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SLASH, TOM MORELLO, KIRK HAMMETT Among Best Rock Guitarists

According to BBC News, former RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist John Frusciante has been voted the best guitarist of the past 30 years. Frusciante, who left the group in 2008, beat GUNS N' ROSES star Slash, MUSE's Matt Bellamy and Johnny Marr of THE SMITHS to the top spot. Some 30,000 people took ...

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AYREON Mastermind Working On New STAR ONE Album

AYREON mastermind Arjen Lucassen (also ex-BODINE, VENGEANCE) is hard at work on what will become a new STAR ONE album. The instrumental demos are completed, and Arjen is now working on lyrics and melody lines. A few weeks ago, Arjen's former manager Yvette graciously hosted a demo listening party fo...

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SLASH Performs With LEMMY, DAVE GROHL At REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary guitarist Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) April 8 performance at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles can be viewed below. As previously reported, Todd Kerns (SIN CITY SINNERS, STATIC IN STEREO, AGE OF ELECTIC) has re...

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SLASH On 'Lopez Tonight'; Performance, Interview Footage Available

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was joined by WOLFMOTHER frontman Andrew Stockdale for a performance of Slash's new solo single, "By The Sword", on last night's (Thursday, April 8) edition of "Lopez Tonight", comedian George Lopez's new talk show on TBS. Watch Slash's a...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: New Album To Receive U.S. Release In June

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION will release its 11th album, "Road Salt One", in the U.S. on June 8. In a world governed by increasingly rigid rules and conformist conceptions of art, PAIN OF SALVATION has created its own niche in the international music scene. The band's new album, "Road Salt One" is th...

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist Talks New Album, Music Industry, Illegal Music Downloading

LifeMusicMedia.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ben Weinman of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN. The chat can be streamed using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow. LifeMusicMedia.com: The situation with former drummer and fellow founding member Chris Pennie got pretty bad...

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SLASH Headed For U.S. Top 10 Debut

According to Billboard.com, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", is on track to score the highest new entry on next week's The Billboard 200 chart, with first-week U.S. sales of around 50,000 copies. That should be enough to secure...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

Swedish melodic death metallers DARK TRANQUILLITY will return to North America in May for headlining tour. So far the following dates have been announced: May 11 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern May 12 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx May 13 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero May 14 - Farmingdale, NY -...

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SLASH Performs On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'; Video Available

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was joined by WOLFMOTHER frontman Andrew Stockdale for a performance of Slash's new solo single, "By The Sword", on last night's (Tuesday, April 6) edition of NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Watch video of the appearance below....

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ALICE IN CHAINS, LACUNA COIL, EUROPE, Others Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

ALICE IN CHAINS, LACUNA COIL, EUROPE, THERAPY?, DIR EN GREY, TERRORVISION, SICK OF IT ALL, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EVILE, RISE TO REMAIN, RENEGADES and PENDULUM have been confirmed for the U.K. edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place July 30 - August 1 at Knebworth Park. The festival billing...

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SLASH To Play Special Surprise Show At Roxy In Hollywood

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will play a special "surprise" show at the Roxy in Hollywood, California on Saturday, April 10 at midnight. Click here to get tickets . If you are asked for a password, type in "slashrox." You can also call 310.278.9457, or go to the Roxy...

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CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Launches CAPTAIN ZAPPED

According to a posting on the official web site of reactivated late '80s/early '90s hard rockers CIRCUS OF POWER, the band's frontman, Alex Mitchell, and Billy Tsounis (UNCLE MAX, FAT NANCY) are collaborating on a new "space pop" project together called CAPTAIN ZAPPED. A song from the band will be p...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'My Life Isn't About Name-Calling And Mud-Slinging'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about his forthcoming autobiography, "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir" (formerly "Hello Me... Meet The Real Me"),which is due later in the year via HarperCollins's It Books imprint (focusing on pop culture, sports, style a...

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SLASH: The TORONTO SUN Video Interview

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was interviewed by the Toronto Sun in early March when he visited Toronto, Ontario, Canada to take part in the Canadian Music Week. Clips from the chat can now be viewed below. As previously reported, Todd Kerns (SIN CITY SINNERS, STAT...

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FINNTROLL: 'Under Bergets Rot' Video Released

"Under Bergets Rot", the new video from Finnish folk metallers FINNTROLL, can be viewed below (courtesy of Bloody-Disgusting.com). The clip was once again produced by Vasara Films (DARK TRANQUILLITY, TURISAS). Commented guitarist Routa: "This video is definitely a very special video for us. We have...