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BILLY DUFFY, FRED DURST, BILLY GIBBONS Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

Billy Duffy (THE CULT),Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT),Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) and Wes Scantlin (PUDDLE OF MUDD) are among the guest musicians who joined all-star cover band CAMP FREDDY this past Tuesday night (December 16) for its performance at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. This was the third...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Recruits Former ARSIS Guitarist

Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER has tapped former ARSIS guitarist Ryan Knight to replace John Kempainen, who "abruptly" left the fold last month. The news was revealed by vocalist Trevor Strnad in an interview with HardTimes.ca on December 17, 2008 in Montreal, Quebec...

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VAN CANTO: Tour Dates Announced

German "a cappella metal" band VAN CANTO — which consists of five singers and one drummer (no guitars, no bass, no keyboards) — has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 14 - Essen, Germany - Turock Feb. 21 - Uster, Switzerland - Rock City Supporting LETZTE INSTANZ: April 02 - Köln, Germany - Kulturki...

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Have 'Guitar Hero' And 'Rock Band' Peaked?

The Pulse of Radio reports: Despite claims that popular music-based video games such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band could point the way out of the music industry's current decline, a new report by Marketwatch.com indicates that the market for both titles may have reached its own peak. Sales for all Gu...

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Former VOIVOD Frontman ERIC FORREST Paying Tribute To Late Guitarist PIGGY

Brutalism.com recently conducted an interview with former VOIVOD and current E-FORCE frontman Eric Forrest. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Brutalism.com: How is your health these days? I'm sure all the fans are happy to see you back rocking again. [Forrest was seriously injured in...

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Rare AC/DC, METALLICA, DEEP PURPLE, VAN HALEN Posters On Sale In Melbourne

According to Undercover News, Rock Prints, an exhibition of rare and limited-edition posters, is back in Melbourne, Australia this weekend. The second round of Rock Prints features posters from AC/DC, BON SCOTT, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DEEP PURPLE, IGGY POP, JIMI HENDRIX, MC5, METALLICA, NEW YORK D...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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JOB FOR A COWBOY: New Video Interview With BOBBY THOMPSON Available

BVTV has posted "raw interview footage" (unedited) from its recent interview with guitarist Bobby Thompson of Arizona extreme metallers JOB FOR A COWBOY. Watch the chat below. JOB FOR A COWBOY vocalist Jonny Davy was recently interviewed by Way Too Loud! A couple of excerpts from the chat follow bel...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Launches All-New EVH Wolfgang Guitar

Eddie Van Halen launches the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, available worldwide beginning January 2009. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-...

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AFTER FOREVER Guitarist's HDK: Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

HDK (formerly HATE DEATH KILL),the Dutch project led by AFTER FOREVER co-founder, main songwriter and guitarist Sander Gommans, will release its debut album, "System Overload", on February 23 in Europe and on April 21 in North America via France's Season of Mist. The track listing is as follows: 01...

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SEPULTURA: Photos From 'We've Lost You' Video Shoot Available

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA filmed a video for the song "We've Lost You" yesterday (Monday, December 15) in São Paulo, Brazil. Check out photos from the video shoot at this location. A few of the pictures can also be viewed below. The track comes off the band's new album, "A-Lex", which will be re...

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Former THE GATHERING Singer Hits The Road With MOONSPELL; Video Available

Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen joined Portuguese metallers MOONSPELL to perform the song "Scorpion Flower" at three consecutive shows on the band's tour with CRADLE OF FILTH: December 1 in London, December 2 in Paris and December 3 in Tilburg. Fan-filmed video footage of all thre...

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VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Keyboardist Says Chemistry With New Singer Is 'Really Great'

Keyboardist Martin Harb of Austrian symphonic metallers VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has issued the following update: "After many messages we got within the last weeks and questions why we don't reveal some more news and more information about our new female voice, I'd like to give you a little update right...

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PERSISTENSE Signs With DEITY DOWN RECORDS

Den Bosch, Netherlands-based metal band PERSISTENSE (not a spelling error but a combination of the words "to persist" and "intense") has inked a deal with Deity Down Records. The group's debut album will be released next summer. Stefan van Vugt (vocals),Ralf van der Horst (guitars),Jacques Maas (g...

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Ex-GATHERING Singer To Be Joined By WITHIN TEMPTATION, ANATHEMA Members On Acoustic Album

Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen and her new band AGUA DE ANNIQUE will stage two unique shows in February 2009 — at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland (Feb. 12) and at the Oosterpoort in Groningen (Feb. 13). At these intimate performances, Anneke will shed some light on her composit...