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Video: Yngwie Malmsteen Shreds with Alcatrazz in 1984

Posted 04/26/2013 at 12:40pm | by Damian Fanelli

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For today's Flashback Friday video, we're dropping in on Yngwie Malmsteen, circa-1984. Fans who got to see Alcatrazz perform in the early to mid-'80s were treated to bits and pieces of Malmsteen's mastery in pretty much every song — but especially when he took his extended solo breaks.

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The Top 10 Reasons to Play Guitar

Posted 03/05/2013 at 12:59pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Right now, you are browsing a website for guitarists. This means either you already play and are looking for a little vindication of your obsession, or you’re a beginner looking to find out whether you chose the right instrument. Well, here is every reason you need to quiet that little voice in the back of your head asking, “Why am I doing this?”

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Steel Panther's 'Balls Out' Poster Banned by British Authorities for Being "Overtly Sexual"

Posted 01/25/2012 at 11:44am | by Damian Fanelli

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Steel Panther are experiencing a Spinal Tap moment: A poster for their 2011 album, Balls Out, has been banned by UK advertising authorities because they find it "overtly sexual."

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The 10 Coolest Bands Created by Hollywood

Posted 11/02/2011 at 8:10am | by Ebony March

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The following gallery shows the best rock music that Tinseltown has managed to create -- in some cases with chart-topping success.

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This List Goes To 11: Best Quotes from 'This Is Spinal Tap'

Posted 10/28/2011 at 10:32am | by Tony Grassi

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This is Spinal Tap was supposed to be a satirical peek into the decadent, self-contained world of early Eighties heavy metal -- at least as it applied to a group of aging rock stars. At some point, though, the movie transitioned from cult comedy to cultural institution (In 2002, the Library of Congress selected This Is Spinal Tap for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as a "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" film).

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Poll: What Is The Best Spinal Tap Quote?

Posted 10/28/2011 at 10:31am | by Tony Grassi

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So many legendary lines to choose from, but you can only pick one ... at a time. You could come back and pick another one at another time ... but that's nitpicking, isn't it?

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Abuse Your Delusion: The 1992 Guitar World Interview with the Almost-Legendary Spinal Tap

Posted 10/21/2011 at 10:05am | by Teisco Del Ray

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At the conclusion of This Is Spinal Tap, director Marty DiBergi's warts-and-all (or, as David St. Hubbins puts it, "all warts") documentary of the metal pioneers' 1982 American tour, the band's future couldn't have looked brighter.

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