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STEVE VAI On JOHN SYKES: 'He Was Really A Great Player And A Great Guitar Orchestrator'

In a new interview with Cassius Morris, Steve Vai paid tribute to legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES),who died last week at the age of 65. Vai, who had a brief tenure in WHITESNAKE more than three and a half decades ago, having pla...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN's SHAVO ODADJIAN Explains Band's Heavier Touring Schedule In 2025: We Are 'Testing The Waters'

During an appearance on the January 23 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavarsh "Shavo" Odadjian spoke about last month's announcement that he and his bandmates added second shows as part of their one-of-a-kind massive stadium events this year. The run...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says Nobody Took It Personally That METALLICA Song Was Played During MEGADETH's GRAMMY AWARD Win

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that nobody took it personally that the house band played the song "Master Of Puppets" from Dave Mustaine's former band METALLICA when MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy eight years ago. MEGADETH was nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best...

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Watch: NUNO BETTENCOURT Joins PAT TRAVERS BAND On Stage In San Juan Capistrano

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt joined PAT TRAVERS BAND on stage last night (Thursday, January 23) at the Coach House Concert in San Juan Capistrano, California to perform several tracks, including EXTREME's "Get The Funk Out" and Pat's "Snortin' Whiskey". Video of his appearance can be seen belo...

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Watch: METAL ALLEGIANCE Joined By ROBERT TRUJILLO, MARTY FRIEDMAN, GARY HOLT, ANDREAS KISSER, Others At Anaheim Concert

Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL),John Bush (ARMORED SAINT),Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID),Marty Friedman (MEGADETH),Gary Holt (SLAYER, EXODUS),Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),Jeff Loomis (ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE),Mark Tornillo (ACCEPT),Troy Sanders (MASTODON) and...

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SAMMY HAGAR, ROBIN ZANDER, GLENN HUGHES, MATT SORUM, Others To Perform At 'Rock For Responders' Benefit Concert

Pacific Battleship Center (PBC),the 501(c)3 nonprofit that owns and operates the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA and Los Angeles Fleet Week, today announced it will host an evening in honor of Los Angeles's first responders, military, and disaster response agencies. The R...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says JOHN SYKES Was An 'Extremely Important Influence' On Him: His Playing 'Was Very Innovative'

During an appearance on the January 21 episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman paid tribute to legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES),who died earlier this week at the age of 65....

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Rock Legend JEFF BECK's Guitar Sells For Over $1.3 Million

A guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jeff Beck has been sold for £1,068,500 (approximately $1,317,111) at auction. Beck's Oxblood Les Paul, which came into his hands in 1972 and is immortalized on his "Blow By Blow" album cover, had a pre-auction estimate of £300,000 - £500,000. Amelia Walker,...

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VLTIMAS Feat. Ex-MORBID ANGEL Frontman DAVID VINCENT, Ex-MAYHEM Guitarist, CRYPTOPSY Drummer: 'Mephisto Manifesto' Video Released

VLTIMAS (pronounced 'uhl-tuh-mas'),the multinational quintet featuring Norwegian guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen (ex-MAYHEM, AURA NOIR),American vocalist David Vincent (ex-MORBID ANGEL) and Canadian drummer Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY),has released the official music video for the song "Mephisto M...

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OBITUARY To Celebrate 35th Anniversary Of 'Cause Of Death' Album On North American Tour

Florida death metallers OBITUARY will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their second album, "Cause Of Death", on a North American tour this spring. Support on the trek will come from NAILS, TERROR, SPIRITWORLD and PEST CONTROL. Tickets will go on sale on Friday January 24 at 10:00 a.m. local time at...

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LORRAINE LEWIS Joins OnlyFans, Announces Plans To Resurrect FEMME FATALE With New Lineup

With her powerful, gutsy voice, Lorraine Lewis cemented her place in the rock world as lead vocalist for the band FEMME FATALE with their 1988 self-titled MCA album. It produced two big rock singles and MTV videos: "Waiting For The Big One" and "Falling In And Out of Love". Coming off a nearly six-y...

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RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Talks 'Genuine' And 'Weird' Solo Career: 'I Just Want To Show All Sides Of Myself'

By David E. Gehlke Thirty years separate guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's two all-instrumental solo albums. Without belaboring the point, a lot has changed, many of those changes Thal can easily ruminate upon. What hasn't changed is the guitarist's ability to genre-hop like few can. Thal's 1995 deb...

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LED ZEPPELIN Members Recall First Time They Played Together In New Official Documentary Teaser

Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures UK have released a new teaser clip from the upcoming official LED ZEPPELIN documentary "Becoming Led Zeppelin" in which the members of the band talk about the first time they played together. Check it out below. Guitarist Jimmy Page says: "I said the first number...

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Former OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist JOE HOLMES Releases New Song 'The Deadfall' Feat. ROBERT TRUJILLO, MIKE BORDIN

Former OZZY OSBOURNE and DAVID LEE ROTH guitarist Joe Holmes has shared a new single called "The Deadfall". The track, which was made available under the Joe Holmes name, once again features a recording lineup that is similar to the one that tracked the debut album from Joe's FARMIKOS project, with...

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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To JOHN SYKES

OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt has paid tribute to legendary English guitarist John Sykes (TYGERS OF PAN TANG, THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, SYKES),who died earlier this week at the age of 65. Sykes, who performed with THIN LIZZY and WHITESNAKE in the 1980s, died following a battle with cancer, a...