Author Archives: Pauline France

Def Leppard Plays Rare Show In Hollywood, Readies For Rock of Ages Debut

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Pauline France
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Def Leppard recently played a seven-song set for YouTube’s YouTube Presents series at Hollywood’s House of Blues, marking a great warmup for the band’s upcoming Rock of Ages tour with Poison and Lita Ford. Def Lep opened with “Rock of … Continue reading →

Anthrax, Megadeth, Others Ripped Through U.K.’s Download Festival

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Pauline France
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The Download Festival rocked U.K.’s Donnington Park in Leicestershire last weekend, with bands like Megadeth, Anthrax, Lamb of God, Machine Head and Trivium tearing up the stage. It was such an epic event that Megadeth bassist David Ellefson called Download … Continue reading →

Periphery Reveal Teaser, Title For New Album

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Pauline France
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Prog metal band Periphery revealed full details on their sophomore album, due July 3 via Sumerian Records. The CD, titled Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal, will feature guest appearances by guitar heavyweights John Petrucci, Guthrie Govan and Wes Hauch. … Continue reading →

Metal Mike Shows You How to Create “Huge Sounding Tracks” Via Guitar World

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Pauline France
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Metal Mike’s latest “Metal For Life” column in Guitar World magazine shows you how to combine two rhythm parts to create a “huge-sounding track” and hefty metal rhythms. Pick up your axe, and check out his tutorial below: For more information … Continue reading →

Death Angel to Reissue Digitally Remastered 1987 The Ultra-Violence Album

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Pauline France
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Bay Area thrash metallers Death Angel have announced plans to reissue their 1987 debut album The Ultra-Violence on June 6. “Digitally remastered but not altered,” said Death Angel guitarist Rob Cavestany on the band’s website. “It sounds leagues better than … Continue reading →

Mayhem Festival Cruise to Include Lamb of God, Machine Head, Others

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Pauline France
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Mayhem Festival just took metal to another level. The largest touring heavy music fest is now offering a crushing roster of metal acts aboard a cruise ship – yes, a cruise ship. The voyage, which will take place aboard the … Continue reading →

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