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DAVE LOMBARDO, STEVE SMITH To Perform At Guitar Center's Drum-Off Finals

Guitar Center's Drum Off finals, the culmination of the world's largest drum competition, has announced a lineup of special performances by music's most legendary drummers, hosted by Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION). Headlining the show — which will take place on Saturday, January 8 at The Music B...

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SLIPKNOT, JUDAS PRIEST, TESTAMENT Drummers Featured In 'A Drummer's Perspective'

"A Drummer's Perspective" is an original and unrivalled collection of over 200 photographs celebrating the world of drumming. This large-format book brings together some of the finest unseen photographs of legendary drummers. It is a unique collection of pictures brought together by the author David...

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JOURNEY Not Reuniting With STEVE PERRY

The Pulse of Radio reports that former JOURNEY frontman Steve Perry, who left the band 12 years ago, is said to be eager to reunite with his bandmates following the continued success of the band's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin'", which was most recently featured on the Fox show "Glee". According to...

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Drummer MIKE TERRANA Interviewed At KAVARNA ROCK FEST (Video)

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with drummer Mike Terrana (TARJA TURUNEN, MASTERPLAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, SAVAGE CIRCUS, RAGE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) at Bulgaria's now-traditional Kavarna Rock Fest, which took place July 23-25, 2010 at the Black Sea coast's town stadium. You can now watch the chat bel...

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JOE SATRIANI: 'Light Years Away' Video Released

"Light Years Away", the new video from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, can be viewed below. The song comes off Satriani's 14th studio album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which sold 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 45 on The Billboard 200 c...

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DIABOLIC Parts Ways With Bassist/Vocalist, Seeks Replacement

Tampa, Florida's DIABOLIC has parted ways with bassist/vocalist Paul Ouellette due to what the rest of the group alleges was "his drunken and unprofessional behavior" when he "walk[ed] offstage mid-song during the band's performance [on] Friday, November 12 at the 'Goregrowler's Ball IV' in San Anto...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Interviewed By METAL EXPRESS RADIO (Audio)

Guitarist/founding member Jeff Waters of Canadian thrash metal veterans ANNIHILATOR was interviewed by Norway's Metal Express Radio. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. ANNIHILATOR's October 18, 2010 concert at John Dee in Oslo in front of approximately 250 fans marked the b...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Visits Seattle VA Hospital

Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, along with his DUFF MCKAGAN LOADED bandmates Mike Squires and Jeff Rouse — was invited on Monday to go to the Seattle VA hospital and visit some of the patients. In his column, which appears on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com, McKagan writes of the experience,...

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Former UNEARTH Drummer's TANGENTS Announces First-Ever Live Performance

Boston-based rock duo TANGENTS has announced its first show ever. The band will take to the stage at 10:30 p.m. on Friday, November 19 at the Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. This show will feature material taken from TANGENTS' critically acclaimed debut album "One Little Light Year...

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FOREIGNER: 'Can't Slow Down - When It's Live' Due Next Week

Since the release of their earMUSIC studio album "Can't Slow Down", classic rockers FOREIGNER have toured extensively in North America and Europe. The band's live shows, with Kelly Hansen on vocals, have garnered great reviews and the current lineup is possibly the best ever. Fast forward to Novembe...

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FULL BLOWN CHAOS: New Album Details Revealed

Queens, New York hardcore powerhouse FULL BLOWN CHAOS will release its new self-titled album on February 1, 2011 via Ironclad Recordings. The follow-up to 2007's "Heavy Lies the Crown" (Ferret Music) is a 13-track hard-hitting assault which will also see be made available in Europe on Plastic Head a...

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PRIMEVIL Schedules First Gig

PRIMEVIL — the new band featuring former VENOM members Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (guitar),Antony "Antton" Lant (drums; brother of VENOM frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) — will make its live debut on March 12, 2011 at the Metal Forces Festival XIV at Festhal...

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PATHOLOGY Involved In Serious Van Accident

San Diego-based death metallers PATHOLOGY were involved in a serious road accident Wednesday night, November 10. The group, which was in the middle of a North American tour as the support act for NILE, was driving between dates in St. Paul, Minnesota and Seattle, Washington when its van hit black ic...

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ALICE COOPER Guitarist KERI KELLI Interviewed On 'Heady Metal With Jeff Olson (Audio)

Original TROUBLE drummer and RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson conducted an interview with guitarist Keri Kelli (ALICE COOPER) for the November 8 edition of Olson's Internet radio show, "Heady Metal With Jeff Olson". The chat can now be heard in its entirety in three parts below. "Heady Metal Wit...

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GUS G.: I'm A Bigger BLACK SABBATH Fan Than OZZY OSBOURNE Fan

Guitar Player magazine recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar Player: How big an influence was Ozzy's music on you? Gus: Very big. I'm a huge BLACK SABBATH fan. I'm a bigger SABBATH fan than Ozzy fan, to be...