Metallica To Emphasize ‘Magnetic’ On Tour

Lars Ulrich of Metallica promises that fans will hear “a lot of new songs” from “Death Magnetic” on the band’s upcoming tour, which begins production rehearsals this coming Monday in San Francisco and kicks off October 21 in Glendale, Ariz. Read more

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Kiss Gods of Thunder

Kiss is one of those definitive rock and roll bands—y’know, the ones both critics and parents loathe, but the kids love anyway. When looking back over the history of rock, however, one can surely ask why. Read more

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Crown CE1000 Amplifier Review

Crown is another name with a solid rep among pros the world over. The CE series seems designed for the first-time buyer or musician who has been forced to be a soundman without actually being a soundman. Hence the colorful, informative and sometimes even playful owner’s manual, chock full of tips and other useful info. Read more

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Peavey PV 2000 Amplifier

If your standard answer to life’s big questions is “more power!” then the PV 2000 may be for you. The four-rackspace behemoth offers 1000 watts per side into 2 ohms (400 per 8 ohms) and up to 2000 watts in 4-ohm bridged-mono mode. Reported frequency response is as wide as 10 Hz-40 kHz. Read more

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Acoustic AC1800 Amplifier

Acoustics’ AC series consists of three amps which differ mainly in their power ratings. The AC 1800 sits in the middle of this range, offering 300 watts per channel in 8-ohm stereo configuration, and up to 1400 watts at 4 ohms in bridged-mono mode. Frequency response is a reported 10 Hz-20kHz. Read more

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Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance

Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance
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Leo Fender and Marshall Amplifiers - Beginning of the Guitar Amp

Continued on from “Gibson Firebird Guitar Born 1963”

Of course the electric guitar wouldn’t have developed at all had it not been for amps. And the guitar amplifier would never have come into being had it not been for Mr. Lee De Forest, who invented the vacuum tube Read more

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Leo Fender & George Fullerton introduced Broadcaster - Telecaster 1950

The 20th century will be remembered as an age of technology. And the electric guitar has been one of the most benign technologies to emerge from our troubled outgoing century. Like the innovations of Thomas Edison or Henry Ford, the electric guitar is a great populist invention. Read more

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Ozzy Osbourne Inks Three Album Deal with Sony

Did anyone go to Ozzfest 2008, with Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne as the headliners? It was held on August 9th @ Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. Read more

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Allman Brothers Sue Universal For $13 Million Over Royalties

Sources tell us that The Allman Brothers Band has sued a record company for roughly $13 million. The Allman Brothers is taking a stand and are demanding a bigger cut of recordings sold through third parties, such as UGM and Apple’s iTunes music service. Read more

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