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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist Opens WORLD GUITARS
Rob Hughes of Musical Instrument Professional reports that former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden recently hosted the opening ceremony of World Guitars' Gloucestershire, U.K. showroom. Housed in a converted Victorian courthouse in Stonehouse, World Guitars' emphasis is on high-end brands and exe...January 12, 2009
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TAZ TAYLOR BAND Announces New Singer
The TAZ TAYLOR BAND, whose touring lineup previously included legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),has announced the addition of singer Keith Slack (pictured below) to the group's ranks. According to the band, "Keith will probably be...January 9, 2009
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AC/DC, METALLICA Among Top-Selling Artists Of 2008 In Canada
Nielsen SoundScan Canada, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service, have announced their 2008 Canadian year-end sales and airplay monitoring da...January 7, 2009
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Ex-NECROPHOBIC/DARK FUNERAL Guitarist Launches New Project, Slams 'Fake' GORGOROTH
Swedish guitarist David Parland (NECROPHOBIC, DARK FUNERAL, INFERNAL) has issued the following update: "Since I literally have been out of the scene for some good time and living under a rock (wasting even my own creativity and a lot of time),I for some strange reason feel NOW is the time to restar...January 6, 2009
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SCOTT WEILAND's Musical Director: Why You Shouldn't Scream For STP Songs At WEILAND Solo Shows
Los Angeles-based producer/engineer/guitarist Doug Grean, who is a guitarist, keyboardist and musical director for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's live solo band, has issued the following update: "So we've finished the first set of [Scott Weiland solo] tour dates. These...January 6, 2009
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NATRON: Performance Footage Of New Song Available
Video footage of Italian death metallers NATRON performing a new song, "Bullet of God", on December 28, 2008 at ZsaZsa Mon Amour in Palermo, Italy can be viewed below. NATRON's upcoming sixth studio album was recorded at the Golem Dungeon Studios in Bari-Capurso with Ottavio Marzo (GOLEM guitarist)...January 6, 2009
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BRUCE DICKINSON Graphic Designer: 'Chemical Wedding', GILGAMESH Cover Similarities Coincidental
Hugh Gilmour, Bruce Dickinson's (IRON MAIDEN) graphic designer whose artworks can be seen on "Anthology" (2006),"The Best Of Bruce Dickinson" (2001),"Alive In Studio A" (1995),"The Chemical Wedding" (1998) and "Tyranny Of Souls" (2005),spoke to Roadie Crew magazine's Thiago Sarkis about the simi...January 6, 2009
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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview Available
René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA when the group played the Astoria in London, England on December 12, 2008. Watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA scored its first No. 1 rock radio hit in November with "I Don't Care", the latest s...January 5, 2009
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HEAD DISCO Preparing To Record New Material
HEAD DISCO, the Norwegian band featuring former GREEN CARNATION vocalist Kjetil Nordhus on bass and backing vocals, has issued the following update: "Exciting things are happening in the HEAD DISCO camp! We've had time now to work on a few tunes, and we're proud to tell you all that things are looki...January 5, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Release Solo Album
World Entertainment News Network reports that SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor plans on taking a break from performing with the two bands so he can put out a solo album. Taylor wants to release an LP of his own material and has even built up a catalog of over 40 songs under consideration fo...January 4, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Clips From The Sparkle Year' Video Posted Online
In 2008, DEF LEPPARD extensively used the photographic services of Ash Newell, resulting in hundreds of great pictures. Some of those you've seen on the band's official web site, DefLeppard.com, others have been used in projects such as the deluxe coffee table book "Shots From The Sparkle Tour" and...January 3, 2009
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...January 3, 2009
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ROB ZOMBIE's 'H2': Sneak Peek At MICHAEL MYERS' New Mask
Wayne Toth, creator of special makeup effects for countless films, including Rob Zombie's "Halloween", "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Rejects", "From Dusk til Dawn", "Army of Darkness" and many more, is back to work creating the "latest and greatest" version of Michael Myers for Zombie's upco...January 3, 2009
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'Death Magnetic' Is METALLICA Album I've Been Waiting 20 Years For
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy writes: "Roadrunner asked me for my Top 10 album list back in November (with comments) for their artist/employee year-end wrap up. For whatever reason, they never posted anybody's lists this year — so I figured I'd share it here so it doesn't go to waste." Portnoy'...January 2, 2009
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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'
According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...January 2, 2009
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