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VH1's '100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs' Gives Inside Look At Most Legendary Songs

This month VH1 is paying tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, will feature the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Discusses EVH Wolfgang Guitar; Video Available

According to the Van Halen News Desk, VAN HALEN guitar legend Edward Van Halen and Guitar World's Chris Gill discuss the new EVH Wolfgang guitar in a new video from the CD-ROM included in the February 2009 issue of Guitar World. The issue ships this week at VanHalenStore.com, and will hit ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist CHRIS PITMAN Releases SEXTAPES

SEXTAPES, the Hollywood, California-based band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Chris Pitman on vocals and guitar synth, released its self-titled debut album on November 11, 2008 via ToneRiot Records. The CD was made available through iTunes (worldwide),Best Buy stores, FYE, Borders Books, Where...

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GEORGE LYNCH Jams With SMASHING PUMPKINS In Los Angeles; Video Available

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS on stage last night (Wednesday, December 3) at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California for a rendition of the song "Gossamer". Lynch was reportedly invited to play with the group by PUMPKINS guitarist Jeff S...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Studio Update

ALICE IN CHAINS entered a Los Angeles studio in October with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, STONE SOUR, TRIVIUM, SHADOWS FALL, DEATH ANGEL) to begin recording its first all-new studio effort since 1995's self-titled third album. According to an online posting by The Baldy — whose job...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': TV Commercial Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A 30-second TV commercial for the collection can be viewed below. Check out an e-card at this location. It's an all...

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NASTY SAVAGE: More KEEP IT TRUE Festival Footage Available

Video footage of Florida metal legends NASTY SAVAGE performing at the Keep It True XI festival on November 15, 2008 at Soundpark-Ost (ex-Rockpalast) in Würzburg, Germany can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "lagouille"). NASTY SAVAGE's "comeback" album, "Psycho Psycho", was released in Europe in M...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'If All Goes Wrong' Lands On Billboard Chart

"If All Goes Wrong", the double DVD commemorative package celebrating the recent reunion and extraordinary 20-year career of the SMASHING PUMPKINS, sold around 5,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 4 on the Top Music Videos chart. Released on Novembe...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS' CORGAN To Fans: 'We Don't Know What The F**k You Want From Us'

Greg Kot of ChicagoTribune.com reports: "After retiring the SMASHING PUMPKINS eight years ago, Billy Corgan brought the brand — if not the original lineup — back to his hometown Tuesday [November 18] for the first of four concerts. "For part of the two-and-a-half-hour show, he kept up his end of the...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Taunt Audience In Washington D.C.

The Pulse of Radio reports that SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan followed up his mocking of the audience at the band's New York City show last Thursday (November 6) by taunting a member of the crowd at a gig in Washington D.C. on Tuesday night (November 11),according to HipstersUnited.com. A...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Talks About His New EVH Wolfgang Guitar

In a new, exclusive interview with Eddie Van Halen, Guitar World magazine talks to the VAN HALEN legend about the making of his new EVH Wolfgang guitar from Fender (due in stores in early 2009). In the interview, appearing in the February issue of the magazine, the guitarist explains how the Wolfgan...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS 'Suck' In New York City

According to The Pulse of Radio, a SMASHING PUMPKINS concert in New York City on Thursday night (November 6),the band's first in the metropolitan area in nine years, was met with a less than enthusiastic reception by the crowd after Billy Corgan led the band through a show that left many hits off t...

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FLESHCRAWL: First 2009 Shows Announced

German death metallers FLESHCRAWL have scheduled the following dates in 2009: Jan. 24 - Battlefield Metal Fest - Meliana - Valencia, Spain Jun. 06 - 5th Anniversary Delirium Merfelle 04 - Stadthalle - Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany Fan-filmed video footage of FLESHCRAWL's March 30, 2008 conceret at The...

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BILLY CORGAN Says Original SMASHING PUMPKINS Will Never Come Back

According to The Pulse of Radio, SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman Billy Corgan has posted a lengthy message online at his blog in which he wrote that the original lineup of the band will never play together again. When Corgan reformed the PUMPKINS in 2007, it was without founding guitarist James Iha and b...