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Video: ROBERT PLANT Puts New Spin On LED ZEPPELIN Classic 'Black Dog' During 'Austin City Limits' Performance

Robert Plant and the SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS will be featured on "Austin City Limits" this coming weekend, marking his first time on the "Austin City Limits" stage in more than a decade. Plant's performance on the show, the longest-running live music television series, premieres this Saturday, Oc...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN, JIMMY PAGE, STEVE VAI, TED NUGENT Interviewed In 'Play It Loud' Book

The electric guitar as we know it is a symbol of freedom, rebellion, and louder-than-life rock and roll, played and treasured by our best rock musicians of the past century. You probably hear their music-the influence of the electric guitar and its storied history-every day. But have you ever wonder...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist NITA STRAUSS Talks Musical Idols, Favorite Song To Play

Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band, is the cover star of the latest edition of K9 (issue 97),a monthly digital magazine for modern dog owners. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On her favorite Alice Cooper song to play on stage: "Well, I'm ....

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RIK EMMETT's RESOLUTION9: Listen To 'I Sing' Song Feat. DREAM THEATER's JAMES LABRIE

TRIUMPH legend Rik Emmett and his new band, RESOLUTION9, will release their electrifying new album, "Res 9", worldwide on November 11 via Mascot Label Group. "Res 9" features contributions from RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie, and Rik Emmett's onetime TRIUMPH bandmat...

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L.A. GUNS Drummer STEVE RILEY Wishes TRACII GUNS Would 'Cool Out A Little Bit'

L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns recently inked a deal with Frontiers Music Srl for the release of a new L.A. GUNS album, tentatively due in June 2017. Guns and Lewis began working on new music together again after playing periodic dates together — billed...

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Video: STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER Joined By NICK BOWCOTT On Stage At Whisky A Go Go

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER led by Steve Grimmett, was joined by GRIM REAPER founding member, guitarist and riff writer Nick Bowcott on stage at the singer's October 10 concert at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. Vide...

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ROBERT PLANT's 'Austin City Limits' Performance To Premiere This Weekend

Robert Plant and the SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS will be featured on "Austin City Limits" this coming weekend, marking his first time on the "Austin City Limits" stage in more than a decade. Plant's performance on the show, the longest-running live music television series, premieres this Saturday, Oc...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'Brotherhood Of The Snake': 'We Just Went For It'

Nik "Captain Catsquid" Coulter of the New Zealand radio show "Cacophony" recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson. You can now listen to the chat using the Mixcloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the recording process for...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Announces Fall 2016 U.S. Headlining Tour

Veteran Arizona metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, currently on tour in Europe, have announced the first batch of dates for year-end headlining dates as part of their the "Touring the Forbidden Territories Tour 2016/7". Joining FLOTSAM on the run will be old and new friends in the form of Texas old-schoo...

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Brotherhood of the Snake

Using the superlative "instant classic" comes with responsibility. It is also subjective. Thrash titan TESTAMENT has been on a hell of a roll since Alex Skolnick rejoined the band. This is a universal opinion. "Dark Roots of Earth" and "The Formation of Damnation" have made nearly every TESTAMENT fa...

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Magma

Few would have trouble recognizing GOJIRA's unique sound from even a couple seconds of listening. The band's cross-pollination of MESHUGGAH's jagged, rhythmic brutishness with the dark belligerence of Steve Tucker-era MORBID ANGEL has blossomed throughout its discography up until now. GOJIRA has alw...

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Video: TRACII GUNS And PHIL LEWIS Of L.A. GUNS Perform At Whisky A Go Go

Joe Schaeffer Photography has uploaded video footage of L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis and the band's co-founding guitarist Tracii Guns performing the song "Over The Edge" on October 6 at the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood, California. Check it out below. As previously reported, Lewis and Guns have inked...

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Celebrate Music Of DEEP PURPLE As 'Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp' Welcomes IAN PAICE, STEVE MORSE, GLENN HUGHES

From "Machine Head" to "Burn" to "Perfect Strangers" and beyond, DEEP PURPLE are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock , with founding member Ian Paice along with guitarist extraordinaire Steve Morse and the "voice of rock" Glenn Hughes among the true legends in roc...

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Former KYUSS Frontman JOHN GARCIA To Release Acoustic Album 'The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues'

Former KYUSS frontman John Garcia will release a new studio album, "The Coyote Who Spoke In Tongues", on January 27 via Napalm Records. Normally you would expect some heavy guitars, pounding drums and fuzzy tunes from Mr. Garcia. But not this time, as his new effort is something extremely special an...

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STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER To Be Joined By NICK BOWCOTT On Stage In L.A., Phoenix

STEVE GRIMMETT'S GRIM REAPER, the revamped version of the cult '80s British metal act GRIM REAPER led by Steve Grimmett, will be joined by GRIM REAPER founding member, guitarist and riff writer Nick Bowcott on stage at two of the singer's U.S. fall 2016 tour dates — at the Whisky A Go Go in West ...