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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Demonstrates His Signature-Series ESP Guitar At NAMM (Video)
Video footage of TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick doing a demo of his ESP guitar at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is taking place January 23-26 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be seen below. Long regarded as one of the world's finest gui...January 24, 2014
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Video: STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA's HATRIOT Performs EXODUS' 'Defiance' In Cotati
Fan-filmed video footage of HATRIOT — the San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band led by former EXODUS and LEGACY (pre-TESTAMENT) frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza — performing a cover version of EXODUS' "The Last Act Of Defiance" on January 18 at Spancky's in Cotati, California can be seen below. HATRI...January 24, 2014
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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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AZORIA To Release 'Seasons Change' Next Month
Swedish heavy/power metal band AZORIA will release its debut album, "Seasons Change", on February 5 in Japan and February 28 in the rest of the world. AZORIA was founded in early 2013 by the band leader and lead guitarist Alexander Oriz. Oriz has spent the last few years working as a producer, songw...January 24, 2014
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QUIET RIOT: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of St. Charles Concert
Fan-filmed video footage of QUIET RIOT's January 18 performance at Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, Illinois can be seen below. QUIET RIOT's new lineup — featuring vocalist Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, L.A. GUNS, ADLER'S APPETITE, RATT) — made its live debut on New Year's Eve (December 31) at Twin Arrows N...January 21, 2014
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L.G. PETROV-Led Version Of ENTOMBED Becomes ENTOMBED A.D.
"Back To The Front", the album that was recorded last year by four members of the most recent lineup of the legendary Swedish metal act ENTOMBED — Lars Göran Petrov (vocals),Olle Dahlstedt (drums),Nico Elgstrand (guitar) and Victor Brandt (bass) — will be released this coming spring via Century Me...January 21, 2014
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TESTAMENT Working On New Material
According to a new tweet from TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick, he is currently "holed up" in a San Francisco Bay Area motel with fellow TESTAMENT axeman Eric Peterson and their guitars and mini-amps writing tunes for the band's next studio album. Skolnick says: "[We have] great ideas so far!" TEST...January 21, 2014
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Former TOTO Singer FERGIE FREDERIKSEN Dead At 62
Melodic rock singer Dennis Hardy "Fergie" Frederiksen passed away yesterday (January 18) after a lengthy battle with liver cancer. He was 62 years old. Frederiksen was best known as the former vocalist of TOTO (on the "Isolation" album, released in 1984),as well as his involvement involved in a lot...January 19, 2014
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EXIST Featuring Members Of CYNIC, DEATH TO ALL: 'Sunlight' Debut Out Now
Progressive metal band EXIST — featuring members of CYNIC, DEATH TO ALL and former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis' backing group — has just released its debut album titled "Sunlight". Copies are available in both digital ($2 or name your own price) and physical ($10 CD) format via link textwww.exis...January 16, 2014
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SUICIDE SILENCE Guitarist Talks To MUSIC FEEDS About Carrying On After MITCH LUCKER's Death (Audio)
Mike Hohnen of Australia's Music Feeds recently conducted an interview with guitarist Chris Garza of California deathcore masters SUICIDE SILENCE. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. SUICIDE SILENCE survived the unthinkable, carrying on after the tragic death of frontman Mitch...January 16, 2014
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ARCHITECTS: Video For New Song 'Naysayer' Released
British metallers ARCHITECTS will release their new album, "Lost Forever // Lost Together", in North America on March 11 via Epitaph Records. The CD will be made available in in Australia through UNFD and in Canada via New Damage Records. After writing demos on their successful run on Vans Warped To...January 14, 2014
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TOXIC WALTZ To Release 'Decades Of Pain' This Month
Young Bavarian thrash metal idealists TOXIC WALTZ will release their debut full-length, "Decades Of Pain", on January 23. The cover artwork was created by Peter Tikos, who has previously worked with ALPHA TIGER and BATTLECREEK. TOXIC WALTZ was formed in 2009 by lead guitarist Jimi and ex-drummer Tim...January 14, 2014
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Review: TESTAMENT Tour Manager MARK WORKMAN's 'One For The Road' Book
By Ray Van Horn, Jr. So you wanna be a rock 'n roll star, THE BYRDS once posited at the height of the turbulent Sixties. Well, how about being a rock 'n' roll tour manager? Mark Workman, tour manager and lighting designer for some of heavy music's biggest names including TESTAMENT, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX...January 13, 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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HELL'S DOMAIN: 'In The Trenches...' Video Released
The official video for the track "In The Trenches..." from HELL'S DOMAIN — the Danish thrash metal band featuring former members of HATESPHERE, KOLDBORN, EXMORTEM and ARTILLERY — can be seen below. The performance footage for the clip was filmed by Markus Prämaßing at the sold-out show at Logo in Ha...January 12, 2014
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