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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Tribute Stratocaster: The Guitar That Spawned The Iconic Riff
For more than 40 years now, Ritchie Blackmore's famously forceful G minor blues riff in the 1972 DEEP PURPLE classic "Smoke On The Water" has served as the quintessential heavy rock guitar riff and a metal-melody primer for burgeoning rock guitarists everywhere. Its place in rock history is as solid...January 24, 2013
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RIVERA BOMMA: 'Empty Desire' Video Featuring SYMPHONY X Bassist
"Empty Desire", the new video from Christian metallers RIVERA BOMMA, can be seen below. The song comes off the band's third album, "Infinite Journey Of Soul", which will be released on January 22 via Retroactive Records. Having two metal releases on several overseas labels, RIVERA BOMMA storm the U....January 22, 2013
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DOOGIE WHITE & LA PAZ Extend Deal With METAL MIND PRODUCTIONS
British band DOOGIE WHITE & LA PAZ has renewed its recording contract with Metal Mind Productions. The group's next studio album, entitled "The Dark And The Light", will be released late spring. LA PAZ was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of 1984 by Chic McSherry (guitar),Doogie Wh...January 15, 2013
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FIREWIND Schedules Vancouver Signing Session, Acoustic Performance
Greek melodic metallers FIREWIND — who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) — will take part in an acoustic performance, question-and-answer session and signing on Tuesday, February 19 between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Scrape Records in Van...January 12, 2013
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SYMPHONY X Bassist Featured On New RIVERA BOMMA Album
Christian metallers RIVERA BOMMA will release their third album, "Infinite Journey Of Soul", on January 22 via Retroactive Records. Having two metal releases on several overseas labels, RIVERA BOMMA storm the U.S. with their first new effort in seven years. Featuring a stunning collection of musicia...January 12, 2013
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Former METALLICA Producer FLEMMING RASMUSSEN Talks About His Work On Classic Metal Albums
On December 10, 2012, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with Danish producer Flemming Rasmussen (METALLICA, RAINBOW, BLIND GUARDIAN, MORBID ANGEL, EVILE). You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. In a 2011 interview with Ultimate-Guitar.com, Rasmu...January 10, 2013
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Drummer BRIAN TICHY Explains His Departure From WHITESNAKE
Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER and OZZY OSBOURNE, announced his departure from WHITESNAKE last Friday (January 4) in order to focus on SOMETHING UNTO NOTHING (S.U.N.),the band he started with Sass Jordan, a...January 8, 2013
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FIREWIND's Live Album To Arrive Before Summer
Melodic metallers FIREWIND, who feature in their ranks current OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis),successfully wrapped up the calendar year 2012 with four packed club shows in their native Greece (two nights in Thessaloniki and two nights in Athens),commencing the cel...January 8, 2013
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DEEP PURPLE: Deluxe Edition Of 'Slaves And Masters' To Include Two Rare Bonus Tracks
On February 5, Friday Music will release the deluxe edition of DEEP PURPLE's "Slaves And Masters", the only album featuring former RAINBOW/FANDANGO singer Joe Lynn Turner. Now remastered, the LP features two rare bonus tracks: "Slow Down Sister" (B-side of "Love Conquers All" 12-inch and 45 rpm sing...January 4, 2013
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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live In Paris 1975' Remastered CD Reissue Audio Samples
2013 will be a momentous year for DEEP PURPLE. Not only is the band's new album on the way (to be released April 30 via earMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment),but 10 classic recordings from the DEEP PURPLE cannon will be exhumed, starting with the 2CD/digital release of "Live In Paris 1975" on January...January 3, 2013
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DEEP PURPLE: 'Live In Paris 1975' Remastered CD Reissue To Hit Stores In January
2013 will be a momentous year for DEEP PURPLE. Not only is the band's new album on the way (to be released April 30 via earMusic/Eagle Rock Entertainment),but 10 classic recordings from the DEEP PURPLE cannon will be exhumed, starting with the 2CD/digital release of "Live In Paris 1975" on January...December 20, 2012
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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Joins National Guitar Museum Board Of Advisors
The National Guitar Museum (NGM),the first museum dedicated to the history, science, and cultural impact of the world's most popular instrument, has announced that Tony Iommi — guitarist and founding member of BLACK SABBATH — has joined the museum's board of advisors. As an advisor to the National...December 19, 2012
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Concerto For Group And Orchestra
It may come off pass? to say the late Jon Lord was fond of classical music. As we've come to learn over the years through Yngwie Malmsteen and Eddie Van Halen's Mozart, Bach and Beethoven translations into heavy metal form, the two styles have exhibited a propensity for marriage of the finest capaci...December 17, 2012
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IAN GILLAN: I'm Very Honored That METALLICA Were Influenced By DEEP PURPLE
On November 7, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE singer Ian Gillan. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if he has heard METALLICA's version of the DEEP PURPLE track "When A Blind Man Cries", which appears on the the ...November 30, 2012
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JOE LYNN TURNER Has 'No Idea' If He Will Be Included In Possible PURPLE 'Rock Hall' Induction
Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with legendary singer Joe Lynn Turner's (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Guitar International: What was it like to be in the RAINBOW legacy and perform the Ronnie James Dio songs?...November 27, 2012
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