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LITA FORD Interviewed On 'The Lu Valentino Show' (Audio)

"The Lu Valentino Show" recently conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can listen to the chat in two parts below. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of Lita's July 12 performance in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Lita's current touring band consists of the following musi...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Headline 'Guitar Universe 2012' European Tour

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour in October. Support on the trek will come from Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Commented Marty: "Yossi and I became friends on my 2011 solo tour. We came up with...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'My Goal Is To Make Music I Love And Have As Many People Enjoy It As Possible'

Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Assault: First of all, let's talk about the North American release of three of your albums, out of which "Future Addict" and...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Interviewed On 'The Danko Jones Podcast' (Audio)

Canadian rocker Danko Jones recently down to talk about KISS with none other than legendary ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman for this week's edition of "The Danko Jones Podcast". You can now listen to this spirited discussion about the hottest band in the land using the SoundCloud player below....

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ALTER BRIDGE/CREED's MARK TREMONTI: Rig Rundown (Video)

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks was on location in Chicago, Illinois on April 13 at the Chicago Theatre where she caught up with CREED/ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti. In this "Rig Rundown" segment, Tremonti talks to Premier Guitar about his slew of PRS guitars, his multi-amp setup (Mesa/Boogie,...

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Three MARTY FRIEDMAN Albums To Receive Overdue North American Release

Three recent albums by pioneering guitarist Marty Friedman — whose groundbreaking work with MEGADETH and CACOPHONY continues to receive international acclaim to this day — will be released in North America by Prosthetic Records on August 14. Two of the titles — 2010's "Bad D.N.A." and 2008's "Future...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN, PAT TRAVERS, KARL SANDERS To Guest On New TOURNIQUET Album

Christian metallers TOURNIQUET will release a new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", this summer via Pathogenic Records. The CD will feature guest guitar solos by Marty Friedman (ex-MEGADETH),Karl Sanders (NILE),Pat Travers, Bruce Franklin (TROUBLE) and Santiago Dobles (AGHORA). A teaser trailer for t...

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TREMONTI Schedules Live Debut

ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band will make its live debut on July 17 at The Social in Orlando, Florida. The venue is VERY intimate, so fans will literally be right next to the band! Only 400 tickets are available and they will go fast! "You Waste Your Time", the new perform...

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DEE SNIDER Talks About His Book, Possibility Of New TWISTED SISTED Music

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: What was it that made you write [yout autobiography, "Shut Up And Give Me The Mic"] and why now? Is it something you've...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He Left MEGADETH Because Band Wasn't Aggressive Enough

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metalshrine: Have you stayed in touch with [MEGADETH mainman] Dave Mustaine and the other guys through the years? Friedman: Not...

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SEVENDUST, ALTER BRIDGE Side Project PROJECTED Completes Work On Debut Album

PROJECTED, the new project featuring SEVENDUST members John Connolly (guitar) and Vince Hornsby (bass) alongside ALTER BRIDGE/CREED drummer Scott Phillips and guitarist/vocalist Eric "Erock" Friedman (a.k.a. Erock; TREMONTI),has completed work on its debut album, "Human", to be released later in th...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Joins ANDREW W.K. On Stage In Japan (Video)

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman joined Andrew W.K. on stage on May 26 at Yokohama Bay Hall in Yokohama, Japan to perform the song "We Want Fun" during Andrew's "I Get Wet" 10-year anniversary tour. Fan-filmed video footage of Marty's appearance can be seen below. In January 2010, Friedman r...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist's 'Melting Clocks' To Receive North American Release

Acclaimed Middle Eastern guitarist Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) will release his debut solo album, "Melting Clocks", in the U.S. and Canada via End Of The Light Records, with distribution through DisManic and eOne Distribution. "Melting Clocks" was released in other parts of the world in March via Ve...

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TOURNIQUET To Release 'Antiseptic Bloodbath' This Summer

Christian metallers TOURNIQUET will release a new album, "Antiseptic Bloodbath", this summer via Pathogenic Records. A teaser trailer for the CD can be seen below. Also available is the album's cover artwork, which was created by Travis Smith of Seempieces (OPETH, DEVIN TOWNSEND, NEVERMORE, ICED EAR...

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TREMONTI: 'You Waste Your Time' Performance Video Released

"You Waste Your Time", the new performance video from ALTER BRIDGE and CREED guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band, can be seen below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). According to the group, the clip "was shot live with no tricks so it is different from the single and you will see how Mark sings in ...