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JIMMY PAGE And EDDIE VAN HALEN Top 'Greatest Guitar Solo' List

According to The Pulse of Radio, Jimmy Page's 1971 solo to LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway To Heaven" topped the Gibson.com list of the "Top 50 Guitar Solos Of All Time." Coming in at No. 2 is Eddie Van Halen's 1978 groundbreaking instrumental "Eruption" from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut, with Jimi Hendri...

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EPICA To Release 'This Is The Time' Digital Single

"This Is The Time", the new single from Dutch female-fronted symphonic metallers EPICA, will be released digitally on October 15. A video for the song, which was written for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),was filmed in March was in Hilversum, The Netherlands. For more than 45 years, WWF has been pro...

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METALLICA's HAMMETT On His Guitar Playing: 'I Am No EDDIE VAN HALEN, But I Am Still Learning'

On September 15, Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Have you started in any manner the songwriting process for the next METALLICA studio album? Hammett: No, but we do ha...

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VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show' To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO

The sixth season of the distinguished "That Metal Show", the one and ONLY place on television to celebrate all things hard rock and heavy metal, will be taped in Los Angeles the week of September 30 - October 5. Hosted by Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "Meet The Cree...

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Man Arrested For Stealing Guitar Autographed By SAMMY HAGAR

According to ElPasoTimes.com, El Paso County sheriff's detectives on Tuesday (September 21) arrested a 26-year-old man accused of stealing a pair of expensive guitars, including one autographed by legendary rocker Sammy Hagar (CHICKENFOOT, ex-VAN HALEN). John Morgan Farrell III allegedly stole the g...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Issues 'Ghost', 'Deconstruction' Video Update

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has released a new video message regarding the status of the recording/mixing sessions for "Deconstruction" and "Ghost" — the third and fourth in a series of albums to be made available under...

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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist: 'New Songs Are Definitely In The Future'

A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Billy Howerdel told Gun Shy Assassin in a new interview that there are plans to release new music after the band completes its short tour this fall. "New songs are definitely in the future," Howerdel said. "As to how they're packaged and how many, that's yet to be seen. .....

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VAN CANTO: 'Magic Taborea' Video Released

"Magic Taborea", the new video from German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — can be viewed below. The song is included on the group's latest album, "Tribe Of Force", which was released in February via Napalm Recor...

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ROBERT PLANT's 'Band Of Joy' Lands On European Albums Chart

According to Billboard.com, "Band of Joy", the new album from Robert Plant and BAND OF JOY — a new version of his pre-LED ZEPPELIN group which also featured the late John Bonham — landed at position No. 5 on Billboard's European Albums chart. The CD sold 35,000 copies in the U.K. to debut ...

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THE SORROW: 'Crossing Jordan' Video Released

"Crossing Jordan", the new Bernd Levay-directed video from Austrian metallers THE SORROW, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's third, self-titled album, which is scheduled for release in Europe on October 29 via Drakkar Records and in North America on December 7 through Artoffact Recor...

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TARJA: Second 'Until My Last Breath' Video Released

The second video for "Until My Last Breath", a brand new song from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be viewed below. Tarja says, "We filmed it with my talented friends from Same eYes company in Kuusankoski and Kouvola in Finland." She adds, "The most important thing was to get Mr. Arvi Lin...

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OBSIDIAN: 'Point Of Infinity' E-Card Available

Dutch death/thrash metal act OBSIDIAN released its new album, "Point Of Infinity", on September 20 via Candlelight Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emerging" contains "nine new brutal and grooving tracks, revealing a more evolved OBSIDIAN," according to the group. "Also, it feature[s] beautiful art...

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REDEMPTION Working On New Material

Los Angeles-based progressive metal band REDEMPTION, which features in its ranks vocalist Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, is "in the early pre-production stage" of writing material for its new album for a 2011 release. Guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk states, "It's too early to say too much, but I c...

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IN THIS MOMENT: 'The Promise' Video Released

"The Promise", the new video from Southern California's IN THIS MOMENT, can be viewed below. The clip was shot by renowned director David Brodsky (ALL THAT REMAINS, AS I LAY DYING). "The Promise" single officially goes for adds next week. The track is definitely something truly genuine and unique fo...

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ROBERT PLANT's 'Band Of Joy' Cracks U.S. Top 5

"Band of Joy", the new album from Robert Plant and BAND OF JOY — a new version of his pre-LED ZEPPELIN group which also featured the late John Bonham — sold 49,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart. Plant's ...