SCOTT TRAVIS: Why JUDAS PRIEST Doesn’t Perform Any TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS-Era Songs
In a new interview with Andrés Durán of El Expreso Del Rock, JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis was asked why the band doesn’t perform any of the songs from the two albums JUDAS PRIEST made with singer Tim “Ripper” Owens, 1997’s “Jugulator” and 2001’s “Demolition”. He responded (as transcribed by BLA…
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Violining for expressive guitar playing! #violining #eddievanhalen #danhuff #jeffbeck
For the full tutorial with tab and tips: https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/learn-volume-swells-like-jeff-beck-allan-holdsworth
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The power of string bending! #jeffbeck #slash #joesatriani #stringbending
For the full tutorial with video and tab go to https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/how-to-bend-guitar-strings
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HEART Announces August 2025 Tour Dates With TODD RUNDGREN
Legendary rockers HEART will embark on another tour in August. Support on select dates will come from Todd Rundgren.
The 14-date trek will kick off on August 8 in Quincy, Washington and conclude on August 30 in Bethel, New York.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on April 24.
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Watch: PHIL COLLEN Sings DEF LEPPARD Classics At Private Event For FENDER Employees In Mexico
On March 28, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen made a trip to Mexico to visit Fender’s factory in Ensenada, play some tunes with his guitar tech (and occasional DEF LEPPARD fill-in guitarist) John Zocco on bass/backing vocals and Forest Robinson on drums/backing vocals, and be presented with a new g…
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A-Z, Which Features FATES WARNING’s RAY ALDER And MARK ZONDER, Announces Sophomore Album
Hard rock band A-Z returns with its sophomore album, “A2Z²”, on June 6 via Metal Blade Records. Spearheaded by legendary drummer Mark Zonder (FATES WARNING, WARLORD) and along with former FATES WARNING bandmate Ray Alder on vocals, “A2Z²” builds on the groundwork laid on the acclaimed 2022 self-titl…
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Alt Rock Band THE YAGAS Feat. Actress VERA FARMIGA Releases Music Video For ‘Life Of A Widow’
Alt rock band THE YAGAS, fronted by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga, has released the Sam Reiss-directed music video for the song “Life Of A Widow”. The track, an explosive-yet-luminous portrait of anticipatory grief, sparked from an oddly hypnotic beat constructed by Renn Hawkey of…
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KILL SCREEN 060 // Phase 2: Neill Jameson of KRIEG Is More Than Meets the Eye
In the final installment of our conversation with the vocalist, the trio confronts the transformation of “nerd culture.”
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Album Premiere: SVNTH – “Pink Noise Youth”
Experimental Italian band SVNTH are sharing their new record, Pink Noise Youth, with us before the rest of the world. It drops officially on April 18 via These Hands Melt Records. Check out the experimental, out-of-the-box blend of influences below. Pink Noise Youth by SVNTH The band say about the release of the new album: “If the…
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SAVATAGE’s JEFF PLATE Reflects On ‘Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)’: ‘That Song Became The Centerpiece Of Our Future’
A record and a tour. Those were drummer Jeff Plate’s modest career goals once upon a time, but more than three decades after he joined SAVATAGE for their tour in support of 1994’s “Handful Of Rain”, he’s assembled a far more impressive list of accomplishments: three legendary SAVATAGE studio albums,…
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