New Feature: John Petrucci Guitar Gear Set Up

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

In the newest video feature added to LickLibrary.com, we take a tour of Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci's on tour gear with his tech Matt "Maddi" Schieferstein.

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Dave Grohl & Dana Gould working on new rock-band sitcom

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Foo Fighters head Dave Grohl is reportedly working on a comedy series for US television network FX

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France's Hellfest announce 2012 line up

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Guns n Roses, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Children of Bodom, Trivium and Lynyrd Skynyrd among the 2012 line up confirmed for HellFest in France this June

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Willie Nelson returns to Sony Records for a 5 album record deal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Country Music Legend, Willie Nelson, has signed a new record deal with Sony Records and plans to release a new album in Spring 2012.

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Anthrax bassist will miss shows to be with terminally ill grandmother

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello will leave the band's tour to join his uncle, Charlie Benante, at the bedside of the Anthrax drummer's terminally ill mother

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Slash to finish recording next week

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Slash has revealed the recording on his next solo album will be completed by next week.

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Bruce Springsteen to play the Grammys

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

The Grammy's have announced more acts playing live at this month's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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Paul McCartney posts 'Making of" video for new album

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Paul McCartney releases his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" next week and has releases a 'making of' video for his fans to find out more about the record

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Thin Lizzy announce new UK dates for 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Thin Lizzy have added some extra dates to their 2012 tour schedule

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Another Sonisphere Festival UK line up 'leak' confirms Queen as headliners

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Last week a 'leaked' Sonisphere Line up claimed Queen with Adam Lambert would be headling their annual summer festival at Knebworth, the Daily Mail today made a claim of the same

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Guns n Roses to headline Graspop 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium have confirmed Guns N Roses for the closing night of the 2012 summer festival

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Motley Crue to perform 'unplugged' section at Sin City residency

Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Motley Crue are planning on performing a selection of acoustic numbers during their upcoming 12-gig Las Vegas residency

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Bill Ward makes statement regarding Black Sabbath reunion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward issued a statement to tell fans that he may not be a part of the Black Sabbath reunion after all.

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New Led Zeppelin, David Bowie & Trivium song lessons available at LickLibrary.com

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Check out the latest lessons available on licklibrary.com including tracks by Led Zeppelin, David Bowie & Trivium, and Def Leppard Style lessons.

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The Darkness release new music video

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Watch the official music video for The Darkness' new single "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us"

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Leslie West makes a heroic return to live music

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

New York's BB King Blues Club played host to Leslie West's heroic return to live music on Tuesday night

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Sonisphere Poland line up announced

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Sonisphere Festival's 3rd summer visit to Poland will see the Polish fans treated to Metallica, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society and plus unnamed 'Special Guests' on May 10th.

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The Aristocrats to head out for UK mini-tour in March

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Guthrie Govan led trio The Aristocrats will head out for a series of UK dates in March

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Slash, Marilyn Manson, Megadeth and Rob Zombie confirmed for Rock on The Range 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

America's premier rock festival, Rock on The Range have confirmed their full 2012 line up.

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Black Country Communion to release "Live Over Europe" CD set

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Last October, Black Country Communion released a new live DVD, "Live Over Europe", the band have announced a CD of the same name will be released at the end of February

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'Given To The Wild' described as 'too experimental' by Fiction Records

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Maccabees guitarist, Felix White, has revealed that the band's record label, Fiction, thought their new album would be 'too experimental' to achieve mainstream success. 

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Van Halen play secret show in Los Angeles plus more new song previews

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Last night Van Halen played an hour long show at a private media showcase at Hollywood's Henson Studios.

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The Edge and Ronnie Wood working on new WholeWorldBand app

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

A brand new app which will allow users to create music with musicians from around the world in both studio and video is being is being launched by WholeWorldBand

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The Darkness issue free download to fans

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Newly reunited glam-rock revivalists, The Darkness, will release their first album since reforming last year (2011) on Feb.1 2012

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Joe Bonamassa releases trailer for upcoming new Live DVD

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Joe Bonamassa is set to release his new Live DVD of his show at Beacon Theatre in New York, check out the trailer.

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Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet is a new feature-length documentary

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet is a new feature-length documentary that chronicles the heroic and incredible true story of guitar legend, Jason Becker

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Scorpions fans can expect more special releases after their farewell tour

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

When The Scorpions complete their farewell tour in early 2013, fans can expect a number of special releases from the band.

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Rolling Stones issue second concert recording through official archive

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Following on from their much-anticipated 'The Brussels Affair', The Rolling Stones have now issued their second concert recording through their official archive website

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Gibson Guitars unveil a new Shred Les Paul Studio guitar

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Gibson have unveiled a brand new "Shred" Gibson Les Paul featuring a Floyd Rose Tremelo

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Corey Taylor talks more of his recording session with Dave Grohl

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

After his recent excited tweets about recording a song with Dave Grohl, Corey Taylor has explained more details about the track they made together

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Birmingham city council to host a Black Sabbath Day?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Birmingham city council may sanction an official Black Sabbath Day to highlight the heavy metal elders outstanding contribution to music

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Download Festival add Slash, Megadeth and more to 2012 line up

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Download Festival made their next line up announcement this morning, find out who's joining Metallica, The Prodigy and Black Sabbath at the big event

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