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ZAO Announces Lineup Changes, Plans To Cut Down On Touring
ZAO's official MySpace page has been updated with a brand new interview conducted by the group's manager and longtime friend Downey. It follows here in its entirety: Q: What's going on with ZAO? Scott Mellinger (guitar): ZAO has definitely made a lot of big changes. The most immediate thing to menti...January 24, 2007
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Report: VAN HALEN Featuring DAVID LEE ROTH To Embark On 40-Date Summer Tour
Ray Waddell of Billboard.com reports that a contract could be signed as soon as today for Live Nation to produce a 40-date amphitheatre tour by VAN HALEN this summer, with original frontman David Lee Roth back in the fold for the first time in more than 20 years. As previously reported, guitarist Ed...January 24, 2007
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Top 20 'Greatest Guitar Solos Ever': Videos Available
Video links to the top 20 of the Guitar World magazine "100 Greatest Guitar Solos Ever" have been posted online at CityRag. Listen and watch the musical genius and mastery that made these classics famous! Top 20 "Greatest Guitar Solos Ever": 01. Stairway To Heaven - Jimmy Page 02. Eruption - Edward...January 24, 2007
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Ex-LIAR OF GOLGOTHA/FUNERAL WINDS Drummer Launches ANDROID SOUL
Former LIAR OF GOLGOTHA/FUNERAL WINDS drummer Jeroen Lankhuizen has formed a new female-fronted band called ANDROID SOUL. The group is currently in pre-production for its demo CD, which will be recorded in April. After being active in the Dutch black metal scene, Jeroen has turned to a more prog and...January 24, 2007
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Signature Guitar Announced
Launch Radio Networks reports: Eddie Van Halen has teamed up with the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation on a limited-edition signature guitar. Fender has produced a replica of Van Halen's original "Frankenstein" guitar, which he used on the band's early albums and tours. The re-creation of the...January 22, 2007
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SAVATAGE: 1996 Video Footage From DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival Available
Professionally shot video footage of SAVATAGE performing the song "Dead Winter Dead" at the Dynamo Open Air festival in Eindhoven, Holland in 1996 has been posted online at YouTube.com. The clip originally aired on the German music video channel VIVA TV on the metal show "Metalla". As previously rep...January 22, 2007
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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'People Just Expect Us To Be Old And Sh*tty With No Energy'
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently interviewed QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: Are you ashamed of any performance on an album in your career? Kevin: "Condition Critical". I think "Metal Heath" is a great record for the time and I...January 21, 2007
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THE GATHERING Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST V
Holland's THE GATHERING has been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest V, set to take place Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER BATTLELORE DISTORTED ELIS EPICA IMPERIA INTERRIA SERAPH...January 21, 2007
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Appears At FENDER's Winter NAMM Reception: Video Available
Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen spoke and played guitar at Fender's Winter NAMM 2007 Global Dealer and Distributor Reception, held yesterday (Friday, January 19) at the Marriott in Anaheim, California. Watch video footage of Eddie's appearance at YouTube.com: Video#1 Video#2 Video#3 Video#4 Vide...January 20, 2007
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Bassist RUDY SARZO Remembers RANDY RHOADS
Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with veteran hard rock/heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: What are your thoughts on HEAVEN AND HELL? Sarzo: I am a huge fan of that version of SABBATH....January 19, 2007
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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition
Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...January 18, 2007
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REDEMPTION To Headline Holland's HEADWAY Festival
REDEMPTION, the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/keyboardist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING, has been confirmed as the headliner of the Headway progressive rock and metal festival, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary i...January 18, 2007
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SLASH, RONNIE JAMES DIO, TERRY BOZZIO Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK; Photos Available
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, new KORN drummer Terry Bozzio and legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk in Los Angeles last night (Wednesday, January 17). The ceremony was held in front of the Guitar Center at 7425 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Check out...January 18, 2007
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SUN CAGED To Release 'Artemisia' In March
March 23 will mark the release of the the highly anticipated second SUN CAGED album, entitled "Artemisia" (Lion Music),featuring the debut of new vocalist Paul Adrian Villarreal and keyboardist Rene Kroon. According to a press release, the CD "sees the sound of the [Dutch progressive metal band's]...January 18, 2007
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EPICA Working On Its 'Heaviest' Album To Date
Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal band EPICA has issued the following update regarding the recording sessions for its as-yet-untitled new album: "We've just finished the drum recordings and we can only say that [session drummer] Ariën [van Weesenbeek; GOD DETHRONED] is one of the most talented dr...January 17, 2007
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