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Video: Megadeth Bassist Dave Ellefson Issues Tour Blog from Gigantour

Posted 02/02/2012 at 3:10pm | by Josh Hart

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Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson has been issuing video tour blogs from each stop on this year's Gigantour. You can follow Ellefson on his YouTube channel for all the updates, and check out the latest one below.

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Rock on the Range Announces 2012 Festival Lineup; Slash, Megadeth, Incubus, Mastodon and More to Appear

Posted 02/01/2012 at 11:34am | by Josh Hart

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One of American's biggest music festivals is returning for a sixth year. Rock on the Range has announced the lineup for its 2012 incarnation, which will includes appearances by: Slash, Incubus, Rob Zombie, Megadeth, Mastodon, Marilyn Manson and more.

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Jeff Loomis Announces Track Listing for Upcoming Solo Album, 'Plains Of Oblivion'

Posted 01/30/2012 at 2:22pm | by Josh Hart

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Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis has just unveiled the artwork and track listing for his upcoming solo album, Plains Of Oblivion. You can view both below.

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Video: Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia Performs "A Tout Le Monde" with Megadeth on First Night of Gigantour

Posted 01/27/2012 at 11:38am | by Josh Hart

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Last night kicked off Gigantour 2012, which features a bill of Megadeth, Lacuna Coil, Motorhead and Volbeat, in Camden, New Jersey.

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Video: Megadeth Post Behind-the-Scenes Look at "Public Enemy No. 1" Music Video

Posted 01/25/2012 at 1:49pm | by Josh Hart

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After seeing Megadeth's music video for "Public Enemy No. 1," I assume most people thought the same thing I did: I sure hope we get to see more footage of Megadeth with monkeys. (Yes, we know chimpanzees are members of the great ape family, get off our backs.)

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NAMM 2012: Jackson Unveils New X-Series Dave Ellefson Basses

Posted 01/21/2012 at 5:10pm | by Josh Hart

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Earlier this week, Jackson unveiled two new signature basses for Megadeth's Dave Ellefson as part of their X-Series of guitars and basses. The bass will come in two models, the David Ellefson CB-X and the Dave Ellefson CB-XV.

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Video: Metallica Post Recap of Final 30th Anniversary Show

Posted 01/04/2012 at 11:48am | by Josh Hart

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Metallica have just posted a 45-minute (!) video recap of the final show of their 30th anniversary celebration, which can be seen below.

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Guitar World's Top 50 Albums of 2011

Posted 12/29/2011 at 11:43am | by Compiled by Guitar World Staff, Intro by Josh Hart

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"This was definitely a weird year for music." That's how Guitar World Editor-In-Chief Brad Tolinski started off his best-of list for 2011, and it seems a fitting beginning for this one as well.

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Guitar World's Top 15 Books of 2011

Posted 12/26/2011 at 8:54am | by Josh Hart

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One could probably call 2011 the year of rock and roll biopic.

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Slayer Guitarist Kerry King In Doubt Over More "Big Four" Shows

Posted 12/21/2011 at 6:10pm | by Josh Hart

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Anyone who caught one of the Big Four shows over the past couple of years would agree that they were truly once-in-a-lifetime events. As many fans are still hoping the Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth -- will come their way, Slayer's Kerry King believes the bands will likely now go their separate ways.

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