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ARI KOIVUNEN To Perform With ROCK & ROLL SENSATION In Helsinki
On October 15, Finnish heavy metal vocalist Ari Koivunen will join the band ROCK & ROLL SENSATION on stage at the Apollo Live Club in Helsinki, Finland. They will perform a set of heavy rock and metal classics as part of Apollo's weekly club "Keskiviikot on rock". Previous guest musicians have i...October 10, 2008
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DIMEBAG Biography 'Black Tooth Grin' Due In April
Da Capo Press has set an April 6, 2009 release date for a 288-page paperback book from Zac Crain entitled "Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott". According to the book's official description, "'Black Tooth Grin' is the first biography of 'Dimebag' D...October 7, 2008
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RATT Guitarist, Violinist RACHEL BARTON PINE To Perform With ULI JON ROTH Tonight
RATT guitarist and Warren DeMartini and acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine are scheduled to join legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth on stage tonight (Sunday, October 5) at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. Uli Jon Roth has just released his first real rock record since 1985's "Bey...October 5, 2008
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Members Of KING'S X And GALACTIC COWBOYS Unite As THE JIBBS
Two-thirds of KING'S X and one half of GALACTIC COWBOYS have united as the new supergroup THE JIBBS. Influenced by flamboyantly shiny clothing and the most traditional of country music, THE JIBBS bring a new slant to non-popular music. After taking a hit from Houston's Hurricane Ike, these four men...September 17, 2008
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Classical Violinist Performs Arrangement Of PANTERA's 'Cowboys From Hell'
Video footage of acclaimed classical violinist Rachel Barton Pine and cellist Mike Block performing Rachel's arrangement of "Cowboys From Hell" by PANTERA for a faculty concert at Mark O'Connor's Strings Conference in San Diego on July 31, 2008 can be viewed below. "I've been a big heavy metal fan s...September 7, 2008
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DIMEBAG's Dean Of Destiny
Premier Guitar has published a story about how "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) "Dean From Hell" Dean ML was created and took a full circle trip before being returned to its owner prior to the release of PANTERA's "Cowboys From Hell" album. Read it at this location. Darrell Abbott wa...August 26, 2008
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GWAR Manager SLEAZY P. MARTINI Comes Out Of Retirement For 'Electile Dysfunction '08' Tour
GWAR upcoming tour, dubbed Electile Dysfunction, will feature the return of the group's manager, Sleazy P. Martini. Sleazy's announcement on the matter reads as follows: "Greeting losers, it is I, the world's shrewdest man, Sleazy P. Martini, manager of GWAR, announcing an entertainment merger betwe...August 18, 2008
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KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, OZZY Members Remember DIMEBAG
During this past weekend's one-day Ozzfest in Dallas, Chris Steffen of RollingStone.com spoke to members of KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN and OZZY OSBOURNE about their memories of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was killed onstage at an Ohio concert in 2004. Jonathan Davis (K...August 12, 2008
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ALL THAT REMAINS, TRIVIUM To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour
September marks the much-anticipated return to the road for metal behemoths TRIVIUM and ALL THAT REMAINS. The bands will head out on a co-headlining six-week tour, alternating the closing slot. 36 CRAZYFISTS and THE HUMAN ABSTRACT will support, making for an evening of eclectic and uncompromising me...July 29, 2008
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KING'S X Frontman Featured In 'Shockwaves Skull Sessions' Podcast
On the fourth installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian discusses the Texas metal scene with Doug Pinnick (KING'S X) and Monty Colvin (GALACTIC COWBOYS, CRUNCHY). Doug and Monty tell some great stories about the days when PANTERA were playing the clubs in The Lone S...July 9, 2008
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Texas Medicine
Drink whiskey, listen to "Texas Medicine", and piss off as many people as possible! It might as well be the slogan for the sophomore effort from Vancouver, British Columbia's CRADLE TO GRAVE. For a band not from the Lone Star State, CRADLE TO GRAVE sure do sound like a group of crazy ass Texans burn...July 7, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Has Spoken To SLASH About Collaborating On New Music
Sebastian Bach and his bandmates, guitarists "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and Johnny Chromatic, were at the offices of the Norwegian news web site Kjendis.no (a culture/entertainment sub-site of Dagbladet.no, Norway's second biggest newspaper) earlier today answering a number of questions submitted by the...June 3, 2008
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Sweden Rocks
In 1978 Epic Records released what is arguably one of the greatest live hard rock albums of all time, TED NUGENT's "Double Live Gonzo". The classic lineup of The Nuge (lead guitar/lead vocals),Derek St. Holmes (rhythm guitar/lead vocals),Rob Grange (bass),and the late Cliff Davies (drums) will ne...May 19, 2008
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SCYTHIAN Putting Finishing Touches On Debut Album
UK black/death metallers SCYTHIAN are putting the finishing touches on their debut album, "To Those Who Stand Against Us...", due in early October via Galactic Records. According to a press release, "solos and extra guitars have now been recorded and final touches are being made, including the spari...May 15, 2008
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IMPELLITTERI: 'ROB ROCK Is Officially Back In The Band'
IMPELLITTERI mainman/guitarist Chris Impellitteri has issued the following update: "First, I want to thank Guitar World magazine for including IMPELLITTERI in their 50 'Fastest Guitarist of All Time' article. That was really nice of them to include me. I am definitely guilty of playing hyper-speed a...May 9, 2008
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