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ADAGIO Guitarist STÉPHAN FORTÉ: North American Release Date For Solo Album

"The Shadows Compendium", the first instrumental solo album from guitarist Stéphan Forté of French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO, will be released in North America on February 28 via Listenable Records. The CD, which came out in Europe in November, was mixed by Kevin Codfert at XFade studio in Pari...

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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...

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Original METALLICA Bassist To Appear At 'Mad Monster Party'

Original METALLICA bassist Ron McGovney will appear at the Mad Monster Party — a retro monster celebration showcasing classic and contemporary creatures of the night (and day) — on March 23-25, 2012 at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mad Monster Party is a horror convention with a...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Lottery' Video Released

"Lottery", the new video from the seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH, can be seen below. The clip was directed by David Hall of Handshake Inc. Stated Hall of the creation of the video and working with BRUTAL TRUTH: "I think Kevin Sharp is a seriously underrated lyricist and therefor...

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SYMPHONY X Bassist To Appear On METAL MIKE's 'The Metalworker' Album

HALFORD guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak has tapped Mike LePond of progressive metallers SYMPHONY X to play bass on Chlasciak's solo album, "The Metalworker". "I am really excited to have once again being able to work with Mike," said Chlasciak. "Mike's ability as a musician and bassist are hard to...

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Reunited SANCTUARY Performs In Los Angeles; Photos, Video Footage Available

Reunited '80s cult metal outfit SANCTUARY — which features in its ranks current NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane and bassist Jim Sheppard — performed this past Saturday, January 7 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. Photos of the concert can be found at this location. Video footage is available...

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DYSRHYTHMIA Signs With PROFOUND LORE RECORDS

Queens, New York progressive instrumental trio DYSRHYTHMIA has inked a deal with Profound Lore Records. The band will enter the studio this spring with DYSRHYTHMIA bassist Colin Marston handling production duties to begin recording its next album for a late summer/early fall release. The group state...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION To Record Third Album In June

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock supergroup featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER),will enter th...

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DREAM THEATER Singer: 'I Was Really Taken Aback' By GRAMMY Nomination

Nicole Million of Simcoe.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist James LaBrie of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On being nominated for a Grammy Award alongside FOO FIGHTERS, MASTODON, MEGADETH and SUM 41: LaBrie: "It's the feather in our...

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JANE'S ADDICTION's New Year's Eve Show In Aspen To Be Broadcast Live On SiriusXM

JANE'S ADDICTION — frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass — will ring in 2012 with a special New Year's Eve show at the Belly Up in Aspen, Colorado (their third annual New Year's Eve show at this intimate venue). The alt-rock pione...

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GORGUTS/DYSRHYTHMIA Guitarist Releases Second Solo Album

Kevin Hufnagel (DYSRHYTHMIA, GORGUTS) has just released his second solo guitar album, "Transparencies", via his own imprint, Nightfloat Recordings. The effort can be streamed in full and purchased at BandCamp.com, along with Hufnagel's past recordings, including a rare, self-released cassette demo f...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Farewell World Tour With Meyer Sound MILO (Video)

JUDAS PRIEST, one of the most renowned and influential heavy metal groups, has embarked on what the band is calling its final world tour, with abundant support from Meyer Sound equipment and supplier Major Tom Limited. JUDAS PRIEST's "Epitaph" tour has included Europe, South America, Mexico, and 35...

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CHEVELLE Interviewed On 93.7 KCLB Rocks! (Audio)

On December 9, Kevin Conklin of the 93.7 KCLB Rocks! radio station (web site) conducted an interview with the alternative hard rock trio CHEVELLE. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. CHEVELLE's sixth album, "Hats Off To The Bull", sold 43,000 copies in the United States...

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GORGUTS' 'Obscura' To Be Made Available On Vinyl For First Time

Canadian label War On Music has announced the long-overdue vinyl release of GORGUTS' 1998 album, "Obscura". The groundbreaking record is highly regarded as an unrivalled masterpiece of the death metal genre. When it first was unleashed in 1998, "Obscura" was a drastic but not unexpected departure fr...

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TESLA Guitarist Sings National Anthem At KINGS Vs. LAKERS Basketball Game (Video)

TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon sang the American national anthem on Monday, December 26 at the Sacramento Kings vs Los Angeles Lakers basketball game at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, California. Video footage of his rendition can now be seen below. TESLA received the key to the city from Sacra...