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JOE SATRIANI To Host This Week's 'The Chop Shop'

While Steve Black takes time off this weekend to give thanks, master guitarist Joe Satriani will be stepping in to host "The Chop Shop". Satriani will play his latest single, "Light Years Away", from his new album, "Black Swans and Wormhole Wizards", which hit stores last month. Tune in to see what...

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VINCE NEIL Comes In Dead Last On 'Skating With The Stars' (Video)

Video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's skating debut on the premiere episode of the brand new show "Skating With The Stars", which is described as "Dancing With The Stars" on ice (and comes from the same producers),can be viewed below. Neil stayed on his feet in his performance, which air...

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NEW DEVICE, LETHARGY, MILLION $ RELOAD, THE TREATMENT To Join Forces For 'Powerage Tour'

Powerage Records, the joint venture record label founded by Classic Rock magazine and Plastic Head Music, has announced details of the inaugural Powerage live tour. Tagged the "Power Supply" tour, the event will consist of a four act bill playing a total of eleven U.K. shows next February/March. In...

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VINCE NEIL Talks MÖTLEY CRÜE/POISON Tour, 'Skating With The Stars' Gig (Audio)

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was interviewed this past Friday's (November 19) episode of "Elliot In The Morning", a morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. When asked about POISON singer Bret Michaels' recent onstage claim that PO...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, SCORPIONS, OPETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Confirmed For France's HELLFEST

OZZY OSBOURNE, SCORPIONS, OPETH, ANATHEMA, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and KREATOR are among the newly confirmed bands for next year's edition of Hellfest, set to take place June 17-19, 2010 in Clisson, France. Latest additions : OZZY OSBOURNE SCORPIONS OPETH ANATHEMA BLACK LABEL SOCIETY KREATOR BOLT THROWE...

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MICHAEL MONROE To Play Special Acoustic Set In London

Legendary HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe and his band will perform an intimate acoustic set in London, England next week — and you could be there! The session is scheduled to take place at Universal Records' Kensington offices on the afternoon of Friday, November 26. Classic Rock magazine has f...

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AC/DC, OZZY OSBOURNE, RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES On List Of '80s' Greatest Riffs

According to The Pulse of Radio, Gibson.com has compiled a list of the 10 greatest guitar riffs of the Eighties, or as the site put it, the 10 riffs "we deem the most totally awesome of the (decade)." Included on the list are riffs from acts like RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES, JUDAS PRIEST ...

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ENFORCER Announces First-Ever Japanese Dates

Heavy Artillery Records, in cooperation with Spiritual Beast Records, has announced the first-ever Japanese dates by Swedish metal powerhouse ENFORCER. ENFORCER will perform two Japanese shows with support from fellow Swedes MEAN STREAK and Japanese metal masters SOLITUDE: Jan. 28 - Osaka, Japan - S...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Issues 'Deconstruction' Video Update

Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) has released a new video message regarding the status of the recording/mixing sessions for "Deconstruction" — the third in a series of albums to be made available under THE DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJ...

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ORIGIN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Extreme Management Group and American technical death metal innovators ORIGIN have announced the band's worldwide recording contract with Nuclear Blast Records. ORIGIN, which is responsible for such genre-defining classics as "Informis Infinitas", "Inhumanitas" (2002) and "Antithesis" (2008),will e...

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DÉTENTE: Previously Unreleased Footage From 'Recognize No Authority' Recording Sessions

Previously unreleased footage shot by the late Baird Bryant (GIMME SHELTER, EASY RIDER) of the recording sessions for DÉTENTE's classic "Recognize No Authority" album is available below. The video was filmed at Baby O studio Hollywood in 1985 and features a young Caleb Quinn (guitar) recording the s...

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'Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987' Cracks U.S. Top 100

"Dio At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987", the double-disc set which is the first official release from Niji Entertainment Group, the label formed by the late Ronnie James Dio and his wife/manager Wendy Dio, sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position N...

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ATHEIST: 'Jupiter' First-Week Sales Revealed

"Jupiter", the long-awaited fourth album from reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST, sold around 500 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 88 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new...

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ELUVEITIE To Tour North America With 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL

Swiss melodic-folk-death-metallers ELUVEITIE will embark on a North American headlining tour in February 2011. Support on the trek will come from 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL and SYSTEM DIVIDE. Commented ELUVEITIE vocalist and mastermind Christian "Chrigel" Glanzmann: "Since we joined AMON AMARTH t...

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Religious Group Protest Leads To Cancelation Of Australian Black Metal Festival

According to Metal Obsession, a Sydney, Australia-based religious group on Facebook has seemingly successfully protested against the running of a black metal mini-festival, dubbed "Black Mass", at Sydney venue Newtown RSL. The venue has reportedly already pulled out from the event, and the festival...