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VALUME NOB In Talks With DEMOLITION RECORDS

VALUME NOB, the Louisiana based band featuring CROWBAR/DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein on bass, are in talks with England's Demolition Records about the release of their already-completed full-length debut, entitled "Residue and Bones". If all goes well, the album could be released as early as March....

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PAGE, VAN HALEN, SLASH, HAMMETT, RHOADS Named Top Guitar Soloists Of All Time

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page of has been voted the top guitar soloist of all time for the song "Stairway to Heaven". According to The Sun Online, Page's performance topped the survey held by the web site AboutGuitars.com and beat out the likes of Eddie Van Halen for the track "Eruption". The th...

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METALLICA, KORN, SLAYER, SLIPKNOT Members Join Forces For DIMEBAG DARRELL ART TRIBUTE

Some of the biggest names in hard rock — including members of such acts as METALLICA, KORN, LINKIN PARK, SLIPKNOT, MUDVAYNE, ROB ZOMBIE, DISTURBED — have joined forces for an amazing art exhibit in remembrance of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and to support music educati...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist NICK CATANESE Looks Back On 2005

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese recently spoke to Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao about his favorite concerts/records and metal memories from the year 2005. The brief question-and-answer session follows: Glam-Metal.com: What was your favorite gig this year? BLACK LABEL SOCIETY had so many...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT To Guest On SANTANA's Upcoming Instrumental CD

Guitar legend Carlos Santana revealed during a recent interview with an Australian newspaper that METALLICA axeman Kirk Hammett has recorded a guest appearance on Santana's next CD, which is scheduled to be an instrumental. "It will be called 'Shapeshifter' and it will be out about six months after...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'Next Album Will Have A Lot Of Fiddle On It'

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a six-minute video message from the band regarding the group's recently completed shows with THE ROLLING STONES and the early songwriting session for the band's next studio album, tentatively due in late 2006. A few excerpts from the message follow...

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METALLICA Guitarist Attends RUSSELL YOUNG Art Exhibition: Photos Available

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett attended the West Coast opening of works by artist Russell Young, entitled "Fame, Shame and the Realm of Possibility" at Minotti Los Angeles on November 30, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. Some of the pieces were auctioned by Christie's to benefit The Art of Elysium...

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OZZFEST To Be Featured In Upcoming Episode Of Christian Reality Television Show

According to a press release from the Christian news and media agency WDC Media News, Ozzy Osbourne's "spiritually dark" Ozzfest traveling heavy metal festival is the subject of an upcoming espisode of the reality television program "The Way of the Master", which launched its second season November...

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KIRK HAMMETT: 'METALLICA Have A Lot More To Say'

In the latest issue of Guitar World, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of METALLICA's landmark "Master of Puppets" album, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett gets quizzed by the magazine readers and a host of metal luminaries, including MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, EXODUS, EVERY TIME I...

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METALLICA: 'For Whom The Bell Tolls' Video From Second STONES Gig Posted Online

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a video clip of the band performing their classic "For Whom the Bell Tolls" at the Nov. 15 concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California. Watch the video at this location. METALLICA's complete setlist fo...

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Salt Lake City's Heavy Metal Shop Struggles To Survive In Internet Age

Jamie Gadette of the Salt Lake City Weekly has issued the following report: Eleven years ago, the Heavy Metal Shop's Kevin Kirk ordered 1,000 copies of SLAYER's "Divine Intervention" and sold every last album in a matter of weeks. Now, he's lucky if customers will buy even 20 copies of the thrash le...

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METALLICA: 'One' Video From STONES Concert Posted Online

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a video clip of the band performing their classic "One" at the Nov. 13 concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California. Watch the video at this location. METALLICA's complete setlist for the Nov. 13 show w...

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SANTANA's 'Just Feel Better' Video Featuring STEVEN TYLER Posted Online

Carlos Santana's video for the song "Just Feel Better", featuring a guest appearance by AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler, is available for viewing at Yahoo! Music. The clip was shot on October 25 in Boston. When promo samplers of Santana's new album, "All That I Am", first appeared back in April, the...

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METALLICA: Entire Second STONES Concert Available For Download

METALLICA's entire second concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES on November 15 at the SBC Park in San Francisco, California has been posted online in audio format at this location. METALLICA opened for THE ROLLING STONES on Sunday (Nov. 13) at the same venue. These are METALLICA's only l...

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METALLICA: Video Clips From Second STONES Concert Posted Online

Several short video clips of METALLICA's second concert (Nov. 15) as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at the SBC Park in San Francisco, California have been posted online. To download the files, follow the links below: .Rar file containing all the videos found so far (132 MB!): Location#1 Loca...