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DEAN ZELINSKY Unveils 68 New DBZ Guitar Models

DBZ Guitars, Inc. founders Dean Zelinsky and Jeff Diamant announced today the official launch of their debut web site, DBZGuitars.com. Zelinsky, who also founded and eventually sold Dean Guitars, is taking a decidedly more sophisticated direction with his 2009 guitar designs, while still evoking tho...

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BORKNAGAR: New Album Will Be 'Epic, Grandiose, Heavy, Groovy And Atmospheric'

Norway's BORKNAGAR has issued the following update: "The writing process of the new BORKNAGAR album is now completed. We can assure you that this will be a monumental album in every aspect. It will be epic, grandiose, heavy, groovy and atmospheric, crafted the way only BORKNAGAR is able to. The new...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Talks EVH Wolfgang Guitar; Video Available

Eddie Van Halen was interviewed by USA Today about the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, which is being made available worldwide this month. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of b...

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METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD Members Interviewed For New SAXON Documentary; Trailer Available

U.K.'s Coolhead Productions is working on a new documentary about the legendary British heavy metal band SAXON called "Heavy Metal Thunder - The Movie". The film, which is expected to be released later in the year, will include interviews with members of METALLICA and MOTÖRHEAD. A two-minute trailer...

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GEORGE LYNCH, RICHIE KOTZEN, PAUL GILBERT: First 'The Guitar Generation' Dates Revealed

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) and Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) will join forces for a tour dubbed "The Guitar Generation". The two-month trek is expected to launch February 25 in San Diego. So far the following dates have been confirmed: Feb. 25 - House of Blue...

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EMERGENCY GATE: 'Gold & Glass' Video Available

"Gold & Glass", the new video from German metallers EMERGENCY GATE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Rewake", which will be released in Europe/Japan on January 23 and in U.S./Canada on January 27 via Silverwolf Productions. Check out the CD cover artwork below. The...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Seeking 'Normal-Looking' Extras For New Video

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have issued the following update: "We will be filming the rest of the 'Regret & the Grave' video (this is the 'storyline part') in the Burbank/northern Los Angeles area and we can use the following regular, everyday, 'normal-looking folks': moms, d...

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BURNING POINT To Tour With CRYONIC TEMPLE, TRAGEDIAN

Finnish metallers BURNING POINT will team up with Sweden's CRYONIC TEMPLE and Germany's TRAGEDIAN for a European tour in early 2009. Also in the works is the band's first-ever DVD release to coincide with BURNING POINT's 10th anniversary. BURNING POINT's fourth album, "Empyre", will be released in F...

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PAUL GILBERT Talks Sound With LARRY DIMARZIO; Video Available

World-renowned guitar virtuoso Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) recently talked sound with Larry DiMarzio, the founder of DiMarzio, Inc., a Staten Island, New York-based company that manufactures magnetic pickups for electric guitars, at the Soul Studios in Los Angeles. Watch the six-minute chat belo...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'I Feel Very Energetic And Passionate About Making Extreme Music'

David E. Gehlke of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: You were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk this past October. How did it feel? Yngwie Malmsteen: It was surreal. And...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Performs With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood; Video Available

Ozzy Osbourne was among the guest musicians who joined the all-star cover band CAMP FREDDY last night (Tuesday, December 23) for the group's performance at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. This was the fourth and final show of the month-long Roxy residency for CAMP FREDDY, which features Bill...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Big Daddy In The Morning'

Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely on the life story of guitarist Tommy Bolin — will be a special call-in guest this morning (Wednesday, December 24) at 8:15 a.m. CST on "Big Daddy in The ...

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New URN Album To Feature Guest Appearance By ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB's REV. THOMAS THORN

Rev. Thomas Thorn of ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB will make a guest appearance on the new album from the Chicago-based gothic metal band URN entitled "Scribings of a Forgotten Soul". URN frontman Dominic St. Charles played guitar and did backing vocals with the ELECTRIC HELLFIRE CLUB back in late 1999 to...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Another New Song Posted Online

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have posted a new song, "The Gardeners of Eden", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "The Harvest Floor", which is scheduled for release on January 20 in North America; January 30 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy;...

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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY To Resume Recording New Album In February/March

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY has issued the following update: "Another year has passed and not much has happened publicly with the band. Rest assured, we haven't just been lazy (well, a bit of that too). The year has mainly been spent writing and rehearsing the new material for the upcoming seventh T...