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MEGADETH's BRODERICK, TESTAMENT's SKOLNICK Join Forces For 'Winter Guitar Retreat' (Video)

Renowned guitarists Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and Chris Broderick of MEGADETH joined forces to create the first annual Skolnick & Broderick's Winter Guitar Retreat. This unique experience offered a select group of guitarists of all talent levels the opportunity to expand their horizons while sp...

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CHIMAIRA Frontman Sprains Ankle At 'Christmas' Homecoming Concert; Video Available

During the opening song of CHIMAIRA's "Chimaira Christmas" concert last night (Friday, December 30) at the House Of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio, CHIMAIRA guitarist Matt DeVries jumped off the drum riser and crashed into bassist Emil Werstler, who then bumped into singer Mark Hunter, knocking Mark down...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Reunite With SCOTT WEILAND For 'A Concert For John O'Brien'

VELVET REVOLVER will reunite with singer Scott Weiland for a short one-off performance at "Love You Madly: A Concert For John O'Brien" on Thursday, January 12 at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. Also scheduled to appear are Adam Levine and James Valentine (MAROON 5),Sheryl Crow, To...

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CHIMAIRA Announces New Guitarist, Bassist

Cleveland, Ohio-based metallers CHIMAIRA have issued the following update: "We are proud to announce the addition of Matt Szlachta [DIRGE WITHIN] and Jeremy Creamer [DAATH] to CHIMAIRA. "The plan was to build an undeniable string section and we have done just that. "Jeremy will be pounding on the ba...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE To Start Writing New Album In January

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Tuck of Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE revealed via Twitter earlier today that the band will start writing material for its fourth album in three weeks. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE released a deluxe CD/DVD edition of its third full-length album, "Fever", titled "Fever To...

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TRIVIUM Frontman's 'Massive Royalty Check' Unveiled

Guitarist/vocalist Matt Heafy of Florida metallers TRIVIUM has tweeted a note thanking the "state of the record industry" for what he called a "massive royalty check" that he recently received in the mail. Heafy also included a photo of the check in question (see below),which was made out for a who...

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CATALEPSY: New Song Available For Streaming

"Westboro", a brand new song from the Central Florida-based metal band CATALEPSY, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track, which features a guest appearance by Peter "Mean Pete" Kowalsky of REMEMBERING NEVER/xBISHOPx comes off the band's forthcoming album, "Abomination Of Desolation", d...

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EMIL WERSTLER To Play Guitar For CHIMAIRA

Emil Werstler (DAATH) will handle the guitar duties for CHIMAIRA in 2012. Werstler (pictured below),who has spent the last few months playing bass for CHIMAIRA, will switch back to his original instrument following the recent announcement that guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will be leaving...

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A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH Parts Ways With Guitarist BOBBY HAMBEL, Announces Replacement

A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the new band featuring Brooklyn, New York native Sal Abruscato — who played drums on three TYPE O NEGATIVE albums ("Slow, Deep & Hard", "Origin Of The Feces", "Bloody Kisses"),as well as four LIFE OF AGONY releases ("River Runs Red", "Ugly", "River Runs Again", "Broken...

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CHIMAIRA Releases Free 'The Age Of Remix Hell' Digital EP

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have released a free digital EP, "The Age Of Remix Hell", via Multiupload.com. The track listing for the effort — which, as the title suggests, contains remixed versions of songs from CHIMAIRA's latest album, "The Age Of Hell" — is as follows: 01. Year Of The Snake...

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LEMMY Celebrates 66th Birthday With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood (Video)

Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL),Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP),Dominick Monaghan and Franky Perez are...

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JACK RUSSELL: 'There's Gonna Be A Big Battle' Over GREAT WHITE Name

A brand new interview with GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell conducted this past Tuesday, December 20 on his recently purchased 45-foot boat in Redondo Beach, California can be seen below. Russell revealed earlier in the month that he was joining forces with Matthew Johnson (former guitarist for GREAT...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Announces New Lineup

SINGLE BULLET THEORY has announced the addition of Nick Bunczk (drums),Patrick Brose (guitar) and Joe Brannigan (guitar) to the group's ranks. Commented SINGLE BULLET THEORY guitarist/vocalist Matt DiFabio: "We have not had a permanent drummer since the end of our tour with KING DIAMOND in 2003. On...

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WARRANT Members Seeking New Artists For DOWN BOYS Record Label

Down Boys Records, the record label that was created in 2001 by WARRANT members Erik Turner (guitar) and Jerry Dixon (bass) for the express purpose of releasing WARRANT albums, is now working with a variety of outside musicians in the rock, metal, punk, pop and hip hop genres. The official Down Boys...

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GOD FORBID: New Video Footage From The Studio

New Brunswick, New Jersey's melodic, thrash-metal warriors GOD FORBID recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album for an early 2012 release via Victory Records. The bulk of the production on the CD is being handled by Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER,...