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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/CYCLE OF PAIN Bassist John 'J.D.' DeServio At NAMM: Video Available
Starr Ackerman and Tony Grund of IK Multimedia caught up with bassist John "J.D." DeServio of BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and CYCLE OF PAIN at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California. The nine-minute clip, which includes...January 19, 2009
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SHINEDOWN's MYERS, BASS Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available
Guitarist Zach Myers and bass player Eric Bass of the Jacksonville, Florida-based rock outfit SHINEDOWN stopped by the Taylor Guitars booth at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California to talk about guitars. Watch the three-minute chat below. "Second...January 17, 2009
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AC/DC Earns $82 Million, METALLICA Makes $56.4 Million From Ticket, Album Sales
AC/DC is the only hard rock band to make the Los Angeles Times' 2008 "Ultimate Top 10," the newspaper's annual survey combining sales of concert tickets, albums and digital downloads to measure which acts were most popular with the broadest swath of music lovers. METALLICA came in at No. 14, an impr...January 13, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman Talks Upcoming Solo Album
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed to Billboard.com that he is making plans to record his first solo album rather than go back to his other band, STONE SOUR, at the end of SLIPKNOT's current touring cycle. "I know I have this album that I need to make," Taylor tells Billboard.com, "and I'm...January 13, 2009
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VEIL OF MAYA: Video Interview Available
Capital Chaos conducted an interview with VEIL OF MAYA on November 21, 2008 when the band performed at The Boardwalk in Orangevale, California. Also on the bill were THE FACELESS, ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, DECREPIT BIRTH and NEURAXIS. Watch the five-minute chat below. VEIL OF MAYA released its latest full-l...January 13, 2009
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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist Opens WORLD GUITARS
Rob Hughes of Musical Instrument Professional reports that former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden recently hosted the opening ceremony of World Guitars' Gloucestershire, U.K. showroom. Housed in a converted Victorian courthouse in Stonehouse, World Guitars' emphasis is on high-end brands and exe...January 12, 2009
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TAZ TAYLOR BAND Announces New Singer
The TAZ TAYLOR BAND, whose touring lineup previously included legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI),has announced the addition of singer Keith Slack (pictured below) to the group's ranks. According to the band, "Keith will probably be...January 9, 2009
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AC/DC, METALLICA Among Top-Selling Artists Of 2008 In Canada
Nielsen SoundScan Canada, the entertainment industry's data information system that tracks point-of-purchase sales of recorded music product and Nielsen BDS, the music industry's leading music performance monitoring service, have announced their 2008 Canadian year-end sales and airplay monitoring da...January 7, 2009
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SCOTT WEILAND's Musical Director: Why You Shouldn't Scream For STP Songs At WEILAND Solo Shows
Los Angeles-based producer/engineer/guitarist Doug Grean, who is a guitarist, keyboardist and musical director for STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland's live solo band, has issued the following update: "So we've finished the first set of [Scott Weiland solo] tour dates. These...January 6, 2009
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APOCALYPTICA: New Video Interview Available
René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with the Finnish rock cello quartet APOCALYPTICA when the group played the Astoria in London, England on December 12, 2008. Watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA scored its first No. 1 rock radio hit in November with "I Don't Care", the latest s...January 5, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman To Release Solo Album
World Entertainment News Network reports that SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor plans on taking a break from performing with the two bands so he can put out a solo album. Taylor wants to release an LP of his own material and has even built up a catalog of over 40 songs under consideration fo...January 4, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Clips From The Sparkle Year' Video Posted Online
In 2008, DEF LEPPARD extensively used the photographic services of Ash Newell, resulting in hundreds of great pictures. Some of those you've seen on the band's official web site, DefLeppard.com, others have been used in projects such as the deluxe coffee table book "Shots From The Sparkle Tour" and...January 3, 2009
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...January 3, 2009
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ROB ZOMBIE's 'H2': Sneak Peek At MICHAEL MYERS' New Mask
Wayne Toth, creator of special makeup effects for countless films, including Rob Zombie's "Halloween", "House of 1000 Corpses", "The Devil's Rejects", "From Dusk til Dawn", "Army of Darkness" and many more, is back to work creating the "latest and greatest" version of Michael Myers for Zombie's upco...January 3, 2009
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY: 'Death Magnetic' Is METALLICA Album I've Been Waiting 20 Years For
DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy writes: "Roadrunner asked me for my Top 10 album list back in November (with comments) for their artist/employee year-end wrap up. For whatever reason, they never posted anybody's lists this year — so I figured I'd share it here so it doesn't go to waste." Portnoy'...January 2, 2009
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