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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Interviewed At ASCAP POP MUSIC AWARDS; Video Available

EdMagik.TV conducted an interview with ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell on the red carpet of the the 26th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards, which was held on Wednesday, April 22 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute chat below. Cantrell and...

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WARRANT's 'Cherry Pie' In ARBY'S Commercial

WARRANT's classic song "Cherry Pie" is featured in a TV commercial for Arby's, a fast-food restaurant chain in the United States and Canada that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. Watch the commercial below. During an interview that aired in May 2006 as part of VH1's "Heavy:...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer, Guitarist To Perform Acoustically On Finnish TV

STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto and new guitarist Matias Kupiainen will perform acoustically tonight (Sunday, May 3) on the "Musiikki-TV" show on Finland's TV2 channel at 22.35 Finnish time. Kotipelto played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on April 20 at a presidential dinner he...

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OVERKILL Frontman Joins TheLiveLine

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth can now be reached via TheLiveLine, a service launched by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine that enables musicians to connect to their audience over the phone. Get updates on OVERKILL and leave messages for Bobby by calling (888) 634-7270. About TheLiveLine: In...

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METALLICA Drummer Talks Torture

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich appeared as a guest on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" on Monday night (April 27),where the liberal news commentator and the Danish drummer discussed living in San Francisco, Guitar Hero: Metallica, and politics (see video below). With the debate over the military and...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Checks In

Vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT has issued the following update: "TESTAMENT is about to embark on a killer North American tour and I am stoked!!! 'The Formation Of Damnation' took us all over the world playing 126 gigs so far since the release of [the a...

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AVENGER OF BLOOD, HEXEN, VEKTOR To Perform At Las Vegas' 'A Day In May-Hem' Festival

AVENGER OF BLOOD, HEXEN and VEKTOR are among the confirmed bands for the A Day In May-Hem festival, set to take place Saturday, May 2 at Sinister in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will help kick off a series of events (both personal and private) in celebration of Salem Rose Music founder, and former C...

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SLASH Issues Solo Album Update

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Confirmed guest singers so far include Ozzy Osbourne and AVENG...

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TOM MORELLO And BOOTS RILEY Join Forces To Form STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB

Tom Morello and Boots Riley have joined forces to form STREET SWEEPER SOCIAL CLUB. The group's anticipated self-titled debut album will be released June 16 through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. The 11-song set was produced by Tom Morello and features Boots Riley on vocals, Morello on...

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STRATOVARIUS Singer Performs For Russian President

Singer Timo Kotipelto (STRATOVARIUS, KOTIPELTO, CAIN'S OFFERING) played a short set for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday, April 20 at a presidential dinner held by Finnish President Tarja Halonen in honor of Medvedev's visit to Finland. Timo was accompanied during the performance by Matia...

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COLD Frontman's SONICSTAR RECORS Inks Distribution Deal With FONTANA

Fontana, the independent distribution arm of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with SonicStar Records, it was announced yesterday by Ron Spaulding, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Fontana, and Scooter Ward and Toby M...

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MATT SORUM Teams With ALLIANCE HOLLYWOOD To Host Los Angeles Party

Alliance Hollywood — the non-profit corporation that utilizes the entertainment industry to lobby the government in order to promote and advance social issues and serves as the voice of entertainment on Capitol Hill — is set to launch a sister organization Freedom Children. The new non-profit is dev...

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TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION Featured On 'Thrash 'Til Death' Compilation

TESTAMENT, KREATOR, ANTHRAX, DESTRUCTION, SODOM and OVERKILL are among the featured bands on the "Thrash 'Til Death" compilation, due on May 15 via Germany's AFM Records. The track listing for the double-CD set is as follows: CD 1: 01. TANKARD - Stay Thirsty 02. OVERKILL - What It Takes 03. KREAT...

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MUCKY PUP: Review, Video Footage Of Reunion Concert Available

New Jersey-bred MUCKY PUP, known for its schizophrenic combination of juvenile humor, political sarcasm and thick-as-fuck riffs, performed a reunion concert last Saturday, April 11 at MexiCali Live in Teaneck, NJ to a packed house. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Laughing In Your Face 02. Hot...

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ELEVEN SEVEN Signs EMI Deal

According to Music Week, EMI has agreed a sales and distribution deal with the Eleven Seven Music Group in Europe via its Music Services division. EMI will provide digital and physical distribution, sales and marketing services for the label, whose roster includes BUCKCHERRY and MÖTLEY CRÜE. In addi...