GUNS N' ROSES has just passed the 13-million "like" mark on its Facebook page, making it one of the Top 100 Facebook pages (No. 99) in terms of followers. Rapper Eminem is the top musical artist on the list, with over 49 million followers. Other artists in the Top 100 include QUEEN at ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has canceled its previously announced December 5 show at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Mississippi. The venue released the following statement: "Due to production issues, the DeSoto Civic Center is unable to host the scheduled concert for GUNS N' ROSES set to take place on Monday, December 5, 2011. We apologize ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' show scheduled for tomorrow night (Wednesday, November 23) at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York has been canceled. "Due to production issues beyond the venue's control, Magic City Productions and the Times Union Center are forced to cancel the appearance of GUNS N' ROSES set to take place on November ...
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Fan-filmed video highlights of GUNS N' ROSES' November 17, 2011 concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey can be seen below. GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its first U.S. tour since 2006 on October 28 in Orlando, Florida. In addition to
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Engl artist relations director Michael Berger conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal during the band's recent rehearsals in North Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its first U.S. tour since 2006 on October 28 in Orlando, Florida. In addition to Thal and ...
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Elliot Levin of the NY Hard Rock Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Examiner: Axl [Rose] first took the new version of [GUNS N' ROSES] on tour in the U.S. in 2002, then again in 2006, ...
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Several members of GUNS N' ROSES visited the Medical City Children's Hospital in Dallas, Texas on Monday, November 7 on a day off during the band's current U.S. tour. Check out photos at this location. GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its first U.S. tour since 2006 on October 28 in Orlando, Florida. In ...
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Engl artist relations director Michael Berger conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's guitar tech Michael "McBob" Mayhue during the band's recent rehearsals in North Hollywood, California. You can now watch the chat below. GUNS N' ROSES kicked off its first U.S. tour since 2006 on October 28 in Orlando, Florida. ...
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Ellen Eldridge of Target Audience Magazine conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal after the band's November 2, 2011 concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. You can now listen to the chat in five parts below. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES singer and sole original member Axl Rose ...
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GUNS N ROSES singer Axl Rose gave an hour-long interview to VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" early this morning (Sunday, October 30) a couple of hours after the band's headlining performance at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. In a series of tweets, "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk expressed his frustration about having ...
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On October 17, keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER gave Keyboard magazine a "tour" of his stage rig. The footage, which was filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C., can be seen below. Rudess in 2009 recorded solo piano versions of some of DREAM THEATER's favorite ballads as well as creating ...
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Keyboardist Jordan Rudess of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER has scheduled an "Evening With Jordan Rudess" solo concert at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City on November 12. Rudess in 2009 recorded solo piano versions of some of DREAM THEATER's favorite ballads as well as creating some original, progressive piano pieces for an ...
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Drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) was interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show", which premiered on Saturday, October 8. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On what led to his departure from DREAM THEATER: "The quick Reader's Digest version is, like any musician will ...
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In the latest episode of the "Mars Attacks" podcast, Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX), Gene Hoglan (FEAR FACTORY, DETHKLOK, TESTAMENT), Glen Drover (MEGADETH, KING DIAMOND), Chris Poland (MEGADETH), Alan Tecchio (HADES) and others discuss "Van Halen II". The podcast forms part of the latest "Classic Albums" column featured on the Mars Attacks radio web site. The podcast ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released the eighth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, a punk-metal anthem called "Let Your Voice Be Heard". The track is available in MP3 (320kps), AAC, and higher-quality formats FLAC, MP3 HD, Apple Lossless and WAV. An instrumental version of the song ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently stopped by Gibson's New York City Showroom. He talked exclusively with Gibson.com about the day Joe Satriani recommended him for GN'R, his favorite Les Paul and his new protg, Mexican singer and actress Poc. Check out the chat below. Bumblefoot joined GUNS N' ROSES in early 2006 ...
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Wymer Publishing has set a September 12 release date for "Rock Landmarks: Judas Priest's British Steel". This book is the second in Wymer's CD-sized series on "landmark" rock albums and documents JUDAS PRIEST's seminal 1981 release "British Steel", a pivotal album in the band's career. JUDAS PRIEST's sixth studio album has rightly earned its place ...
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A number of hard rock and heavy metal musicians have posted comments regarding the reports that Norway had been rocked by a two-act tragedy first a downtown Oslo explosion, then a shooting at a youth camp resulting in more than 90 deaths. Some of the messages follow below. Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS ...
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Japanese guitarist Kyoji Yamamoto (BOW WOW, VOW WOW) has announced his first appearance in the U.S. since 1978 and his first-ever solo appearance in North America. On Saturday, September 24, 2011, Kyoji will perform two shows at Klub 45 in midtown Manhattan. Appearing with Kyoji will be Karl Wilcox, drummer for legendary British heavy metal ...
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The first of a three-part interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal conducted by Paul Conklin of "The Most Amazing Radio Show Ever" can be streamed using the audio player below. Thal last week released the sixth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, an original song entitled "Cat ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is preparing to release the sixth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, an original song entitled "Cat Fight". The track, which will arrive on Thursday, June 23, features a guest appearance by one of Thal's "all-time favorite vocalists," Mark Tornillo of ACCEPT. Commented ...
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The latest episode of Mars Attacks podcast features an interview host Victor M. Ruiz conducted with guitarist Erik Barath of reunited late '80s Connecticut thrashers (now based in New York City) INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE COMMAND (I.N.C.). Erik talks about the band's reformation; the recording process for the group's new album, "Heaven Sent Hellbound"; and INDESTRUCTIBLE NOISE ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal is recovering from minor injuries he sustained in a road accident that involved four cars. Thal was driving his silver Toyota on Tuesday, May 31 when an SUV "just plowed into [him] full speed." He wrote on Twitter, "Car is totaled. Two other cars she smashed ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was recently interviewed by Rock My Monkey. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Thal has just released the fifth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, an original song entitled "Father". Described as "melodic and grungy," ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will take part in a video chat with Fan Time Live! tonight (Wednesday, May 18) at 8 p.m. EST. The event will be live-streamed at www.fantimelive.com and will feature an interview, question-and-answer session with the viewers, and maybe a few musical requests if there's a guitar ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has released the fifth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, an original song entitled "Father". Described as "melodic and grungy," the track is available in MP3 (320kps), AAC, and higher-quality formats FLAC, MP3 HD, Apple Lossless and WAV. An instrumental version of the ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has announced the fifth in a series of singles being made available digitally this year, an original song entitled "Father". A preview of the track, which will be released on Tuesday, May 17 at Bumblefoot.com, is available in the YouTube clip below. In other news, Bumblefoot ...
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Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: So "Not Ready to Die" is the first song with your new drummer, Arin Ilejay? And you've also been touring with Arin for a while now? M. Shadows: He's ...
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Mars Attacks! radio and podcast has just launched a new "Classic Albums Column." The column consists of a series of comments that have been submitted by people that are involved in the music industry everything from musicians, producers, authors/journalists, hosts, photographers, label reps, PR people, etc. The first column focuses on METALLICA's 1988 album "...And ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was a special guest at SALEM's May 6, 2011 concert at Reading 3 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event commemorated the re-release of SALEM's cult 1994 album "Kaddish" (originally released by Germany's Morbid Records), an LP which represents the band's personal dirge for the victims of the Holocaust ...
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