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Deep Purple Premiere Music Video for "Vincent Price"

Posted 05/17/2013 at 4:47pm | by Damian Fanelli

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At 1 p.m. EST today (May 17), Deep Purple premiered the music video for "Vincent Price," a track off their new album, Now What?!, which was released April 30 in North America via Ear Music. The "Vincent Price" clip, which you can watch below, represents the band's first music video in more than 20 years.

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Jeff Beck Featured on New LeAnn Rimes Album, 'Spitfire'

Posted 05/17/2013 at 4:36pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Since I'm a Beck completist — someone who buys every available recording featuring Beck's guitar work (It's a disease) — I guess I'll be downloading a LeAnn Rimes song on June 4, something I really didn't see coming. But this collaboration shouldn't come as a surprise. Beck has appeared on albums by Cyndi Lauper, Joss Stone and Beth Hart, to name just a few. He's recorded and/or performed with Imelda May, Olivia Safe, Tal Wilkenfeld, Jennifer Batten, etc.

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Watch Video Highlights from 2013 Golden Gods Awards: Metallica, Anthrax, Danzig, Dillinger Escape Plan and More

Posted 05/17/2013 at 3:40pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The biggest names in hard rock and heavy metal rocked Los Angeles on Thursday, May 2, at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Award Show. As always, the event featured the once-in-a-lifetime collaborations that America’s only hard-rock and heavy-metal show has become known for.

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Video: Sample Guitar World's New 'Mastering Scales' DVD

Posted 05/17/2013 at 1:01pm | by Guitar World Staff

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Guitar World has released a new DVD we think you'll enjoy: Mastering Scales. The DVD, which is available now at the Guitar World Online Store, is a deluxe crash course in guitar theory, with more than 80 minutes of instructional video to help you reach the next level.

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Queens of the Stone Age Premiere Music Video for "If I Had a Tail"

Posted 05/17/2013 at 11:44am | by Guitar World Staff

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Queens of the Stone Age have released another new music video for a track off their upcoming album, ... Like Clockwork. This time, it's for a song called "If I Had a Tail," a live version of which the band began streaming for free last week.

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Listen: Blackmore's Night Premiere New Song, "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over the Sea)"

Posted 05/17/2013 at 10:43am | by Damian Fanelli

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Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the premiere of "The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over the Sea)," a new track by Blackmore's Night. The song is from the band's new album, Dancer and the Moon, which will be released June 11 by Frontiers Records.

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Jim Dunlop Introduces MXR Prime Distortion Pedal

Posted 05/17/2013 at 10:34am | by Guitar World Staff

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Dunlop Manufacturing, in partnership with Guitar Center, has announced the new MXR Prime Distortion pedal. It is available exclusively at Guitar Center stores, Guitar Center online and Musicians Friend online. This new pedal will be available for purchase on May 22.

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La Grunge: The Top 10 Blues-Approved Overdrive/Distortion Pedals

Posted 05/17/2013 at 10:18am | by Chris Gill

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The origin of guitar distortion goes back to the earliest electrified blues guitarists. They didn’t care that their primitive tube amps were breaking up and distorting, as long as they were loud. Soon, blues guitarists grew quite fond of those nasty, gnarly distorted tones, and they sought to replicate them by any means necessary.

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Small Wonders: Five Essential 15-Watt Guitar Amps

Posted 05/17/2013 at 10:18am | by Damian Fanelli

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Let's face it, bringing a 100-watt guitar amp to your average weekend bar gig is a lot like taking a Lamborghini to Shop Rite for Sunday-afternoon grocery shopping. You simply don't need all that power.

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'200 Rock Licks' DVD is a Guitar Licks Goldmine

Posted 05/17/2013 at 10:16am | by Guitar World Staff

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A guitar licks goldmine awaits you in this incredible rock collection, the 200 Rock Licks: Guitar Licks Goldmine DVD (Hal Leonard). The DVD, which is available now at the Guitar World Online Store. is jam-packed with killer lead lines, phrases and riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists Greg Harrison, Matthew Schroeder and Troy Stetina.

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