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SLAYER: New JEFF HANNEMAN Signature Model Guitar Announced
ESP Guitars announced a brand-new Jeff Hanneman (SLAYER) signature model guitar, LTD JH-200, at Winter NAMM 2006. The specifications are as follows: Black finish, bolt-on neck, basswood body, maple neck with rosewood 24-fret fingerboard and eagle/dot inlays, white binding on head and neck, Floyd Ros...January 27, 2006
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WHITESNAKE Confirmed To Headline Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
WHITESNAKE have been confirmed as the headliners of this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The band's appearance at the event will be the only German open-air show David Coverdale and his band will play this summer. The festival...January 27, 2006
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PEAVEY Announces DAVID ELLEFSON Signature Bass Guitar
Peavey has announced the Zodiac DE Scorpio, the first signature-model bass guitar in the Zodiac Series. Designed with veteran metal bassist David Ellefson (ex-MEGADETH, currently in F5),Peavey Zodiac DE bass guitars are solid rock basses featuring both J-style and P-style pickups. "I wanted to crea...January 25, 2006
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GHOULTOWN: Former SOLITUDE AETURNUS Bassist Signs With ZOVIET RECORDS
GHOULTOWN, the Dallas, Texas-based "hellbilly" band fronted by former SOLITUDE AETURNUS bassist Lyle Steadham (a.k.a. Count Lyle),have inked a deal with the Texas-based label Zoviet Records. The group's first release through Zoviet will be their new CD, "Bury Them Deep". Commented the band: "In the...January 25, 2006
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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman Is 'Excited' About ROB ZOMBIE Tour
LACUNA COIL will embark on a massive six-week U.S. tour this March direct support to ROB ZOMBIE. This trek, which kicks off in mid-March and runs through early May, will be the group’s first stateside run in support of their highly anticipated new album, "Karmacode", which is set for an April 4 rele...January 24, 2006
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FATES WARNING Singer Talks About Drummer Situation, Possible Side Projects
George Dionne of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with FATES WARNING frontman Ray Alder. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: Metal Blade recently released a three disc special edition of "Awaken the Guardian", and I know you didn't sing on it, but did anybody in the band ....January 23, 2006
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HELLOWEEN Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival
German power metallers HELLOWEEN are the latest addition to this year's installment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place June 23-24 in Balingen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): COUNT RAVEN EXODUS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM FOREIGNER HELLOWEEN J...January 23, 2006
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VANDEN PLAS: New Album Delayed
German progressive metallers VANDEN PLAS have issued the following update via their official web site: "The release date of the new VANDEN PLAS album had to be pushed back a little due to a delay of the final mix. 'Christ 0' will be in stores at the end of April. The concept of the album ...January 21, 2006
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HELMET: PAGE HAMILTON ESP Signature Guitars Announced
Page Hamilton, singer and guitarist for the influential band HELMET and longtime ESP player, has designed his first signature models for the company. The LTD PH-600 and the ESP Page are part of ESP's 2006 Winter NAMM show offering of 22 new guitars. "Page Hamilton has been an ESP evangelist since th...January 20, 2006
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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist CATANESE To Attend NAMM
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese will be attending the 2006 Winter NAMM Convention (National Association Of Merchants),which runs between January 19 and January 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Catanese will be conducting signing sessions every day (Jan. 19-22)...January 18, 2006
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Has 'A Lot Of Good Music Left' In Him: TOTO Guitarist LUKATHER
Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with TOTO guitarist Steve Lukather. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: A lot of people are worried about [Steve's good friend Eddie Van Halen]. Is he okay? Steve: "He is fine. He went through a really rough spot. Let's fac...January 18, 2006
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Former NINE INCH NAILS Drummer To Release NEARLY Debut
Jerome Dillon, best known for his work over the past six years as drummer and occasional guitarist with NINE INCH NAILS, will release "Reminder", the first album from his band NEARLY on April 11 via Kufala Recordings/La Cosa Nostra. "Reminder" was recorded in Los Angeles and features Dillon as the p...January 18, 2006
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DREAM THEATER's MIKE PORTNOY: Early Recordings Unearthed!
It's no secret that before DREAM THEATER there was MAJESTY. But before MAJESTY, drummer Mike Portnoy (mis)spent some time of his youth recording with S.A. ADAMS. The then-18-year-old Portnoy did quite a few day and evening sessions with ADAMS working on what became the foundation of Adams' body of w...January 17, 2006
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The Art of War EP
The hardest working men in death metal haven't stopped recording and touring to take a break in at least ten years, yet somehow VADER's output never dips in quality. Not every song may be an instantly-memorable classic, but none of their prodigious body of work is anything less than satisfying. Blis...January 16, 2006
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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Helped Me Get Out Of Jail'
Five days after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams and his girlfriend Alicia Morgan barely escaped the city alive. Within hours of arriving in Morgan City, Louisiana hotel room, the pair were locked up on drug charges. Williams spent 91 days in the Morgan Cit...January 14, 2006
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