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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Schedule NAMM Appearances

QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Mike Stone and bassist Eddie Jackson will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Their schedule is as follows (subject to change): Mike Stone — Thursday,...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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TESTAMENT Takes Top Honors In 2008 'Metal On Metal' Listener Poll

TESTAMENT's "The Formation Of Damnation" album took the No. 1 spot in WJCU's "Metal On Metal" annual listener Top 25 countdown show. The album beat out second-place finisher, METALLICA's "Death Magnetic", by a 36% margin on the recently broadcast program (see chart below). "The Top 25 countdown show...

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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...

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OPETH: NAMM Appearances Detailed

Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals) and Fredrik Akesson (guitar) of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The signing session will...

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OPETH Mainman Talks About 'Burden' Track; Video Available

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH recently spoke to Holland's FaceCulture about the band's song "Burden" from OPETH's latest album, "Watershed". The clip, which can be viewed below, is part of FaceCulture's "On The Record" series, where artists talk abou...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS, ANDREAS KISSER, DAVID ELLEFSON To Perform Metal Classics In Chile

Guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, BEYOND FEAR, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ICED EARTH),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER, MEGADETH) and bassist David Ellefson (F5, MEGADETH) will be touring Chile January 22-27 for five very exclusive shows under the collectiv...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: We're Not Intending To Replace LAYNE STALEY

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Neala Johnson of the Herald Sun about the band's participation in Australia's Soundwave festival which kicks off next month. "I don't think there's one of us who expected to be where we are today," he said. "We started from a very cool place...

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ALICE COOPER Talks 'Christmas Pudding'; Video Available

Phoenix, Arizona's KPHO CBS 5 News conducted an interview with Alice Cooper in early December a few days before the eighth annual Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding, a Christmas-themed variety show, famous for being an entertaining blend of comedy, music, dance and surprise performances. Watch the fou...

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ROB ZOMBIE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, QUEENSRŸCHE Members To Take Part In SAMSON's NAMM Program

Samson Technologies has a robust and growing artist relations program and will once again showcase this program at NAMM with a range of talented newcomers and seasoned veterans. This year, Samson's all-star schedule will feature over 20 artists from varying genres signing autographs and demonstratin...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Getting SLAYER Into 'Guitar Hero' Was A Challenge

According to Ars Technica, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Game Informer magazine that SLAYER's addition to the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game brought some headaches due to content. "I'm super psyched we got SLAYER in there," Ulrich said. "SLAYER's got to be part of any heavy metal v...

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HYDROGYN: New Shows Announced

Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN have scheduled the following dates: Jan. 09 - Fairplain Yacht Club - Ripley, West Virginia Jan. 10 - V-Club - Huntington, West Virginia Jan. 17 - Wake Up Dead - Richmond, Virginia The January 10 show in Huntington will follow the band's "Strip 'Em Blind Tour"...

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DISTURBED, SLAYER, SOULFLY, TRIVIUM Members Remember DIMEBAG; Video Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted an eight-minute documentary on late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott featuring interview clips with members of DISTURBED, SLAYER, TRIVIUM and SOULFLY. Watch the footage below. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot to death along with three others d...

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AVANTASIA Producer Honored With 'Golden Bobby' Award

Sascha Paeth — producer, engineer and guitarist of EDGUY frontman's AVANTASIA project — was honored with the prestigious sound award "Golden Bobby" by the German association of sound engineers (VDT) for the best production of the year 2008 in the "Rock" category. The song that made the difference wa...

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METALLICA: Japanese TV Interview With LARS ULRICH Posted Online

A recent Japanese TV interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich can be viewed below. Ulrich responds to the following three questions during the six-minute clip: Question 1: Have you seen any changes in the audience at your shows over the years? Question 2: Why do you think that you are able to at...