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SIX FEET UNDER Pulls Out Of Germany's SATANS CONVENTION Festival

Florida-based death metallers SIX FEET UNDER have issued the following update: "We are sorry to inform our fans who were planning to see us perform at Satans Convention [festival on December 12] in [Lengerich] Germany, we are forced to cancel due to the local promoter not responding to our communica...

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SIX FEET UNDER: 'Graveyard Classics 3' Cover Artwork Revealed

Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of the band's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", due out via Metal Blade Records on January 19, 2010. "Graveyard Classics 3" was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida, was mixed at A...

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JOE STUMP Performing 'Blackmore's Boogie' In Michigan; Video Available

High-quality video footage of guitar virtuoso Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) performing the song "Blackmore's Boogie" on October 9, 2009 at Planet Rock in Battle Creek, Michigan can be viewed below. "Blackmore's Boogie" is featured on Stump's latest album "Virtuostic Vendetta", which was rele...

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HUSH MAGAZINE's TOMMY BOLIN 15th-Anniversary Issue Available

Spain's Hush Magazine has published its 15th anniversary special Tommy Bolin issue (see cover image below). To many, Tommy Bolin was the legitimate heir to Jimi Hendrix's rock guitar throne. Stints with the JAMES GANG and DEEP PURPLE — as well as solo albums and a groundbreaking release with jazz-ro...

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BRAD WHITFORD, JOE SATRIANI To Take Part In 'Experience Hendrix' Tribute Concert Tour

AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford will be taking part in "Experience Hendrix", the all-star tribute concert celebrating Jimi Hendrix's legacy as the most influential electric guitarist in rock history. The prestigious lineup includes Joe Satriani, Billy Cox of GYPSYS and THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE,...

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LIVING COLOUR To Guest On NPR's 'All Things Considered' This Sunday

LIVING COLOUR's Vernon Reid and Corey Glover will guest on the "All Things Considered" show on NPR this Sunday, December 6. For more information, go to this location. Reid and Glover stopped by Billboard.com's studios recently to talk about the new album, "The Chair In The Doorway", how the music bu...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Drinking Beer And Playing Guitar, That's How I Became The Man I Am Today'

Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi has posted the second part of his interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),conducted before and after the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday (December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. A...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'The Doctor Said That If I Continued Drinking, I Would Bleed Internally'

Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) prior to the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session yesterday (Tuesday, December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. An excerpt from the chat follows...

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HOUSE OF LORDS Performing New Songs In Paris; Video Available

Video footage of HOUSE OF LORDS' November 21, 2009 performance at Pacific Rock in Paris, France can be viewed below (courtesy of "MetalDenCR"). HOUSE OF LORDS's new album, "Cartesian Dreams", was released on September 18 in Europe and October 13 in the USA via Frontiers Records. Following the 2008 r...

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KING'S X, 24-7 SPYZ, CYCLONE TEMPLE, SOUND BARRIER Members Join Forces In A.N.M.

Jimi Hazel — guitarist, vocalist and producer of acclaimed heavy metal soul band 24-7 SPYZ — has announced the formation of what is now being billed as the "first black supergroup" called A.N.M. (a.k.a. ANTI N***ER MACHINE). The band's lineup is as follows: * Doug Pinnick (KING'S X): Vocals * Jimi H...

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SIX FEET UNDER Covers SLAYER, METALLICA, TWISTED SISTER On 'Graveyard Classics 3'

Tampa, Florida's kings of groove-laden death metal SIX FEET UNDER are back with the third installment of the band's cover series, "Graveyard Classics 3", due out via Metal Blade Records on January 19, 2010. "Graveyard Classics 3" was recorded at D.O.I. Digital Audio in Tampa, Florida, was mixed at A...

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ALICE COOPER To Perform On 'Last Call With Carson Daly'

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper will be the musical guest on the Tuesday, November 3 edition of "Last Call With Carson Daly", which will actually air at 1:35 a.m. EST the following day (Wednesday, November 4) on NBC. In a recent interview with inMyCommunity, Cooper stated that his secret to longevity...

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JIMI HENDRIX Makes FORBES Magazine's List Of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Jimi Hendrix has made Forbes magazine's list of the top-earning dead celebrities, having grossed $8 million in the past twelve months. According to Forbes.com, the 13 iconic figures on the list made a collective $886 million in the past year and included Hendrix at #12 and John Lennon at #7. Topping...

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RUSH Drummer Remembers BLUE CHEER's DICKIE PETERSON

RUSH drummer and BLUE CHEER fan Neil Peart wrote the following piece for RollingStone.com in memory of singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, who died after a battle with liver cancer on October 12: "In the summer of 1968, I was going on 16, living in a small Canadian city (St. Catharines, Ontario),and ha...

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BLUE CHEER's DICKIE PETERSON Remembered

Friends, fans and heavy metal rock and rollers around the world are mourning the death of BLUE CHEER bassist and lead singer Richard Allan "Dickie" Peterson (b. September 12, 1946) after a long fight against cancer. Peterson, age 63, died in Erkelenz, Germany, where he lived, on the morning of Octob...