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Exclusive Video: Johnny Winter Performs "Highway 61 Revisited" from Deluxe 'Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert' DVD

Posted 02/27/2014 at 1:26pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of a video of Johnny Winter performing a rocking version of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" on October 16, 1992. That's the day a slew of respected artists — from George Harrison to Johnny Cash to the Band — got together at New York City's Madison Square Garden to celebrate Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary as a recording artist.

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The last time we shared a Babymetal video — October 28, 2011 — the Japanese metal vocal and dance group consisting of three girls had just released a video for a song called "Doki Doki Morning."

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Jake E. Lee and Red Dragon Cartel Debut Music Videos for "Shout It Out" and "Deceived"

Posted 02/27/2014 at 11:25am | by Damian Fanelli

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As you might've read in the February 2014 issue of Guitar World, Former Ozzy Osbourne and Badlands guitarist Jake E. Lee is back with a new band, Red Dragon Cartel.

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TailPeace Dsignz has introduced its new Snake, Steer, Skull and Cross guitar tailpieces.

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Twenty-five years on, Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde recall the audition, rehearsals and recording sessions that resulted in their auspicious debut outing, 1988’s No Rest for the Wicked..

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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has pleaded guilty of plotting to kill his wife. As reported by Billboard, the singer entered the plea at a court in California and admitted he had paid a police officer posing as a hitman $1,000 to kill his wife, Meggan Lambesis. He also gave him photos of her and the gate codes to their home.

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Black Label Society are streaming a track from their upcoming album, Catacombs of the Black Vatican. Check out "My Dying Time" below and tell us what you think!

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Reverend Horton Heat have premiered the new music video for "Scenery Going By," a track off their new album, Rev. The album was released January 21 through Victory Records. It's their first album since 2009's Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat.

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The Vapor Trail is a true analog delay pedal using the famed Bucket Brigade Devices (BBDs), giving the pedal an authentic, vintage sound with warmth, fullness and depth, but with an immense clarity that keeps it from getting lost in the mix.

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Eddie Van Halen Looks Back on Van Halen's Landmark '1984' Album and the Creation of 5150 Studios

Posted 02/26/2014 at 12:29pm | by Chris Gill

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When rock music fans first heard Eddie Van Halen’s radical, innovative tapping technique at the end of “Eruption,” many mistakenly thought that they were hearing a synthesizer.

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