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Late SAVATAGE Guitarist CRISS OLIVA Remembered In Greek ROCK HARD Magazine

This past October marked the 15th anniversary of the passing of SAVATAGE guitarist Criss Oliva. To honor his memory, the Greek edition of Rock Hard magazine has published a special five-page article in this month's issue featuring interviews with about Criss conducted exclusively for this story. The...

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AMASEFFER Films Two New Videos

Israel's "holy project" AMASEFFER has issued the following update: "We are happy to announce the shooting/editing of two documented video clips for two songs taken from our debut album, 'Exodus - Slaves for Life'. The chosen ones are: 'Slaves For Life' and 'The Burning Bush'. Both videos will be dir...

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MANOWAR: Video Interview With KARL LOGAN Available

An interview with MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan about the newly released "Magic Circle Festival Volume II" DVD can be viewed below. From Wednesday, July 9 until the sunset on Saturday, July 12, 2008, 35,000 true metal fans (over the course of the entire festival) from 44 different countries across th...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Guitarist Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Rock House, the leader in music instruction, recently announced that Alex Skolnick has joined Rock Hous...

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CHRIS CAFFERY's Flushing Library Performance To Be Aired On Queens Public Television

Guitarist Chris Caffery's (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) September 20, 2008 show at the Flushing Library in Flushing, New York was reportedly filmed by local channel QPTV (Queens Public Television) and will air in December. The hour-long broadcast will feature live footage and an interview wit...

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Chinese Democracy

After 17 years, six producers, enough musicians to start four new bands, an army of assistants, a bailout-sized budget and who knows how much actual recording time and hard drive space, "Chinese Democracy" has finally arrived. And of course the question is: what is worth it? Was it worth the wait, t...

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EDGUY Frontman Begins Work On Next AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY's official web site has been updated with the following interview with the group's frontman, Tobias Sammet: Q: The new album, "Tinnitus Sanctus", is out now. What are your expectations towards the sales? Tobias: "Well, the sales seem to be quite strong so far, even though I don't expect the al...

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NIGHTWISH's HIETALA: TARJA Ended Up Thinking She 'Way Too Valuable' Compared To Rest Of Band

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: What was it like working with [former NIGHTWISH singer] Tarja Turunen? M...

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Ex-MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND Guitarist Selling Custom ESP Axe

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover is selling a custom ESP guitar (see photo below) with the following specifications: * Custom black finish by ESP for Glen Drover before MEGADETH's Gigantour 2 * Kahler locking system * Two Seymour Duncan pickups * Distortion in neck and 59 in bridge...

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TARJA TURUNEN To Release 'My Winter Storm Special Extended Edition' In January

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will play two exclusive Christmas concerts with Kalevi Kiviniemi, Marzi Nyman and Markku Krohn at churches in Helsinki and Tampere on November 28 and November 29. After those concerts, Tarja will give a very special guest performance: German rock legend Doro Pes...

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Drummer BEV BEVAN's BLACK SABBATH Diaries

English rock musician Bev Bevan, who served as the touring drummer for BLACK SABBATH from 1983 to 1984 and played percussion on "The Eternal Idol" album in 1987, has written about his days on the road with SABBATH in the latest installment of his regular blog for the Sunday Mercury. Check it out at

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GLEN DROVER, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Interviewed On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover and powerhouse heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) were interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Glen Drover fille...

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CHRIS CAFFERY: More New Songs Posted Online

Two new solo tracks from guitarist/vocalist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) — "Madonna" and "The Fleas" — are available for streaming on his MySpace page. Both songs come off Caffery's new solo album, "House Of Insanity", which was released digitally last month. The effort, which...

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STEELHEART: 'LOL' Video Available

Reactivated hard rockers STEELHEART, led by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic, have posted a video (see below) for their new single, "LOL". The track comes off the band's new album, "Good 2B Alive", which was released on November 11. "Good 2B Alive" track listing: 01. Samurai 02. LOL 03. Buried Unkind 04....

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER To Offer Online Lessons

Former MEGADETH/KING DIAMOND guitarist Glen Drover has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I am looking into providing online live guitar lessons in the very near future as I have had so many people inquire to me about doing this from many different places, etc. For those of you who d...