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New OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist GUS G.: It's An 'Honor' To Step Into ZAKK WYLDE's Shoes

This month's issue of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine features an exclusive interview with FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. about his current stint as the lead axeman in OZZY OSBOURNE's solo band. Gus explains how he came to be considered for the position, discusses his first audition with the P...

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FIREWIND's GUS G. To Perform With OZZY OSBOURNE At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

FIREWIND guitarist Gus G. will play his second concert with OZZY OSBOURNE at the second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF),which will take place September 10-12. The three-day festival will kick off when Ozzy is honored at a tribute event Thursday, September 10 at the House of Blues and then...

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AHAB Guitarist Forced To Sit Out German Tour

AHAB guitarist Christian Hector will be forced to sit out the band's upcoming tour with DORNENREICH for "personal reasons." Filling in for him on the trek, which is scheduled to kick off on September 10 in Nürnberg, Germany, will be Markus Sailer, who plays the axe in THE EXORIAL. AHAB's sophomore a...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Daughter Says It Was Great For Her Father To Test Out New Band At BLIZZCON

ITN conducted a short interview with Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly on August 22 at BlizzCon 2009 where her father performed as part of the event's closing ceremonies. Watch the chat below. Regarding Ozzy's performance at BlizzCon, Kelly said, "He's so brilliant. And if you saw the little boy that p...

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Classic HELIX Lineup To Hit The Road In October

The classic '80s lineup of Canadian hard rockers HELIX — Brent "The Doctor" Doerner on lead guitar, Greg "Fritz" Hinz on drums, Daryl Gray on bass, and Brian Vollmer on vocals — has reunited and is planning to hit the road throughout western Canada in October. According to Vollmer, some of the shows...

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OZZY OSBOURNE At BLIZZCON: Video Footage, Photos Are Here

OZZY OSBOURNE has just finished playing a 10-song set at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California as part of the closing ceremonies at BlizzCon. His backing band for the concert consisted of guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND),drummer Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT),bassi...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's New Band Rehearses With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy: Video Available

Video footage of nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa rehearsing with OZZY OSBOURNE and his new band on Thursday, August 20 can be viewed below. Miyazawa will join Ozzy and the rest of his current group — guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND),drummer Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT...

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It's Official: GUS G., TOMMY CLUFETOS To Perform With OZZY OSBOURNE At BLIZZCON

OZZY OSBOURNE's official web site has been updated with the following announcement: "Ozzy will be performing [on Saturday, August 22] at the Anaheim Convention Center [in Anaheim, California] as part of the closing ceremonies at BlizzCon '09. However, due to [longtime OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist] Zakk W...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's New Guitarist GUS G. To Make His Debut At BLIZZCON, According To RANDALL

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on August 3, Randall Amplifiers now appears to have confirmed via its Facebook page that 28-year-old Greek guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND) has been tapped to play with OZZY OSBOURNE at the closing concert of this year's BlizzCon, which will take place August 21-22 at t...

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CONVERGE: New Song Available For Streaming

Massachusetts-based hardcore/metal band CONVERGE will release its long-awaited new studio album, "Axe To Fall", on October 20 via Epitaph Records (with vinyl to be issued by Deathwish Inc.). Produced by guitarist Kurt Ballou at his Godcity studios in Salem, Massachusetts, the effort features guest a...

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RUTHLESS To Play Texas' GATES OF METAL Festival

Reactivated Southern California metallers RUTHLESS will play the Gates Of Metal open-air festival in Dripping Springs, Texas on May 22, 2010. More information will be made available soon. Video footage of RUTHLESS performing at this year's Keep It True XII festival, which was held April 24-25, 2009...

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OPETH Frontman On 'The Single Most Embarrassing Show We've Done With This Lineup So Far'

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Trainwreck! "Yes, what that headline means is basically 'code' for fucking up during a show, which is what happened to us yesterday at the Summer Breeze festival [in Dinkelsbühl, Germany]. "I...

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LILLIAN AXE Schedules In-Store Appearances

Louisiana-based rockers LILLIAN AXE will perform live and sign autographs at the following in-store events: Sep. 06 - Looney Tunes - W. Babylon, NY (2 p.m.) Sep. 09 - Vintage Vinyl - Fords, NJ (7 p.m.) LILLIAN AXE's new album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", was released on June 30 via the Swedish label...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's BLIZZCON Performance Officially Confirmed; More Details Announced

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, will headline the closing concert at this year's BlizzCon, which will take place August 21-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center. While tickets to the convention sold out in minutes, a live pay-per-view event will...

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ADAGIO's STÉPHAN FORTÉ Shredding The Axe

Video footage of guitarist Stéphan Forté of French neo-classical metallers ADAGIO performing the band's song "Archangels In Black" at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair — which was held April 1-4 in Frankfurt, Germany — can be viewed below. Stéphan's new LAG signature model guitar was introduced at...