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VH1 Rocks Out With A Living Legend Of Heavy Metal: MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY
"He is the baddest motherucker in the world," says Dave Grohl of FOO FIGHTERS. For five decades, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister has been a pounding force in heavy metal, both onstage and afterhours. With a tolerance for partying that rivals Keith Richards and bedpost notches that exceed a thousa...January 20, 2011
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PUSHKING: 'It'll Be OK' Video Featuring EXTREME, ZZ TOP Members Posted Online
Eagle Rock Entertainment will deliver to the masses Russia's premiere rock band PUSHKING. Their CD, "The World As We Love It", will hit the shelves on February 1. [MSRP $13.98] This new album is a 19-track celebration, composed of re-recorded selections from PUSHKING's catalogue featuring some very...January 18, 2011
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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Tries Out EVH Guitar At NAMM (Video)
Video footage of TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick trying out an EVH (Eddie Van Halen) guitar at the Fender booth at this past weekend's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California can be viewed below (courtesy of Metal Assault). Also a...January 18, 2011
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WHITESNAKE: New Album Details Revealed
WHITESNAKE, the legendary rock 'n' roll legacy founded and formed by renowned singer/songwriter David Coverdale, will release its new album, "Forevermore" on March 29 in North America (March 25 in Europe ) via Frontiers Records. The band's eleventh studio album was recorded, produced and mixed by Co...January 18, 2011
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RUSH Guitarist Featured In Irvine 'Welsh's Ecstasy' Film
According to a posting on the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has a role in the new indie film "Irvine Welsh's Ecstasy". Alex will play the role of Dr. Michael Fig, a character created specifically for the film which does not appear in the book. Dr. Fig works in a ...January 16, 2011
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More Video Footage From 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same' Available
More video footage from the "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!" event on Wednesday, January 12 at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California and on Thursday, January 13 at the Galaxy Theater in Anaheim, California can be viewed below. Due to the overwhelming success and positive f...January 16, 2011
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QUIET RIOT's FRANKIE BANALI At Last Night's 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same' (Video)
Video footage of QUIET RIOT's Frankie Banali performing a drum solo at last night's (Wednesday, January 12) "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!" event at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California can be viewed below. Due to the overwhelming success and positive feedback from the a...January 13, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Trailer For Upcoming Feature-Length Film Released
A trailer for the upcoming feature-length film about Seattle rock legend Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) and his band, LOADED, can be viewed below. The movie is based on the band's upcoming album, "The Soundtrack", which is tentatively due on March 22 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, and...January 11, 2011
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DAVE LOMBARDO, SAMANTHA MALONEY Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!
Canadian blues rock singing sensation Sass Jordan, SLAYER's Dave Lombardo, former HOLE/MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Samantha Maloney and world-renowned drummer Jojo Mayer have been added to the lineup of musicians taking part in "Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same: A Double Encore!", which will take place on...January 11, 2011
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RIPE Parts Ways With Bassist
Danish metallers RIPE have parted ways with bassist and founding member Bob Thunder. Commented the band: "Bob would like to explore and pursue a new musical direction and therefore we decided to go our separate ways. We split up on friendly terms and we all agreed that it was the right thing to do....January 11, 2011
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DEF LEPPARD To Embark On Two-Month Tour With KANSAS, HEART?
Thomas Harmon, the Savannah, Georgia resident who is currently building a guitar for Billy Greer, the longtime bass player for the iconic rock band KANSAS, has told Savannahnow.com that Greer hopes to take the guitar on a 60-day concert tour with KANSAS, HEART and DEF LEPPARD in the spring, "so I fi...January 11, 2011
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JIMMY CRESPO, LOUIE MERLINO To Perform With SIN CITY SINNERS
Beginning January 14, while SIN CITY SINNERS frontman Todd Kerns is on tour with Slash, his SINNERS bandmates Brent Muscat (FASTER PUSSYCAT, L.A. GUNS),Rob Cournoyer (RAGING SLAB) and Michael Ellis (THE JIMMY CRESPO PROJECT) will be joined by Jimmy Crespo (formerly of AEROSMITH) on guitar and "The...January 11, 2011
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Keyboardist DEREK SHERINIAN Working On New Solo Album
Keyboardist Derek Sherinian (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) just spent three days in the studio with drummer Simon Philips (THE WHO, TOTO) writing material for Derek's upcoming seventh solo record, to be released this summer Sherinian and Phillips first collaborated on Der...January 9, 2011
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JOHN 5 Interviewed By AUDIOTECH GUITAR PRODUCTS (Video)
Audiotech Guitar Products artist relations rep Anne Thompson recently conducted an interview with ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery). You can now watch the chat below. "The Art Of Malice", the new solo album from John 5, sold around 1,200 copies in the Uni...January 8, 2011
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NONPOINT Performs Acoustic Cover Of MICHAEL JACKSON's 'Billie Jean' (Video)
Fan-filmed video footage of NONPOINT performing an "acoustic" cover version of the MICHAEL JACKSON classic "Billie Jean" this past New Year's Eve (December 31) in Madison, Wisconsin can be viewed below. SOUNDGARDEN/ex-AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell recorded a cover of "Billie Jean" on his 2007 solo...January 8, 2011
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