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Ozzy Osbourne shows no signs of slowing down after his December trek with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, the Prince of Darkness announced the next leg of his tour will take him through North America with Slash in tow as the opening act. The 19 stop trip kicks off January 16th at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska and runs through February 22nd as part of Ozzy’s 18 month tour in support of his latest album Scream. You can grab tickets from LiveNation OR… you can just win a pair from us. We’re giving away a pair of tickets to each show of the tour on our music blog, but time is running out! Head over to the MUSIC BLOG to pick the show closest to you and enter for some free tickets.
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Ozzy and Slash Coming to a Town Near You… We’ve got FREE Tickets!

Ozzy Osbourne shows no signs of slowing down after his December trek with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, the Prince of Darkness announced the next leg of his tour will take him through North America with Slash in tow as the opening act.   The 19 stop trip kicks off January 16th at the Qwest Center in Omaha Nebraska and runs through February 22nd as part of Ozzy’s 18 month tour in support of his latest album Scream.

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You can grab tickets from LiveNation OR… you can just win a pair from us.  Read on for complete tour dates and how to get your greedy little hands on some free tickets. READ MORE

Slash Releases Video For ‘Beautiful Dangerous’

Slash has debuted a new music video for the song, ‘Beautiful Dangerous’, which features Fergie (Black Eyed Peas) on vocals. The video was directed by Rich Lee (Eminem, Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Evanescence) and is based on a treatment written by Fergie. Here are some quotes from Slash and Fergie:
“Fergie came up with the idea for the ‘Beautiful Dangerous’ video.  I knew that the way she had it set up it was going to be a showcase for her to be really fucking awesome,” said the legendary guitarist.
 
“Well, I really just wanted to stalk him.  I thought it would be great.  Just a normal day at the office really.  I’m going to have my way with him [in the video].  You’ll have to watch,” said Fergie.  ”I thoroughly enjoyed playing the psychotic character.”
 
“If you’re going to be stalked by anybody, there’s nobody better to be stalked by then Fergie,” added Slash.

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VH1′s ‘That Metal Show’ Ready To Rock Your Face Off

VH1 just kicked off the sixth season of “That Metal Show”, where hosts Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson, and Jim Florentine are back to interview some of your favorite artists. The show features an all new one-hour format allowing more time to get up close and personal with these metal stars. Make sure to check out the show every Saturday at 11pm.

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Check after the jump to see which artists are scheduled for each episode.

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Slash Opening Up On Upcoming Ozzy Osbourne Tour

Slash has committed to opening for Ozzy Osbourne on an upcoming tour which starts Jan. 16, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska. Joining Slash will be Myles Kennedy, formerly of Alter Bridge. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Oct. 15th on www.LiveNation.com. Check after the jump for the official tour dates.

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Slash Debuts New Music Video For ‘Back From Cali’

Legendary guitarist SLASH is set to premiere his latest music video for “Back From Cali,” the current single featuring Myles Kennedy, from the guitarist’s self-titled debut on Wednesday August 11, 2010.  The song is currently heating up the Active Rock charts with a debut in the Top 30.
Directed by noted live concert director Daniel E. Catullo III, this video showcases a compilation of live footage from the guitarist’s recent European Festival tour, which showcased Kennedy as the tour vocalist, as well as behind the scenes footage that truly captures the energy that’s on stage at a Slash show.  The pair made stops at some of Europe’s largest outdoor festivals including the Download Festival and Rock-Am Ring, both which are featured in the video.  

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As I Lay Dying Stream Entire ‘The Powerless Rise’ Album On MySpace

AS I LAY DYING’s new album THE POWERLESS RISE (out May 11 on Metal Blade) is now streaming live on their MySpace page HERE. From today at 12:00pm PST through Monday, May 10 at 6:00pm PST the entire 11-song disc including the furious new single “Parallels” will be unlocked and streaming live. The group will be featured act on the MySpace front page and music pages through May 11.
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While AS I LAY DYING cross the U.S. on their headlining tour with Demon Hunter, blessthefall and War Of Ages, the group have announced a day-of-release in-store at Rolling Stones Music (7300 W. Irving Pk. Rd. Norridge, IL 60706). The in-store signing will begin at 3:30 PM sharp and continue until before the band’s headlining show later that night at the House of Blues (329 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL). 

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Buy Some Strings, Get a Guitar Lesson From SLASH

Ernie Ball has recently partnered with longtime endorsee Slash, to provide the once in a lifetime opportunity for over 20 guitarists to attend a private masterclass with Slash in Hollywood, CA.

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Hidden inside select packs of Ernie Ball electric guitar string sets are 5 different colored picks – Gold, Silver, Red, Black, and White. Each pick has a corresponding prize including: 20 – Tickets attend a private masterclass with Slash. 10 – Custom Ernie Ball Music Man instruments 20 – $500.00 Guitar Center Shopping Sprees 100 – Signed copies of Slash’s solo record (available April, 2010) 1000 – Free packs of Ernie Ball strings.

Available exclusively at Guitar Center, over 1000 prizes will be available in all all Slinkys, Coated Slinkys, Classic Pure Nickel, and 7 String Sets. Promotion runs from February 2010 – May 2010. READ MORE

Slash Releasing Solo Album and Hitting the Road March/April

Slash posted a few updates about his upcoming solo album via Twitter recently including… “Driving around listening to the analog mixes of my solo record, I gotta say it sounds awesome.” “It will be released in all formats including vinyl.”

He also commented on the release date and tour saying “The whole self titled record was recorded analog. It will be released March/April, tour starts around then too.”

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We recently posted his version of “Paradise City” featuring Fergie/Cypress Hill here, other guests appearing on the album are Dave Grohl, Flea, Chris Cornell, Duff McKagan, WOLFMOTHER’s Andrew Stockdale, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Meat Loaf, MAROON 5′s Adam Levine and Ozzy Osbourne, who contributes vocals to the first single. READ MORE

SLASH Defends Fergie’s Honor and Her Performance on ‘Paradise City’ Recording

According to The Pulse of Radio, Slash took to Twitter to defend BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie’s (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson) vocal performance on a new recording she did with Slash of the GUNS N’ ROSES classic “Paradise City”, also featuring CYPRESS HILL. A copy of the recording surfaced online last week (hear audio below), while Slash is contemplating whether to include it on his new solo album. The former GUNS guitarist tweeted, “Until now, not too many people have heard Fergie sing rock & roll but she sings it better (than) most dudes I know. She’s a screamer at heart.”

Slash told MusicRadar.com earlier this month that he got almost every special guest he wanted to appear on his upcoming solo album, except for one: WHITE STRIPES singer/guitarist and DEAD WEATHER drummer Jack White. Slash revealed, “I wanted to get Jack White to sing on something, but he didn’t want to sing. He said I’ll play drums, I’ll play guitar, but I don’t wanna sing. He was one guy that I wanted to work with. Pretty much everyone else that I went after I managed to get.” READ MORE