Iconic guitarist Slash received the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards on Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad provided the laughs as the evening's host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies across 30 categories, for outstanding achievement in professional audio technology and production. ...
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According to TMZ.com, Slash and his reported new girlfriend Meegan Hodges just moved into a new house in the San Fernando area in Los Angeles. The luxurious home, which the former GUNS N' ROSES axeman is leasing, has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a pool and a rooftop deck. In addition, Slash and Hodges, ...
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Sound Chaser Productions has announced the world premiere of what they are calling "the world's first heavy metal musical," "The Legend Of Dio: A Metal Musical". The official press release reads: "The world's legions of Ronnie James Dio fans will soon have something to celebrate after mourning the passing of the great metal singer in ...
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CALIFORNIA BREED, the band originally built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter Andrew Watt, split up several months after the release of the group's debut album because Hughes "couldn't commit" to working on a second CD without Bonham. Jason quit CALIFORNIA BREED last year ahead of ...
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The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the double album "Physical Graffiti". The deluxe edition of the group's sixth studio album will arrive 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975. The reissues of the first five LED ZEPPELIN albums in 2014 found both commercial successes, with multiple ...
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CALIFORNIA BREED, the band originally built around the foundation of legendary vocalist-bassist Glenn Hughes, drummer extraordinaire Jason Bonham and newcomer guitarist-singer-songwriter Andrew Watt, "is over", according to a posting on the group's official Facebook page. Watt elaborated on the CALIFORNIA BREED split in a separate posting, writing: "To the CALIFORNIA BREED fans here, I put ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke will open for another ex-GN'R axeman, Slash, for five shows in South America in March. The dates can be seen in the poster below. Clarke joined GUNS N' ROSES in November 1991, replacing Izzy Stradlin, who quit the group in the middle of a 28-month world tour. Gilby ...
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The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the double album "Physical Graffiti". The deluxe edition of the group's sixth studio album will arrive 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975. The reissues of the first five LED ZEPPELIN albums in 2014 found both commercial successes, with multiple ...
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A spectacular lineup including some of the biggest names in rock has been announced for the fifth annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, set to take place May 2-3, 2015 at Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway just outside Charlotte, North Carolina. The mid-Atlantic's biggest rock festival will feature performances from SLIPKNOT, KORN (marking a ...
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On November 7, 2014, SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS and BIFFY CLYRO played an intimate show for fans at O2 Academy in Glasgow, United Kingdom ahead of the 2014 MTV EMA, one of the biggest global music events of the year. The intimate gig was filmed for MTV. Slash South America has uploaded ...
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According to TMZ.com, Slash and his longtime wife, Perla Hudson, who are splitting up after 13 years of marriage, did not sign a prenuptial agreement when they tied the knot in 2001. Sources close to Perla tell the site she has already hired a lawyer to figure out exactly how much money Slash ...
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Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad will provide the laughs as the evening's host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies across 30 categories, for outstanding achievement in ...
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Rock On The Range, America's premier hard rock festival, returns to central Ohio's Columbus Crew Stadium May 15, 16 and 17, 2015 for its ninth year with a stellar lineup of top rock bands led by multiplatinum band LINKIN PARK, global rock juggernauts SLIPKNOT and heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST — who are currently celebrating ...
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ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy is currently pulling double duty, playing and touring with that group while also fronting the backing band for VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Asked by VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk if he is concerned that Kennedy will at some point be forced to pick ...
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Slash and Myles Kennedy performed an acoustic version of the song "Bent To Fly" on the Norwegian-Swedish television talk show "Skavlan" on November 7. Watch video footage of the performance as well as an interview with Slash below. "Bent To Fly" is taken from "World On Fire", the third album to be made available under ...
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Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) was honored with the Global Icon Award at the the 2014 MTV EMA (MTV Europe Music Awards) on Sunday, November 9 at the SSE Hydro arena in Glasgow, Scotland. The BLACK SABBATH frontman collected the award from former GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash, who later performed Ozzy's 1980 hit "Crazy Train" with ...
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In a brand new interview with Manchester Evening News, legendary guitarist Slash was asked if he thought rock and roll bands had become tamer since he first started out, in 1981 with his first band TIDUS SLOAN and 1985 with GUNS N' ROSES. "I do think rock and roll bands have become really ...
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Guitar Center and DirecTV announced a two-part documentary and live concert event examining the life and music of Grammy Award-winning guitarist Slash. With a world tour on the horizon and his new album, "World On Fire", debuting in the Top 10 and garnering worldwide critical acclaim, the iconic guitarist remains one of the leading influences ...
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In a brand new interview with The Rocktologist, CALIFORNIA BREED bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes was asked if drummer Jason Bonham will return to the band at some point in the future. "No, Jason won't be returning," Glenn replied. "His other commitments were getting in the way of his CALIFORNIA BREED schedule." He continued: "I ...
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LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page recently spoke to UK's Classic Rock magazine about the reissue of the band's "Led Zeppelin IV" album. Check out the clip below. The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign got off to a remarkable start in June as deluxe editions of "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin III" debuted in ...
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Guitar Center and DirecTV announced a two-part documentary and live concert event examining the life and music of Grammy Award-winning guitarist Slash. With a world tour on the horizon and his new album, "World On Fire", debuting in the Top 10 and garnering worldwide critical acclaim, the iconic guitarist remains one of the leading influences ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of CALIFORNIA BREED's October 12 performance at The Paramount in Huntington, New York can be seen below. CALIFORNIA BREED members Glenn Hughes and Andrew Watt recently chose Joey Castillo (QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, EAGLES OF DEATH METAL) to play drums for the band for all dates when it became clear that ...
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An alternate mix of LED ZEPPELIN's seminal classic "Rock And Roll", which features a different blend of guitars, can be streamed below, courtesy of RollingStone.com. "'Rock And Roll' has just got that cheeky energy about it," guitarist Jimmy Page tells RollingStone.com. "It's a party. 'It's been a long time since I rock and ...
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The LED ZEPPELIN reissue campaign got off to a remarkable start in June as deluxe editions of "Led Zeppelin", "Led Zeppelin II" and "Led Zeppelin III" debuted in the top 10 of The Billboard 200 chart. The albums achieved similar international success with debuts near the top of the charts in more than a dozen ...
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ALTER BRIDGE singer Myles Kennedy, who is currently pulling double duty, playing and touring with that group while also fronting the backing band for VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, was asked by Lisa Martineau of NewHampshire.com if he sometimes forgets whom he is on stage with. "I definitely forget what month it ...
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In a brand new interview with Ronan McGreevy of The Irish Times, Slash has once again responded to KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' recent comment that "rock is dead." Simmons told Esquire magazine earlier in the month — in an interview conducted by his son Nick — that "rock did not die ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, legendary axeman Slash admitted in a new interview with Classic Rock that he still gets guitar lessons once in a while — from his own lead singer, Myles Kennedy. The guitar icon explained, "Myles teaches me stuff. Technically he's much more proficient than I am. He knows way more ...
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"World On Fire", the third album to be made available under the Slash solo banner, sold around 29,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD arrived in stores on September 16 via Slash's own label Dik Hayd International ...
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Ernie Ball, one of the world's leading manufacturers of guitar strings and musical instrument accessories, will present "Real To Reel With Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators", a documentary featuring the iconic Grammy-winning guitarist Slash and his band. The hour-long special documents the entire in-studio recording process of the band's new album, "World On ...
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Germany's EMP Rock Invasion recently conducted an interview with Lou (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar) of New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the U.S. mainstream media is owned directly by large multinational corporations, which are connected ...
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