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OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND Guitarist GUS G.: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G.. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Gus G.'s new instructional DVD for Rock House, "Lead & Rhythm Techniques", was released on October 17. In this program, Gus reveals the secret...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: 1988 Footage Of 'Victim Of Changes' Recording Sessions

Vintage 1988 footage of original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins laying down a version of the PRIEST classic "Victim Of Changes" for his "Judgement Day" solo album can be viewed below. Also available is a previously unseen footage of the recording sessions for the "Time After Time" song from "Judgem...

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IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, ALICE COOPER Confirmed For Switzerland's SONISPHERE Festival

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Swiss edition of the Sonisphere festival, set to take place June 24, 2011 in Basel, St. Jakob. Also scheduled to appear are SLIPKNOT and ALICE COOPER, among others. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN SLIPKNOT ALICE COO...

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Send IRON MAIDEN, MEGADETH And DEEP PURPLE Christmas E-Cards

This December, EMI Catalogue launched its "With Love From Me To You" Christmas e-card campaign. Go green with your Christmas cards this year by sending your friends and family an e-card, featuring some of the year's best releases as well as more classic tracks, including IRON MAIDEN's "El Dorado", D...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer: They Will Leave Us With A Legacy Of Brilliant Metal Anthems

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins has commented on the band's recent announcement that it will head out on its farewell world tour beginning in 2011. The group intends to hit all major cities across the globe as they sign off on a career that has lasted for nearly 40 years. The "Epitaph" tour w...

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GRIM REAPER's STEVE GRIMMETT: Footage From Brazil Concerts Available

British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART) played two shows in Brazil last month (November 13 at Carioca Club in São Paulo, SP and November 14 at Rio Rock Blues Club in Rio de Janeiro, RJ),both of which were reportedly professionally recorded for an upcoming li...

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STRYPER Schedules One-Off Show In California

Christian hard rockers STRYPER will perform at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 15, 2011 during the winter NAMM show. They will play their classics as well as some material from their upcoming covers album, "The Covering", which will be released on February 1. Line6 is...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Spain's SONISPHERE Festival

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have been confirmed as the headliners of the Sonisphere festival in Spain in 2011. The event, now in its third year, will be held at Getafe Open Air, Madrid on Saturday, July 16. For ticket availability and other information, click here. As previously reported...

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MICK BROWN, RUDY SARZO Interviewed On 'Iron City Rocks' (Audio)

The latest installment of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features brand new interviews with DOKKEN/TED NUGENT drummer "Wild" Mick Brown and legendary bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE). The podcast is now available for streaming using the audio player below.

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SOUNDWAVE Organizer Claims AVENGED SEVENFOLD Refused To Play During The Day

AJ Maddah, who is responsible for organizing Australia's Soundwave festival, has slammed AVENGED SEVENFOLD for allegedly refusing to play during the day or clash with festival headliners IRON MAIDEN, despite being billed in tenth place on the lineup poster. In a series of comments posted on Twitter,...

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MR. BIG: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

MelodicRock.com has uploaded 45-second audio samples (see below) of all the tracks that will appear on "What If…", the new album from the reunited MR. BIG. The CD will be released in Europe on January 21, 2011 via Frontiers Records. The North American release, also on Frontiers Records, will follow...

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SCAR SYMMETRY: New Video Interview With HENRIK OHLSSON

Bassy Stacy of BayAreaRocks.com conducted an interview with drummer Henrik Ohlsson of Swedish progressive melodic death metallers SCAR SYMMETRY on December 5, 2010 at the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California. You can now watch the chat below. SCAR SYMMETRY's latest album, "Dark Matter Dimensions"...

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STRYPER: 'The Covering' Tentative Release Date Announced

"The Covering", the much-anticipated covers album from Christian hard rockers STRYPER, will tentatively be released on February 1, 2011 via Big3 Records. The band has already released its cover of BLACK SABBATH's "Heaven And Hell" and as of today (December 14),KANSAS' "Carry On Wayward Son", which...

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IRON MAIDEN To Headline Poland's SONISPHERE; SLIPKNOT And MOTÖRHEAD Also Rumored

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN will headline the Polish installment of the Sonisphere festival on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the 100,000-capacity Bemowo Airfield in Warsaw. According to Antyradio, the biggest rock radio station in Poland, SLIPKNOT and MOTÖRHEAD will also perform at the event,...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Performs At 'Rock N Roll Ribs' One-Year-Anniversary Celebration

IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain appeared at the one-year-anniversary celebration of Rock N Roll Ribs, the recently opened barbecue restaurant owned by McBrain, guitarist Rick "Moby" Baum and close friend Mitch Tanne, on Sunday, December 12 in Coral Springs, Florida. McBrain, a Boca Raton resident...