James Patrick "Jimmy" Page Celebrates His 69th Birthday!

James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE was born on January 9, 1944 in the West London suburb of Heston, U.K. If for some bizarre reason you don't know who Jimmy Page is, Jimmy Page is one of the founders of legendary Rock N' Roll band Led Zeppelin. Some of the roles that Jimmy Page has adopted in the music business include: multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer.

"When I grew up there weren't many other guitarists ... There was one other guitarist in my school who actually showed me the first chords that I learned, and I went on from there. I was bored so I taught myself the guitar from listening to records. So obviously it was a very personal thing." - Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page is widely considered one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters in Rock music history.

"The pontiff of power riffing & probably the most digitally sampled artist in pop today after James Brown." - Rolling Stone

In 2012, Jimmy Page was ranked No.1 in Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Yardbirds (1992), and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995).



Heavy birthday Jimmy Page, and MANY more to come! \m/

Related links:
Jimmy Page's Official Site

GIBSON's Top 10 Halloween Songs of All Time - Crank Em' Loud!

The great folks over at GIBSON had their writer Anne Erickson come up with the top 10 Halloween songs of all time! Her list comprises of some tunes by Helloween (duh), King Diamond, Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie, obviously, and also tunes by Pantera, Slayer, Tool, and even The Ramones. Here are GIBSON's top 10 Halloween songs of all time:

10) King Diamond, “Halloween”:



9) The Misfits, “Halloween”:



8) The Ramones, “Pet Sematary”:



7) Helloween, “Halloween”:



6) Iron Maiden, “Fear of the Dark”:



5) Tool, “Sober”:



4) Rob Zombie, “Living Dead Girl”



Click HERE to view the remaining top 3 songs!

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The Top 10 Heavy Metal Guitarists According To Gibson Guitars - Videos Available!

Out of the plethora of Rock N’ Roll styles, Heavy Metal is by FAR the most in your face, brutal style. Here arefour elements that define Heavy Metal guitar playing:

- High/loud volume
- Broadening textures
- Pure drama
- Speed

In honor of Heavy Metal's electrifying players, Gibson.com counts down the Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time, showcasing axemen who pack both fantastic soloing and technical percussion, inspiring generations to keep on shredding.

After you review the list, let us know who YOUR top 10 Heavy Metal guitarists are at the comments section below.

Gibson's Top 10 "Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists":

10. George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB)



09. Dave Murray & Adrian Smith (IRON MAIDEN)



08. Adam Jones (TOOL)



07. Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)



06. Eddie Van Halen (VAN HALEN)



05. Dimebag Darrell (PANTERA)



04. John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER)



03. Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE)



02. Kirk Hammett & James Hetfield (METALLICA)



01. Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH)



Let us know who YOUR top 10 Heavy Metal guitarists are at the comments section below.

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JUDAS PRIEST Unleash "Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition" - Audio Samples Available!

Today, JUDAS PRIEST unleashed the 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION'! This very special release contains not only the re-mastered original album plus bonus tracks, but also a live DVD from the 1983 US Festival show, filmed in San Bernadino CA on 29th May 1983. Audio samples available HERE!

The US Festival was intended to be a celebration of evolving technologies; a marriage of music, computers, television and people - organized by Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple Computer. 

The 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION' Live DVD was filmed at the second, and what turned out to be last, US Festival in 1983. The Sunday was the Heavy Metal Day -"It was the day new wave died and rock n' roll took over". It set the single-day concert attendance record for the US with an estimated 375,000 people.

Judas Priest have this to say about this memorable day in Metal history:

‘On the day that we performed, we flew in by helicopter - and the first sight we saw was that of thousands of abandoned cars piled up around the crests of the hills that surrounded the festival arena, which as we went over took our breath away. For there below us, spread throughout hundreds of acres was a massive crowd – over three hundred thousand strong! The summer heat was raging and combined with the hot Santa Ana winds made for a scorching metal furnace on stage.’

CD tracklisting:

1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Riding On The Wind
4. Bloodstone
5. (Take These) Chains
6. Pain And Pleasure
7. Screaming For Vengeance
8. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
9. Fever
10. Devil’s Child

Bonus tracks:

11. *Electric Eye (live)
12. *Riding on the Wind (live)
13. *You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (Live)
14. *Screaming For Vengeance (Live)
15. Devil’s Child (live)
16. Prisoner of Your Eyes

* Live from the San Antonio Civic Center, September 10th 1982

DVD:

US Festival Show - San Bernadino CA 29th May 1983

1. Electric Eye
2. Riding On The Wind
3. Heading Out To The Highway
4. Metal Gods
5. Breaking The Law
6. Diamonds And Rust
7. Victim Of Changes
8. Living After Midnight
9. The Green Manalishi (with the two-pronged crown)
10.  Screaming For Vengeance
11. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
12. Hell Bent For Leather

Plus booklet featuring photos from Mark Weiss and sleeve notes written by Eddie Trunk (long -standing and well-respected US author, radio and television personality).

Click to purchase this amazing release!

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JUDAS PRIEST Premiere Trailer For "Screaming For Vengeance – Special 30th Anniversary Edition"!

As previously reported, to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE', Judas Priest present you with 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION'! This very special release contains not only the re-mastered original album plus bonus tracks, but also a live DVD from the 1983 US Festival show, filmed in San Bernadino CA on 29th May 1983.

The US Festival was intended to be a celebration of evolving technologies; a marriage of music, computers, television and people - organized by Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple Computer. 

The 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION' Live DVD was filmed at the second, and what turned out to be last, US Festival in 1983. The Sunday was the Heavy Metal Day -"It was the day new wave died and rock n' roll took over". It set the single-day concert attendance record for the US with an estimated 375,000 people.

Here is trailer for 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION':



Judas Priest have this to say about this memorable day in Metal history:

‘On the day that we performed, we flew in by helicopter - and the first sight we saw was that of thousands of abandoned cars piled up around the crests of the hills that surrounded the festival arena, which as we went over took our breath away. For there below us, spread throughout hundreds of acres was a massive crowd – over three hundred thousand strong! The summer heat was raging and combined with the hot Santa Ana winds made for a scorching metal furnace on stage.’

CD tracklisting:

1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Riding On The Wind
4. Bloodstone
5. (Take These) Chains
6. Pain And Pleasure
7. Screaming For Vengeance
8. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
9. Fever
10. Devil’s Child

Bonus tracks:

11. *Electric Eye (live)
12. *Riding on the Wind (live)
13. *You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (Live)
14. *Screaming For Vengeance (Live)
15. Devil’s Child (live)
16. Prisoner of Your Eyes

* Live from the San Antonio Civic Center, September 10th 1982

DVD:

US Festival Show - San Bernadino CA 29th May 1983

1. Electric Eye
2. Riding On The Wind
3. Heading Out To The Highway
4. Metal Gods
5. Breaking The Law
6. Diamonds And Rust
7. Victim Of Changes
8. Living After Midnight
9. The Green Manalishi (with the two-pronged crown)
10.  Screaming For Vengeance
11. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
12. Hell Bent For Leather

Plus booklet featuring photos from Mark Weiss and sleeve notes written by Eddie Trunk (long -standing and well-respected US author, radio and television personality).

Read some more information HERE about JUDAS PRIEST's NEW Studio Album!

Join the revolution, contribute to our Indiegogo campaign! Click HERE: www.indiegogo.com/hornsup
 

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JUDAS PRIEST Reveal Details For 'Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition'!

“One of the most important, influential and imitated bands ever…” – Kerrang

A vital part of Rock history - Judas Priest have spent 4 decades writing classic songs and putting on spectacular live shows. During this period, the band has sold in excess of 30 million albums, and played to countless millions of fans across the globe. In 1982, they released their eighth studio album 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE', containing their hugely successful "You’ve Got Another Thing Coming", the single which proved that Metal could get mainstream radio airplay in the US – leading the way for a whole generation of NEW Metal bands.

To celebrate the 30 year anniversary of this epic release, Judas Priest present you with 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION', containing not only the re-mastered original album plus bonus tracks, but also a live DVD from the 1983 US Festival show, filmed in San Bernadino CA on 29th May 1983.

The US Festival was intended to be a celebration of evolving technologies; a marriage of music, computers, television and people - organized by Steve Wozniak formerly of Apple Computer. 

The 'SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE – SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION' Live DVD was filmed at the second, and what turned out to be last, US Festival in 1983. The Sunday was the Heavy Metal Day -"It was the day new wave died and rock n' roll took over". It set the single-day concert attendance record for the US with an estimated 375,000 people.



Judas Priest have this to say about this memorable day in Metal history:

‘On the day that we performed, we flew in by helicopter - and the first sight we saw was that of thousands of abandoned cars piled up around the crests of the hills that surrounded the festival arena, which as we went over took our breath away. For there below us, spread throughout hundreds of acres was a massive crowd – over three hundred thousand strong! The summer heat was raging and combined with the hot Santa Ana winds made for a scorching metal furnace on stage.’

CD tracklisting:

1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Riding On The Wind
4. Bloodstone
5. (Take These) Chains
6. Pain And Pleasure
7. Screaming For Vengeance
8. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
9. Fever
10. Devil’s Child

Bonus tracks:

11. *Electric Eye (live)
12. *Riding on the Wind (live)
13. *You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (Live)
14. *Screaming For Vengeance (Live)
15. Devil’s Child (live)
16. Prisoner of Your Eyes

* Live from the San Antonio Civic Center, September 10th 1982

DVD:

US Festival Show - San Bernadino CA 29th May 1983

1. Electric Eye
2. Riding On The Wind
3. Heading Out To The Highway
4. Metal Gods
5. Breaking The Law
6. Diamonds And Rust
7. Victim Of Changes
8. Living After Midnight
9. The Green Manalishi (with the two-pronged crown)
10.  Screaming For Vengeance
11. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
12. Hell Bent For Leather

Plus booklet featuring photos from Mark Weiss and sleeve notes written by Eddie Trunk (long -standing and well-respected US author, radio and television personality).

Read some more information HERE about JUDAS PRIEST's NEW Studio Album!

Related links:
Judas Priest

JUDAS PRIEST Working On A NEW Album?

JUDAS PRIEST are always full of surprises, which is not a bad thing at all. The legendary Heavy Metal supposedly had their farewell tour last year. But who can blame them for wanting to continue their musical legacy? After all, the "Epitaph" tour proved that the iconic Rob Halford and company have many more years to kick some serious ass!

Recently, Peter Hodgson of Gibson.com spoke with JUDAS PRIEST's guitarist Richie Faulkner (who replaced K.K. Downing). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Gibson.com: 

You've been in JUDAS PRIEST for over a year now and the fans seem to have welcomed you with open arms. How does that feel? Were you worried about how you'd be accepted?

Richie: 

I think that any big change in such a legendary band is going to bring a certain amount of skepticism and when people don't know the outcome, we tend to fear the worst. The band and me were sure that when the fans came to see us live, all fears would be put to bed. It astonishes, really, how the fans have welcomed me into the family and I feel honored to be accepted in the way that I have been. The great thing is, even though the fans didn't know how it was gonna be at first, they still believed in the band, got their tickets and came to see the show. When the opening song kicked in, all politics and uncertainty seemed to be blown out the door and everyone was just part of a huge family, ya know? Hats off to the fans for that and a massive thank you.

Gibson.com: 

How much lead-up did you have between getting the PRIEST gig and stepping on stage with them?

Richie: It was about a month before rehearsals started for the "Epitaph" tour that I got the gig. We rehearsed for two weeks and then flew out to L.A. to play on the finale of "American Idol". So my first show with the band was in front of nearly 30 million people! No pressure then guys, eh?! We then flew back to England again to continue rehearsing, so I think it was about two months in total before we played the first show of the "Epitaph" tour.

Gibson.com: 

Are you writing NEW material with PRIEST? And are you able to fit in your own musical pursuits at the moment?

Richie: 

We are working on a NEW album. Glenn [Tipton, guitar] and Rob [Halford, vocals] started writing material early 2011 before I joined the band, and I got together with them earlier this year to work on some more tracks with them. We're getting together again after the summer to do some more writing and if all goes to plan, we might have the album out early next year. The ideas we have so far are sounding very strong and very PRIEST, so watch this space!

Read the entire interview HERE.

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Jimmy Page Celebrates 68th Birthday!

James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE was born on January 9, 1944 in the West London suburb of Heston, U.K. If for some bizarre reason you don't know who Jimmy Page is, Jimmy Page is one of the founders of legendary Rock N' Roll band Led Zeppelin. Some of the roles that Jimmy Page has adopted in the music business include: multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer.

"When I grew up there weren't many other guitarists ... There was one other guitarist in my school who actually showed me the first chords that I learned, and I went on from there. I was bored so I taught myself the guitar from listening to records. So obviously it was a very personal thing." - Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page is widely considered one of the most influential guitarists and songwriters in Rock music history.

"The pontiff of power riffing & probably the most digitally sampled artist in pop today after James Brown." - Rolling Stone

In 2010, Jimmy Page was ranked No.2 in Gibson's list of "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a member of The Yardbirds (1992), and once as a member of Led Zeppelin (1995).



Heavy birthday Jimmy Page, and MANY more to come! \m/

Related links:
Jimmy Page's Official Site