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SAXON: Making Of 'Call To Arms' Episode 3
The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of SAXON's new album, "Call To Arms", can be viewed below. The two-minute clip finds the bandmembers on the beach in lovely Ravenscar where they shot parts of the "Hammer Of The Gods" video. Packing an armory of s...June 1, 2011
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Learn To Play SAXON's 'Hammer Of The Gods' (Video)
A four-minute video podcast in which SAXON guitarists Doug Scarratt and Paul Quinn teach you how to play the band's new song "Hammer Of The Gods" can be seen below. Packing an armory of steel-coated riffs and songwriting swagger, British hard rock legends SAXON will release their 19th studio album t...June 1, 2011
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PHIL LYNOTT's Son Sees THIN LIZZY Perform For First Time
According to Independent.ie, Galway, Ireland-based sculptor Macdaragh Lambe who made newspaper headlines in 2003 when he was revealed as THIN LIZZY legend Phil Lynott's only son saw his father's band perform for the first time at Slane Castle in Ireland on May 28. "I wasn't here the first time my da...May 30, 2011
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Exhibition Featuring Rare AC/DC Memorabilia To Take Place In Scotland
According to TheCourier.co.uk, an exhibition featuring rare AC/DC memorabilia will take place in Kirriemuir, Scotland this summer. The exhibition will take place at the Gateway to the Glens Museum from July 9 which would have been the 65th birthday of late AC/DC singer Bon Scott. Scott was born in t...May 28, 2011
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SLASH Is 'Not Real,' According To 'South Park'
Legendary guitarist Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) was featured on last night's episode of the satirical animated sitcom "South Park". In the episode, Clyde and Craig need to find Slash so that he can play at the event EA Sports is sponsoring. Clyde calls his parents when he cannot find Slas...May 26, 2011
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ROBERT PLANT Among AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS Nominees
LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant is nominated in the "Album Of The Year", "Artist Of The Year" and "Duo/Group Of The Year" categories at the 10th annual Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, which is scheduled to take place Thursday, October 13 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashvill...May 24, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE's Keyboardist ADAM WAKEMAN To Launch Radio Show
Ozzy Osbourne's keyboardist (and son of YES keyboard legend Rick Wakeman) Adam Wakeman has sent the following note to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "If anyone is interested, I am starting a radio show on Total Rock radio in London on Saturday, June 4, and then every first Saturday in the month until further not...May 23, 2011
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MIKE PORTNOY's THE BEATLES Tribute Band Releases 'One More Night In New York City' CD, DVD
After having had such a fun experience the first time around in 2003, drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER),guitarist Paul Gilbert (RACER X, MR. BIG) and guitarist/keyboardist Neal Morse (ex-SPOCK'S BEARD) reunited as YELLOW MATTER CUSTARD in February 2011 to once again pay tribute to their great...May 23, 2011
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'Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness' Instructional DVD Now Available
Alfred Music Publishing, the world's largest educational music publisher, has released "Dimebag Darrell: Riffer Madness", an instructional DVD teaching the signature riffs and patterns of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. As the founding member of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, Dimebag is recognized as one of the...May 23, 2011
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SAXON: 'Call To Arms' Pushed Back To June
Packing an armory of steel-coated riffs and songwriting swagger, British hard rock legends SAXON will release their 19th studio album titled "Call To Arms" via Militia Guard Music, UDR and EMI on the following dates: * Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway: J...May 21, 2011
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WINDS OF PLAGUE: 'Drop The Match' Video Released
"Drop The Match", the new Shan Dan-directed video from Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third full-length album, "Against The World", which sold 8,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 60 on The...May 20, 2011
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Photo Book Due In October
According to the Van Halen News Desk, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower has just completed his second VAN HALEN hardcover coffee table photo book, "Eddie Van Halen", to be released October 12, 2011. Once again, Van Halen Store is the exclusive retailer of autographed copies, signed by the au...May 18, 2011
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Central New York Musicians Pay Tribute to RONNIE JAMES DIO On First Anniversary Of His Passing
The spirit of Ronnie James Dio loomed large over Syracuse, New York's Lost Horizon on Saturday night as more than two-dozen musicians gathered to pay tribute to the late legend. Held just two days shy of the first anniversary of Dio's passing, "Lock Up the Wolves" featured such area artists as co-or...May 18, 2011
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AC/DC Singer Announces Book-Signing Tour
"Rockers And Rollers: A Full Throttle Memoir", a new 224-page hardcover book by AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, will be made available for the first time in the U.S. on May 24 via It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Brian will make in-store appearances signing copies of his new book at the...May 16, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Remembered On One-Year Anniversary Of His Death
Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio, best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and his own band DIO, died of stomach cancer one year ago on Monday (May 16) at the age of 67. A three-minute Artisan News Service report in which Dio's BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL bandmate G...May 16, 2011
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