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Guitar Signed By TONY IOMMI, JIMMY PAGE, RITCHIE BLACKMORE Auctioned For $1.6 Million!

Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN),Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC, Brian May (QUEEN),Ritchie Blackmore (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),and DEF LEPPARD are among the artists that signed a guitar which was auctioned off this week for 1.6 million dollars, according to The Rock Radio. Aft...

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PRIMAL FEAR: Brazilian Recap

Mat Sinner (bass) and Ralf Scheepers (vocals) of German power metal mainstays PRIMAL FEAR recently travelled to Brazil to take part in two star-studded concerts in Sao Paulo and one in Belo Horizonte. The shows also featured Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN),Roy Z. (producer for JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD),...

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Former CARCASS Frontman Taps Comic-Book Artist For Solo Album Cover

Former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker has tapped Larry Welz from Cherry Comics to create the original art for Walker's upcoming solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers. Check out Larry's work at www.cherrypublishing.com. The CD, entitled "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry", will...

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Former DYOXEN Guitarist Resurfaces In ONE TRIBE NATION

Guitarist Michael Sanders, formerly of the London, Ontario-based metal band DYOXEN (who had some international success and airplay in the '90s but only released one album, 1990's "First Among Equals"),has relocated to Los Angeles and formed ONE TRIBE NATION, which is being decribed in a press relea...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'The Lost Anthology' To Surface Later In The Month

On November 29, Deadline Music will release "The Lost Anthology", the long awaited release by guitar god George Lynch. This two-CD set features a slew of rare recordings, some of which appear on this collection for the first time ever. Also included on this show stopping gem is an exclusive preview...

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Former MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG Contributes To BADI ASSAD's New CD

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young has co-written two compositions on Badi Assad's latest Deutsche Grammophon release, "Verde" (or "Green" in English). The album was released in America on September 13, 2005, having already charted in the Top 15 on Europe's World Music Charts. The two songs co-wri...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman JEFF WATERS To Take Part In Online Chat

AbrasiveRock.com will be hosting a live fan chat with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on Tuesday, November 15 at 12 noon EST (9:00 a.m. PST). Fans will be able to talk to Jeff directly about the band's newest release, "Schizo Deluxe", as well as anything else in this legendary band's long and vibran...

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Wet Animal

Nice name, eh? Formed in 1995 by TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell, the debut album from Chicago's WET ANIMAL now sees a 2005 release. Along with Shane Pasqualla (vocals/guitar),Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),and Michael "Vito" Diprima (bass),the band has created a respectable hard rock album with cutting...

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Former 16 Guitarist Resurfaces In LOVE MOTOR

According to StonerRock.com, former 16 guitarist Bobby Ferry has resurfaced in a brand new San Diego-based group called LOVE MOTOR. The band, who are fronted by Christy Radonich, play a musical style that has been described as "HEART jamming with the MELVINS." LOVE MOTOR recently recorded eight song...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Performs IRON MAIDEN Classics During TRIBUZY Appearance

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson performed a total of five tracks during his guest appearance with the TRIBUZY project (led by Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy) at the first of three scheduled dates in Brazil this weekend. According to a posting on the MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, "[Bruce] c...

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ZAO To Record New Album In January

ZAO have written over ten songs and continue to accumulate material for their new full-length album, the follow-up to last year's landmark "The Funeral Of God". The band are demoing material in their hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylvania right now and will enter Chicago's Electrical Audio studio in J...

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ANNIHILATOR Leader Recalls Hanging With Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN

ANNIHILATOR mainman/guitarist Jeff Waters has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A cool story. In the summer of 2002, I was asked by Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE guitarist) if I would join up with him and SAVATAGE for a short summer festival run in Europe. Of course this was a...

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TROUBLE Finish Recording Music For 'Simple Mind Condition'

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE have posted the following message on their official web site: "The music is finished for the new CD, 'Simple Mind Condition'. It's awesome. Eric [Wagner, vocals] will be finished by the end of November 2005 and the release date has been set for March 2006. Samples...

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Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Featured On New RADIOACTIVE Album

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick makes a guest appearance on the new album by Swedish axeman Tommy Denander's solo project RADIOACTIVE. Titled "Taken", the CD features Kulick on a song called "Premonition". Other celebrity musicians on the album include Steve Lukather, Neal Schon, Yngwie Malmsteen...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About The Power Of The Internet

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How long did it take you to realize that even though music may not be brain surgery, that when something you create isn't accepted t...