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MEGADETH Working On 'Very, Very Fast Heavy' New Album

Jon Wiederhorn of Guitar World magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar World: How do you see the new album as a development from "Endgame"? Will it be heavier, more technical, more melodic? Mustaine: It's g...

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GUS G. Joins MARTY FRIEDMAN On Stage In Thessaloniki (Video)

FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) joined Marty Friedman on stage for a live jam at the ex-MEGADETH axeman's concert last night (Thursday, May 26) at Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. (Note: Co...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Live In Istanbul: Video Footage Available

Video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's May 22, 2011 concert at Romeo Juliet in Istanbul, Turkey can be viewed at this location. A few of the clips are available below. According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) will join M...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Live In Prague: Video Footage Available

Video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's May 17, 2011 concert at Rock Caf in Prague, Czech Republic can be viewed below. According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) will join Marty Friedman on stage for a live jam at the ex-M...

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ALTER BRIDGE/CREED Guitarist Working On Speed/Thrash Metal Album

San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" has released a four-minute preview of an interview with Mark Tremonti of ALTER BRIDGE and CREED conducted on May 3, 2011 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. Mark discusses ALTER BRIDGE's new album, "ABIII"; the rumors of an ALTER BRIDGE/CREED tour...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Live In Spain: Video Footage, Photos Available

Video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's May 12, 2011 concert at Sala Salamandra in Barcelona, Spain can be viewed below. Photos of Friedman's May 11, 2011 performance at Sala Heineken in Madrid, Spain are available at MetalSymphony.com. According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY...

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GUS G. To Join MARTY FRIEDMAN On Stage At Greek Show

According to Metalpaths.com, FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE axeman Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) will join Marty Friedman on stage for a live jam at the ex-MEGADETH axeman's May 26 concert at Eightball Club in Thessaloniki, Greece. (Note: Contrary to a previous report, Gus will not jam with Marty...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Auctioning Classic MEGADETH Guitar To Benefit JASON BECKER

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman is auctioning a Jackson guitar he used in the studio and on the road with the band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with all proceeds going to the Jason Becker Special Needs Trust and ALS Therapy Development Institute. Commented Friedman: "This guitar was t...

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ORPHANED LAND Guitarist To Perform With MARTY FRIEDMAN In Tel Aviv

Guitarist Yossi Sassi of Israeli progressive folk metal masters ORPHANED LAND has been invited to share the stage with Marty Friedman at the former MEGADETH guitar virtuoso's May 31 concert at Reading 3 Club in Tel Aviv, Israel. Commented Yossi, "Although I have shared stages with METALLICA, IRON MA...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Teams Up With STEVE LUKATHER For 'Sukiyaki' Arrangement

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman, who moved to Japan in 2003, asked his "good friend" Steve Lukather to do a little jam with him, a short arrangement of one of Marty's all-time favorite Japanese songs, "Sukiyaki". Friedman says, "Japan has always been, and will always be, a unique, wonderful...

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Former MANOWAR Drummer SCOTT COLUMBUS Dead At 54

According to a posting on former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman's Facebook page, ex-MANOWAR drummer Scott Columbus died earlier today (Monday, April 4) at the age of 54. This information was corroborated by Scott's girlfriend of almost four years, Nancy, who wrote on the drummer's Facebo...

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HADES With Ex-MANOWAR Guitarist ROSS THE BOSS; Photos Available

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman joined reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES on stage this past Saturday night (March 26) at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey to perform one song off MANOWAR's classic debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns". Check out photos of the show at this location. HAD...

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Former MANOWAR Guitarist Joins HADES On Stage In New Jersey

Former MANOWAR guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman joined reunited '80s/'90s metallers HADES on stage last night (Saturday, March 26) at Dingbatz in Clifton, New Jersey to perform one song off MANOWAR's classic debut album, 1982's "Battle Hymns". HADES lineup for this concert was the same as the one...

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ARTIZAN Announces New Guitarist

U.S. melodic metallers ARTIZAN have announced the addition of lead guitarist Steffen Robitzsch (far right in photo below) to the group's ranks. Steffen lives and teaches guitar in Jacksonville, Florida and has extensive training in classical and jazz theory. Steffen has studied with Tony Smotherman...

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HADES/NON-FICTION Members Interviewed On 'Glory Is Noise' Radio Show (Audio)

On the current episode of the "Glory Is Noise" online radio show, host Joel Gausten welcomes singer Alan Tecchio and guitarist Dan Lorenzo, both of the legendary New Jersey metal bands HADES and NON-FICTION, to discuss HADES' upcoming reunion show and new live DVD. In addition to classic HADES and N...