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DEFIANCE Announces New Lineup

Reunited Oakland, California thrashers DEFIANCE have issued the following update: "With our first show since 1994 just a couple of days away, we wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know about some pretty major changes in the lineup of the band. "With our new album, 'The Prophecy', complet...

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CHICKENFOOT Guitar Book Available

A book of guitar transcriptions for CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album was released late last month through Hal Leonard Corporation. it features note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all 11 tunes from the supergroup featuring Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Chad Smith. Featured...

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COLD And NONPOINT Announce Co-Headlining Tour

Jacksonville, Florida-based rock band COLD has announced a co-headlining run with fellow Florida rockers NONPOINT. The trek will begin on February 16, 2010 at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina and will also feature the support act DAY OF FIRE, whose single "Lately" is at #40 on the Acti...

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CHICKENFOOT's Debut Certified Gold In Canada

CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album was certified gold in Canada for sales in excess of 50,000 copies. International rock music record label earMUSIC released a new, "deluxe edition" of the eponymous debut album by CHICKENFOOT in the U.K. on November 23. The two-disc deluxe edition includes a bonu...

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THE LAST VEGAS Tops iTunes' 'Rock Singles Of The Year' List

Guitar Center, the world's largest music retailer, announced that its On-Stage winner, THE LAST VEGAS, topped iTunes critics' 2009 "Rock Singles of the Year List" with their hit single "I'm Bad" (Eleven Seven Music). Recently, Guitar Center partnered with MÖTLEY CRÜE, the world's most notorious rock...

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MACHINE HEAD, VOLBEAT Members To Guest On FULL METAL JACKIE's Radio Show

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn and VOLBEAT guitarist/vocalist Micheal Poulsen will guest on this weekend's (December 18-20) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. To see a full list of stations carrying the program and when it airs, go to FullMetalJackieRadio.com. In a re...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Live In Paris: I Just Wanna Rock' DVD Details Revealed

If there is one thing that can be said about veteran guitarist Joe Satriani, it is that he loves to play in front of a crowd. Now, his legions of fans worldwide will be ecstatic to learn that a recent live show was recorded just for them; more great musical moments captured forever. Satriani's DVD ....

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MUDVAYNE Films Trio Of Conceptually Linked Videos

MUDVAYNE has tapped director Frankie Nasso (ALL THAT REMAINS, HATEBREED, EMMURE, BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH) to film three conceptually linked videos for the tracks "Scream With Me", "Beautiful And Strange" and "Heard It All Before". All three songs come off the band's forthcoming self-titled album, which i...

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TRIVIUM Bassist Reveals More Details About 'God Of War' Contribution

Florida metallers TRIVIUM have contributed a new song, entitled "Shattering The Skies Above", to the "God Of War Heavy Metal EP" (Extended Play) which will be included with "God of War III Ultimate Edition", an exclusive collector's pack celebrating the final installment of the award-winning franchi...

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JOHN CORABI: Quality Nashville Photos, Video Footage Available

Chad Lee of RockConcertFotos.com has uploaded over 50 high-quality photos of John Corabi's (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM, UNION) December 10, 2009 concert at 2nd Ave. Live in Nashville, Tennessee. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be viewed below (courtesy of "hydearchives"). Corabi performed song...

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MUDVAYNE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming

The forthcoming self-titled album from MUDVAYNE is available for streaming in its entirety at Yahoo! Music. Reportedly the first album to ever use blacklight-reactive ink (making it only visible under a black light),the CD's cover image was created by world-renowned tattoo king Paul Booth. Every bi...

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DAYLIGHT DIES: In Writing Mode

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has issued the following update: "All may have been quiet for a while on these pages, but it has not been quiet on the writing front. We are currently focused on writing new material for the next release and will be able to comment on it once we're further along." Vide...

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MUDVAYNE Singer Says There Are No Plans To Tour In Support Of New Album

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino recently conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. ARTISTdirect.com: This [new MUDVAYNE] album feels like the culmination of everything that MUDVAYNE has been working towards for the past decade. Eve...

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Former TROUBLE Drummer's RETRO GRAVE To Release 'Again' In February

RETRO GRAVE, the project led by former TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson, will release its full-length debut, "Again", on February 9, 2010. The cover artwork for the CD, which can be viewed below, was created by graphic designer Ben Crowley and it features Van Gogh's "Skull." Olson composed all the m...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Is 'Super-Excited' About Writing Next Record

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn of San Francisco Bay Area metallers MACHINE HEAD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: When you're done touring early next year, are you going to take some time off, or jump right back i...