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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Video Footage Of Final Show Of U.S. Tour

Victor A. Nieto of DSD Video Production has uploaded video footage of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's October 3 performance at Ramona Mainstage in Ramona, California. Check out the clips below. Friedman recently embarked on his first tour of North America since 2003 — a 21-date headlining...

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Will WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Return To TREMONTI Now That VAN HALEN Tour Is Over?

VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen, who joined CREED and ALTER BRIDGE guitarist Mark Tremonti's solo band in late 2012 for touring purposes and also appears on that band's sophomore album, "Cauterize", has been sitting out TREMONTI's tour schedule because of commitments with VAN HALEN. Asked by th...

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DAVE MUSTAINE On New MEGADETH Lineup: 'We've Definitely Upgraded Talent-Wise, Personality-Wise, Friendship-Wise'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke to Australian Associated Press about his attempt to reunite the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup, featuring Nick Menza on drums and Marty Friedman on guitar, following last year's departures of Shawn Drover and Chris Broderick. "It's no secret that the whole...

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DAVID ELLEFSON On MEGADETH's First Show With New Lineup: 'It Felt Like A Band Of Four Rock Stars On Stage'

Loudwire recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the departures of MEGADETH drummer Shawn Drover and guitarist Chris Broderick in November 2014: "It was kind of shocking...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarists FRIEDMAN, POLAND And BRODERICK To Guest On New REDEMPTION Album

REDEMPTION, the U.S. progressive metal band featuring in its ranks guitarist/songwriter Nick Van Dyk and legendary FATES WARNING vocalist Ray Alder, will release its sixth album, "The Art of Loss", in early 2016 via Metal Blade Records. Featuring guest performances from a number of legendary musicia...

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MEGADETH To Release 'Dystopia' Album In January; Hear Brand New Song 'Fatal Illusion' Right Now

MEGADETH's new song "Fatal Illusion" can be streamed below. Due as a digital single on October 16 via Universal, the track is set to appear on the band's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, "Dystopia", which will be released on January 22, 2016. The the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" was recor...

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Ex-MEGADETH Drummer NICK MENZA On Failed Reunion Of 'Rust In Peace' Lineup: 'They Didn't Wanna Show Me Any Love At All'

Former MEGADETH drummerNick Menza says that the attempted reunion of the band's classic "Rust In Peace" lineup earlier this year failed to materialize because MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine "didn't wanna show me any love at all." The opportunity for MEGADETH's most celebrated lineup to regroup arose...

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Video: FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G. Performs In Gothenburg, Sweden

Fan-filmed video footage of Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in rock and metal circles for his work as Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist and as leader of his own band FIREWIND, performing on September 25 at Trädgår'n in Gothenburg, Sweden can be seen below. Gus G. is currently touring Europe as the...

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MEGADETH Launches Countdown Clock For New Album

MEGADETH has launched a countdown clock online at the band's official web site for what is expected to be an announcement of the first details of the group's forthcoming fifteenth studio album, tentatively due in early 2016. The production duties on the follow-up to 2013's "Super Collider" were hand...

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CHRIS BRODERICK: Why I Stopped Playing Seven-String Guitar With MEGADETH

In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick was asked why he stopped playing a seven-string guitar with the band after his first tour with the Dave Mustaine-led act. "Dave felt a seven-string guitar wasn't an original thrash metal instrument," he repli...

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Video: MARTY FRIEDMAN Joined By Audience Member in Philly For Onstage Shredding

On September 12, former MEGADETH axeman Marty Friedman invited another audience-member guitarist, Cristian Nistor, on stage at the North Star Bar & Grill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for some onstage shredding. Check out video footage below. Friedman recently embarked on his first tour of North...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY KILMISTER To Receive 'Lifetime Achievement Award' At BASS PLAYER LIVE!

Bass Player magazine returns for its eighth year in Los Angeles with the premier live bass guitar event, Bass Player LIVE! 2015, on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8. SIR Studios, at 6465 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, will once again be the location for two days of exhibits by top gear manufa...

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Video: Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs In Cleveland

Multi-camera video footage of Marty Friedman's (ex-MEGADETH) September 15 performance in Cleveland, Ohio can be seen below. Friedman recently embarked on his first tour of North America since 2003 — a 21-date headlining run that kicked off September 9. The trek marks the latest leg of Friedman's ong...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says He 'Never Got' JIMI HENDRIX

Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience conducted an interview with former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman on September 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about his recent controversial comment that he would "rather chew glass than listen to Jimi Hendrix," Marty said: "I...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Says His Autobiography Is Six Months Away From Being Completed

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman spoke to Jewish Journal about the statis of his forthcoming autobiography, to be released in 2016. Marty said: "The primary work is done for it. It will take another six months or so to edit it. I think it will be of great interest to anyone who is ...