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Jackson/Demmel Video at London Golden Gods Awards

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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While you tune up, tune in to these three videos Jackson shot at the 8th annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, June 14 in London, at which our own good friend and signature artist, Machine Head shredder Phil Demmel, was both a presenter and a winner.

In the first, Demmel accepts the Golden Gods award for Machine Head as “Best Live Band” and speaks with Jackson afterward. In the second, Demmel chats with Jackson’s own Nick Bowcott about the awards and his “adventures” (we’ll let him describe it for you) at the 2010 Download Festival. In the third, Demmel puts his own band’s videographer on the other end of the camera for an interview about Download 2010.

At the Golden Gods Awards ceremony, Demmel himself presented the “Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award” to guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch. Congrats to Mr. Demmel, and roll tape …

Mayhem!

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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Jackson fans rejoice—the third annual Mayhem Festival kicks off July 10 in San Bernadino, Calif. Before the madness is over, the nation’s largest summer metalfest will have infected 26 U.S. cities (and a Canadian one) before concluding Aug. 14 in Oklahoma City.

Jackson signature favorites participating in the triple-stage sonic festivities include Lamb of God on the Main Stage and Hatebreed on the Jägermeister Stage.

Mayhem’s Main Stage also features co-headliners Korn and Rob Zombie, and Five Finger Death Punch. Silver Star Stage acts are Atreyu, Norma Jean, In This Moment and 3 Inches of Blood; other Jägermeister Stage acts joining Hatebreed are Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Winds of Plague and each city’s battle of the bands winner.

Mayhem dates, cities and venues are:

JULY

10   San Bernadino, Calif.     San Manuel Amphitheater

11   Mountain View, Calif.     Shoreline Amphitheater

13   Auburn, Wash.               White River Amphitheater

14   Nampa, Idaho                 Idaho Center Amphitheater

16   Phoenix                          Cricket Wireless Pavilion

17   Albuquerque, N.M.         Hard Rock Casino

18   Englewood, Colo.           Comfort Dental Amphitheater

20   Maryland Heights, Mo.   Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

21   Cincinatti                        Riverbend Music Center

23   Camden N.J.                  Susquehanna Bank Center

24   Hartford, Conn.              Comcast Theater

25   Montreal                         Parc Jean-Drapeau

27   Mansfield, Mass.            Comcast Center

28   Holmdel, N.J.                  PNC Bank Arts Center

30   Tinley Park, Ill.               First Midwest Bank Amphitheater

31   Noblesville, Ind.             Verizon Wireless Music Center

AUGUST

1    Atlanta                            Lakewood Amphitheater

3    Walnut Creek, N.C.        Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion

4     Virginia Beach, Va.       Virginia Beach Amphitheater

6     Clarkston, Mich.            DTE Energy Music Theater

7     Pittsburgh                      First Niagra Pavilion

8     Bristow, Va.                   Jiffy Lube Live

10   Tampa, Fla.                   Ford Amphitheater

11   West Palm Beach, Fla.  Cruzan Amphitheater

13   Dallas                            SuperPages.com Center

14   Oklahoma City               Zoo Amphitheater

Jackson/Decibel Guitar Giveaway

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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Look for this ad in the August 2010 Decibel.

Horns and heads up, folks: Whilst flipping through the pages of the August 2010 issue of esteemed metal journal Decibel, astute shredders will want to look for the new Jackson/Decibel giveaway celebrating the impending release of new Decrepit Birth album Polarity.

The Santa Cruz, Calif. death metal trio’s latest dark disc hits stores on July 27, at which point a five-man touring D.B. lineup will have already embarked on the multi-band Summer Slaughter tour, July 16-Aug. 26, annually billed as “the most extreme tour of the year.”

Entry for said Jackson giveaway, however, is already under way—those interested need only e-mail decrepitbirth@decibelmagazine.com. Look for the ad opposite the table of contents (see image at right).

The prize? One lucky winner will receive a sleek Jackson JS King V™ guitar autographed by Decrepit Birth. So what are you waiting for? Start typing — and good luck!

July Guitar World Raves For Mark Morton Dominion™ D2, PDX Demmelition King V™

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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Guitar World "gold" for both guitars.

Here’s another Jackson rave review—two, actually—this time from this side of the pond. The editors of Guitar World, in the “Soundcheck” section of the magazine’s July 2010 issue (the one with Stevie Ray Vaughan on the cover), have seen fit to bestow the publication’s Gold Award for overall value on both the Mark Morton Dominion D2 and PDX Demmelition King V models—a monstrous pair if there ever was.

Both axes are affordable versions of their high-end signature siblings, the Mark Morton Dominion and the Demmelition King V. GW’s Eric Kirkland lavished praise on both guitars for their quality, playability, sound and affordability, noting that “Their low price aside, the stimulating performance aspect of these guitars may make them preferable to their high-end counterparts for certain types of player.”

“Jackson’s X-Series Phil Demmel PDX Demmelition King V and Mark Morton Dominion D2 are affordable options for fans of the original Dominion and Demmelition guitars,” Kirkland penned. “More importantly, they each capture old-school vibes in their own way, which are enjoyably different from their high-end brethren.”

In taking the PDX Demmelition for a spin, GW noted that, “There were no blurred notes … even on the lowest registers. Chords came through with defined authority, and the guitar’s innate ability to produce certain odd-order harmonics translated into an angry personality.”

GW called the Mark Morton Dominion D2 “a true performance ax,” noting that its “surging string energy produces explosive harmonics, dynamics and sustain,” and that “like the mids, the highs are particularly responsive to attack and therefore capable of being razor sharp or round and smooth.”

Death Angel Summer 2010 North American Tour Dates; New Album in Works

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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From Death Angel, the enduring thrash institution that includes our longtime buddy and custom signature artist Rob Cavestany, comes word that the San Francisco quintet is hard at work on an as-yet unnamed new album expected to street this fall. Ensconced deep in the bowels of Audio Hammer Studios in Sanford, Fla., co-producer Cavestany and company promise a disc certain to “crush beyond all expectations.”

Even as the band labors to complete the disc, however, they’re also busy packing their bags for a summer North American tour commencing in early July, and with a positively grueling itinerary at that. See for yourself:

Death Angel's Rob Cavestany onstage.


JULY

7  Reno, Nev.                 New Oasis
8  Salt Lake City            Club Vegas
9  Farmington, N.M.       Gator’s
10  Amarillo, Texas        War Legion Underground
11  Tulsa, Okla.              Marquee
12  Nashville, Tenn.        Muse
13  Atlanta                      Masquerade

(Tour dates from July 14 to Aug. 15 are with Soilwork)

14  Springfield, Va.          Jaxx
15  Philadelphia               Trocadero
16  New York                   Gramercy Theatre
17  Worcester, Mass.       Palladium
18  Montreal                     FouFounes Electriques
19  Toronto                       Opera House
20  Cleveland                   Peabody’s
21  Detroit                         Blondie’s
22  Chicago                      Reggie’s Rock Club
23  Milwaukee                  The Rave
24  Maplewood, Minn.      The Rock
27  Seattle                        El Corazon
28  Vancouver                  Rickshaw Theater
29  Portland, Ore.             Hawthorne Theatre
30  San Francisco            Slim’s
31  Santa Ana, Calif.        Galaxy Theatre

AUGUST

1  Ramona, Calif.            Ramona Mainstage
2  Tempe, Ariz.                Clubhouse
3  Tucson, Ariz.               The Rock
5  Austin, Texas               Emo’s
6  Fort Worth, Texas        Ridglea Theater
7  Houston                       Meridian
9  Orlando, Fla.                Club at Firestone
10  Raleigh, N.C.             Volume 11
11  Louisville, Ky.             Louisville
12  Virginia Beach, Va.    Gil’s Bar and Grill
13  Baltimore                   Sonar
14  Pittsburgh                  Diesel
15  Hartford, Conn.         Webster Theater

New Hirax Disc Noise Chaos War Presents Three Re-Mastered EPs

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Jeff Owens
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Hirax frontman and all-around thrashman Katon De Pena kindly dropped us a note over the weekend to apprise of the Jackson-wielding band’s new disc, Noise Chaos War, which combines three EPs—Barrage of Noise (2001), Chaos and Brutality (2007) and Assassins of War (2006)—all re-mastered in one fiendish package. That’s 18 songs and more than 50 minutes of exemplary thrash. Plus, should you require further incentive,  it includes video footage of “Bombs of Death” performed live in Japan in February 2009.

Don’t take our word for it, though; watch this promo video:

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