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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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CHILDREN OF BODOM, CANNIBAL CORPSE: More European Tour Dates Announced

Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM will team up with the death metal legends CANNIBAL CORPSE and fellow Finns DIABLO for a full-scale European tour in February/March. So far the following dates have been announced: Jan. 31 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany Feb. 01 - Stadtgarden - Erfurt, Germany Feb. 03 - B...

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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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CAMP FREDDY Holiday Madness

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris...

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Tank Gasmask Ammo

And the Swedish death metal just keeps on coming in waves. It once again begs the question: what the hell is going on over there anyway? Speculation points to a covert government operation that has resulted in the releasing of an as yet unidentified chemical into the water that stimulates the little...

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Invisible City

In the four years since New York City's WETNURSE released their critically acclaimed, yet criminally overlooked self-titled debut, the boys have obviously been stockpiling their creative juices, piss and vinegar because "Invisible City" explodes like a mad scientist's experiment gone oh-so right. Do...

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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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CHILDREN OF BODOM, CANNIBAL CORPSE: First European Tour Dates Announced

Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM will team up with the death metal legends CANNIBAL CORPSE and fellow Finns DIABLO for a full-scale European tour in February/March. So far the following dates have been announced: Feb. 01 - Stadtgarden - Erfurt, Germany Feb. 03 - Backstage - München, Germany Feb. 07 - Sym...

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Former BOLT THROWER/BENEDICTION Singer Launches 'Lambert's Basement'

Dave Ingram, former vocalist for BOLT THROWER, BENEDICTION and DOWNLORD, and host of the podcast show "Metal Breakfast Radio", has launched another online streaming radio program called "Lambert's Basement" featuring big band swing and jazz. The show can only be heard at www.RadioFreeSatan.com Comme...

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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...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Joins ROCK HOUSE'S Roster Of Instructors

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, has announced that guitarist Alex Skolnick has joined Rock House's roster of master instructors. Alex is a founding member of TESTAMENT, one of the most influential metal/thrash bands of all time. He is also a member of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA; the wildl...