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JOHN SYKES/MIKE PORTNOY Project Is No More

The much-anticipated new band featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) and guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (WHITESNAKE, BLUE MURDER, THIN LIZZY) is no more. Portnoy and Sykes announced their collaboration during a July 2011 taping of season eight of VH1 Classic...

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LYNCH MOB Recruits VAINS OF JENNA Singer For Upcoming Tour, Album

Vintage Rock's Junkman conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, SOULS OF WE, TOOTH AND NAIL) at the 2012 NAMM show on January 21 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. Regarding the current status of LYNCH MO...

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OVATION Launches New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Signature Model Guitar

Ovation has announced two new signature Viper models YM63 & YM68 designed by the true master of neo-classical metal shred, Yngwie J. Malmsteen. As a longtime Ovation endorsee, Yngwie has incorporated many Ovation models into his live performances and recordings over the past 25 years — including...

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AMANDA SOMERVILLE Talks TRILLIUM In New Audio Interview

On December 14, 2011, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville . You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Somerville's metal project TRILLIUM released its debut album, "Alloy", on November 1, 2011 in Nort...

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NIGHTWISH Kicks Off World Tour In Los Angeles; Video Footage Available

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their world tour this past Saturday, January 21 at the 6,000-capacity Gibson Ampitheater in Universal City, California. The concert — which was reportedly attended by between 3,000 and 4,000 fans, some of whom travelled from as far away as Aus...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Rehearsing With Solo Band

EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams, who resides on Philip Anselmo's (DOWN, PANTERA, SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ARSON ANTHEM) 17-acre property in rural south Louisiana, revealed in a tweet yesterday (Thursday, January 19) that Anselmo is currently rehearsing with his solo project. Williams wrote, "Listening t...

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NIGHTWISH Plays 'Secret' Gig In Hollywood; Photos, Video Footage Available

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH played a "secret" gig last night (Thursday, January 19) under the name RUBBER BAND OF WOLVES at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Storytime 02. Wish I Had An Angel 03. Amaranth 04. Scaretale 05. The Siren...

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DISTURBED Frontman: My Stance On File Sharing/Downloading

DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has posted the following message on Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site that allows one to send tweets that require more than 140 characters: "My stance on file sharing/downloading; "I have always been in favor of, that's correct, in favor of file sharing and down...

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ACE FREHLEY 'Budokan' Les Paul Custom Guitar Unveiled

When KISS hit the stage at Nippon Budokan in Japan in 1977 with guitarist Ace Frehley behind a Cherry Sunburst, three-pickup Les Paul Custom, the entire package — band, guitarist, guitar — embodied the height of glam-rock excess and success for the '70s. This was the ultimate marriage of pop and hea...

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FOZZY Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS

Century Media Records has announced the signing of FOZZY, the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward. FOZZY was formed a decade ago out of a passion for hard rock and heavy metal and has transformed into one of North America's most electri...

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ANVIL Recruits Bassist From IRON MAIDEN Tribute Band

Canadian metal legends ANVIL have recruited Sal Italiano (pictured below) — a member of the Long Island, New York IRON MAIDEN tribute band LIVE AFTER DEATH and original progressive metal act THE NIGHTMARE STAGE, as well as a former member of the acclaimed '80s heavy metal group CITIES — as their new...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Imaginaerum' Cracks U.S. Top 30

"Imaginaerum", the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, sold 12,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 27 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, 2007's "Dark Passion Play", opened with 11,000 units t...

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ANVIL's Longtime Bassist GLENN FIVE Quits

According to The Hollywood Reporter, bassist Glenn Gyorffy (a.k.a. Glenn Five or G5),has left Canadian metal legends ANVIL, citing creative differences. Glenn Five joined ANVIL in 1996 and has appeared on seven of the band's albums, including "This Is Thirteen" and the group's latest release, "Jugg...

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KORN Films Commercial For WALMART

KORN drummer Ray Luzier's fiancée Aspen has confirmed via Twitter that the band filmed a commercial for the discount retailer Walmart on Thursday, January 12 in Los Angeles, California. No further details are currently available. KORN's 10th studio album, "The Path Of Totality", debuted at No. 10 on...

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SOUNDGARDEN, MACHINE HEAD, ANTHRAX, Others Set For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

SOUNDGARDEN, MACHINE HEAD, ANTHRAX, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM and DEVILDRIVER are among the latest confirmed bands for the 10th annual installment of the Download festival, which will take place June 8-10, 2012 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. The billing is now shaping up as follows: METALLICA (headli...