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OLD HEAD Recording Full-Length Album

OLD HEAD, the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based band featuring MegaDan Tumolo on lead vocals, guitarist Ryan Moll (RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER),producer/bass guitarist Dan O'Hare (Mark-It-Zero Music Studios) and drummer Richard Hoak (BRUTAL TRUTH, TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION, PEACEMAKER),has entered Mark...

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DIO, SCOTT IAN, VINNIE PAUL Star In EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Commercial

A 30-second commercial for the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards — featuring Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) — can be viewed below. MEGADETH has been confirmed as the headliner of...

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BLEEDING THROUGH, UNEARTH Among Nominees For MySpace Music Reader's Choice Award

MySpace Music, the world's premier online music portal, has announce a special MySpace Reader's Choice Award to be presented at the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Taking place on Tuesday, April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, the show will feature performances by MEGADET...

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MEGADETH To Headline First Annual EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

MEGADETH has been confirmed as the headliner of the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards on April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. America's first-ever hard rock and heavy metal music award show will be broadcast on MTV2 as a one-hour special debuting Saturday, May 2. The ultima...

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METALLICA: Video Footage Of TRUJILLO's GRAMMY Acceptance Speech Available

Video footage of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo accepting the "Best Metal Performance" award for the song "My Apocalypse" during Sunday night's (February 8) pre-telecast ceremony at the 51st annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles can be viewed at this location. METALLICA was no...

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METALLICA Wins 'Best Metal' GRAMMY For 'My Apocalypse'

METALLICA was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 51st annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 8) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. METALLICA was nominated for the track "My Apocalypse", from the band's 2...

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MOONSTONE PROJECT Signs With BLISTERING RECORDS

MOONSTONE PROJECT, the ambitious musical creature of Italian guitarist Matt Filippini, has inked a worldwide deal with Blistering Records for the project's new album "Rebel On The Run". According to a press release, "Rebel On The Run" features the amazing voice of James Christian (HOUSE OF LORDS) on...

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TOMMY LEE Hopes Grammys Go Better For MÖTLEY CRÜE This Time

MÖTLEY CRÜE will compete for the second time in their career for a Grammy Award on Sunday (February 8),with the song "Saints of Los Angeles" up for "Best Hard Rock Performance". Drummer Tommy Lee told The Pulse of Radio that he hopes things go better this time than they did in 1989, when the ...

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ANVIL, OVERKILL Members Pay Tribute To JEFFREY (JETHRO) 'IRONFIST' HIRSCH

Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Canadian heavy metal legends ANVIL and Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of OVERKILL have commented on the passing of Jeffrey (Jethro) "Ironfist" Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," who died January 19 after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: Munich Footage Posted Online

Video footage of DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey's January 20, 2009 concert at Metropolis in Munich, German can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "eblinternational"). Airey and his band performed a set largely based on his new solo album "A Light in the Sky", alongside a selection of songs from D...

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'Old Bridge Militia' Member Passes Away After Surviving Fire

Jethro Hirsch, a member of the legendary "Old Bridge Militia," passed away Monday afternoon, January 19, after surviving a devastating fire on December 29 that completely destroyed his apartment and left him in critical condition. According to reports, he had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, and...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Electric Ballroom'

Tune in to the "Electric Ballroom" radio show with hosts Aimee Kristi and Keith Roth on WRAT on Sunday, February 1 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern for an interview with Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely ...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN Members Join Forces In BARREN EARTH

BARREN EARTH is the name of a new Helsinki, Finland-based project featuring members of KREATOR, MOONSORROW, SWALLOW THE SUN and MANNHAI, among other bands. Formed in the fall of 2007, BARREN EARTH's music "combines elements of modern and traditional (death) metal with '70s prog rock and folk," accor...

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TOMMY BOLIN Book Author To Guest On 'Big Daddy In The Morning'

Greg Prato, author of the new book "Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story" — which is said to be the first book to focus entirely on the life story of guitarist Tommy Bolin — will be a special call-in guest this morning (Wednesday, December 24) at 8:15 a.m. CST on "Big Daddy in The ...