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Former MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Rumored To Have Married Japanese Cellist

According to Yahoo! Japan, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is rumored to have married Hiyori Okuda, the 41-year-old Japanese cellist who performed on the song "Aitakatta" from his 2011 album "Tokyo Jukebox 2". The guitarist, who has been living in Japan for the past decade, reportedly start...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist Releases Video Recap Of 2012

Acclaimed Middle Eastern guitarist Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) has posted a five-minute video recap of the past year. Check it out below. Sassi recently took part in the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Marty Friedman (MEGADETH) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Sassi's debut solo album,...

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ULI JON ROTH, STEVE MORSE, RICHIE KOTZEN, GUS G. To Perform At 'Jason Becker's Not Dead Yet'

Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE),Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON),Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS) and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) are among the musicians who will perform at a special concert on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Slim's in San Francisco, California, reminding the world that Jason Becker's Not D...

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Exclusive: MEGADETH Bassist's Autobiography Due Next Year

The autobiography of David Ellefson, co-founder and bassist of 11-time Grammy-nominated heavy metal titans MEGADETH, will be made available next year via Howard Books. Ellefson's memoir, "My Life With Deth", chronicles the story of Ellefson's fall into addiction during the band's early years, follow...

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Original TROUBLE Drummer To Guest On IN-GRAVED Debut

Drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson (TROUBLE, RETRO GRAVE) will play the Hammond organ on the forthcoming debut album from IN-GRAVED, the new band led by former PENTAGRAM and PLACE OF SKULLS guitarist Victor Griffin. The CD, which is tentatively due in the spring, will also feature drummer Pete Campbell, bassi...

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TOURNIQUET: Drum-Cam Footage From 'Antiseptic Bloodbath' Recording Sessions

Video footage of Ted Kirkpatrick of Christian metallers TOURNIQUET laying down the drums for the song "Chart Of The Elements" during the recording sessions for the band's new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", can be seen below. "Antiseptic Bloodbath" was released earlier this year via Pathogenic Record...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Says DAVE MUSTAINE Was 'Absolutely Fantastic' To Work With

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman was interviewed on the latest Metal Injection Livecast. You can now listen to the entire chat using the audio player below. (Note: The Friedman interview begins around the one-hour, 15-minute mark.) ...

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MEGADETH's CHRIS BRODERICK Talks Technique, Upcoming Album

Chris Parker of Boise Weekly recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the high expectations surrounding his gig as MEGADETH's seventh lead guitarist: Broderick: "I'd consider it high stress, not necessarily because o...

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LITA FORD: Corona Fan-Filmed Video Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Lita Ford's November 17 performance at Marquee 15 in Corona, California can be seen below. Lita recently filmed a video for the song "Mother" in Joshua Tree, California. Directing the clip was Ford's former THE RUNAWAYS bandmate Victory Tischler-Blue, whose film "Edgeplay...

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MEGADETH Guitarist Talks Technique In Interview

Andy Aledort of GuitarWorld.com conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Now that you are in MEGADETH, do you have time to work on your classical playing or are you playing mostly electric? Chris: Lately, the pu...

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TREMONTI Interviewed In Milan (Video)

Musician and journalist Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio LineaRock.it conducted an interview with TREMONTI, the band led by CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti, on October 23 in Milan, Italy. You can now watch the entire 13-minute chat below. VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen made...

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CONEY HATCH Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Following the band's successful reunion show at Firefest 2011, Frontiers Records has announced the signing of CONEY HATCH to a a worldwide deal. The band's new studio album will be released in 2013. CONEY HATCH was one of a gang of young Canadian, loud rock bands that sprang up around the turn of th...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On October 24, GuitarEuroShop.com conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman at Le Vox in Toulon, France during the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour with Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). You can now listen to the chat in the You...

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WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio conducted an interview with VAN HALEN and TREMONTI bassist Wolfgang Van Halen on October 15 at O2 Academy in Newcastle, England. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):

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JEFF LOOMIS Talks NEVERMORE, New Solo Album

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with former NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: We spoke when you did your first album, "Zero Order Phase". You said: "I don't think instrumental music is really tha...