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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER Confirmed For Italy's PLAY IT LOUD IV Festival

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER has been confirmed for the Play it Loud IV festival, set to take place September 26, 2009. Singer Steve Grimmett says, "The venue is to be confirmed but will be in Bologna. This is a true metal festival that keeps the spirit of classic heavy rock and metal alive. The sho...

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DEAN GUITARS CEO Talks DIME Amp; Video Available

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks conducted an interview with Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Rubinson at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. They spoke about the new Dime amp which was designed after the legendary sounds and tones...

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ANTHRAX To 'Worship Music' For Band's 25th Anniversary

ANTHRAX, one of heavy metal's all-time great acts who, along with SLAYER, METALLICA and MEGADETH, are credited with co-founding the thrash genre, will be returning with "Worship Music", the band's first new studio album in six years and a full-on supporting world tour. "Worship Music" is set for a J...

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SWORN: New Album Track Listing Revealed

SWORN, the Norwegian black metal project led by Lars Jensen (MYRKGRAV),has finalized the track listing for its second album, "Bastards & Conqueror", due later in the year via Twilight Vertrieb. It is as follows: 01. Beyonder 02. The Bastard, the Conqueror 03. Carnal Monuments 04. Ascendant 05....

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Former ATOMKRAFT Guitarist Working On Animated Movie

Former ATOMKRAFT guitarist Rob Matthew is currently working on an animated feature about the group's early days. He says, "In total, the project covers the very beginning of the band up until the end of the first tour in 1985. it is called 'Atomkraft: The Movie' [and is] a humorous look at a young m...

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ARISE AND RUIN: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Guelph, Ontario, Canada-based metallers ARISE AND RUIN are currently recording their new album, "Night Storms The Hailfire", with producer Ian Blurton in Montreal for a spring/summer release via Victory Records. Video footage from the studio can be viewed below. "Bound By Blood", the latest video fr...

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DIMEBAG Guitar Amp Unveiled At NAMM: Video Available

Dean Guitars has just unveiled the new "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) amp called Blacktooth. Grady Champion, one of Dimebag's former techs who'll be hitting the road with BLONDIE later this year, demonstrated the amp this past weekend during this year's NAMM (National Association Of...

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GUNS N' ROSES, TWISTED SISTER, ANTHRAX Members At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of TWISTED SISTER's J.J. French and Eddie Ojeda, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and GUNS N' ROSES axeman Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal at the Gibson booth at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed...

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GILLAN Has 'No Interest' In DEEP PURPLE Mk III, Says GLENN HUGHES Is 'Copying STEVIE WONDER'

In an interview in the latest issue of Classic Rock magazine, DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan reveals he has "no interest" in the Mk III lineup of the band — and he doesn't particularly rate Mk IV either. Gillan said: "I've never listened to any of PURPLE Mk III's records. What are they ...

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AIRBOURNE: Video Interview Available

Australian hard rockers AIRBOURNE were interviewed by the U.K. branch of Roadrunner Records backstage before the band's November 2008 concert at the Astoria in London, England. Watch the chat at this location. Video footage of AIRBOURNE's December 21, 2008 concert in Munich, Germany can be viewed be...

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CAULDRON Charged With Public Drunkenness

Canadian heavy metal heroes CAULDRON have run into trouble with the law in Toronto and have been charged with public drunkenness. CAULDRON singer Jason Decay explains how they kicked off 2009 in true metal style: "Me and Chris [Rites, drums] just got hit up with public drunkenness charges for drinki...

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GUNS N' ROSES, ANTHRAX, POISON, SEVENDUST Members Featured In All-New 'Rock Wives' Special

Ever wondered what it would be like to be a rock star? How about being married to one? Marriage to a famous rock star is anything but easy — endless touring, nasty drug habits and obsessive groupies can make for a most challenging relationship. In a special ninety-minute episode of "True Hollywood S...

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I've said it before and I'll say it again; when power trios fire on all cylinders, there is no impact more powerful than a bass/drums/guitar mix. Obviously, it requires tight playing, but that indefinable sixth sense that turns three individual musicians into an indistinguishable grouping that moves...

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VINNIE PAUL Auctioning His First-Ever Cell Phone

HELLYEAH/ex-PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott is auctioning his first cell phone from the early '90s — a birthday gift from his brother, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag — via eBay. The auction, which ends on January 19, was started off at $1 with no reserve but at press time, it has gener...

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CAULDRON Completes Work On Full-Length Debut

Toronto, Ontario, Canada's CAULDRON has finished recording and mixing the band's full-length debut, "Chained To The Nite", due later in the year via Earache Records. The CD was produced by Ian Blurton and was mixed by Neil Kernon (DOKKEN, QUEENSRŸCHE, JUDAS PRIEST) and is scheduled for release on Ap...