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GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, QUEEN Members Mourn Passing Of Legendary Rock Producer ANDY JOHNS

Members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, QUEEN and RATT have reacted on Twitter and Facebook to the passing of British sound engineer and record producer Andy Johns who passed away yesterday (April 7) at the age of 61. No cause of death was immediately available, although Johns had been hospitalized for...

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DISTURBED Singer Says DEVICE Album 'Came Together Organically'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with DISTURBED/DEVICE frontman David Draiman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: What ties the DEVICE album together for you? Draiman: It all came together organically. There wasn't really a...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT: 'The Migration' Track Listing Revealed

Progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT will release their new album, "The Migration", in North America on June 11 via Prosthetic Records. Recorded earlier this year at North Carolina's Basement Studios with producer Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, HE IS LEGEND, FOR TODAY),the CD will...

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KALEDON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Altor: The King's Blacksmith'

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Altor: The King's Blacksmith", the new album from Italian metallers KALEDON, can be seen below. Due on April 23 via Scarlet Records, the CD was recorded at Outer Sound Studio in Rome, Italy by Giuseppe Orlando (NOVEMBRE) and it features a guest appearanc...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Explains LL COOL J Collaboration

Eddie Van Halen is featured on two songs on hip hop legend LL Cool J's upcoming album, "Authentic", due out on April 30. The guitarist can be heard on the tracks "We're The Greatest" and "Not Leaving You Tonight". Asked why he choose to reach out to the iconic guitarist, LL Cool J told

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LL COOL J On EDDIE VAN HALEN Collaboration: 'I Just Really Wanted To Work With The Best'

Eddie Van Halen is featured on two songs on hip hop legend LL Cool J's upcoming album, "Authentic", due out on April 30. The guitarist can be heard on the tracks "We're The Greatest" and "Not Leaving You Tonight". In a recent interview with CBS Local, LL Cool J said: "I just really ...

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WILLIE NELSON To Guest On New MEGADETH Album?

Earlier tonight (Thursday, March 28),Dave Mustaine ran into country legend Willie Nelson at a restaurant in Austin, Texas, where the MEGADETH mainman has been "house hunting." Mustaine tweeted: "Willie Nelson is in the restaurant I am eating at. I just met him! How cool is this???" A short time lat...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' Album In Audio Interview

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently spoke to Caleb Smith of "The Sick Room" radio in New Zealand about Marty's contribution to the band's "Rust In Peace" album, which was released on September 24, 1990 via Capitol Records. You can now listen to the interview segment below. In a 2012 in...

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SCALE THE SUMMIT: New Video Update From The Studio

Progressive instrumentalists SCALE THE SUMMIT have released a second behind-the-scenes video update from the recent recording sessions for their new album, "The Migration", which will be released in North America on June 11 via Prosthetic Records. This installment features a sneak peek into the guit...

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Gibson Custom Introduces Joe Perry 1959 Les Paul

Of all the great original 1959 Standards out there — a pretty small number to begin with — Joe Perry's Les Paul has long been acclaimed as one of the finest. The rich, road-worn character of this guitar, serial number 9-0663, is utterly moving, and it seems to throb with the wealth of music and ...

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NIACIN: Audio Samples Of Entire 'Krush' Album

After a seven-year hiatus, instrumental neo-fusion supergroup NIACIN — featuring legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),world-renowned drummer Dennis Chambers (SANTANA, PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC) and acclaimed keyboardist John Novello (CHICK COREA, RITCHIE COLE) — will rel...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Featured On Two Songs From LL COOL J's New Album; Audio Sample Available

Eddie Van Halen is featured on two songs on hip hop legend LL Cool J's upcoming album, "Authentic", due out on April 30. The guitarist can be heard on the tracks "We're The Greatest" and "Not Leaving You Tonight". A 90-second audio sample of "We're The Greatest" can be streamed in the YouTube clip b...

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TONY IOMMI's 'Lonely Planet': Official Video Released

The official video for the track "Lonely Planet", which was co-written by BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and was recently chosen as Armenia's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest, can be seen below. Iommi wrote the music and Vardan Zadoyan penned the lyrics for the track, which will be perform...

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GAMA BOMB: 'Terrorscope' Video Released

"Terrorscope", the new video from Irish thrashers GAMA BOMB, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's fourth album, "The Terror Tapes", which will be released on April 19 in Europe and May 7 the U.S. via AFM Records. The cover for the follow-up to 2009's "Tales From The Grave In Space" was ....

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Video: Legendary Drummer TOMMY ALDRIDGE Interviewed At NAMM

David "Gus" Griesinger of BackstageAxxess.com conducted an interview with drum legend Tommy Aldridge (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention...