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SLASH Named GIBSON's First-Ever Global Brand Ambassador

Gibson Brands, the world's leading music lifestyle company, announces it has appointed guitar superstar Slash as Global Brand Ambassador, the first such designation in the company's history. As part of the new role with Gibson, Slash is developing new products with three of its celebrated guitar bra...

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ALICE IN CHAINS + Friends Announce Eighth Annual Fantasy Football League And Charity Auction

For the past eight years, ALICE IN CHAINS vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez have hosted the Alice In Chains & Friends Fantasy Football League & Auction, donating a spectacular collection of signed musical instruments, memorabilia and experiences for an online auction to benefit...

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Watch GUNS N' ROSES Perform In Hershey, Pennsylvania

Fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES' August 13 concert at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The 2017 North American leg of GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" tour kicked off July 27 in St. Louis, Missouri and includes eleven newly announced dates in cities acro...

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PHIL LEWIS Says 'Attendance Has Been Up' For L.A. GUNS Reunion Shows With TRACII GUNS

Crash and Taylor of Sioux Falls' KBAD 94.5 FM's "The Morning Crash" radio show recently conducted an interview with L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his 2013 onstage reunion with L.A. GUNS co-founder...

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HEAVEN & EARTH To Release 'Hard To Kill' Album In September

Quarto Valley Records has set a September 29 release date for "Hard To Kill", the fourth studio album from Los Angeles-based hard rockers HEAVEN & EARTH. Founded by British-born, blues-rock guitar virtuoso Stuart Smith, HEAVEN & EARTH specializes in melodic, hard rock in the vein of DEEP PURPLE, RAI...

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METALLICA Was 'Fortunate' To Have 'Ten-Year Adjustment' Period To Band's Massive Success

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on the August 8 edition of "The Men's Room", which airs on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA's "dominance" of the hard rock and heavy metal...

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Watch MARTY FRIEDMAN Perform In New York City

Fan-filmed video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's August 4 performance at Highline Ballroom in New York City can be seen below. Friedman's new solo album, "Wall Of Sound", was released on August 4 via Prosthetic Records. Produced by Friedman, engineered by Paul Fig (GHOST, RUSH,...

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Listen To New L.A. GUNS Song 'Sticky Fingers'

"Sticky Fingers", a new song from L.A. GUNS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Missing Peace", which will be released on October 13 via the Italian record label Frontiers Music Srl. The disc's cover artwork was created by the Las Vegas portrait painter Ka...

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SONS OF APOLLO Feat. PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, BUMBLEFOOT, SOTO, SHERINIAN: Listen To 'Signs Of The Time' Single

SONS OF APOLLO, the new band featuring former DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian alongside Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Jeff Scott Soto (ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE),will release its debut...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Drummer And Bassist Dispute FRANKIE BANALI's 'Over The Mountain' Claims

Last month, more than a few eyebrows were raised when famed QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali told Songfacts writer Greg Prato that he was the one who came up with the explosive drum fill that opens Ozzy Osbourne's 1981 classic "Over The Mountain". Both Bob Daisley, who co-wrote the track, and Lee K...

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L.A. GUNS Guitarist To Fans: 'Your Camera Phones Are Distracting When We Are Playing'

Tracii Guns has spoken out against cell phone use at concerts, saying that L.A. GUNS would like to "connect with humans in the front" of the band's live shows "instead of cameras." In a post on his Facebook page, Tracii wrote: "Okay, lol, I have to address this. YOUR CAMERA PHONES ARE DISTRACTING WH...

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SWEET & LYNCH Featuring MICHAEL SWEET, GEORGE LYNCH: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Unified'

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Unified", the sophomore album from SWEET & LYNCH — the band featuring guitarist/vocalist Michael Sweet of STRYPER, legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),bassist James LoMenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY) and drummer Brian T...

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WE START WARS Feat. NITA STRAUSS: Quality Video Footage Of Live Debut

WE START WARS, the new all-female group led by Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, made its live debut on May 25 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Newly uploaded quality video footage of the concert can be seen below (courtesy of Jim Ante...

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GUNS N' ROSES And HARLEY-DAVIDSON Release Co-Branded Collection

In honor of this century's most anticipated and celebrated tour making its way back to the United States, Harley-Davidson has announced the launch of a special capsule collection, in conjunction with the GUNS N' ROSES "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Available in early August, the limited-edition line...

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ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH Members: 'Old Scars, New Wounds' Album Due In September

ACT OF DEFIANCE will release its sophomore album, "Old Scars, New Wounds", on September 29 via Metal Blade Records. The official video for the disc's opening track, "M.I.A.", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Robert Graves. ACT OF DEFIANCE is the group featuring former MEGADETH members Sha...