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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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QUEEN Guitarist To Take Part In 'Bang!' Los Angeles Book Signing

QUEEN guitarist Brian May will take part in a signing session for his co-authored book "Bang! The Complete History Of The Universe" on Tuesday, May 6 at Book Soup (8818 W Sunset Blvd) in Los Angeles, California beginning at 4:00 p.m. PST. May, a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D., joined forces with...
April 23, 2008
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KING'S X, GALACTIC COWBOYS Members Create Response Film To 'YouTube Divorce Lady'

Wally Farkas (GALACTIC COWBOYS, DOUG PINNICK, XENUPHOBE) has just created a video reply to Tricia Walsh-Smith (the YouTube "divorce lady") in the form of a short film titled "Tricia Walsh-Smith: The Broadway Musical". Tricia Walsh-Smith created an international phenomenon this past week by submittin...
April 22, 2008
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SLAUGHTER Reissues Due Via METAL MIND

Poland's Metal Mind Productions will re-release the two albums from the legendary Canadian band SLAUGHTER "Strappado", the debut album from 1986 featuring an extremely brutal combination of death and trash metal, spiced with some punk and hardcore influences; and "Not Dead Yet/Paranormal", the compi...
April 17, 2008
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'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT Picture Book Due This Summer

A picture book celebrating the life of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abott compiled by his brother, Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and father, Jerry Abbott, is scheduled for release this summer. Also in the works is the follow-up to the DVD "DimeVision - Vol...
April 11, 2008