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VAN HALEN: 'Al Yells Out The Chords'

A short audio clip of VAN HALEN members Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth reminiscing about the "old days" can be streamed below. VAN HALEN will play its first live show since 2008 this Thursday night (January 5) at the tiny Cafe Wha? nightclub in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, acco...

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ANTHRAX: 'I'm Alive' Single Goes To Radio

Having made one of 2011's most impressive rock'n'roll comebacks that included the September 13 release of the band's long-awaited new album, "Worship Music", that landed on boatloads of "Best Of 2011" lists, metal masters ANTHRAX will keep the pedal to the metal in 2012. The band launches the New Ye...

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HOTEL DIABLO Schedules Tempe In-Store

HOTEL DIABLO, the new band featuring vocalist Rick Stitch (LADYJACK, ex-ADLER'S APPETITE),guitarist Alex Grossi (QUIET RIOT),bassist Mike Duda and drummer Mike Dupke (both of W.A.S.P.),will make an in-store appearance that will include an acoustic performance at Naked Dave's Music in Tempe, Arizo...

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TOOTH AND NAIL: First Official Photo Released

The first official photo of TOOTH AND NAIL — the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN — George Lynch (guitar),Jeff Pilson (bass),and Mick Brown (drums) — can be seen below (picture by Alex Solca). TOOTH AND NAIL's debut album is tentatively due in March. The CD will feature n...

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BEHIND THE SCENERY Members Release Debut ATHEAN EP

ATHEAN, the German technical death metal project featuring BEHIND THE SCENERY guitarist Simon Abele, has just released its debut EP, "Main-Mast Of The Voyaging Earth", via Serial Six Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Journey Above The Calm Aeons (instrumental) (3:04) 02. P...

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FUEL FROM HELL Signs With STREET SYMPHONIES RECORDS

Italian hard rockers FUEL FROM HELL have inked a deal with Street Symphonies Records. The band's as-yet-untitled second album was produced by Riccardo Asquini and will be released in the spring. FUEL FROM HELL is: Phil Lasher - Lead Vocals Dam Littmanen - Guitar, Vocals Steve Eighteen - Guitar, Voca...

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MEGADETH's BRODERICK, TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Join Forces For 'Winter Guitar Retreat' (Video)

Renowned guitarists Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and Chris Broderick of MEGADETH joined forces to create the first annual Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat. This unique experience offered a select group of guitarists of all talent levels the opportunity to expand their horizons while sp...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Remembers His 1958 Volvo (Audio)

In a brand new one-minute audio excerpt (see YouTube clip below),Eddie Van Halen can be heard talking about his 1958 Volvo. The VAN HALEN guitarist talks with singer David Lee Roth about how Eddie changed the car's interior by ripping out seats in order to fit his stage gear guitars and amps to mak...

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VAN HALEN: Text-Free Version Of Tour Trailer Available; New Photos Released

A text-free version of the two-minute trailer for VAN HALEN's upcoming tour, which was shot on November 14 at the Roxy nightclub in West Hollywood, California, can be seen below. The clip apparently features visuals of the band performing a brand new song — but all you hear on the clip itself is aud...

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ROTTING CHRIST Frontman To Guest On New BIRTH A.D. Album

Texas crossover thrashers BIRTH A.D. will enter Pyramid Sound on January 3 to begin recording the full-length follow up to their critically acclaimed "Stillbirth Of A Nation" EP. Titled "I Blame You", the album will be engineered and produced by Alex Perialas (S.O.D. , TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, CARNIVORE...

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VAN HALEN Has Been Rehearsing At The Roxy In West Hollywood

The web site of The Roxy Theatre, a famous nightclub on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, has been updated with the following message: "For the past 2 months VAN HALEN has been rehearsing here 2-3 times a week!!!!!! "Do you have any idea how hard that was to not tell you?? ...

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VAN HALEN: New Single, Video, Album Release Dates Revealed

According to the usually reliable VAN HALEN fan site Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN will announce the first details of its upcoming tour on January 3, with tickets set to go on sale a week later. The band's much-anticipated new album — which will be the band's first with original singer David ...

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TOOTH AND NAIL: Another New Song Unveiled

The debut album from TOOTH AND NAIL, the new project featuring current and former members of DOKKEN — George Lynch (guitar),Jeff Pilson (bass),and Mick Brown (drums) — is tentatively due in March 2012. The CD will feature new original material as well as reworked versions of around five or six DOK...

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It's Official: VAN HALEN To Hit The Road

VAN HALEN has released a video trailer confirming that it will tour later in the year, with the first tickets scheduled to go on sale on January 10. The two-minute clip (see below) — which was shot on November 14 at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California — apparently features visuals of the...

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MEGADETH Guitarist: 'Sometimes You Can't Deny The Way A Song Wants To Go'

ARTISTdirect.com editor-in-chief Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerps from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: Who made you first want to pick up a guitar? Chris: I had a friend in fifth grade that I'd just met. I went to his...