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MARTY FRIEDMAN To Headline 'Guitar Universe 2012' European Tour

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on the "Guitar Universe 2012" European tour in October. Support on the trek will come from Israel's Yossi Sassi (ORPHANED LAND) and France's Stéphan Forté (ADAGIO). Commented Marty: "Yossi and I became friends on my 2011 solo tour. We came up with...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Bassist: GEOFF TATE's Irrational, Violent Behavior Still Poses A Threat To Us

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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CHRIS IMPELLITTERI Talks ANIMETAL USA In New Interview

Robert Cavuota of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with ANIMETAL USA guitarist Chris Impellitteri. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Guitar International: Tell me how ANIMETAL USA was formed? Chris Impellitteri: It was put together by our record label, Sony. They r...

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PORTNOY: 'QUEENSRŸCHE Split Makes My DREAM THEATER Split Look Like A Walk In The Park'

Ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy, who was involved in a messy split with his former bandmates less than two years ago, has taken to Twitter to comment on the legal battle between QUEENSRŸCHE and the Seattle progressive rock band's ex-singer, Geoff Tate, over the rights to the group's name. Afte...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's PARKER LUNDGREN: GEOFF TATE's Musical Taste Does Not Fit The Band

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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THE TREATMENT To Release Covers EP As iTunes Premium

To celebrate the North American release of their debut album, "This Might Hurt", on July 17, U.K. rockers THE TREATMENT will make an exclusive iTunes bundle available — a five-song covers EP originally released exclusively in the U.K. as a 300-copy limited edition. The covers EP features THE TREATME...

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CRYPTOPSY: New Album To Be Released In September

Pre-sales for the new self-titled album from Canadian extreme metallers CRYPTOPSY will begin on Friday, July 13 via the band's new web site Cryptopsy.ca (which goes live on Friday). As special thanks to you, the pre-sale participants, the band has decided to give some digital goodies. First, on Augu...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist: GEOFF TATE Spat In My Face, Punched Me And Called Me A 'Pussy'

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: GEOFF TATE's Removal From The Band Was 'Of Outright Business Necessity'

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson, Scott Rockenfield and Parker Lundgren announced on June 20 that they were parting ways with singer Geoff Tate and recruiting powerhouse vocalist Todd La Torre of CRIMSON GLORY as his replacement. The new QUEENSRŸCHE lineup has already performed live...

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LYNCH MOB: 'Sound Mountain Sessions' EP Due Next Month

Rat Pak Records has set an August 7 release date for LYNCH MOB's new four-song EP, "Sound Mountain Sessions". According to a press release, "Sound Mountain Sessions" is a straight-forward, gritty, well-polished American hard rock offering that truly captures the magic of the genre. It's got bite, it...

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FOZZY: 'Sin And Bones' Track Listing Revealed

FOZZY — the band featuring WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and STUCK MOJO mastermind Rich "The Duke" Ward — will release its new album, "Sin And Bones", on August 14 (one day earlier internationally) via the group's new label, Century Media Records. The cover artwork for the CD can be seen bel...

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THE RESISTANCE: 'Eye For An Eye' Song Available For Free Download

"Eye For An Eye", a song from THE RESISTANCE, the Sweden-based metal band featuring former members of IN FLAMES, THE HAUNTED and GRAVE, is available for free download at PledgeMusic.com (e-mail sign-up required). "Eye For An Eye" was originally made available on the sampler CD that was distributed t...

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ANIMETAL USA Interviewed At 'Anime Expo' (Video)

ANIMETAL USA — the American counterpart to ANIMETAL, the Japanese heavy metal band which specialized in metal covers of popular Japanese anime/tokusatsu theme songs — made its U.S. live debut on June 29 at the Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center at the Main Events/Hall G. A short video i...

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RED FANG Interviewed At Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL (Video)

On July 6, TV2 Zulu conducted an interview with John Sherman and David Sullivan of the Portland-based stoner rock band RED FANG at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. You can now watch the chat below. RED FANG kicked off its European tour on July 5 in Gävle, Sweden at the Getaway Rock festiv...

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ANTHRAX Recording BLACK SABBATH's 'Neon Knights' For DIO Tribute (Video)

Video footage of ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante laying down a cover version of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Neon Knights" for inclusion on the upcoming Ronnie James Dio tribute album can be seen below. The collection, which is being assembled by the singer's widow and longtime manager Wendy Dio, will...