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SAMMY HAGAR Autobiography Excerpts Available
Paul Liberatore of the Marin Independent Journal has published a couple of short excerpts from legendary rocker Sammy Hagar's upcoming autobiography, "Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock", which is due on March 15 via It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. On Eddie Van Halen just before the V...February 11, 2011
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PESTILENCE Kicks Off South American Tour In Venezuela; Performance, Interview Footage Available
Resurrected late '80s/early '90s death metallers PESTILENCE kicked off their South American tour this past Wednesday, February 9 at Moulin Rouge in Caracas, Venezuela. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. Also available is video footage of the interview PESTILENCE gave to...February 11, 2011
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Remembers GARY MOORE
During a recent round of radio interviews to promote his DOWN 'N OUTZ project, DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott was asked to give his thoughts on the passing of former THIN LIZZY guitarist, noted session player, and blues rock icon Gary Moore. "Well, he's definitely up at the top [of the list of the...February 11, 2011
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SLASH Comments On The End Of 'Guitar Hero'
Video game publisher Activision announced on Wednesday (February 9) that it was disbanding the unit that makes its "Guitar Hero" games, according to Reuters. The company blamed declining popularity for music-based video games and said it would stop all development of the "Guitar Hero" franchise for...February 10, 2011
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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS Featured On New HELL:ON Song; Audio Available
Jeff Waters of Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR makes a guest appearance on the song "My Doll" from the forthcoming album from Ukrainian thrash metallers HELL:ON. You can now stream the song below. HELL:ON stated about the track, "It's really kickin' ass!" Added Jeff, "I used an Electric Mistress effe...February 10, 2011
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DEATH: Entire 'The Sound Of Perseverance' Reissue Available For Streaming
The upcoming reissue of DEATH's seventh and final album, "The Sound Of Perseverance", is available for streaming in its entirety at this location. "The Sound Of Perseverance" will be reissued on February 15 in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records. The first in a series of...February 10, 2011
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WITHIN TEMPTATION: Third WT TV Episode Released
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers WITHIN TEMPTATION have posted the third in a series of video updates from their WT TV YouTube channel. Check out the clip below. WITHIN TEMPTATION's fifth studio album, "The Unforgiving", was produced by Daniel Gibson and is based on a comic book story writte...February 10, 2011
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'Deconstruction' Orchestra Footage Posted Online
Video footage of Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) working with an orchestra and a choir on material for "Deconstruction" — the third in a series of albums to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker — in Pra...February 10, 2011
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'Guitar Hero' Franchise Canceled
According to Reuters, publisher Activision has announced that it will disband the unit that makes its "Guitar Hero" games, citing declining popularity for music-themed video games. The "Guitar Hero" series was a series of music video games first published in 2005 by RedOctane and Harmonix Music Syst...February 9, 2011
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REDEMPTION: New Album Title, Producer Revealed
Los Angeles-based progressive metal band REDEMPTION, which features in its ranks vocalist Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has set "This Mortal Coil" as the title of its fifth album, tentatively due in the fall. The CD will be produced by Neil Kernon, who has previously worked with such acts as NEVERMORE...February 9, 2011
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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Remembers GARY MOORE
Days after the news came down that legendary guitarist Gary Moore died, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett called RollingStone.com from his home in Hawaii to talk about his guitar idol. An excerpt from his remembrance follows below. "Gary Moore is definitely in my list of top five guitar influences, right up...February 9, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS Guitarist Pays Tribute To GARY MOORE
Michael Amott (ARCH ENEMY, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, CARCASS) has released the following statement to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine regarding the passing of legendary guitarist Gary Moore: "Growing up in the '80s in Sweden, you couldn't avoid Gary Moore. His Celtic hard-rock material of that era was massive...February 9, 2011
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EVERGREY: 'Wrong' Video Released
"Wrong", the new video from Swedish metallers EVERGREY, can be viewed below, The clip was directed by Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company, who has previously worked with DIMMU BORGIR, LACUNA COIL, IN FLAMES, SONIC SYNDICATE and KAMELOT, among many others. Commented EVERGREY frontman Tom Englund:...February 8, 2011
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VAN HALEN Planning Australian Tour?
According to Australia's long-running rock station Triple M, VAN HALEN is locking in dates for an Australian tour to support a new album that should be out by August this year. "VAN HALEN dates are getting locked in. They'll be here with David Lee Roth," Triple M music reporter Nui Te Koha announced...February 8, 2011
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NEVERMORE Guitarist Interviewed On 'Rusty Cooley's Guitar Asylum TV' (Video)
NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis was interviewed for the debut episode of "Rusty Cooley's Guitar Asylum TV". You can now watch video footage of his appearance below. "Rusty Cooley's Guitar Asylum TV" is the brainchild of Ward W. Bond, CEO of The Whitfield Media Group, whose film production background...February 8, 2011
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