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RUSH To Receive 'Ronnie James Dio Lifetime Achievement Award' At 'Revolver Golden Gods'

New honorees, presenters, performers and special guests have been announced for the fourth annual Revolver Golden Gods, presented by Epiphone, America's only hard-rock and heavy-metal award show. The event will take place Wednesday, April 11, at Club Nokia in Downtown Los Angeles and is almost sold...

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School Of Rock: Berkleemusic.com Debuts New Course 'Rock History'

Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music, is launching Rock History, an online course that chronicles the evolution of one of the greatest periods of music. Rock History takes an-depth look at the highs and lows of rock over the past 60 years; the key heroes...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'Total Abandon: Australia '99' To Receive CD Release In U.S. For First Time

Eagle Rock Entertainment is set to release — for the first time in the U.S. — DEEP PURPLE's "Total Abandon: Australia '99" on CD on April 24. Recorded April 20, 1999 at Melbourne Park, the 12-song 76-minute blockbuster, until now, was only available domestically as a DVD in the 2008 "Around The Worl...

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'Learn To Play Slipknot' Instructional DVD Available

Lick Library has launched "Learn To Play Slipknot" with nearly three hours of guitars lessons explained to you by the super shredder himself, Andy James. This double DVD features the best riffs and solos from the American band famed for its energetic live performances. Using his incredible technical...

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PAUL SHAFFER's GUNS N' ROSES 'Rock Hall' Tweet Did Not Come From PAUL SHAFFER

A tweet that was posted on the "official" Twitter account of Paul Shaffer, the longtime David Letterman musical director and sidekick, regarding GUNS N' ROSES' appearance at next month's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony did not come from Shaffer himself, according to a spokesperson for...

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GUNS N' ROSES Will Not Perform At ROCK HALL Induction, Says Event's Musical Director

Paul Shaffer, the Canadian-American musician who has served as musical director and producer for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony since its inception in 1986, has shot down the possibility of a performance by the reunited classic lineup of GUNS N' ROSES when the group is inducted in...

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MAX CAVALERA Says His Autobiography Will Answer All Remaining Questions About SEPULTURA Split

Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SEPULTURA). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: I know you have an autobiography in the works. What can you tell us about that? Max: Yeah, it's gonna be rele...

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Former FORBIDDEN/TESTAMENT Guitarist GLEN ALVELAIS Joins HATEFX

Guitarist Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT, LD/50) has joined the Fresno, California metal band HATEFX. He brings years of experience to the up-and-coming metal heavy hitters, who encompass a distinctive approach to metal, adding sonic textures to their mix and a light/FX-filled live show. They h...

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Season Ten Of VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show': Guests Announced

Season ten of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" kicks off on Saturday, March 31 and featured guests include IRON MAIDEN's Adrian Smith (making his first appearance on the program),METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, Alice Cooper and former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted. "I've know...

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LITA FORD: 'RONNIE MONTROSE Changed The Face Of Rock Forever'

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary American rock guitarist Ronnie Montrose: "The day I got the call to jam with Ronnie Montrose for NAMM 2011 [show in Anaheim, California] was a day a dream of mine came true. "I had loved MONTROSE a...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Talks 'The Dark Roots Of Earth' Album In New Interview

Guitarist Eric Peterson of San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT recently spoke to Maximum Metal about the progress of the recording sessions for the band's long-awaited new album, "The Dark Roots Of Earth". "It was supposed to be out in late April but may [finally get released] in May, hopeful...

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BIG WRECK Frontman Talks About His VELVET REVOLVER Audition

Canadian musician Ian Thornley (BIG WRECK) tells Jam! Music that he was approached by VELVET REVOLVER to audition for the vacant vocalist position in the band a short time after their split with Scott Weiland. "I got a phone call from Slash — how fucking weird is that?" said Thornley. "And they had...

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Former FASTER PUSSYCAT Guitarist To Shave Head To Fight Childhood Cancer

Hard rock guitarist Brent Muscat might be best known as the founding guitarist for Hollywood legends FASTER PUSSYCAT or for tearing up the Las Vegas scene with his band SIN CITY SINNERS, but Brent is also a cancer survivor. Determined to use his celebrity to help raise funds to find a cure for cance...

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PARADISE LOST: Drum-Cam Footage From FINNISH METAL EXPO

Drum-cam footage of Pearl artist Adrian Erlandsson of British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST performing the song "Forever Failure" during the band's February 2012 appearance at the Finnish Metal Expo in Helsinki, Finland can be seen below. PARADISE LOST's new album,"Tragic Idol", will be releas...

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JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE Kicks Off 'High Seas' Tour In Florida; Photos Available

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE kicked off its "High Seas" tour this past Saturday night, March 3 at Route 46 in Sanford, Florida. The band's hour-long set featured the following tracks: 01. Call It Rock N' Roll 02. Lady Red Light 03. On Your Knees 04. Save Your Love 05. Face The Day + Guitar Solo ...