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GLENN HUGHES Joins ORANGE Amplification

Orange Amplification has announced that legendary bassist Glenn Hughes (BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) is now endorsing its amps. For over forty years, Glenn has been a vocalist, bass player and songwriter in some of the greatest rock acts of all time as well as achiev...

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DOWN's PHILIP ANSELMO Offers Video Tour Of His Barn Studio

A video tour of DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo's barn studio, Nodferatu's Lair (the studio's name is a play on classic horror film vampire Nosferatu, altered to reflect certain musicians' tendency to nod off) in Lousiana can be seen below. DOWN filmed a video for the new song "Witchtripper"...

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GLENN HUGHES And DAVID COVERDALE To Commemorate 40th Anniversary Of DEEP PURPLE's 'Burn'?

Former DEEP PURPLE bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes tells CBS Local that he has been in touch with the band's ex-lead singer, David Coverdale, about doing something special to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the "Burn" album. He says, "David and I have talked about this weekly since [former DEEP PU...

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Members Of JUDAS PRIEST, DEEP PURPLE, DEF LEPPARD, DREAM THEATER Featured On THE WHO Tribute

Cleopatra Records has set an October 2 release date for "Who Are You: An All Star Tribute To The Who". As THE WHO approaches a nearly 50-year career, artists in genres from classic to progressive rock, and from punk to country, collaborate on a stunning celebration of the band’s remarkable catalogue...

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FLYING COLORS: Fan-Filmed Video Footage Of U.S., European Shows

FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — is in the middle of its first-ever European tour, which kicked off on September 9 in Hamburg, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of the sho...

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STRIFE: 'Witness A Rebirth' Studio Report - Part 1 (Video)

The first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Witness A Rebirth", the new album from the Southern California hardcore band STRIFE, can be seen below. The CD will be released in October via 6131 Records. Some bands leave such an impression on fans that, ev...

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PAUL GILBERT: 'Vibrato' Album Details Revealed

Music Theories Recordings, a division of Mascot Label Group, has announced the October 15 U.K. release of Paul Gilbert's 12th solo album, "Vibrato". The CD includes four new guitar and vocal compositions, four instrumentals, plus three live cover songs from Gilbert's 2010 "Fuzz" tour, including YES'...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: First 'Afterglow' Webisode Released

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the Anglo-American rock group comprising vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN, FOREIGNER),Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, ALICE COOPER, BILLY IDOL) and blues-rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, will release its third al...

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DOWN Guitarist Talks New EP, Upcoming U.K. Tour (Video)

Amit of Metal Hammer TV conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein at this year's edition of the Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 9-12 at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. DOWN filmed a video for the new song "Witchtrip...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Lends His Support To U.K. Parliamentary Competition 'Rock The House'

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen has been asked to be a patron for "Rock The House", a Parliamentary music competition founded by Mike Weatherley, a British Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP),and backed by the music industry and a huge roster of music legends. It sees MPs nomi...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About 30th Anniversary Of 'Screaming For Vengeance'

Toby Cook of The Quietus recently spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford about the newly released "Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition". An excerpt from the chat follows below. The Quietus: Coming at the time, off the back of "Point Of Entry" which — without being rude — per...

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Live at Rockpalast 1983

One of the most recognizable names in rock is Johnny Rotten, a phenomenon based entirely on the outrageous and revolutionary ride he took with the SEX PISTOLS, a band at the forefront of the UK punk movement that released a grand total of one studio album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pi...

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VINNIE PAUL, FRANK DIMINO, CARROT TOP To Appear In New KING KOBRA Video

A video for the new KING KOBRA song "Have A Good Time" was filmed last night (Friday, September 7) at Vamp'd in Las Vegas, Nevada. The track will be featured on the band's next album, due in early 2013 via Frontiers Records. The song was pre-recorded and was played four times as the band shot ...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS's Autobiography: Excerpt From First Chapter Available

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will publish his memoir, "Makeup To Breakup: My Life In And Out Of Kiss", on October 23 via the Simon & Schuster imprint Scribner. A press release promises, "From sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll to multiple brushes with death, 'Makeup To Breakup' will be Peter Cris...

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FLYING COLORS Interviewed At First-Ever Live Show (Video)

FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE) — made its live debut this past Tuesday (September 4) at James Armstrong Theater in Torrance, California. Video footage of a pre-show interv...