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PORTNOY, SHEEHAN, MACALPINE, SHERINIAN Perform At 'Drum Off Grand Finals' (Video)
Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD),bassist Billy Sheehan (STEVE VAI, DAVID LEE ROTH),guitarist Tony MacAlpine (neo classical-metal style, STEVE VAI) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, PLANET X, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION) performed yesterday (Saturday, January 14) at...January 15, 2012
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NIGHTMARE Begins Recording New Album
French power metallers NIGHTMARE have entered Peek studios in the south of France with producer Patrick Liotard to begin recording their new album, "Mercury Rain", for a May 18 release through AFM Records. Commented NIGHTMARE singer Jo Amore: "We entered the studio on Friday the 13th, which is surel...January 15, 2012
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METALLICA Bassist To Perform At Guitar Center's 'Drum-Off'; PETER CRISS To Be Inducted
Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, has announces additional performers and judges for the twenty-third annual Guitar Center's Drum-Off, the nationwide search for the next great undiscovered drummer, at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on January 14, 2012. In addition to the fiv...January 11, 2012
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It's Official: REFUSED To Reunite For This Year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
Long-defunct seminal Swedish hardcore band REFUSED will reunite for an appearance at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, to be held for the first time over two consecutive weeks in mid-April. Coachella, run by AEG-owned concert promoter Goldenvoice, will be held over two consecut...January 9, 2012
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DESASTER To Release 'The Arts Of Destruction' In February
German black/thrash commando DESASTER has finished recording its new album, "The Arts Of Destruction", for a February 28 release (one day earlier internationally) via Metal Blade Records. A landing page that includes "The Arts Of Destruction" pre-order links as well as the brand new song "Queens Of...January 9, 2012
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ALICE COOPER: 'No More Mr Nice Guy Live' Due In February
According to ALICE COOPER fan site SickthingsUK, Concert Live has set a February 13 release date for "No More Mr Nice Guy Live", a two-CD remixed version of Cooper's October 29, 2011 show at London, England's Alexandra Place. Concert Live, which enables fans all over the world to relive the experien...January 7, 2012
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MICHAEL SCHENKER To Be Joined By Ex-SCORPIONS Members, DOOGIE WHITE On U.K. Tour
Legendary rock guitarist Michael Schenker has announced that his brand new classic rock band TEMPLE OF ROCK will embark on a four-date U.K. tour in May. The dates are as follows: May 09 - Wolverhampton - The Wulfren May 10 - Manchester - HMV Ritz May 11 - Glasgow - O2 ABC May 12 - ...January 6, 2012
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'Metal Rules The Globe' Authors Schedule Signing In Philadelphia
Jeremy Wallach, an anthropologist and associate professor in the Bowling Green State University department of popular culture who has served as a consultant on the Sam Dunn films "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and "Global Metal", has penned a 400-page essay collection entitled "Metal Rules The Glob...January 5, 2012
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STEELWING: Another New Song Available For Streaming
"Breathless", a brand new song from Swedish metallers STEELWING, can be streamed in the YouTube below. The track comes off the band's second album, "Zone Of Alienation", which is due later this month via NoiseArt Records. The CD was helmed by producer Rikard Löfgren, who had previously worked with D...January 5, 2012
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SLASH Going For More 'Raw' Sound On Second Album
Now that the holidays are over, ex-GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and his backing band are returning to the studio to complete the legendary axeman's second solo album. According to The Pulse Of Radio, Slash told Total Guitar that he's going for a more live feel this time around,...January 4, 2012
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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...January 2, 2012
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SCORPIONS Guitarist Talks 'Comeblack', Farewell Tour
SCORPIONS released "Comeblack" on November 4 via Sony. The CD features 13 tracks, seven of the band's biggest hits re-recorded, plus a half dozen cover versions of songs by some of the artists who inspired the legendary German rockers. "We started to work out the songs last year in January and Febru...December 30, 2011
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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Releases Studio Version Of 'The Pink Panther Theme'
GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released a studio recording of "The Pink Panther Theme", as performed live during the band's 2009-2011 tours. Featuring members of GUNS N' ROSES, this song is the ninth in a series of singles released digitally by Thal in 2011. It will be available F...December 29, 2011
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ZAKK WYLDE Talks BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, GUNS N' ROSES And Upcoming Book
Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Live-Metal.net: In BLACK LABEL, you've got Chad (Szeliga),formerly from BREAKING BENJAMIN, playing drums. He used to also be in HOURCAST. Was he with...December 29, 2011
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OBSCURA Frontman: 'A Tour Is Always Hard Work With Less Sleep Than You May Expect'
Patrick Prince of Powerline recently conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Steffen Kummerer of German technical death metallers OBSCURA. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Powerline: The band has been labeled "technical death metal." What has been your general reaction to that...December 27, 2011
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