Above, is a video footage of Zoe Thomson, the 8-year-old guitarist for the Thatcham, United Kingdom-based group THE MINI BAND, showing off her shredding skills during a play-along to a guitar track (“Stratosphere“) from Finnish symphonic metallers STRATOVARIUS. The clip has been watched more than 1.5 million times by guitar fans worldwide since it was posted on YouTube on January 16. Continue Reading
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Sami Jarroush of the Rock It Out! Blog conducted an interview with MEGADETH guitarist Chris Broderick on Thursday, January 26 at the opening show of this year’s Gigantour at the Susquahana Bank Arena, in Camden, New Jersey.
Mascot Label Group has announced the release of the eponymous debut album from FLYING COLORS — the spectacular new virtuoso prog/pop/metal rock band formed by drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-DREAM THEATER) and guitarist Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE). The CD will be made available via Music Theories Recordings in the U.K. on Monday, March 26, followed by a U.S. release on Tuesday, March 27.
FLYING COLORS is Mike Portnoy (drums, vocals), Dave LaRue (bass), Neal Morse (keyboards, vocals), Casey McPherson (lead vocals, guitar), and Steve Morse (lead guitar). Continue Reading
Long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES has posted the first in a series of video updates from the European “Persistence Tour 2012” with BIOHAZARD, TERROR, WALLS OF JERICHO, LIONHEART and CRUSHING CASPARS.
Frankie DiVita, radio personality for 96.7 KCAL Rocks, conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson at the 2012 NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention whcih took place January 19–22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.