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  1. Keyboardist and Founding Member of the Doors Ray Manzarek Dead at 74

    Musician Ray Manzarek, who is best remembered as keyboardist and founding member of the Doors, died on Monday at the RoMed Clinic inRosenheim,Germany, after succumbing to complications due to bile duct cancer according to the band’s Facebook page. He was 74. According to the post, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek along with his brothers, Rick and James...
  2. Seymour Duncan Unveils the Nazgul Pickup

    It's not just a pickup, it's a weapon of tonal Armageddon. The Nazgûl was designed with a single purpose; for intense high output chug heavy punch you in the chest ruthless distortion. The tone is heavy and aggressive but also retains articulation and provides a precise pick attack that is necessary for high-output metal. The Nazgûl gives chords heavy saturation...
  3. Judas Priest Talk New Album

    Live DVD hits stores later this month. Although Judas Priest had a bit of a snag which slightly delayed  the release of their new live DVD, “Epitaph” – due out later this month by the way – the band has done a great job of keeping fans in the loop, and not just regarding their DVD either. In a recent...
  4. Famed Fender Pick-Up Engineer Abigail Ybarra Announces Retirement

    Abigail Ybarra with Los Lobos during her private retirementparty.  The Fender Custom Shop is both pleased and wistful to announce that one of its most revered employees, “pickup artist” Abigail Ybarra, is retiring after more than 50 years in the Fender family. In celebration, Fender arranged for multiple Grammy Award-winning band Los Lobos to play at her private retirement party...
  5. Rolling Stone Readers Vote Creed As The Worst Band Of The '90s

    Creed during their '90s heyday. Unsurprisingly – Creed has been voted the worst band of the ‘90s by readers of Rolling Stone magazine. The real surprise actually came with the group voted in at number 5: Nirvana. In fact, even the Rolling Stone editors themselves were taken aback by the grunge legends' inclusion. “What the happened here?” they demanded. “Did...

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