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NITA STRAUSS Hopes To Introduce New Listeners To World Of Instrumental Music

Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige recently conducted an interview with Nita Strauss, the Los Angeles-based guitar shredder for the ALICE COOPER band. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RockSverige: How long have you been thinking about [making your solo album, "Controlled Chaos"], an...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Singer And Guitarist Talk About Writing And Recording 'The Stage' In First 'Breakdown' Episode

In the first episode of AVENGED SEVENFOLD's "Breakdown" series, singer M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates talk about the writing and recording process for the song "The Stage" from the album of the same name. Check it out below. Gates told the "Two Doods Reviews" podcast that he feels "The Stag...

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SLAYER Frontman Angers Fans By Sharing 'Conservatives Vs. Liberals' Chain Letter

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has angered some of his fans by sharing an ages-old chain letter that compared liberals' actions unfavorably to those of conservatives on a number of issues. The 57-year-old musician, who was born in Chile, took to his Instagram account to post a list meant to illustrate th...

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STEVEN TYLER And NUNO BETTENCOURT's Cover Of THE ROLLING STONES' 'Brown Sugar': Behind-The-Scenes Look

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler's cover version of THE ROLLING STONES' 1971 hit "Brown Sugar" is featured on "Muscle Shoals… Small Town, Big Sound", a compilation album in tribute to Alabama's Muscle Shoals sound, which was released September 28 on BMG. EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt also played...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'I Can't Think Of Anything I'd Rather Do Than Play Music For People'

During a recent interview with "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon", former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was asked if he thinks there will ever come a time when he might decide that retirement makes sense. "Hopefully never," he responded. "I can't think of anything I'd rather do than play music for peo...

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Former DANZIG, WARZONE And MURPHY'S LAW Guitarist TODD YOUTH Dies At 47

Todd "Youth" Schofield (born 1971),the American guitarist best known for his work with WARZONE, MURPHY'S LAW and DANZIG, has died at the age of 47. Schofield's passing was confirmed by his FIREBURN bandmate Israel Joseph I, whom many may remember as the vocalist on the 1993 BAD BRAINS album "Rise"...

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JOE PERRY Is In No Rush To Write New AEROSMITH Music: 'If It Happens, It Happens'

Joe Perry says that he is "not going crazy wanting to write" new music with AEROSMITH. The legendary Boston rockers haven't released a new studio album since 2012's "Music From Another Dimension!" That effort was released when AEROSMITH's label, Columbia Records, was reportedly going through a leade...

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SAMMY HAGAR Wants MONTROSE To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Sammy Hagar has told WKYC that he wants his former band MONTROSE to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. "I'm on a campaign now to get that band on the ballot somehow," he said. "Because without MONTROSE, there would be no VAN HALEN, there wouldn't have been MÖTLEY CRÜE, there wouldn't h...

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TED NUGENT Discusses New Album, 'The Music Made Me Do It' (Video)

A four-minute video in which guitar legend Ted Nugent discusses his upcoming full-length album, "The Music Made Me Do It", can be seen below. Due on November 9 via Round Hill Records, the effort is Nugent's first studio album in four years. The album features Greg Smith (BILLY JOEL, ALICE COOPER, RI...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Gets Pummeled With Silly String For 54th Birthday (Video)

In honor of Robert Trujillo's 54th birthday, METALLICA's roadies, other members and fans pummeled the bassist with silly string after an encore at the group's concert Monday night (October 22) at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Check out video footage below. Trujillo, who was born...

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DISTURBED Frontman Doesn't Understand Why People 'Went Crazy' Over His Decision To Remove Chin Piercings

David Draiman has told HardDrive Radio that DISTURBED's massively successful cover of SIMON & GARFUNKEL's "The Sound Of Silence" has had a profound effect on him and his bandmates. While they had another No. 1 Mainstream Rock Songs hit from 2015's "Immortalized" with their original tune "Open Your E...

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ALICE IN CHAINS' JERRY CANTRELL Goes Record Shopping At Hollywood's Amoeba Music (Video)

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he is into. In the clip below, he can be seen shopping at Amoeba in Hollywood, where he talks about various records from BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, AC/DC,...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Reflects On His 15 Years Of Living In Japan: 'I Just Love It So Much'

On October 15, guitarist Marty Friedman (MEGADETH, CACOPHONY) — who moved from America to Tokyo in 2003 — participated in a public question-and-answer session, "Ask Marty: An Insider's View Of Japan Through The Eyes Of An American Rockstar", at the Japan Foundation in Los Angeles. A few excerpts fol...

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RAMMSTEIN Guitarist's EMIGRATE Project To Release 'A Million Degrees' Album Feat. TILL LINDEMANN, CARDINAL COPIA

EMIGRATE, the side project of RAMMSTEIN guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe, will release its third album, "A Million Degrees", on November 30 via Vertigo/Universal Music. If there's a description that, personally and professionally, fits Kruspe like a Savile Row suit, "fired up" would be it… As a member of...

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PHIL COLLEN Explains Why DEF LEPPARD Doesn't Invite Other Musicians Onstage To Jam

Dave Lawrence of Hawaii Public Radio's "All Things Considered" recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether DEP LEPPARD has invited musical guests onstage during t...