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ARSIS' JAMES MALONE Gets Signature WASHBURN Guitar

Washburn Guitars has announced the James Malone Signature Heavy Metal V guitar. This signature V is based off the original Heavy Metal series with a James Malone twist, featuring his signature graphic bats image. Malone personally beta-tested the early prototypes before they were released into line...

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THE BAKERTON GROUP: 'El Rojo' Audio Samples Available

THE BAKERTON GROUP, the psychedelic instrumental jazz-laden alter ego of CLUTCH (all four original CLUTCH members make up THE BAKERTON GROUP),will release its new album, "El Rojo", on February 17 via Weathermaker Music, the label owned by CLUTCH. Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Stu...

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New OSSEIN Double Album Available For Free Download

New Jersey experimental/ambient/black metallers OSSEIN recently released their third full-length, a double album entitled "Führer". A free download of the record is available on OSSEIN's MySpace page alongside free downloads of their other releases (2008's "Declination" and "Osaka"). According to ma...

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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Former Co-Manager's Passing

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has commented on the passing of the band's former co-manager Bud Prager (pictured below). The president of E.S.P. Management, Inc., Prager co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping the group to its first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of so...

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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer

Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...

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STRYPER: New Album Samples Available

Reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER have released the first three audio samples from their forthcoming album, "Murder By Pride". Three new samples will be released every Sunday at 11:00 p.m. EST. "Murder By Pride" track listing: 01. Eclipse Of The Son (audio) 02. 4 Leaf Clover (audio) 03. Lov...

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AC/DC Frontman Signs Book Deal To Release Collection Of Thoughts And Anecdotes

Gerry Galipault of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Black Ice", AC/DC's first album in eight years, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in its debut week and has since topped 1.6 million in the United Sta...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Launches All-New EVH Wolfgang Guitar

Eddie Van Halen launches the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, available worldwide beginning January 2009. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-...

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TWISTED SISTER Alter Ego BENT BROTHER Schedules East Coast Dates

BENT BROTHER — affectionately known as "TWISTED SISTER's evil twin" (essentially a makeup-less version of the real thing) — has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 06 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ Feb. 27 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY Shortly after the members of TWISTED SISTER performed w...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...

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TO-MERA Begins Writing New Material

TO-MERA — the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band fronted by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss — has issued the following update: "Well, 2008 is pretty much wrapped up for us, but here's a sneaky peek into what 2009 holds in store for camp TO-MERA. "The first event of note will be a prog sp...

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HIGH ON FIRE Signs With KOCH RECORDS

Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE has inked a new deal with Koch Records. The band's new studio album is expected sometime in 2009. HIGH ON FIRE's former record label, Relapse, will release a live album from the group entitled "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" on January 6. The eight-s...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son's Band THE INFINITE STAIRCASE To Open For BLACK LABEL SOCIETY

THE INFINITE STAIRCASE, the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums, has been added to the "The Black Label Bash" tour featuring headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY alongside SEVENDUST and DOPE. The trek will kick off on March 22 in St. Paul, Minn...

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CLUTCH Side Project THE BAKERTON GROUP To Release 'El Rojo' In February

Weathermaker Music, the label owned by touring juggernauts CLUTCH, has inked a multi-year, multiple-release North American deal with Sony/BMG-owned RED Distribution. First on deck, slated for a February 17 release through the formidable alliance, is the new THE BAKERTON GROUP CD entitled "El Rojo"....