
DEE SNIDER Remains Defiant: 'You're Not Canceling Me' And 'You're Not Shutting Me Up'
During a new appearance on “The Chuck Shute Podcast”, Dee Snider discussed the cancelation of his planned performance at San Francisco Pride because the TWISTED SISTER singer voiced his support for Paul Stanley’s controversial comments criticizing gender-affirming healthcare for children.
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Godin Guitars Launches the Session T-Pro
The Godin Session T-Pro starts with the versatility of the Session HT, and adds boutique-quality features.This guitar offers an H-S-S pickup configuration made up of Seymour Duncan SSL-2s single coils at the neck and middle positions, plus a Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special Humbucker at the bridge. The SSL-2s use flat pole pieces for superior string balance and a full, rich bottom end. The Saturday Night Special features Alnico 4 magnets for a tone that is beefy and full, and can be converted to a single coil via a push-pull, for an S-S-S configuration. The middle SSL-2 is pole-reverse mounted, delivering the typical sound of a single-coil pickup with no background noise. With these outstanding pickups, combined with the 5-way switch, the Godin Session T-Pro serves up tonal possibilities for any style of music. Godin’s Tru-Loc Trem and 18:1 locking tuners ensure tuning stability and playing comfort.The Godin Session T-Pro features a Hard Rock Maple neck and is available with Rosewood or Maple fretboards. A custom high-gloss finish allows the wood to breathe, enhancing the guitar’s natural acoustics. Made in Canada, the Godin Session T-Pro will find a home with guitarists looking for a professional-quality instrument that is incredibly versatile.A Limited Edition Session T-Pro LTD Kanyon Burst MN is also available until the end of 2023, with each signed by Simon Godin himself!Specs:Body: Canadian Laurentian BasswoodNeck: Hard Rock MapleFingerboard: Maple or RosewoodFingerboard Radius: 12″ (304.8 mm)Scale Length: 25.5″ (647.7 mm)Nut Width 1.65″ (41.91 mm)Frets: 22Machine Heads: 18:1 – LockingNeck Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-2Middle Pickup: Seymour Duncan SSL-2 RWRPBridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Saturday Night SpecialBridge: Godin Tru-Loc TremoloControls: 1x Volume, 1x Push-Pull Tone, 5-way SwitchColor: Ozark Cream, Arctik Blue, Kanyon Burst (Limited)High GlossGig BagUS MSRP PRICE: $ 1715.00US MAP PRICE: $ 1399.00For more information, please visit godinguitars.com.
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HALESTORM's JOSH SMITH: 'We're Working On New Music'
In a new interview with The Sound Lab conducted at this weekend’s Download festival in the United Kingdom, HALESTORM bassist Josh Smith was asked if work has started on the band’s next studio album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Yes, it has. When we were just home, we spent a w…
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ALBUM REVIEW: King Size – King Size
To commemorate their 20th anniversary, Venetian rock band KING SIZE have put out their fourth self-titled record, something that has been long awaited in the 12 years since their previous…
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Indigo De Souza: “I was bullied a lot in school and had a really hard time. Guitar ended up being like a space of safety for me”
Gen Z’s alt-pop guitar hero is joined by best friend and guitarist Dexter Webb to discuss the sounds and songs behind her life-affirming new album, All of This Will End – and why a bone-dry guitar tone can be a beautiful effect in itself
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Nita Strauss and Yvette Young once traded signature guitars – but found each others’ designs damn-near unplayable
The swap may not have worked out for them but Strauss says it made her feel good about the health of the guitar industry
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ODERUS URUNGUS's Final Recorded Performance To Be Made Available On 10th-Anniversary Edition Of GWAR's 'Battle Maximus'
Ten years have passed since the release of GWAR’s masterwork known as “Battle Maximus”. The record is a tribute to fallen Scumdog Warrior Flattus Maximus (a.k.a. Corey Smoot) and was the last album recorded with vocalist Oderus Urungus (a.k.a. Dave Brockie) before he departed the planet Earth in 201…
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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I've Never Been Afraid Of Death; It Doesn't Bother Me In The Least'
In a new interview with Metal Hammer magazine, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, who battled prostate cancer during the pandemic, said that he has come to terms with his own mortality.
“Over the last few weeks I’ve been thinking about this,” he said. “I’m 72 this year, and you realize quickly that 72…

Is the 4×12 guitar cabinet still relevant today?
They are still the totemic image in rock and metal, but in the digital era do you still need a 4×12 in your life?
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Charvel Jim Root Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Style 1 review
The Slipknot riffer returns to the original hotrod shop for a Superstrat that’s built to handle all manner of high-gain rough and tumble
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