TOM MORELLO To Receive 'Spirit Of John Brown Freedom Award'

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello will be among this year’s recipients of the Spirit Of John Brown Freedom Award. The award will be presented May 14 at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site, located just outside the village of Lake Placid in New York state’s Adirondack Mountains. Also…

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Meet Otoboke Beaver, the Dave Grohl-approved Japanese punk-rockers influenced by everything from Manzai comedy to the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff

Accorinrin and Yoyoyoshie discuss their frenetic new studio outing, Super Champon, and crafting a guitar sound that’s equal parts fury and finesse

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ALBUM REVIEW: Elusive Mojo – Ecstatic Vision

They say that you should always expect the unexpected, but nothing could possibly prepare you for the sheer high-octane, ludicrously insane thrill ride that is Elusive Mojo. ECSTATIC VISION’s latest…

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Track Premiere: Simulakra – ‘Follow the Flies’

Simulakra and Year of the Knife vocalist Tyler Mullen link up for the band’s new song, “Follow the Flies.”
The post Track Premiere: Simulakra – ‘Follow the Flies’ appeared first on Decibel Magazine.

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Watch YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Perform At M3 ROCK FESTIVAL

Fan-filmed video of Yngwie Malmsteen’s May 8 performance at the 13th edition of M3 Rock Festival at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland can be seen below.
In a recent interview with Tigman of WPDH Radio 101.5 FM in Poughkeepsie, New York, Yngwie was asked to name the best of the thr…

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Eastwood Introduces the Black Box Pedal Series

A series of affordable true-bypass pedals designed to compliment each other.These true bypass stomp boxes were designed to hold up to use and abuse, but sport more budget-accessible price tags, ranging from $129 – $149. This Series is designed to compliment each other and fit in with 99% of guitar players’ rigs. Use all 6 for a pedal board that covers a lot of sonic ground, or pick 1 or 2 to fill in the gaps on your existing board.Introducing the Eastwood Black Box SeriesMore info: https://eastwoodguitars.com.

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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Among Headliners Of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2022

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS have been announced as one of the headliners of the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival. The nine-stage, two-weekend extravaganza will take place October 7-9 and October 14-16, 2022, at Zilker Park. Three-day tickets go on sale today at 12 p.m. CT via www.aclfestival.com, w…

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Marty Friedman on why streaming listeners are skipping guitar solos: “Solos often have an obligatory existence – they must be there for a deeper reason”

The former Megadeth man says guitar solos are often included to meet a quota, rather than because the song actually requires one

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EP REVIEW: Carved In Stone – Chamber

Nashville’s CHAMBER gave the metalcore world a welcome little surprise when they released Carved In Stone last week. A brief yet relatively swift follow-up to their excellent debut full-length –…

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RTÉ Concert Orchestra To Perform THIN LIZZY Classics At Special Dublin Show

This summer, Singular Artists will present Wider Than Pictures, a series of unique and exciting events at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks in Dublin. The third show to be announced as part of this series is “The RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents Thin Lizzy Orchestrated” on August 27.
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