SILENOZ: DIMMU BORGIR Has Between Six And Eight Songs Demoed For Next Album
DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Sven Atle Kopperud (a.k.a. Silenoz) spoke to FaceCulture about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2018’s “Eonian” album. Regarding why it is taking so long for DIMMU BORGIR to release new music (“Eonian” was the first DIMMU album in eight year…
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KORN’s BRIAN ‘HEAD’ WELCH Launches XOVR Record Label
Brian “Head” Welch, renowned for his work with KORN and LOVE AND DEATH, and his longtime personal manager, David W. Williams, have announced a brand new record label venture, XOVR Records (pronounced Crossover Records). The new label launches with the announcement of the long-awaited tenth album fro…
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Album Premiere: Solitary Sabred – “Temple of the Serpent”
Cypriot heavy metal warlords Solitary Sabred charge into battle with an early premiere of Temple of the Serpent.
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RILEY GALE’s Family Clarifies Earlier Comments About POWER TRIP’s Surprise Performance
The family of late POWER TRIP frontman Riley Gale has issued a new statement clarifying some of its earlier comments about a surprise performance by surviving POWER TRIP members Blake Ibanez (guitar, vocals), Nick Stewart (guitar, vocals), Chris Whetzel (bass) and Chris Ulsh (drums) which…
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KK’S PRIEST Releases Music Video For ‘Sons Of The Sentinel’
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing’s new band KK’S PRIEST has released the official music video for the high-energy anthem “Sons Of The Sentinel”.
Downing says about “Sons Of The Sentinel”: “Following the epic ‘Return Of The Sentinel’, it was inevitable that this sequel would evolve. The his…
“Jimmy sat there for the whole two hours then waited until after the show before he asked me, ‘How did you find out how to make my sound?’” Meet Mr. Jimmy, the Japanese kimono salesman who has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page
This is the story of Akio Sakurai, aka Mr. Jimmy, and his lifelong quest to replicate Jimmy Page’s guitar style and tone, and perform Led Zeppelin just as Page did back in the day – and, eventually, in front of the man himself
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ARMORED SAINT Announces Summer 2024 European Tour
Iconic heavy metal outfit ARMORED SAINT will return to Europe in the summer for a full run of club shows and handpicked festivals.
Comments ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush: “What up Euro SAINT heads. Long time no talk. Well, that’s about to end. After not performing on European soil since 2019, we’…
Electro-Harmonix Pico Platform Compressor/Limiter review – small, affordable and makes you sound better
This new launch from EHX is now one of the mini compressor pedals to beat
Read more » Stevie Ray Vaughan virtually defined the art of the Texas shuffle – learn the playing style that shaped the sound of blues to come
The late, great Stratocaster master’s techniques will add some Texas heat to your blues playing, guaranteed
Read more » “Eddie Van Halen handed me a guitar and said, ‘I had to learn that damn riff for Wolfie. Show me how you played it!’” Power Rangers composer Ron Wasserman discusses how he “fooled the master” in his performance of the iconic theme
The man behind the X-Men and Power Rangers soundtracks says EVH asked him for pointers on the track he wrote in just two-and-a-half hours
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