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EUROPE: 'Almost Unpluged' Available On Colored Vinyl

Swedish hard rockers EUROPE are offering a strictly limited colored-vinyl edition of their "Almost Unplugged" live album, which was released in September. Limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies, it features a recording of the band's January 26, 2008 concert at Nalen in Stockholm. The band performed s...

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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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RHINO BUCKET Song Featured In 'The Wrestler' Movie

Hard rock band RHINO BUCKET has placed a track in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky feature "The Wrestler", which is set to open in theaters on December 19. The movie stars Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, both nominated for a Golden Globe, and it features BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's original song "The Wrestler"...

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VINNIE MOORE: New Solo Album Title Announced

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has set "To The Core" as the title of his new solo album, due in early 2009 via Holland's Mascot Records. According to the label, "Vinnie was among the first artists with releasing instrumental guitar albums ('Mind's Eye'),he played with ALICE COOPER amongst others and is...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER Schedules NAMM Signing Sessions

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) will appear at the 2009 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which will be held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. He will be taking part in a signing session on Friday, January 16 from 4:3...

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UNANIMATED Returns From The Studio

UNANIMATED, the reunited Swedish melodic death metal band featuring former members of ENTOMBED and DISMEMBER, has just returned from the recording studio. According to the group's record label, Regain Records, "The music presented here is utterly outstanding." UNANIMATED's first two albums — 1993's...

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DESTRUCTION: New Video Interview With SCHMIER Available

Spain's Laestadea.com web site conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer of German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION on November 1, 2008 at the Heavy Metal Heart Festival in Valencia. Watch the 16-minute chat below. DESTRUCTION will embark on the 25 Years Of Total Destru...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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Did OZZFEST Concertgoers Witness UFO In 2004?

Pollstar.com reports that The History Channel debuted an episode of "UFO Hunters" October 29 that featured one of the best-documented UFO "sightings" to date. It took place August 21, 2004, when fans were leaving an Ozzfest concert that took place First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in in Tinley Park, I...

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UFO's VINNIE MOORE At UK's GUITARFEST; Video Available

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore performed at this year's Guitarfest at Music Live (the UK's favorite music-making bash),which was held November 7-9 at Birmingham's NEC. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the show below (clips uploaded by "janeyb65"). Vinnie Moore has inked a deal with Holland's Mascot Re...

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DESTRUCTION: Track Featuring EXODUS, ANNIHILATOR Guitarists Posted Online

German thrash metal veterans DESTRUCTION have uploaded the song "Urge - The Greed Of Gain" featuring solos from Gary Holt (EXODUS) and Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) alongside that of DESTRUCTION's own Mike Sifringer. Commented DESTRUCTION frontman Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer: "This is my favourite track o...

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Win A DESTRUCTION Tattoo

If you are a hardcore thrash fan, you are eiligible to win a DESTRUCTION tattoo. Send a postcard to the No. 1 German tattoo magazine TätowierMagazin at the address below. TätowierMagazin Ottenhöferstrasse 8 68239 Mannheim Germany Include the keywords "25 Years of DESTRUCTION". The winner can redeem...

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LAUREN HARRIS: Headlining Tour Dates Announced

Vocalist Lauren Harris, the daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, has scheduled the following "Calm Before The Storm" headlining tour dates: Nov. 27 - Zurich, Switzerland - Ohstoflager Nov. 28 - Milan, Italy - Zoe Club Dec. 02 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken Dec. 03 - Barcelona, Spain - Mephisto...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE Expo

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CYCLE OF PAIN bassist John "J.D." DeServio has been added to the list of artists who are scheduled to make guest appearances at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on October 24-26 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. The following musicians are slated to a...

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MEGADETH Mainman To Appear At England's MUSIC LIVE, GUITARFEST

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has been confirmed to appear both at Music Live and Professional Music Technology's annual Guitarfest at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Guitarfest will take place on November 7 on the Music Live stage following the show's Education Day with the rest of the bill compri...