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SLASH Announces Lineup Change In His Touring Band

Todd Kerns (SIN CITY SINNERS, STATIC IN STEREO, AGE OF ELECTIC) has replaced Dave Henning (BIG WRECK) on bass in former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash's touring band. The rest of the group consists of rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck (WEEZER, GREEN DAY),drummer Brent Fitz (...

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SLASH: Solo Album Media Player Released

A new media player for legendary guitarist Slash's (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash", is available below. "Slash" will be released in North America on April 6 via EMI Label Services and in the U.K. on May 10 through Roadrunner Records. The album features...

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BRUTUS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Dutch death metallers BRUTUS have been confirmed for this year's edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: 1349 ALICE COOPER ARCH ENEMY AMORPHIS ASTRAL DOORS ATROCITY BROILERS BRUTUS CALIBAN CANDLEMA...

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AXL ROSE's Latest Tweet

GUNS N' ROSES frontman and sole original member Axl Rose has released the following message via Twitlonger.com, a related Twitter site where one can post messages longer than 140 characters: "Headed 4 Lima! Was great gettin' back 2 Buenos Aires!! The crowds everywhere on this tour r unique un2 thems...

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MURDERDOLLS: Photos From The Studio Posted Online

SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison and vocalist Wednesday 13 have entered a studio in Hollywood Hills, California with producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD) to begin recording the long-awaited sophomore album from their horror-punk side-project MURDERDOLLS entitled "...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD, HIGH ON FIRE, SHADOWS FALL, Others Confirmed For HEAVY MTL Festival

AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALEXISONFIRE, MELISSA AUF DER MAUR, HIGH ON FIRE and SHADOWS FALL have been confirmed for the Heavy MTL 2010 festival, set to take place on July 24-25, 2010 at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Saturday, July 24: ALICE CO...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Last Two Installments Of Video Tour Diary Available

ALICE IN CHAINS recently launched a weekly video tour diary via MySpace. This video blog captures backstage and on-the-road moments from the concluding dates of the band's current North American tour. Check out the second and third parts of the video diary below. ALICE IN CHAINS recently launched an...

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SLASH: New Song Available For Free Download

The song "Watch This" from legendary guitarist Slash's (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash", is available for free download using the widget below. The track features guest appearances by Dave Grohl (NIRVANA, FOO FIGHTERS) and Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES, V...

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ALICE COOPER, DROWNING POOL Added To Iowa's LAZERFEST

ALICE COOPER, DROWNING POOL, RED, HALESTORM, VIOLENT SOHO and HAIL THE VILLAIN have been confirmed for this year's Lazerfest, set to take place Sunday, May 16 at Indianola Balloon Grounds in Indianola, Iowa. Meanwhile, STONE SOUR has cancelled its appearance at the event. The festival billing is sha...

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ZAKK WYLDE, LEMMY, ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'

VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" is back and ready for another season of celebrating all things hard rock and heavy metal. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, "That Metal Show" is a thirty-minute roundtable talk show where legends of rock hang out and discuss their past and curren...

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STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, ALICE IN CHAINS To Headline DC101 CHILI COOK-OFF

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and ALICE IN CHAINS will headline the 31st annual DC101 Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, May 22 at RFK Stadium Festival Grounds. The event, D.C.'s biggest one-day rock festival, is expected to raise $1.6 million to benefit the National Kidney Foundation serving the national capital ar...

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SLASH To Perform MOTÖRHEAD Classic With DAVE GROHL And LEMMY At REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

Legendary VELVET REVOLVER/GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash will perform at the second annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards presented by Epiphone — set to tape Thursday, April 8 at Los Angeles' Club Nokia and air on VH1 Classic on May 22. One of the greatest rock guitar players of all time and Epiphone si...

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SLASH Rehearsing With Solo Band; Video Available

Video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash rehearsing with three members of his solo band — rhythm guitarist Bobby Schneck (WEEZER, GREEN DAY),drummer Brent Fitz (ALICE COOPER, VINCE NEIL),and bass player Dave Henning (BIG WRECK)— can be viewed below. Slash's...

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ARMORED SAINT: 'La Raza' First-Week Sales Revealed

"La Raza", the new album from Los Angeles metal veterans ARMORED SAINT, sold around 2,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 18 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, de...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS: 'I Am One Of The Luckiest Musicians I Know'

Epiphone.com recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR guitarist/mainman Jeff Waters. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Epiphone.com: Tell us about your early days. When and how did you start playing guitar? Jeff: I started playing guitar when I was around 7 years old. My mothe...