The latest special episode of "Talking Metal", recorded at Port 41 in the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City and also on location in Maplewood, New Jersey, features a birthday tribute to the podcast's co-host Mark Strigl. Participating in the event were fellow "Talking Metal" co-host John Ostronomy, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal joined DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, on stage last night (Tuesday, May 19) at the Blender Theater at Gramercy in New York City to perform a medley of classics from IGGY POP, JOURNEY, ZZ TO, JUDAS PRIEST, and more. ...
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DREAM THEATER keyboarist Jordan Rudess has recorded solo piano versions of some of the band's favorite ballads as well as creating some original, progressive piano pieces for a new CD called "Notes On A Dream". A three-part interview with Rudess about the effort can be viewed below. Due on June 2, "Notes On A Dream" ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will perform with the country sister act JESSALICIA at the 31st annual TriWest Superfrog & Superseal Triathlon Concert to benefit the Naval Special Warfare Foundation on March 29 at Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, California. Also scheduled to appear are 12 STONES, DIVIDE THE DAY, SUPERFICIAL SAINTS, ...
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At GUNS N' ROSES' request, two major GN'R-dedicated fan sites (MyGNR.com and HereTodayGoneToHell.com) have set a up a section on their online forums for their members to pose questions to GN'R bandmembers. Brain (a.k.a. Bryan Mantia), Chris Pitman, Dizzy Reed, Frank Ferrer, Richard Fortus, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and Tommy Stinson will ...
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The Hobnox conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Thal" Bumblefoot in December 2008. Watch the chat below. Thal released an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the guitarist re-interpreting his own songs in a stripped-down bare form. It features versions of songs from ...
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Video footage of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess performing on the OASYS workstation at the Korg booth at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. Jordan Rudess' latest solo CD, "The Road Home", was released in ...
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MEGAROCK — a brand new heavy metal cover band featuring vocalist Walter Figueroa (ATTACKER, SEVERED HAND), guitarists Jack Frost (SAVATAGE, SEVEN WITCHES, BRONX CASKET COMPANY) and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM), bassist Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X), and drummer Taz Marazz (SEVEN WITCHES) — will perform this Saturday night (January 31) at Dexter's Entertainment ...
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Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal act BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS), New Jersey's crazy pirate metal drunks SWASHBUCKLE and Canadian progressive death metallers AUGURY have been signed to Nuclear Blast Records after being selected as the winners of the label's "MySpace Band Contest." According to Nuclear Blast, there were around 3,000 artist submissions for the contest, which lasted ...
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On January 30 and 31, Dexter's Entertainment Complex in Riverdale, New Jersey will present "Long Live Rock", a two-night musical spectacular boasting an all-star team-up of tri-state talent. A great way to kick off the Superbowl weekend, "Long Live Rock" will feature performances and appearances by members of SYMPHONY X, HALFORD, WINGER, GUNS N' ROSES, ...
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"Talking Metal"'s Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy covered IRON MAIDEN's "Run to Hills" with IN THIS MOMENT members Maria Brink, Chris Howorth and Jeff Fabb. The never-before-heard track, engineered and mixed by GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, was recorded live at the Gibson Guitars showroom in New York City. Strigl and Ostronomy will ...
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Video footage of DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess taking part in a Roland product demo at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) on January 16, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. Jordan Rudess' latest solo CD, "The Road Home", was released in 2007. Having been influenced ...
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MusicRadar.com has uploaded video footage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal playing his new Vigier guitars at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California. Watch the five-minute clip below. Thal released an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first ...
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Video footage of TWISTED SISTER's J.J. French and Eddie Ojeda, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and GUNS N' ROSES axeman Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal at the Gibson booth at the 2009 winter NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18, 2009 in Anaheim, California, can be viewed below. TWISTED SISTER is planning a ...
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DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess has scheduled the following appearances at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants), which is held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California: Friday, January 16: * Roland Product Demo – 3:00 p.m. (Roland Performance Theater at Anaheim Convention Center) Saturday, January 17: * Korg Product ...
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A West Coast CD-release/listening party for GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal's new solo CD, "Abnormal", will be held on Wednesday, January 14 at The Joint in Beverly Hills, California. The event will include a special performance by THE 4 DUDES, featuring Thal, Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, TALAS, NIACIN) and Ray Luzier (KORN, ARMY ...
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Magna Carta Records has set a February 10 release date for "Guitars That Ate My Brain", a collection of a dozen mind-altering instrumentals from today's most accomplished metal axe grinders. According to a press release, the CD is "a twelve-headed hydra of monster guitar riffage that slashes, shreds and gnaws its way into your very ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal took part in a masterclass and interview with the Guitars-Attitude.com web site during his recent promotional visit to Paris, France. Watch it in five parts below. As previously reported, Thal will release an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees ...
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Germany's Zoomer conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES' Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal on December 15, 2008 when the guitarist made appearance at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Berlin. Watch the four-minute chat below (overdubbed in German translation). As previously reported, Thal will release an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first collection of ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will release an acoustic EP titled "Barefoot" on December 23. Bumblefoot's first collection of acoustic recordings, "Barefoot" sees the guitarist re-interpreting his own songs in a stripped-down bare form. It features versions of songs from various Bumblefoot albums performed in an intimate, revealing way unlike they've ever been ...
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Fan-filmed video forage of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal performing the GN'R songs "Better" and "Don't Cry" on his new Gibson Dark Fire guitar during his December 15, 2008 appearance at the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Berlin, Germany can be viewed below. The guitarist recently inked a deal with DEEP/BCD Music Group. His ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal recently laid down guest bass on the debut album from the New York-based band SOLIS REX. The group, which features in its ranks Carlo Tonalezzi (one of the founding members of the first-ever Brazilian metal act CERBERO) and Veronica Bellino (who has worked with CARMINE APPICE'S SLAMM), is ...
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GunsNRoses.us conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal on December 11, 2008 in Paris, France. Watch the chat in four parts below. Thal took part in several European in-store appearances this past week. The guitarist recently inked a deal with DEEP/BCD Music Group. His latest CD, "Abnormal", which was ...
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Main Man Records is releasing a limited edition holiday record, "Santa's Soundtrack For The Happenin' Holidaze", with some of their usual roster of artists like FRANKENSTEIN 3000, "DERWOOD" ANDREWS (GENERATION X) and SHAWN MARS (MARS NEEDS WOMEN, OZONE MONDAY), as well as some new notable contributors, including current GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal has scheduled the following in-store appearances: Dec. 10 - Paris, France - FNAC des Champs-Elysées Dec. 13 - London, UK - Rough Trade Records Dec. 13 - London, UK - Chappell of Bond Street Dec. 15 - Berlin, Germany - Gibson Guitar Showroom Thal recently inked a deal ...
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FUHU Inc., leading the market in connecting people and content across their favorite destinations, has reported over ten million views in the first week of their GUNS N' ROSES Spinlets widgets and urFooz cards of Axl Rose and Bumblefoot on MySpace, positioning the company as the dominant music widgets provider, facilitating extension of music brands ...
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Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, who spent much of 2006 and 2007 touring as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES, has issued the following update: "Let's talk audio here. Just like you and the rest of the planet, since Sunday I have spent every waking moment I can listening to 'Chinese Democracy'. Recently ...
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In the latest episode of "Talking Metal", hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy complete their final countdown to the world's most-anticipated album, GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy". The episode features an interview with GUNS N' ROSES lead guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal conducted at the first-ever "Chinese Democracy" listening party at Webster Hall in New York ...
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In the latest episode of "Talking Metal", recorded at the Channel 4 Pub in New York City's Rockefeller Center, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy participate in the second-to-last installment of their countdown to one of the world's most anticipated albums, GUNS N' ROSES' "Chinese Democracy". Topics include the official "Chinese Democracy" listening parties, Bumblefoot, ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was a guest on yesterday's (Thursday, November 13) edition of the syndicated radio program "The Danny Bonaduce Show". You can now download the audio of Thal's appearance as an MP3 file at this location. Thal will take part in an in-store performance at Vintage Vinyl in ...
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