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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: I'm Kind Of A 'Grammar Nazi'
Impact metal channel conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman before his December 20, 2014 concert in Dublin, Ireland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he had a favorite writer, Friedman responded: "Not really. Embarrassingly, I'm not very much of a reader, I'm...January 26, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN, TOMMY THAYER Join STEEL PANTHER On Stage At NAMMJAM 2015 (Video)
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman and KISS axeman Tommy Thayer joined Los Angeles glam-metal jokesters STEEL PANTHER on stage during their headlining performance at the intivitation-only NAMMJAM 2015 event on Friday, January 23 at The Grove Of Anaheim in Anaheim, California. The event also fe...January 24, 2015
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: People Overuse The Phrase 'Play With Feeling'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman recently spoke to Metal Discovery about his February 2014 headline-grabbing comment that aspiring musicians should avoid instrumental music because it's a dead-end street. "I don't have anything against the genre," he said. "[But] I'm not a fan of instrumenta...January 18, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Wouldn't Rule It Out, But I Wouldn't Get Your Hopes Up Either'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman says that he "would not be against considering" a possible return to the band as the replacement for the recently departed Chris Broderick, but cautions that fans shouldn't "get [their] hopes up either." Friedman originally left MEGADETH in 1999 in order to m...January 13, 2015
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Still Considers SHAWN DROVER and CHRIS BRODERICK To Be His 'Friends'
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that the recent departure of drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick "sent a lot of heads spinning, both internally and externally," but insists that he still considers the duo to be his "friends." Only hours after Drover announced his exit from MEGADE...January 13, 2015
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MEGADETH's ELLEFSON: MUSTAINE And I Are 'Working Diligently' To Find Replacements For DROVER, BRODERICK
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that he and the band's mainman, Dave Mustaine, "are working diligently" to find suitable replacements for recently departed drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick, explaining that "it's time to knock this out." Asked if it was just time for Drover and...January 10, 2015
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JASON BECKER May Issue Previously Unreleased Songs Written With DAVID LEE ROTH
Mark Strigl of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) in December 2014 conducted an interview with Jason Becker, a onetime guitar prodigy first known as part of the metal duo CACOPHONY, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) at age 20, shortly after join...January 7, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN On Possibility Of Rejoining MEGADETH: 'I Have Never Said 'Never' To Anything In My Life'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman doesn't rule out the possibility of rejoining the band as the replacement for the recently departed Chris Broderick, explaining that he "never said 'never' to anything in [his] life." Friedman originally left MEGADETH in 1999 in order to make the kind of musi...January 4, 2015
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Undertow' Video Released
"Undertow", the new video from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, can be seen below. The clip features an unsullied look at Japanese culture, says Friedman, who moved to Japan in 2003. "'Undertow' gives you a look at the Japan not usually seen by the typical Japanese exports, like crazy TV sh...December 22, 2014
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DIMEBAG And VINNIE PAUL's Father JERRY ABBOTT Releases 'Over My Left Shoulder' Book
Ten years after PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's death, Jerry Abbott, the legendary axeman's father, has just released a book, "Over My Left Shoulder: The Life And Times Of Jerry Abbott", via CreateSpace, the publishing engine of global online retailer and publisher Amazon. The music bus...December 16, 2014
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DAVID ELLEFSON: MEGADETH To Start Work On New Album In Early 2015, Spend Much Of Next Year 'Off The Road'
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that the band will spend much of 2015 off the road working on a new studio album and "re-evaluating" its future following the recent departures of longtime MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick. Ellefson, who was part of MEGADETH's classic l...December 7, 2014
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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON: 'We Are Not Disbanding'
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson says that the band will carry on following last month's departures of drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick, explaining that he and MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine are "looking at all the options" in terms of how to fill out the group's lineup. Only hours a...December 2, 2014
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LITA FORD Joined By Former THE UNION UNDERGROUND Guitarist PATRICK KENNISON
Hard rock queen Lita Ford has announced the addition of guitar player Patrick Kennison (THE UNION UNDERGROUND, HEAVEN BELOW) to her band. Patrick has been on the road with Lita and the rest of the group the past few weeks and is adding a new energy to the performances. Says Lita: "Patrick Kennison i...October 29, 2014
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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Lays Down Bass On New TREMONTI Album
VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen has finished laying down bass tracks for 20 songs that are being considered for inclusion on the second album from TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. The follow-up to 2012's "All I Was" is being helmed by producer Michael "E...October 27, 2014
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GUS G. Says OZZY OSBOURNE Taught Him A Lesson About Stamina And Energy
SROMaginc.com recently conducted an interview with Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND . You can now listen to the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his upcoming acti...October 21, 2014
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