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MARTY FRIEDMAN's 'The Art Of Soloing' Masterclass Series Coming From TRUEFIRE

TrueFire, which includes 50,000 video lessons taught by industry-leading teachers, Grammy Award-winning artists and world-class touring musicians, is offering a groundbreaking three-volume masterclass series, "The Art Of Soloing", from former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman. "The Art Of Soloing" i...

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Former DREAM THEATER Singer CHARLIE DOMINICI Dies

Former DREAM THEATER singer Charlie Dominici has died. He was reportedly 72 years old. The news of Charlie's passing was broken by DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who took to his social media earlier today (Friday, November 17) to share a few photos of DREAM THEATER with Charlie, and he included...

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PORNO FOR PYROS Announce Farewell Tour, New EP

Los Angeles alternative rock outfit PORNO FOR PYROS will embark on its farewell tour in 2024. After a 26-year touring hiatus, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins and Peter DiStefano kick off the 16-city trek, produced by Live Nation, on February 13 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California, making stop...

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VAN HALEN's 'Jump' Featured In Christmas Commercial From U.K. Branch Of McDonald's

VAN HALEN's classic song "Jump" is featured in a Christmas commercial from the U.K. branch of McDonald's. Directed by Shannon Murphy, the 90-second spot from advertising agency Leo Burnett UK invites the nation to ask friends, family and co-workers "Fancy A McDonald's Christmas?" The commercial, whi...

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Ex-JETHRO TULL Guitarist MARTIN BARRE Explains Why Band's 'Hard Rock/Metal' GRAMMY Was Well Deserved

METALLICA was nominated for the very first "Hard Rock/Metal Performance" Grammy in 1989, but famously lost to JETHRO TULL, a band distinguished mainly by its heavy use of flute. Fans — and even some audience members — were rightly outraged, though TULL's record label tried to make light of the faux...

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AC/DC's 'Back In Black' Featured In Latest Commercial From Jack Daniel's

AC/DC's classic song "Back In Black" is featured in the latest creative campaign from Jack Daniel's, "In The Moment". The 30-second black-and-white commercial, which was directed by Omar Jones, was created in partnership with advertising agency Energy BBDO and features musicians St. Vincent, Christo...

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JUDAS PRIEST's 'You've Got Another Thing Comin'' Used In iPhone Commercial From Canada's TELUS

Canadian telecommunications company Telus, in partnership with marketing and communications agency The&Partnership, has used JUDAS PRIEST's classic song "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" in "That's. So. Metal." , a campaign to promote the arrival of Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro, made with titanium...

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Watch: LOU GRAMM Performs FOREIGNER Classics With ASIA FEATURING JOHN PAYNE In Cerritos, California

Original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm performed some of the band's classic songs with ASIA FEATURING JOHN PAYNE on October 27 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritos, California. Check out fan-filmed video footage below (courtesy of the rb rb YouTube channel). In October 2022, Gramm...

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It takes much talent and resolve to stand out in an overcrowded power metal marketplace, but SERENITY have plenty of both. Meticulous narrators of historical and fantasy tales, the Austrians are more progressive than the upbeat norm, and unusually gifted when it comes to writing soaring, dramatic me...

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LOU GRAMM Says He Was 'Insulted' By MICK JONES's Refusal To Give Him Credit For 'I Want To Know What Love Is'

Former FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm has once again said that greed was the reason he wasn't listed as one of the songwriters for the band's smash hit song "I Want To Know What Love Is". The power ballad, which is credited solely to FOREIGNER's founding guitarist Mick Jones, was released in November 19...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Calls NIKKI SIXX An 'A**hole', Says She Doesn't Believe OZZY's Ant-Snorting Story

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, along with their children Jack and Kelly, have released the sixth episode of their revived podcast. Among the topics covered in the episode is a story in the MÖTLEY CRÜE biopic "The Dirt" about Ozzy Osbourne allegedly snorting a line of ants. In "The Dirt", which premiered...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'It Feels Like Hard Rock Is Kind Of Outside Of The Mainstream Again'

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Lars Ulrich was asked if feels the mainstream understand heavy music any better now than it did back in 1989 when METALLICA was up for its first Grammy in the metal category but lost to non-metal band JETHRO TULL. Lars responded: "We've probably had the biggest...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: Making New Music Is 'An Essential Part Of Our Existence As People'

During an appearance on the latest episode of the "SmartLess" podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about the changes in the music industry that he and his bandmates have had to contend with over the last four decades. He said (as transcrib...

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Watch: LOU GRAMM Performs FOREIGNER Classics In Farmingville, New York

The jukeboxhero26 YouTube channel has uploaded 4K video of original FOREIGNER singer Lou Gramm's August 26 performance at the Catholic Health Amphitheater at Bald Hill in Farmingville, New York. You can watch the clips below. Regarding how he puts together the setlist for his shows, Gramm recen...

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AEROSMITH's New 'Greatest Hits' Compilation Tops 'Hard Rock Albums' Chart

According to Billboard, AEROSMITH's new compilation, "Greatest Hits", earned 19,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week to land at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums chart. On the all-format Billboard 200, "Greatest Hits" bowed at No. 36. Units comprise album sales,...