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STEVE VAI Talks 'Alien Guitar Secrets'

Master guitarist and composer Steve Vai brought his Alien Guitar Secrets master class to this year's London Guitar Show (as part of the London International Music Show 09),which was held June 11-14, 2009 at ExCel in London, England. During the event, Vai sat down with MusicRadar to talk Alien Guita...

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CHRIS CORNELL's TOTAL GUITAR Photo Shoot At DOWNLOAD

Total Guitar has posted video footage of former SOUNDGARDEN/AUDIOSLAVE singer Chris Cornell "throwing his best rock shapes" during a cover shoot for the magazine at this year's Download festival, which was held June 12-14 at Donington Park, United Kingdom. Watch the three-minute clip below. Cornell...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I'm In This Weird Position Right Now That Kind Of Condemns Me To Obscurity'

Darren Cowan of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Blistering.com: Lately, I've talked to a lot of friends who didn't kno...

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ANVIL CHORUS To Perform At Resurrection Of San Francisco's 'Terminator'

Influential '80s progressive NWOSFHM (New Wave of San Francisco Heavy Metal) band ANVIL CHORUS has been confirmed to perform at the resurrection of Terminator, once San Francisco's "rockingest" weekly dance club., on Friday, July 17. From 1990 to 1994, Terminator packed up to 1,000 people every Frid...

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STEVE HARRIS Re-Edits Daughter's Video

A newly re-edited version of LAUREN HARRIS' video for her cover of the GUN classic "Steal Your Fire" can be viewed below. The new clip was re-edited by Steve Harris, Lauren's father and a founding member of the legendary U.K. heavy metal band IRON MAIDEN. The original version of the "Steal Your Fire...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON's DEAD BY SUNRISE To Perform At Club Tattoo Grand Opening

In celebration of Club Tattoo's grand opening inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington will hold an autograph signing session, head up a free acoustic performance with his new side project DEAD BY SUNRISE, and hos...

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TENET: 'Sovereign' Artwork Unveiled; First Track Posted Online

TENET, originally the brainchild of guitarist Jed Simon (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, ZIMMER'S HOLE),has throughout the years evolved into a monstrous extreme metal force featuring such illustrious musicians as Steve "Zetro" Souza (EXODUS) on vocals, Glen Alvelais (FORBIDDEN, TESTAMENT) on lead guitar, Byr...

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JUDAS PRIEST, L.A. GUNS, LILLIAN AXE Members To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill, L.A. GUNS vocalist Jizzy Pearl, LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze and FREAKSHOW/M!SS CRAZY vocalist Markus Allen Christopher will be the featured guests on this weekend's (June 20) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". "The Classic Metal Show" can be heard every Saturda...

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LINKIN PARK Scores No. 1 Music Video Premiere On MySpace Music

As LINKIN PARK's "New Divide" was standing tall atop the Alternative Airplay charts, its companion clip debuted to record numbers, becoming the No. 1 music video debut so far this year on the MySpace Music site. The eye-popping clip, directed by LINKIN PARK's Joe Hahn, drew a staggering 1.8 million...

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ANVIL To Support AC/DC In Moncton

Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL have landed a third gig as the support band for the Anglo-Australian rockers AC/DC: August 6 at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. As previously reported, ANVIL will also open for AC/DC at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 28 a...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT: 'Addicted' Pre-Production Footage Posted Online

Video footage shot during the pre-production sessions for the next DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT record, "Addicted", can be viewed below. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based band drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen (TERROR SYNDROME, THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND) recently stated, "I finished recording the new DEV...

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SPINAL TAP: 'Conan O'Brien' Appearance Available Online

England's "loudest heavy metal band" SPINAL TAP was the featured musical guest on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Monday, June 15. The entire episode is now available viewing online at this location. (Note: SPINAL TAP's performance begins at around the 35-minute mark.) This year marks the 2...

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SKINLAB Cancels South American Tour

Bassist/vocalist Steev Esquivel of of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB has issued the following update: "We've been holding on the sideline for a week now and feel time to finally announce our cancelling of our participation in the Project Independent tour of South America with ILL N...

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PAUL DI'ANNO Selects SCELERATA As Backing Band For Brazilian Shows

Brazilian metallers SCELERATA (pictured below) have been chosen by former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno to be his backing band on his upcoming tour of Brazil. SCELERATA will also provide support at all the gigs, with Dan Rubin handling the vocals. Confirmed dates are as follows: July 03 - Opera 1...

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IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SAXON, DEF LEPPARD Honored At 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods'

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN were honored with the "Golden God" and "Best UK Band" awards at last night's Metal Hammer Golden Gods event, which was held at the IndigO2 venue in South London, England. SLIPKNOT also picked up two awards — "Best International Band" and "Best Live Band" — whi...