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DEAN GUITARS CEO Talks DIME Amp; Video Available

Premier Guitar's Rebecca Dirks conducted an interview with Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Rubinson at this year's NAMM show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. They spoke about the new Dime amp which was designed after the legendary sounds and tones...

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MAX CAVALERA: Video Interview Posted Online

DJ Troll conducted an interview with Max Cavalera (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, ex-SEPULTURA) on the CAVALERA CONSPIRACY tour bus at last year's one-day Ozzfest, which was held on August 9, 2008 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Watch the chat in two parts below. "Inflikted", the debut album from...

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SLIPKNOT Interview To Air This Afternoon

An exclusive interview with SLIPKNOT will air today at 3:00 p.m. on the 525.com Power Tracks hard rock/heavy metal Internet radio station. To listen to the chat, visit www.525.com. SLIPKNOT has garnered another Grammy nomination — this time for "Psychosocial", the first single from the band's latest...

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DIMEBAG Guitar Amp Unveiled At NAMM: Video Available

Dean Guitars has just unveiled the new "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) amp called Blacktooth. Grady Champion, one of Dimebag's former techs who'll be hitting the road with BLONDIE later this year, demonstrated the amp this past weekend during this year's NAMM (National Association Of...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Receives DALAI LAMA's Blessing For This Year's 'Free Tibet Concert'

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages in 2007, has posted the following message on its MySpace page: "In order to facilitate the 2009 Free Tibet Concert, CHTHONIC vocalist Freddy Li...

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DEVILDRIVER Re-Signs With ROADRUNNER RECORDS

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER, the group fronted by former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, has re-signed with Roadrunner Records after previously issuing three full-length albums through the label. In addition, the band has secured a new management company in the shape of Davis Entertainme...

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MERCYFUL FATE: New Studio Album On The Way?

According to Denmark's TV 2 VIP, King Diamond has told BT.dk that there is a good chance that a new studio album from his classic heavy metal act MERCYFUL FATE will surface at some point in the not-too-distant future. "Hank [Shermann, guitar] has written songs [for the proposed MERCYFUL FATE CD]. An...

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DEVILDRIVER Featuring PAT LACHMAN On Bass; Footage From Mexico City Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER performing the song "Clouds Over California" on December 13, 2008 at Circo Volador in Mexico City, Mexico can be viewed below. Pat Lachman (DAMAGEPLAN, HALFORD) was filling in for bassist John Miller, who was undergoing eye surgery...

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DISTURBED, SLAYER, SOULFLY, TRIVIUM Members Remember DIMEBAG; Video Available

Austria's Mulatschag.TV has posted an eight-minute documentary on late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott featuring interview clips with members of DISTURBED, SLAYER, TRIVIUM and SOULFLY. Watch the footage below. "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was shot to death along with three others d...

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SLIPKNOT Frontman COREY TAYLOR Interviewed In Helsinki; Video Available

A seven-minute interview with SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor conducted backstage on November 7, 2008 at Jäähalli in Helsinki, Finland can be viewed below. SLIPKNOT has garnered another Grammy nomination — this time for "Psychosocial", the first single from the band's latest album "All Hope Is Gone",...

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SLIPKNOT's CHRIS FEHN, SHAWN CRAHAN Interviewed In Scotland; Video Available

John Kilbride of Scotland Today conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT percussionists Chris Fehn and Shawn Crahan prior to the band's December 8, 2008 concert in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Watch the 13-minute chat at this location. SLIPKNOT has garnered another Grammy nomination — this time fo...

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Taiwan's CHTHONIC Completes Work On New Album

Asian symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC, which made international headlines by championing Taiwanese democracy from the Ozzfest and Wacken Open Air stages last summer, has finished recording its new concept album, "Mirror Of Retribution", in Los Angeles with producer (and ANTHRAX guitarist) Rob Ca...

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DEVILDRIVER To Be Joined By PAT LACHMAN For Mexican Shows

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER is headed to Mexico to play two shows on December 11 and 13. The band is having Pat Lachman (DAMAGEPLAN, HALFORD) fill in for bassist John Miller, who is having eye surgery. DEVILDRIVER drummer John Boecklin sat out the band's appearance at the one-day Ozzfest...

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SLIPKNOT: 'Harddrive' Special Available Online

The weekly extreme rock series "Harddrive", hosted by Lou Brutus, aired a SLIPKNOT "All Hope is Gone World Tour" special from December 3 to December 6 on radio stations all across the country. The special featured exclusive live tracks from the band's current tour as well as candid interviews and ot...

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SLIPKNOT: Pro-Shot Paris Footage Available

Professionally filmed video footage of SLIPKNOT's November 2008 concert at Zenith in Pris, France can be viewed below. SLIPKNOT was honored in the UK-based magazine Total Guitar "reader awards" for the year 2008. The Iowa-based nine-piece won "Solo of the Year" and "Best Video" for "Psychosocial". J...