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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY: 'I Didn't Know' FREDDIE MERCURY Was Gay

World Entertainment News Network reports that QUEEN guitarist Brian May did not realize his bandmate Freddie Mercury was gay for years — because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends. The pair was close during the early days of the band, but the legendary guitarist insists he had no inclin...

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METALLICA: New 'Guitar Hero' Trailer Available

A new trailer for Guitar Hero: Metallica can be found at Metallica.com. It is also available for viewing below. METALLICA recently confirmed that the long-rumored Guitar Hero: Metallica will tentatively arrive in the first half of 2009. A post at the band's official web site announced, "Yes, we know...

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METALLICA: New Audio Interview With ROBERT TRUJILLO Available

Skippy of Modesto, California's Rock 96.7 radio station conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo on December 13, 2008 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. Listen to the 10-minute chat below. METALLICA has confirmed that the long-rumored Guitar Hero: Metallica will tentatively arri...

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QUEEN Guitarist Not Feeling Snubbed By AXL ROSE

QUEEN guitarist Brian May has responded to GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose explanation for why May's contribution to the new GN'R album, "Chinese Democracy", didn't make it to the CD's final cut. In 1999, May recorded a guitar solo for new GN'R track "Catcher N' The Rye", which appears on "Chinese Dem...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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METALLICA: 'Of Wolf And Man' Performance Footage From Edmonton Available

Video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Of Wolf And Man" on December 7, 2008 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada can be viewed below. METALLICA has confirmed that the long-rumored Guitar Hero: Metallica will tentatively arrive in the first half of 2009. A post at the band's official web site announ...

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BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Begins Writing New Material

Bassist Dan Briggs of the Raleigh, North Carolina-based progressive metalcore quintet BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME has issued the following update: "As most of you know, we finished up our U.S. run for 'Colors' last weekend with four shows with some of our good North Carolina friends' bands. We then pr...

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DORO: More 25th Anniversary Concert Footage Available

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set this past Saturday night (December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by...

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TWISTED SISTER: More 'Christmas On Broadway' Photos, Video Footage Available

Photos of TWISTED SISTER's "Twisted Sister, A Twisted Christmas On Broadway" holiday extravaganza, which was held on December 5, 2008 at the Nokia Theatre in New York City, can be found on the BrooklynVegan web site. The show featured the band performing songs its now-classic rockin' holiday CD and...

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Into the Night

Heavy Artillery Records just keeps on delivering the goods. After a run of righteous vintage thrash albums, the label has now unleashed one in the traditional heavy metal vein, albeit a disc with a significant speed metal element. On "Into the Night", Sweden's ENFORCER stomp on the gas pedal and rac...

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METALLICA Reveals More Details About 'Guitar Hero' Game

METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "Yes, we know, it's the worst-kept secret in rock 'n' roll but we're here now to finally confirm that there will indeed be an all-METALLICA Guitar Hero game released in the first half (!?) of 2009. Guitar Hero: Metallica allows you to...

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DORO Celebrates 25th Anniversary With SCORPIONS, OVERKILL, Ex-NIGHTWISH Members

Doro Pesch celebrated her 25-year career as the reigning queen of German heavy metal by performing a three-hour set last night (Saturday, December 13) at the 20,000-capacity ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, Germany. HOLY MOSES, LEAVES EYES' and ARCH ENEMY opened the show and were followed by full set by DORO...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica': First Rumored Details Surface

The new issue of Game Informer magazine, which has made its way to subscribers, has reportedly offered an exclusive first-look at the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica. According to 1UP.com, the METALLICA-branded game follows the World Tour philosophy by allowing for full band play — drums, guitar, vo...

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THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER, WOODS OF YPRES To Perform At ADRIAN BROMLEY Memorial Concert

Canadian cult metal band THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER (a.k.a. PILEDRIVER) and the Toronto-based black/doom metal act WOODS OF YPRES are among the artists that will perform at a special concert on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at The Opera House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to honor the life of Adrian "The Ene...

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AXL ROSE Breaks Silence On 'Chinese Democracy', Original GN'R Reunion, DR PEPPER And BRIAN MAY

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose broke his silence last night (Thursday, December 11) by answering fan questions on the message boards of two of the most popular GUNS N' ROSES fan sites on the Web — MyGNR.com and Here Today… Gone To Hell! BLABBERMOUTH.NET has collected some of the ...