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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Hits The Studio

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has entered the studio to begin recording a new album. Skolnick states, "Day 1 was up against the wall! But we're kicking butt on Day 2. One more day to go..." More information about the upcoming CD will...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Guests On RODRIGO Y GABRIELA's DIMEBAG Tribute; Audio Available

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA — the dynamic Mexican duo who became international world-music superstars with their self-titled album of aggressive acoustic guitars and irresistible Latin rhythms — will release its new studio CD, entitled "11:11", on September 8 through ATO Records. The album was recorded in Ix...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Interviewed By KROQ At EPICENTER Festival

Guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney of ALICE IN CHAINS were interviewed by the KROQ radio station at the Epicenter festival, which was held this past Saturday (August 22) at the Fairplex in Pomona, California. Watch video footage of the chat below. If you pre-order ALICE IN CHAINS' new...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist To Guest On 'Psycho Realms'

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster will guest-host the "Psycho Realms" show on Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida's WMNF 88.5 FM radio station Sunday night/Monday morning (August 23-24) between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. He says, "I'll be playing a bunch of my favorite metal from over the past few decades...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist Interviewed On Orlando's WJRR-FM; Audio Available

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez called in to rock radio show "Afternoons with Crash and LT" on 101one WJRR-FM in Orlando, Florida to talk about the band's triumphant return after a 14-year hiatus with "Black Gives Way to Blue". He talks about the process of acquiring new singer, William Duvall; dy...

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ATREYU: First 'Congregation Of The Damned' Webisode Available

Orange County rock act ATREYU has uploaded the first webisode (see below) in preparation for the October 27 release of the band's follow-up to 2007's acclaimed "Lead Sails Paper Anchor". In this first clip, the group reflects on the past 10 years together and what lies ahead with the new record. Ent...

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PERIPHERY Signs With SUMERIAN RECORDS

Washington D.C. metallers PERIPHERY has inked a deal with Sumerian Records. The band will return to the studio following the completion of the Thrash and Burn Tour (also featuring DEVILDRIVER, EMMURE, DESPISED ICON and VEIL OF MAYA) to resume recording its full-length album for an early 2010 release...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE: New Video Interview With ALEX WEBSTER Available

AlexIsLegend.com conducted an interview with CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster on August 4, 2009 at the Mansfield, Massachusetts stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Watch the six-minute chat below. CANNIBAL CORPSE has just released its entire discography in one digital pack...

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RUSH Documentary Makers Interviewed

According to the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, RUSH documentary filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen were recently interviewed by Classic Rock magazine's Jerry Ewing about the first-ever feature film documentary on Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. "Geddy had been in [Dunn and McFadyen's pre...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN: 'Loving Life, My Son, Music And My New Wife'

Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has posted the following message on his official MySpace blog: "Just wanted to say hi and let you know what has been going on in my life lately. "Janie [Liszewski, Eddie's girlfriend of three years] and I had a very special and amazing wedding here at the house .....

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ALICE IN CHAINS: 'Black Gives Way To Blue' iTunes Pre-Order To Include Two Bonus Tracks

If you pre-order ALICE IN CHAINS' new album, "Black Gives Way To Blue", via iTunes, you will receive two exclusive bonus tracks: "Your Decision" (live) and "Black Gives Way To Blue (Elton John Piano Mix)". ALICE IN CHAINS has released "Check My Brain" as the first official single from "Black Gives W...

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ALICE IN CHAINS To Headline 99.5 KISS FM 'Bone Bash'

ALICE IN CHAINS will headline 99.5 KISS FM "Bone Bash" in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, October 22 at the AT&T Center. Also scheduled to appear are HALESTORM, EARSHOT, CHEVELLE and PUDDLE OF MUDD. Tickets for the show go on sale this Saturday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlet...

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TED NUGENT Gets The Ax From Texas Newspaper

Charley Rogulewski of Spinner.com reports: Conservative rocker Ted Nugent has been fired from the Waco Tribune-Herald, the local Texas newspaper he had been a frequent contributor to since 2007. In an e-mail to Evan Smith, the President and Editor in Chief of the Texas Monthly, Nugent said the Trib...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Pro-Shot Footage From U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of ALICE IN CHAINS performing the song "Dam That River" at U.K.'s Sonisphere festival on August 2, 2009 can be viewed below. "Black Gives Way To Blue" — the highly anticipated new album from ALICE IN CHAINS — is due on September 29. The quartet (guitarist/vocalist...