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STEVE VAI Announces Summer 2023 'Inviolate' North American Tour Dates

Steve Vai has announced a second leg of North American appearances. The tour commences on July 16 at Tucson's Rialto Theatre, and wraps in Monterey, California at the Golden State Theater. Vai will stage ten performances across Canada. On June 3, the "Inviolate" world tour will visit Central and Sou...

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EXTREME Shares New Single 'Other Side Of The Rainbow' From Upcoming Album 'Six'

Multi-platinum hard rock icons EXTREME have released "Other Side Of The Rainbow", the fourth single from their much-anticipated new album "Six", due June 9 via earMUSIC. "Other Side Of The Rainbow" shows off EXTREME's more intimate side in the vein of previous singles such as the RIAA gold-certified...

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EXTREME Announces Fall 2023 European Tour

EXTREME will embark on a European tour this fall. The 12-date trek will kick off on November 27 in Newcastle, U.K. and wrapping up on December 16 in Milan, Italy. Special guests LIVING COLOUR (who will also be supporting EXTREME on their U.S. and Australian shows) will appear on the U.K. leg of the...

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EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Says 'Rise' Music Video Played 'A Big Part' In Elevating His Guitar Solo

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke to Masters Of Shred about his approach when working on his jaw-dropping solo from the band's new single "Rise". "Rise" was the first single to be shared from EXTREME's upcoming studio album, "Six", which is due on June 9 via earMUSIC. "It wasn't any specific...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT's 'Severe Knee Injury' Forces Cancelation Of EXTREME's Appearance At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

EXTREME has canceled its appearance at this weekend's M3 Rock Festival after guitarist Nuno Bettencourt sustained a leg injury of some kind while taking part in a Rockers versus Average Joes basketball game aboard the Monsters Of Rock cruise on Tuesday, May 2. (Video of the incident can be seen belo...

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Watch: EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Suffers Leg Injury While Playing Basketball On MONSTERS OF ROCK Cruise

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt sustained a leg injury of some kind while taking part in a Rockers versus Average Joes basketball game aboard the Monsters Of Rock cruise on Tuesday, May 2. Video of the incident can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube channel Jimmy Adcock). At the end of the clip,...

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Watch: EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Performs 'Rise' Guitar Solo Live For First Time

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt played his jaw-dropping solo from the band's new single "Rise" live for the first time earlier today (Monday, May 1) during the group's concert aboard the Monsters Of Rock cruise. Video of the performance can be seen below. "Rise" was the first single to be shared...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT On Performing With RIHANNA At Super Bowl: 'The Hell With The NFL For Not Giving Any Love To The Band'

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt spoke to AXS TV's Katie Daryl about what it was like to share the stage with Rihanna when the Grammy Award-winning R&B artist took the stage in Phoenix on February 12 for her 2023 Super Bowl halftime performance. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "D...

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NUNO BETTENCOURT Says PRINCE Once Called Him 'One Of The Top Three Guitar Players In The World'

Nuno Bettencourt of EXTREME recently chatted with SiriusXM host Tommy London on SiriusXM's Hair Nation. During their conversation, Nuno discussed his method for recording at home studios, and the monumental day when Eddie Van Halen showed up while recording EXTREME's new song "Rise". He also remembe...

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EXTREME's GARY CHERONE Has Learned To Deal With Online Criticism

During an appearance on the latest episode of "The Chuck Shute Podcast", former VAN HALEN and current EXTREME frontman Gary Cherone spoke about how he deals with online criticism in the age of social media. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I was in VAN HALEN, so all the criticism I got...

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EXTREME Shares Two New Songs, Announces Tour With LIVING COLOUR

EXTREME's latest single "Rise" has seen unprecedented success following its debut on March 1 alongside a fiery music video which has received over two million views to date. The critically acclaimed song, from their new album "Six", due out June 9 via earMUSIC, has earned praise from international t...

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BRIAN MAY: KURT COBAIN Gave Us 'A Legacy Of Some Of The Greatest Guitar Music Of All Time'

During a recent appearance on SiriusXM's "The Howard Stern Show", QUEEN's Brian May was asked how he feels about having recently been named the greatest guitarist of all time by the readers of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I take everything like th...

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EXTREME Announces 'Six' Album, Shares 'Rise' Single

Multi-platinum hard rock heroes EXTREME — Gary Cherone (vocals),Nuno Bettencourt (guitar),Pat Badger (bass) and Kevin Figueiredo (drums) — have today (March 1) unveiled the video for "Rise", which marks the first single from their upcoming album "Six", due out June 9 via earMUSIC. Watch the band's...

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Watch: EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT Performs With RIHANNA At 2023 SUPER BOWL

EXTREME guitarist Nuno Bettencourt shared the stage with Rihanna when the Grammy Award-winning R&B artist took the stage in Phoenix Sunday (February 12) for her 2023 Super Bowl halftime performance. Rihanna opened her highly anticipated Super Bowl show with "Bitch Better Have My Money" and also...

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DRAGONFORCE's HERMAN LI Explains How He Got Into Online Content Creation

DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li is the featured guest on the latest episode of "Everything But Music With Jen Majura", the podcast hosted by former EVANESCENCE guitarist Jen Majura. Speaking about how he transitioned into the world of online creation after initially not being very involved in social...