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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Shredding At NAMM: Video Available

Video footage of legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen shredding the axe at the Marshall booth at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. "Perpetual Flame", the new album from Malmstee...

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THE FACELESS' MICHAEL KEENE Shreds The Axe At NAMM; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Keene of the Los Angeles, California-based based progressive death metal band THE FACELESS shredding the axe at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below....

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Rumored To Have Split With Guitarist DARRELL ROBERTS

According to Metal Sludge, a hot rumor floating around NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show this weekend is that FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH has fired guitarist Darrell Roberts and replaced him with Jason Hook. Jason has worked with many acts over the years, including BULLETBOYS, STEPHEN...

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BLOODBATH Completes Filming 'Hades Rising' Video

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "Together with director Owe Lingwall and Village Road Film we just shot the first official promo video in the band's history for 'Hades Rising' taken off [BLOODBATH's latest album] 'The Fathomless Mastery'. The footage of th...

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DAATH's EMIL WERSTLER Shredding The Axe For FPE-TV; Video Available

FPE-TV has uploaded video footage of Emil Werstler of DAATH laying down some "shred guitar." Watch the one-minute clip below. DAATH's new album, "The Concealers", was recorded with producer Jason Suecof (TRIVIUM, CHIMAIRA) and Mark Lewis of Florida's AudioHammer studios and is scheduled for release...

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UNLEASHED, BELPHEGOR, DEVIAN: 'Battalion North Tour' Dates Announced

Swedish death metal veterans UNLEASHED will team up with BELPHEGOR, DEVIAN and DIABOLICAL for the "Battalion North Tour" in February/March. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 27 - Tapper - Tallin, Estonia Feb. 28 - Yo-talo - Tampere, Finland Mar. 01 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland Mar. 03 - Klubi Tu...

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TROUBLE Bassist Selling FENDER PRECISION Axe

Bassist Chuck Robinson of legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE is selling one of his Fender Precision Bass guitars for $800 (see photo below). According to Robinson, the axe was used in the studio only and is "100% A+ condition." He added, "I have two of these; I use one on the road and the other to...

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LARS ULRICH's Favorite Album Of 2008: THE SWORD's 'Gods Of The Earth'

RollingStone.com recently asked METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich to name his favorite album of 2008. "We're fortunate to have this heavy-metal band from Austin out playing with us, and we've got them playing shows on our days off so that we can go see them," he responded. "I'm a product of British meta...

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ARCH ENEMY's MICHAEL AMOTT Schedules NAMM Appearances

ARCH ENEMY/CARCASS guitarist Michael Amott will attend this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Michael will take part in signing sessions at the Dean Guitars, Randall Amplifiers and Zo...

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Former/Current Members Of GUNS N' ROSES, MEGADETH, TESTAMENT Featured On Instrumental CD

Magna Carta Records has set a February 10 release date for "Guitars That Ate My Brain", a collection of a dozen mind-altering instrumentals from today's most accomplished metal axe grinders. According to a press release, the CD is "a twelve-headed hydra of monster guitar riffage that slashes, shreds...

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MOURNING CARESS Parts Ways With Guitarist

Münster, Germany-based melodic death metal act MOURNING CARESS has issued the following update: "Some bad news: Our guitarist Benedikt [Bjarnason] unfortunately decided to leave the band due to ongoing job obligations. He couldn't join the rehearsals etc. anymore as his schedule is simply too tight....

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Smashed KURT COBAIN Guitar Sells For $100,000

The Pulse of Radio reports that a smashed guitar that once belonged to late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain was sold for $100,000, according to the Associated Press. The sale was confirmed by Jacob McMurray, curator at the Experience Music Project, who said that the axe was displayed at the Seattle exh...

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CHIMAIRA Talks To CLEVELAND SCENE About New Album

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with CHIMAIRA frontman Mark Hunter and rhythm guitarist Matt DeVries about the group's forthcoming fifth album, "The Infection", which is set for release on April 21 via Ferret Music. The new record will arrive in five different vers...

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UNLEASHED: Video Interview With JOHNNY HEDLUND

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Johnny Hedlund of Swedish death metallers UNLEASHED. Johnny talks about living in Sweden, rebelling and spreading his message through UNLEASHED, the up and down periods of UNLEASHED, recording in the band's own studio, the g...

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UNLEASHED: Warsaw Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of UNLEASHED's December 7, 2008 concert at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "Zwierzak26"). UNLEASHED's ninth full-length album, "Hammer Battalion", sold 370 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Sound...