hometown of Commack, New York to open a new music instruction school, where he hopes to share his legacy with aspiring drummers. The Music Lab, l...

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ANVIL: New Audio Interview Available

Abort magazine's E.S. Day conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner of the Canadian metal legends ANVIL earlier this month when the band was in Vancouver, British Columbia to promote its film "Anvil! The Story of Anvil". Listen to the 18-minute chat a...

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ANGEL WITCH, BARONESS, MINSK Confirmed For ROADBURN Festival

Reactivated NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH have been confirmed for Friday's April 24 date at the 2009 Roadburn Festival. The 14th annual Roadburn Festival will take place April 23-26, 2009 and will be held at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear on April 24 are CATHEDRAL a...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST Fashion Designer To Donate Custom Guitar Strap For ROCK FOR TOTS

Ray Brown, the legendary rock-fashion designer who has dressed such influential artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, BON JOVI, POISON, STYX, CHER and countless others, will be donating a signed, custom-designed guitar strap to the fourth annual Rock For Tots event.? "This guitar strap will b...

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ANTHRAX Drummer To Judge Guitar Center Drum-Off Regional Finals In Chicago

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante will be one of the special guest judges for the Chicago-area regional finals of the Guitar Center Drum-Off, set to take place December 2 in Chicago, Illinois at 7:00 p.m. More information can be found on the poster below. The Drum-Off '08 grand finals will be held on...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Says He Misses PANTERA, Denies That He's Back On Drugs

Antiquiet recently conducted an interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Antiquiet: I don't mean to dredge up old bullshit, but I want to talk about something you've encountered firsthand. When you had that beef with Dime [late PANTERA/...

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DOWN: Houston Photos Posted Online

Quality photos of DOWN's November 20, 2008 concert at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas (where the group was supporting METALLICA) have been posted at the band's official message board, DownBoard.com. One of the pictures can be seen below. DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex Brown has told Billboard.com that...

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SEVENTH VOID Debut To Arrive In The Spring

SEVENTH VOID, the new band formed by TYPE O NEGATIVE guitarist Kenny Hickey and drummer Johnny Kelly, will release its debut album in March/April 2009 through Big Vin Records, the label formed by HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. "It's an amazing record," Vinnie said. "I mixed the whol...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman Says AIRBOURNE Is Carrying On The Australian Rock Tradition

Dirty Rock Magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the glory days of Australian pub rock: What was it about those days? "Philosophically and at my age I can be philosophic, I think was those days...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'DON Enjoys Having The Control Of His DOKKEN Tribute Band'

Blogs N' Roses recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blogs N' Roses: You're a pretty disciplined musician, what percentage of your life is dedicated to just playing the guitar? Lynch: A...

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SAMMY HAGAR On CHICKENFOOT, EDDIE VAN HALEN Airplane Fight

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Classic Rock Revisited: You have always been about the music. From the WABOS to VAN HALEN to your solo career to MONTROSE. I think the fans...

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BLACK SABBATH Tribute Band Featuring Ex-SABBATH/GREAT WHITE Bassist DAVE SPITZ

WAR PIGS, the new Florida-based BLACK SABBATH tribute band featuring bassist Dave "The Beast" Spitz (BLACK SABBATH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, LITA FORD, WHITE LION, GREAT WHITE) will make its live debut on November 29 at Area 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with metal demons 1000 POUNDS OF THRUST. WAR PIGS fea...