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AEROSMITH Named Official Band Of Legendary Motorcycle Event

According to Clutch & Chrome, AEROSMITH has been named the official band of this year's Sturgis motorcycle rally. No stranger to motorcycle events, AEROSMITH will be taking to the stage during Sturgis. The band's front man Steven Tyler has lent his inspiration and along with Mark Dirico's innova...

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OBITUARY, EYEHATEGOD, FIREWIND, NILE Members Reveal Favorite Metal Albums Of All Time

Members of ABSU, BRUTAL TRUTH, SABBAT, EYEHATEGOD, OBITUARY, HIRAX, MASTER, VILE, FIREWIND and NILE, along with a number of music industry professionals, have revealed their favorite metal albums of all time for the Teeth Of The Divine web site. A posting on the site reads as follows: "Everyone love...

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DARK AGE Signs With AFM RECORDS

Germany's modern melodic death metallers DARK AGE have inked a worldwide deal with the Hamburg-based label AFM Records. The band states, "We are really looking foreward to work hand in hand with this renowned label, which offers us the best perspectives to continue our way and gain the interest of m...

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TED NUGENT Makes A Difference

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent continues to make a difference in the lives of others and, in his words, connect with "people who matter." Yesterday, a young Florida girl suffering from a life-threatening medical condition traveled with her family to Texas to spend four days with Nugent at his SpiritWil...

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RIOT/HALFORD Drummer BOBBY JARZOMBEK Checks In

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (RIOT, SEBASTIAN BACH, HALFORD, SPASTIC INK) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It's been a while since I posted anything new. Which doesn't mean I haven't kept busy — far from it. I'm finally settled in back here in Texas [after relocating from Los Angele...

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SHADOWS FALL Drummer BITTNER, JOE SATRIANI Bassist STU HAMM Team Up For 'Master Class' Dates

SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner and JOE SATRIANI bassist Stu Hamm will join forces for a series of "Drum & Bass Master Class" dates in June. The details are as follows: Jun. 03 - Washington Music Center - Wheaton, MD (7 - 9 p.m.) Jun. 04 - Sam Ash Music Store - King Of Prussia, ...

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RAMMING SPEED Preparing To Release New Seven-Inch Single

Boston thrash/grind/crust road warriors RAMMING SPEED are putting the finishing touches on a new seven-inch single, to be unleashed just in time for their two-month summer "world tour." The record, entitled "Always Disgusted, Never Surprised", will be released by Punks Before Profits Records and wil...

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LIZZY BORDEN Issues Post-KEEP IT TRUE Festival Update

California metallers LIZZY BORDEN have issued the following update: "It was a great honor to be a part of this year's Keep It True festival in Germany. We headlined the first night of the festival and set it off with a bang in one of the longest shows we have ever played. We performed songs ...

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METALLICA Gives Away Thousands Of Free T-Shirts At Stockholm Concert

METALLICA resumed their European tour earlier tonight (Monday, May 4) when they returned to Stockholm, Sweden to make up for the concert on March 8 which was cancelled after guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield was hospitalized with a stomach bug and dehydration (reportedly caused by eating "a bad oyst...

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RUSH To Guest On CBC's 'Q' Next Week

According to a post on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee will be interviewed sometime next week by Jian Ghomeshi of CBC's cultural affairs show "Q". The program airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. on CBC Radio One. The exact air date has not yet been announced. RUSH's "Ret...

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MUNICIPAL WASTE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album

Steven K. of Swigged! recently conducted an interview with Tony Foresta, lead singer of the Richmond-based metal act MUNICIPAL WASTE. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Swigged!: It's been about two years since the release of "The Art of Partying". What has the band been up to since? Tony: Tour...

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SAMMY HAGAR: JOE SATRIANI 'Is The Best Guitarist I Have Ever Played With'

Neil Baron of Reno Gazette-Journal reports: Longtime rock 'n' roll frontman Sammy Hagar knows a great guitarist when he hears one. After all, the Red Rocker has shared the stage with the likes of Ronnie Montrose, Ted Nugent and Eddie Van Halen. So you know Hagar knows what he's talking about when he...

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MASTER Signs With PULVERISED RECORDS

Pulverised Records has announced the signing of the legendary death metal band MASTER. Commented Pulverised A&R manager Calvin: "MASTER was and is still truly an influential band and I would daringly assume that a lot of the early extreme metal bands were somehow influenced by MASTER, but [their...

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MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER: 'I Always Looked Up To' METALLICA

Kristen Dunleavy of myYearbook.com recently conducted an interview with MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. myYearbook.com: Have you ever had an out-of-body experience? Kelliher: Yeah, the one I can remember best is when I was playing with [my old band]...

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Learn To Play Like METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT

Lick Library has released a comprehensive teaching series of guitar tuition DVDs focusing on METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's playing: Introducing the two-part "Learn To Play Metallica" double DVD sets, coming in at a weighty combined six hours of in-depth tuition. From the juggernaut "Enter the S...