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MI Awards Honorary Degree to Guitar Legend STEVE VAI

Musicians Institute has announced plans to award an honorary Doctor of Music degree to legendary rock guitarist, recording artist, producer, and composer Steve Vai. The award will be officially conferred during MI's summer graduation ceremony to be held on September 18 at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatr...

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HIM, KREATOR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DIMMU BORGIR Members Featured In 'Promised Land' Documentary

Members of HIM, NORTHER, KREATOR, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, ENTOMBED, CARCASS, KORPIKLAANI, DIMMU BORGIR and SONATA ARCTICA are among the musicians who were interviewed for "Promised Land of Heavy Metal", a documentary about the history and philosophy of heavy metal and how it became such a big deal in a s...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING: 'I Just Don't Have Any Respect For DAVE MUSTAINE'

The November 2009 issue of Guitar World magazine includes an extensive interview with SLAYER guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: Were you rebellious as kids? King: Not really, because I was always worried about ramifications from my...

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METALVILLE Band And Label Pool Signs With INTERGROOVE

Metalville, the band and label pool launched by the Cologne, Germany-based company Flying Dolphin Entertainment Group UG, has signed a worldwide contract with the distribution company Intergroove from Offenbach. Metalville's "unique concept" allows the company to work with artists and labels who wan...

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KURT COBAIN Raps, Sings BON JOVI Song In 'Guitar Hero 5'

The Pulse of Radio reports: Not only has late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain made it into Guitar Hero 5 as a playable character, as previously reported, but apparently you can make his avatar play guitar right-handed and sing BON JOVI's "You Give Love A Bad Name", along with songs from MEGADETH, PUBLI...

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WAL-MART Stores To Unveil 'Kiss Korners' In October

KISS fans ready for the new "Sonic Boom" CD/DVD release October 6 can own a piece of KISStory when Wal-Mart stores unveil "KISS Korners" in electronics departments and Halloween aisles in October. Stores will offer in special areas KISS T-shirts, wigs, makeup, limited edition KISS M&M candies, a...

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PETA Bosses Take Aim At AEROSMITH Guitarist Over Hunting Comments

Patricia Schlein of WENN reports that animal activists at PETA are poking fun at AEROSMITH star Joe Perry's manhood after the guitarist boasted about his love of hunting deer in a recent magazine interview. Perry told Outside Life magazine he loves nothing better than stalking his prey through the w...

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KITTIE Drummer: '90% Of The People Out There Don't Realize We're Canadian'

Steven K. of Swigged! recently conducted an interview with KITTIE drummer Mercedes Lander. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Swigged!: The band recently taped a video with David Brodsky. When should fans be expecting [to see it]? Mercedes: Actually, it was two videos. I just saw the f...

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DON DOKKEN, JANI LANE Featured On 'Hollywood '80s Metal: The Rockstar Interviews' DVD

Tons of great music came out of the 1980s. Big hair metal and alternative were arguably the two most influential genres of that era. So much of that music still plays on the radio in regular rotation everywhere and used in movies, TV and commercials proving that decade's music has stood the test of...

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AEROSMITH, DEEP PURPLE Using FreeCause for Branded Toolbar Technology And Search

AEROSMITH's Aero Force One fan community and veteran rockers DEEP PURPLE are among the Paid, Inc. clients who have added FreeCause's branded toolbar and search applications as part of Paid's celebrity services offerings. This forward-thinking social marketing strategy will enable Paid to further for...

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DRILL 187 Reforms

"It's probably more exciting for us than any of the fans right now," laughs DRILL 187 vocalist and founding member Jason Lilley. "We were just so excited that the interest level since our breakup in 2005 remained as intense as it has been. When Craig [Stegall; Away-Team Music president] asked us if...

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KURT COBAIN Avatar Joins 'Guitar Hero 5'

The Pulse of Radio reports: A Kurt Cobain playable character is making its way into Guitar Hero 5, due out September 1. Along with the avatar, for the first time, NIRVANA's songs will appear in the game. Fans will be able to rock out to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a live version of "Lithium", ...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX, SONY MUSIC Announce 'Monumental' Catalog Licensing Deal

Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix L.L.C. have agreed to a monumental catalog licensing deal to set the stage for a worldwide campaign to make all of Jimi's extraordinary music, including classics, never-before-heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through every type o...

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TRENT REZNOR Discusses CHRIS CORNELL Feud, Decision To Stop Touring

In a brand new interview with Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Eye Weekly, NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor was asked about his heavily publicized Twitter feud with Chris Cornell earlier this year (Reznor stated about the former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer's "Scream" album, "You know that feeling yo...

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'Dream On' With AEROSMITH-Branded Lottery Tickets

Check out the YouTube clip below to view the AEROSMITH TV commercial for the Rhode Island state lottery with AEROSMITH-branded scratch tickets. GTECH Corporation announced in March 2009 that it had signed a multi-year licensing agreement, brokered by Primary Wave Music, with AEROSMITH, giving GTECH...