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SLASH Performs National Anthem At Dodger Stadium; Video Available

Legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash performed the U.S. national anthem before last night's (Friday, April 16) opener of a three-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first-place San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Watch video footage of his app...

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Reunited SOUNDGARDEN Performs In Seattle; Setlist Revealed

The newly reunited SOUNDGARDEN performed its first show since 1997 earlier tonight (Friday, April 16) under the name NUDEDRAGONS (anagram of SOUNDGARDEN) at the Showbox at the Market in its Seattle hometown. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Spoonman 02. Gun 03. Searching With My Good Eye Close...

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Reunited SOUNDGARDEN To Perform As NUDEDRAGONS At Tonight's Concert

The newly reunited SOUNDGARDEN has confirmed that it will play its first show since 1997 tonight (Friday, April 16) under the name NUDEDRAGONS at the Showbox at the Market in its Seattle hometown. Click here to buy tickets. Use the password "dangersound." Commented the band: "Please leave your camer...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks About Living In Japan, MEGADETH's 'Rust In Peace' 20th Anniversary

Peter Hodgson of the I Heart Guitar blog recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. I Heart Guitar: [Living in Japan] is there anything about Western culture that you miss? Or do you get enough of it on tour? Friedm...

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AVANTASIA: More 'Wicked' / 'Angel' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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SLASH: More First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #1 Canada: #1 Finland: #2 Switzerland: #3 USA: #3 Norway: #4 Denmark: #6 Poland: #11 Spain: #26 United Kingdom: #30 "Slash" scored...

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Reunited SOUNDGARDEN To Play Seattle Club Show Tomorrow

According to Billboard.com, newly reunited SOUNDGARDEN will play its first show since 1997 on Friday (April 16) at the Showbox at the Market in its Seattle hometown. It is unknown if the event is private or will be open to the public. Vocalist Chris Cornell, guitarist Kim Thayil, bassist Ben Shepher...

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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON: 'History Books Are Just Ripe Soil For Writing Metal Records'

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: Did you begin writing with [Dave] Mustaine [MEGADETH mainman] again? Ellefson: You know, we haven't started to write anything yet. There is...

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Press Pass Unleashes 'The Legends Of Kiss' Trading Cards

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, Press Pass' strong run of KISS trading cards continued this week with the release of "The Legends Of Kiss", a 100-card themed set that tells the story of the band through their own words — a set that, when placed in pages, tells the ...

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SLASH On CBC's 'Q'; 20-Minute Video Interview Available

Jian Ghomeshi of CBC's cultural affairs show "Q" conducted an interview with legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash during his recent visit to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 20-minute chat can be viewed below. Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", scored th...

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SLASH Cracks U.S. Top 5

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash's all-star collaborations album, simply titled "Slash", scored the highest new entry on this week's The Billboard 200 chart, with first-week U.S. sales of around 60,000 copies. The set landed at position No. 3. "Slash" was released in North America on...

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SLASH Performs 'Back To Cali' On 'Lopez Tonight'; Video Available

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) performed his new song "Back To Cali" on last night's (Monday, April 12) edition of "Lopez Tonight", comedian George Lopez's new talk show on TBS. Watch Slash's appearance below. "Lopez Tonight", which premiered on November 9, 2009, featu...

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KISKE/SOMERVILLE: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Video Shoot Posted Online

KISKE/SOMERVILLE, the new project featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske and American singer Amanda Somerville, filmed two videos — "Silence" and "If I Had A Wish" — on March 28 and March 29 in Nuremberg, Germany. Joining Kiske and Somerville for the shoot were bassist and main composer M...

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AVANTASIA Lands On German Chart

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project released its new epic masterpiece on April 3 as regular CDs ("The Wicked Symphony" and "Angel Of Babylon"),two separate double picture vinyls, and as a beautiful collector's edition with an AVANTASIA picture book. The deluxe box set features two CDs...

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HIM Frontman Responds To 'Sellout' Accusations

Alan Sculley of the Edmonton Journal recently conducted an interview with vocalist Ville Valo of Finnish "love" metallers HIM. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the initial reaction to HIM's new CD, "Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice", and the debate among fans about whether the C...