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Season 12 of VH1 Classic's 'That Metal Show' Premieres June 1 with Jason Newsted (5/23/2013) VH1 Classic’s centerpiece in original programming, That Metal Show is returning for its 12th season. The hard rock and heavy metal talk show hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine kicks off the latest season 11 p.m. ET/PT June 1... |
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Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell talks tone, acoustics, vocals and the band's new album (5/23/2013) Read more about Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell talks tone, acoustics, vocals and the band's new album at MusicRadar.com A lot of people are talking about the subject matter of the title track to Alice In Chains' forthcoming album, The Devil Put... |
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Review: Nemphasis Liquid Mind Analog Chorus, The Muff Distortion and VTComp Guitar Optical Compressor (5/23/2013) Add Nemphasis pedals to the list of handcrafted goods that come out of Italy. Unlike a Maserati, these pedals won’t affect your insurance premium or speeding-ticket collection. I checked out three pedals in the Nemphasis line; the Liquid Mind An... |
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Gibson announces 50th Anniversary Thunderbird Bass (5/23/2013) Read more about Gibson announces 50th Anniversary Thunderbird Bass at MusicRadar.com Gibson has announced the 50th Anniversary Thunderbird Bass, celebrating half a century of the earth-shattering bass icon. Launched in 1963, the Thunderbird has ... |
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The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy — to Release Debut Album July 23 (5/22/2013) The Winery Dogs, a new power trio featuring guitarist Richie Kotzen (Mr. Big, Poison), bassist Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big) and drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold), will release their self-titled debut album July 23 via Loud &... |
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Capital Cities' Ryan Merchant talks Safe And Sound, software and vintage synths (5/22/2013) Read more about Capital Cities' Ryan Merchant talks Safe And Sound, software and vintage synths at MusicRadar.com To say that Safe And Sound, the fast-rising single from the LA-based pop duo Capital Cities, is a cavalcade of catchiness would be ... |
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Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals Announce "Technicians of Distortion" North American Tour (5/22/2013) Philip H. Anselmo will hit the road for his first-ever solo tour, "Technicians of Distortion," which kicks off July 31 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On this tour, Anselmo will be joined by his band, The Illegals (guitarist Marzi Montazeri, bassist Steve ... |
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Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath Opens Up About His Battle with Cancer and the Struggle to Make '13' (5/22/2013) This is an excerpt from the July 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, plus features on Joe Satriani, Ghost B.C., Mick Jones of Foreigner, Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flats, plus transcriptions of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"... |
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Karnivool return: download new single The Refusal for free now (5/22/2013) Read more about Karnivool return: download new single The Refusal for free now at MusicRadar.com Australia's progressive rock titans Karnivool have finally returned with new music following 2009's masterpiece 'Sound Awake' and you can download n... |
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Cool and classic basses: Warwick Fortress Flashback (5/21/2013) Read more about Cool and classic basses: Warwick Fortress Flashback at MusicRadar.com In spite of the Flashback designation and the unusual adoption of fifties styling on the pickups and scratchplate, this was a bang up to date offering from War... |
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Video Premiere: "Desire" by The Winery Dogs — Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan and Mike Portnoy (5/21/2013) The Winery Dogs — a band featuring guitarist Richie Kotzen, bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Mike Portnoy — recently released a music video for a track off their new self-titled album. Check out "Desire" below, and be sure to tell us what you ... |
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Interview: Guitarist Robby Krieger Discusses The Doors' Albums and Working with Jim Morrison (5/20/2013) The Doors’ Jim Morrison lit the world on fire, but it was guitarist Robby Krieger who supplied the matches. In 2008, the legendary axman shed light on one of rock’s most mysterious bands for Guitar World. The Doors’ Jim Morrison lit the world on... |
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Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies aged 74 (5/20/2013) Read more about Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies aged 74 at MusicRadar.com Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, died today after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74 years old. According to a statement on ... |
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Pearl Jam's Mike McCready talks Layne Staley and Mad Season's Above reissue (5/20/2013) Read more about Pearl Jam's Mike McCready talks Layne Staley and Mad Season's Above reissue at MusicRadar.com "It was a brief lightning bolt of music that lasted six months, tops, and then it was gone," says Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready of ... |
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Former Nine Inch Nails Guitarist Robin Finck Rejoins Band (5/20/2013) Trent Reznor has announced that former Inch Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck is back in the band. "I am proud to announce that the tour lineup now includes the incredible Robin Finck," wrote Reznor on the band's Facebook page. "The addition of R... |
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Free music software round-up: Week 125 (5/20/2013) Read more about Free music software round-up: Week 125 at MusicRadar.com We are, in general, starting to see more cross-platform free music software, but we're exclusively in Windows territory this week. Mac owners, then, can look away now (or l... |
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Memorial for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman Set for May 23 at Hollywood Palladium (5/16/2013) A public memorial event for Slayer's Jeff Hanneman has been set for Thursday, May 23, at the Hollywood Palladium, which has a capacity of about 4,000. Fans are invited to the event, which is free, on a “first-come, first-in” basis, according the... |
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Win front row tickets to Rush UK tour AND a Squire Geddy Lee bass (5/15/2013) Read more about Win front row tickets to Rush UK tour AND a Squire Geddy Lee bass at MusicRadar.com Rush are heading to Blighty as the European leg of the Clockwork Angels tour touches down in the UK next week, and we're celebrating with the ult... |
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Cool and classic basses: DeArmond Starfire Bass (5/15/2013) Read more about Cool and classic basses: DeArmond Starfire Bass at MusicRadar.com The full designation for this bass is 'DeArmond by Guild' and represents a budget priced reintroduction of the Guild Starfire Bass following the Fender buyout of t... |
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Win a Boss TU-3 chromatic tuner signed by Lags from Gallows (5/13/2013) Read more about Win a Boss TU-3 chromatic tuner signed by Lags from Gallows at MusicRadar.com Roland recently got to hang out with Lags, guitarist and main songwriter with Gallows. Apart from filming a series of great videos, they also got Lags ... |
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Review: Re-Axe's Axe-Handler Guitar Stands (5/13/2013) The Axe-Handler by Re-Axe. Yes that’s a healthy display of the hyphen. And no, we're not talking about the kind of axe George Washington used to cut down a cherry tree. What we are talking about is an American-made, mega-portable guitar stand t... |
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Interview: Guitarist Gina Stile Talks JSRG, Vixen, Thunderbox and Her Twisted Sister Connection (5/10/2013) Gina Stile has been involved in several successful projects over the years, including the '80s bands Poison Dollys and Envy. She's opened for Aerosmith on a string of dates, and one of her albums was produced by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. He... |
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The Weekend Woodshed (5/10/2013) Read more about The Weekend Woodshed at MusicRadar.com GEAR NEWSDrums slipping and sliding all over the place is a reoccurring gig nightmare for many of us, so much so that all manner of drum rugs and mats are available to prevent such issues. M... |
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Five Awesome Robert Johnson Covers (Besides "Crossroads") (5/9/2013) Robert Johnson, the man who Eric Clapton called "the most important blues musician who ever lived," was born 102 years ago this week on May 8, 1911, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. Although he lived only 27 years, his haunting singing, guitar skill... |
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Cool and classic basses: Ovation Magnum I/II (5/8/2013) Read more about Cool and classic basses: Ovation Magnum I/II at MusicRadar.com Ovation’s first bass guitar was the Typhoon, a thinline semi construction similar to a Hofner Verithin released around 1968/9, but it created little interest. Determi... |
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Rolling Stones: Keith Richards on the Making of 'Exile on Main St.' (5/7/2013) Critics snubbed it upon its release in 1972, but Exile on Main St. has become one of rock’s greatest landmarks. Keith Richards recalls the making of the Rolling Stones' masterpiece and how the album’s new reissue project became a walk down memo... |
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Guthrie Govan talks Steven Wilson, Aristrocrats, gear and guitar hero status (5/6/2013) Read more about Guthrie Govan talks Steven Wilson, Aristrocrats, gear and guitar hero status at MusicRadar.com At the various guitar clinics he conducts, Guthrie Govan has a series of questions he likes to pose to attendees. "I find that knowing... |
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Slayer: Grave New World (5/6/2013) Originally published in Guitar World, November 2009; photos by Travis Shinn Slayer continue their quest for global domination with World Painted Blood, their annihilating new album. Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King talk about working hard, playing... |
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Interview: Jason Newsted Talks New EP, 'Metal,' and Reconnecting with Metallica (5/3/2013) Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted walked away from one of the world's biggest bands to explore his own music. In the process, he worked with the progressive metal veterans Voivod and played with Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and many others. N... |
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Deftones, John 5, Lemmy Kilmister, Slipknot Among Winners at Fifth Annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards (5/3/2013) The biggest names in hard-rock and heavy-metal rocked Los Angeles last night, May 2, at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show. As always, the event featured the sort of groundbreaking performances and once-in-a-lifetime collaboration... |
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Audio Interview: Catching Up with White Wizzard's Jake Dreyer, Will Wallner and Jon Leon (5/2/2013) Los Angeles-based classic metal outfit White Wizzard formed in 2007. After enduring several lineup changes, the band finally seems to have settled on solid ground. Their early albums — High Speed GTO and Over The Top — treated fans to some soli... |
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Song and Video Premiere: New Day Dawn — "Whatever It Takes" (5/2/2013) Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of "Whatever It Takes," a new song by New Day Dawn. The song is from the band's new EP, Rise Above This. The music video for “Whatever It Takes,” which you can check out below, features footage of the... |
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Review: Randall Amplifiers RG13 Three-Channel, 1-Watt Amp (5/2/2013) The dreadful “must use provided backline” or “just use the mysterious amp at the drummer’s house” are circumstances where we hope for the best, yet fear the worst. I mean, drummers somehow acquire freakishly weird amps; like, who ever heard of ... |
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The 100 Greatest Metallica Songs of All Time (5/2/2013) Metallica are undeniably the most influential rock band of the past 30 years. That fact can be perceived simply by looking at the numbers. They are on the exclusive list of music artists who have sold more than 100 million records, and each of ... |
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Small's: Reverend Guitars' Favorite Detroit Bar (5/1/2013) Running a guitar company sounds like a whole lotta fun, doesn’t it? I mean, you get to be around guitars all day! What could be cooler than that?! Granted, there are a number of things that go into keeping your guitar company going that have ne... |
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How to Buy a Fuzz Box: A Guide for the First-Time Buyer (5/1/2013) Is there anything more luscious than a Big Muff? Who can resist those hairy, in-your-face mouthfuls of fuzz? It’s the box guitarists dream about plugging into all day and night. No wonder Electro-Harmonix named the Big Muff Pi distortion pedal ... |
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Cool and classic basses: Burns Marquee 5-String bass (4/30/2013) Read more about Cool and classic basses: Burns Marquee 5-String bass at MusicRadar.com This is a second one-off from Burns built in 2001 and it's another very distinctive 5-String bass, loosely modelled on the Burns Jazz Bass design from 1964 th... |
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Art & Soul: Adam Jones Discusses Tool's Limited-Edition 'Opiate' EP Reissue (4/29/2013) This is an excerpt from the June 2013 issue of Guitar World magazine. For the rest of this story, and more, check out the issue at the Guitar World Online Store. For Tool, music and imagery are inextricably united—which is why the group is reiss... |
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Bent Out of Shape: Blue Murder Remastered and Reloaded (4/29/2013) This week, I wanted to take a break from my lesson-style blog posts and take a moment to review a special release, or rather, re-release, I just received in the mail. Imported from England via Rock Candy records, is the newly remastered debut a... |
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Win A Jackson USA Select Soloist Electric Guitar (4/26/2013) Jackson wants to get to know its customers. They want you to tell them which social networks you frequent, if you enjoy extreme sports, and how good of a guitarist you are. You’ll find these questions and more in their 2013 survey, which helps t... |
