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The Scenic Album

As long as new artists keep flocking to the works of Steve Vai, Tony MacAlpine and Frank Zappa for inspiration, we're going to keep finding more technique-oriented instrumental albums knocking on our door for attention. The latest of these comes from Venezuelan guitarist Felix Martin and his idyllic...

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AVATARIUM Singer: 'People Have This Preconception That Female Vocalists Only Use Opera-Styled Vocals In Metal'

Raymond Westland of The Midlands Rocks recently conducted an interview with AVATARIUM singer Jennie-Ann Smith. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Midlands Rocks: Can you start by telling how you become involved with AVATARIUM? Jennie-Ann Smith: AVATARIUM started out as a project fr...

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DREAM THEATER's JORDAN RUDESS Releases 'All That Is Now' Piano Album

Jordan Rudess, best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for the Grammy-nominated prog rock band DREAM THEATER, has released his latest solo piano recording, "All That Is Now". The album contains 13 pieces, composed and performed by Jordan on his favorite instrument, a 9-foo...

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CANDLEMASS To Perform Entire 'Ancient Dreams' Album At ROADBURN Festival

Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS to perform their "Ancients Dreams" album in its entirety at Mikael Åkerfeldt's (OPETH) 2014 curated Roadburn event on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. "Wow, just wow!" says Åkerfeldt. "I am friends with the entire band, and especial...

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EVERGREY/AVATARIUM Guitarist MARCUS JIDELL Releases 'Huldra' Solo Video

"Huldra", the new video from Swedish guitar master Marcus Jidell (AVATARIUM, EVERGREY, ROYAL HUNT),can be seen below. The song is taken from his debut instrumental album, "Pictures From A Time Traveller", which was released in August via Lion Music. Marcus wanted something a little different to the...

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APOCALYPTICA Talks 'Wagner Reloaded' With Germany's Audiophil.de (Video)

Ann Kathrin Bronner of Germany's Audiophil.de recently conducted an interview with Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen of the Finnish cello rock band APOCALYPTICA. You can now watch the chat below. APOCALYPTICA released "Wagner Reloaded - Live In Leipzig", an epic live collaboration with the acclaimed...

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CANDLEMASS Bassist's AVATARIUM: 'Boneflower' Video Released

"Boneflower", the new video from AVATARIUM, the project led by Leif Edling, founding bassist and main songwriter of Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, can be seen below. The song is taken from AVATARIUM's self-titled debut album, which was released in Europe on November 1 via Nuclear Blast. In a...

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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D.'s 'Crazy Tour Story' (Video)

Digital Tour Bus, which gives fans "an all-access pass" to the tour buses that their favorite bands travel in, has posted its latest "Crazy Tour Stories" episode, focusing on Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.),who is best known as the bassist in ROB ZOMBIE and former guitarist for WEDNESDAY 13. The...

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COBAIN, HENDRIX Among Dead Rock Legends 'Brought To Life' With Age Progression Technology

According to The Pulse Of Radio, rock's long dead heroes have been revived by modern age progression technology to show what they would look like in 2013. The portraits show middle-aged and elderly images of John Lennon, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Keith Moon, Elvis Presley...

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ANGELICA: 'Breaking My Heart' Video Released

"Breaking My Heart", the new video from Swedish singer ANGELICA, can be seen below. The song comes off her debut album, "Thrive", which will be released on November 29 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Frontiers Records. Best known for being the singer in THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, Angelica...

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PAUL RODGERS To Release 'The Royal Sessions'

Paul Rodgers, longtime singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with BAD COMPANY, has partnered with 429 Records and is gearing up for the release of "The Royal Sessions" — a lovingly crafted collection of classic R&B and soul songs re-imagined by the iconic rock singer recorded at Memphis'...

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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5 Interviewed By MetalTitans.com (Video)

Char Tupper of MetalTitans.com recently conducted an interview with former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery). You can now watch the chat below. ROB ZOMBIE and KORN are co-headlining the "Night Of The Living Dreads" tour this fall. The 17-date run...

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JOE SATRIANI To Perform National Anthem At Oakland Raiders Vs. Tennessee Titans Game

On November 24, the incomparable guitar aficionado Joe Satriani will perform the U.S. national anthem at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California prior to the Oakland Raiders vs Tennessee Titans football game, which kicks off at 1:05 PDT (4:05 ET). Satriani played "Star-Spangled Banner" on July 2...

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KATATONIA Frontman Speaks To PLANET MOSH TV (Video)

Planet Mosh TV conducted an interview with Jonas Renkse (vocals) of Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA when the band played at the Damnation Festival on November 2 at Leeds University Union in Leeds, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. KATATONIA's North American tour, "Uncrowned & Vert...

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SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR's JIM ROOT To Release 'The Sound And The Story' Instructional DVD

Fret12 Productions has announced the upcoming release of the fifth installment of the "The Sound And The Story" instructional-documentary guitar DVD series starring Grammy Award-winning guitarist and songwriter Jim Root of SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR. Since 1999, Jim Root has been cultivating a guitar s...