Reformed '90s Philedelphia, Pennsylvania-based "tuned-down hardcore, groove-metal blues" band DEADBOLT has changed its name to GIVETHEMROPE. According to the group, the move was necessary not only because of the existence of another band with the same name, but also in order to signal that this was a total rebirth for the reunited act. The group ...
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Southern California's heavy fuzz rock legends FU MANCHU will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their major label debut, "In Search Of" The hardworking group will be undertaking a headlining tour of the United States and Canada with a set comprised of the entire album from start to finish. This tour is a companion to the ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with guitarists Scott Ian and Joe Trohman from THE DAMNED THINGS. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following guitar lesson videos by THE DAMNED THINGS: * "Bad Blood" Intro/Verse/Harmony (Joe Trohman) * "Bad Blood" Pre-Chorus/Chorus (Joe Trohman) * "Bad Blood "Bridge (Joe ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar-lesson videos featuring Phil Sgrosso of San Diego metallers AS I LAY DYING. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by AS I LAY DYING: * "Anodyne Sea" (Part 1) Intro Riff * "Anodyne Sea" (Part 2) Second Riff * "Anodyne Sea" (Part ...
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Sonic Shocks conducted an interview with singer Jyrki 69 of Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES when the band played in Norwich, England on March 25, 2011 during the Dark Decadence Tour 2011 with CRASHDET and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR. You can now watch the chat below. THE 69 EYES's latest album, "Back In Blood", ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar-lesson videos featuring ex-NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis and the band's most recent touring axeman Attila Voros. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Jeff Loomis and Attila Voros: * "Alternate Picking Exercise" * "Augmented To Emin7b5" * "Emin9sus4 Arpeggios" * "Japanese Scale ...
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Rock Rebel Magazine conducted an interview with singer Jyrki 69 of Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES when the band played at Live Club, Trezzo sull'Adda, Italy on April 10, 2011 during the Dark Decadence Tour 2011 with CRASHDÏET and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR. You can now watch the chat below. THE 69 EYES's latest album, "Back ...
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Paolo Bianco of Musica Metal conducted an interview with singer Jyrki 69 of Finnish goth metallers THE 69 EYES prior to the band's April 10, 2011 concert at the Live Club in Milano, Italy. You can now watch the chat below. Photos of the sold-out show, which also featured CRASHDÏET and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, ...
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Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen will perform a duet with Jyrki 69 from THE 69 EYES during the "Idols Tekee Hyvää" live TV broadcast on the Finnish channel MTV3 on Easter Sunday, April 24. The proceeds of the event, which brings the popular American format "Idol Gives Back" to Finland for the first time, will ...
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According to TMZ.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has been charged with domestic violence and disorderly conduct for allegedly pushing his ex-girlfriend with his finger and leaving a bruise on her shoulder. The alleged confrontation between Neil and Alicia Jacobs took place last month at the Las Vegas Hilton. According to the Las ...
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Southern California alt-metal act DROWN has re-released its entire back catalogue digitally through iTunes. This includes the band's debut album, "Hold On To The Hollow" (remastered and re-titled "The Hollow Years" and featuring the previously unreleased track "Embrace"); the sophomore effort, "Product Of A Two Faced World" (now including bonus material); "Throwing Away ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's former girlfriend Alicia Jacobs (pictured below with Vince), who works as a TV reporter in Las Vegas, claims that she has a bruise from Neil jabbing at her with his finger during a confrontation last night (Thursday, March 24) at comedian Hal Sparks' show at the Las Vegas Hilton. Vince ...
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Global videogame publisher 505 Games announced today its partnership with Victory Records — the Chicago-based music label known for its roster of hardcore punk and metal bands. Five of Victory's artists will be featured on the soundtrack for 505 Games' upcoming no-holds barred fighting game Supremacy MMA. Victory Records acts and songs set to appear ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar and bass lesson videos with Mike Schleibaum (guitar), Paul Burnette (bass) and Mike "Lonestar" Carrigan (guitar) from DARKEST HOUR. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by DARKEST HOUR: * "Bass Warm-Up Exercises" * "Beyond The Life You Know" * "Convalescence (Bass ...
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Episode 23 of the Focus On Metal weekly podcast features a brand new interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland. You can now listen to it below. Focus On Metal podcast (audio):
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with guitarist Bill Taylor from IMMOLATION. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by IMMOLATION: * "Higher Coward" * "Nailed To Gold" * "The Purge" * "Harnessing Ruin" * "Bill's Main Guitar" "Higher Coward" can be viewed in Flash and ...
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Rock On The Range is celebrating its fifth anniversary! America's premier destination rock festival — May 21-22 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio — will feature a spectacular lineup of rock heavyweights including A PERFECT CIRCLE (first performance of 2011), AVENGED SEVENFOLD, DISTURBED, KORN, STONE SOUR and STAIND (first performance in two years). The ...
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Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans' summertime rite of passage. Today, the fourth annual summertime juggernaut announces the 2011 lineup with DISTURBED, GODSMACK and MEGADETH, joined by MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, and many more of today's most electrifying ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka of Polish technical deathsters DECAPITATED. At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Vogg: * "6 Licks With Vogg" * "How To Develop Speed" * "The Harmonic Minor Trinity" * "Harmonic Minor Vs. Pentatonic" * "Harmonic ...
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On December 28, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with legendary hard rock singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA). You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Interview (audio):
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar and bass lesson videos with Nick Oliveri (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, THE DWARVES, MONDO GENERATOR, KYUSS). At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Nick Oliveri: * "Another Love Song" * "Auto Pilot" * "Auto Pilot" (Outro Line) * "Gonna Leave ...
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Southern California's heavy fuzz rock legends FU MANCHU will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their major label debut, "In Search Of…" The hardworking group will be undertaking a headlining tour with a set comprised of the entire album from start to finish. Many of these songs will be performed live for the first time ever. ...
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John Doran of The Quietus recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On his refusal to share the stage with the openly Satanic Swedish metal act DISSECTION back in 2005: Mustaine: "I'm a Christian and a headliner who has been playing ...
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Music lesson web site PlayThisRiff.com is now featuring guitar lesson videos with Chris Poland (MEGADETH, OHM:, OHMPHREY). At PlayThisRiff.com you will find the following lesson videos by Chris Poland: * "Band Dynamics" * "Breakthrough Moment/A Minor" * "Chris' Bending Style" * "Chris' Bogner Pre-Amp" * "Chris' Finger Story" * "Chris' Pedal Board" * ...
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"Overlord", the new video from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, can be viewed below. The clip, which was directed by Eric Zimmerman and Nik Jamgocyan of Master Cylinder, finds guitar legend Zakk Wylde and his band in a satire of '70s kung fu movies. Wylde is featured as the Bruce Lee-type action hero (yellow jumpsuit and all) ...
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Frontiers Records has set a December 3 release date for JEFF SCOTT SOTO's double live album, "Live at Firefest 2008". Firefest has become a pivotal event in the melodic rock season in Europe. Born from the ashes of the Gods of AOR festival, Firefest started in 2004 and not only did it continue the tradition ...
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Brant Bjork of KYUSS and FU MANCHU fame has inked a deal with Austria's Napalm Records. He is currently working on a "new overdose of riffs and grooves" for a 2011 release. Commented Bjork: "I am pleased to announce that I have joined the good people at Napalm Records for assistance in my contribution to ...
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FU MANCHU guitarist Bob Balch is offering online guitar lessons via Skype, a service which bypasses the standard telephone network by channeling voice, video and text conversations over the Internet. Commented Balch, "I can teach you any style you want to learn or we could jam out a few FU MANCHU tunes. "For each lesson ...
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"Doublecrossed", the new video from Chapel Hill, North Carolina rockers VALIENT THORR, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's fifth album, "Stranger", which came out on September 14 via long-time co-conspirators, Volcom Entertainment. The CD was produced, recorded and mixed by Jack Endino (NIRVANA, MUDHONEY, DWARVES, HIGH ON FIRE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, and ...
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Montreal-based hard rock heavyweight PRIESTESS has announced a fall U.S. headlining tour in support of its critically acclaimed album "Prior To The Fire". The tour will launch on November 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and include support from fast-rising Brooklyn trio NAAM. "2010 has been a great year for PRIESTESS, but we're not nearly done yet," ...
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