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Immortal: Cold Cuts

Posted 02/22/2010 at 11:12am | by Mikael Wood, Photo By Jimmy Hubbard

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The king of northern darkness Abbath talks to Guitar World about the ressurection of Immortal and the band's latest record, All Shall Fall.

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Band of Skulls: Bones Spur

Posted 02/17/2010 at 2:28pm | by Joe Bosso, Photo By Justin Hyte

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The U.K.'s Band of Skulls sits down with Guitar World to explain their unique sound.

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Alexi Laiho: Covering Fire

Posted 02/16/2010 at 5:48pm | by Brad Angle, Photo By Angela Boatwright

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Children of Bodom unleash a white-hot collection of cover tunes on Skeletons in the Closet. Alexi Laiho talks about the inspirations behind the Finnish metallers’ ash-kicking musical selections.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd: Gimme Back My Bullets

Posted 02/10/2010 at 12:57pm | by Alan Paul, Photo By Travis Shinn

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On God and Guns, a newly resurrected Lynyrd Skynyrd reclaim their right to bear arms—and to rock and roll.

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Paul Stanley: Boom Times

Posted 01/27/2010 at 3:59pm | by Alan Di Perna, Photo By Travis Shinn

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Paul Stanley talks about Kiss’ success as a live act and how he and Gene Simmons once again found their old chemistry and made Sonic Boom pure dynamite.

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Kiss: Hotter Than Hell

Posted 01/26/2010 at 1:54pm | by Alan Di Perna, Photo By Travis Shinn

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Paul Stanley said for years that Kiss would never make another studio album. But when the latest lineup proved to be a stage-smoking performance machine, he changed his tune. The result is Sonic Boom, an explosive return to form by a group that never really went away.

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George Thorogood: Dirty Talk

Posted 01/25/2010 at 3:40pm | by Jimmy Brown, Photo By Rayon Richards

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Blues-rocker George Thorogood talks about his influences, hits and slide style, and delivers the lowdown on his bandʼs latest album, The Dirty Dozen.

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Dino Cazares: Double Treble

Posted 01/20/2010 at 12:03pm | by Mikael Wood, Photo By Kevin Scanlon

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Dino Cazares keeps Divine Heresy alive while reuniting with Fear Factory.

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Behemoth: Devil in the Details

Posted 01/19/2010 at 5:57pm | by Michael Wood, Photo By Jay Blakesberg

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Behemoth's Nergal tells how the finer points of guitar technique and songwriting helped make Evangelion one hell of an extreme metal album.

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Shadows Fall: Life Lessons

Posted 01/19/2010 at 4:14pm | by Jon Wiederhorn, Photo By Justin Borucki

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After their major-label release Threads of Life tanked, Shadows Fall got smart and dropped out of the corporate music machine. On Retribution, they reclaim their independence with a fury.

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