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SLASH, LEMMY, TOMMY LEE Honor OZZY OSBOURNE At SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Sunset Strip Music Festival kicked off last night (Thursday, September 10) at the House of Blues with a ceremony celebrating the legendary Ozzy Osbourne. Close friends like Billy Morrison, comedian Jim Norton, Henry Rollins, Tommy Lee, Slash, Billy Bob Thornton and, via video, Jimmy Kimmel and M...

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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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SCOTT WEILAND To Perform At 'English Laundry' Launch Event In Las Vegas Tonight

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will perform tonight (Wednesday, September 2) at Wasted Space at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada to promote the launch of his new men's clothing line, Weiland for English Laundry. 944 magazine and Jägermeister are th...

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AUGURY: More Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Montreal progressive death metal quartet AUGURY has confirmed a number of new tour dates in Canada in support of its first new album in five years, "Fragmentary Evidence". The CD was released internationally on Nuclear Blast and has been licensed for release at home in Canada through Goodfellow/Soni...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Performs Acoustic Show In Bulgaria; Video Available

On August 17, legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and his Bulgarian friend the guitarist Emo Markov took part in an acoustic performance in a club on the beach in the city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Their setlist was as follows: 01. Is This Love? (WHITESNAKE) 02. Hey (...

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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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SLIPKNOT Frontman On Mental Health And How He Got Through Difficult Times

Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR talked to the U.K.'s YoungMinds charity at this year's Kerrang! Awards about his experience of mental health and how he got through some difficult times. The two-minute chat, which was taped on August 3 in London, England, can be viewed below. Taylor's new s...

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HENDRIX, SLASH, PAGE, MALMSTEEN Among TIME Magazine's '10 Greatest Electric Guitar Players'

Time magazine has compiled a list of the "10 greatest electric guitar players." They are as follows: 01. Jimi Hendrix 02. Slash 03. B.B. King 04. Keith Richards 05. Eric Clapton 06. Jimmy Page 07. Chuck Berry 08. Les Paul 09. Yngwie Malmsteen 10. Prince To read individual descriptions of all the mus...

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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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HARPTALLICA Announces European Tour

HARPTALLICA, the clasically trained harp duo which performs a series of arrangements based on the music of METALLICA, has announced a three-week European tour comprising dates in Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and United Kingdom: Aug. 20 - Lubbenau, Germany @ Kulturhof Aug. 21 - Hamburg, Germany...

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COREY TAYLOR: Footage Of SONISPHERE Acoustic Solo Performance Available

Video footage of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor's new solo project, COREY TAYLOR AND THE JUNK BEER KIDNAP BAND, performing at this year's Sonisphere festival, which was held on August 1-2, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom, can be viewed below (courtesy of "sneaklisneak...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO's Video Tribute To MARCEL JACOB

A beautiful memorial video has been created by Gary Schutt at the request of singer Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) to commemorate the undisputed talent of bassist Marcel Jacob (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MAMSTEEN). The video includes the final footage of Marcel performing with the W.E.T...

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ROSE TATTOO: Australian Dates Announced

Australian rock legends ROSE TATTOO have scheduled the following dates in their home country: Sep. 16 - Prince of Wales - Melbourne, AUS Sep. 17 - Hallam Hotel - Melbourne, AUS Sep. 18 - Westend Hotel - Melbourne, AUS Sep. 19 - Village Green Hotel - Melbourne, AUS Oct. 02 - Mounties - Mount Pritchar...

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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Awarded CBE By Prince Of Wales

Telegraph.co.uk reports that former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, which is one rank below a knighthood, by the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace. Plant said the experience was humbling to take part in a ceremony alongside "v...

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VADER To Headline North American 'Monsters Of Death Tour'

Polish extreme metallers VADER will embark on the 38-date "Decibel Presents: Nuclear Blast's Monsters Of Death Tour" through North America beginning November 4 in Baltimore, Maryland. The complete billing for the trek is as follows: VADER DECREPIT BIRTH WARBRINGER THE AMENTA AUGURY SUCCESS WILL WRIT...