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Learn to kick as much ass as Devildriver

We all know that Devildriver kick ass, but I bet you’re wondering just how you can learn to kick as much ass as Devildriver, am I right?

Well consider this your lucky day. Today will be your greatest day yet (if you’re reading this site I’m going to presume you haven’t lost your virginity yet – I know I haven’t), because All Axess has posted a new video guitar lesson featuring the band’s two guitarists, Mike Spreitzer and Jeff Kendrick, teaching you how to play the Devildriver song ‘End Of The Line’ and you can check out the video above.

AC/DC exhibition to take place in Scotland

According to Blabbermouth and TheCourier.co.uk, an exhibition featuring rare AC/DC memorabilia will take place in Kirriemuir, Scotland on July 9th.

I’ve got to be honest, I have no fucking idea where Kirriemuir is, let alone how to pronounce it, but it happens to be the original hometown of the legendary late Bon Scott, before he moved to Australia when he was six. The exhibition is taking place on what would have been the late singer’s 65th birthday.

The exhibition will take place at the Gateway to the Glens Museum, so make sure you make your way there come July the 9th, if you fancy seeing some rare AC/DC memorabilia including one of Bon Scott‘s jackets which has never been publicly shown before.

Review: Revoker – Revenge for the Ruthless

In more recent years, Wales (that small village in the western part of England that likes to think it’s a separate country, for those outside the UK unaware) has often been cited as a hotspot for modern elite Rock and Metal bands. In reality, it’s not. They’ve given us such “unique” (read: Shit) bands as Lostprophets, Funeral for a Friend, Bullet for My Valentine and Skindred (and at this point I’m going to have to stop before I puke), so believe me when I say I’m sceptical to hear about some new “talent” that has emerged from this village country.

Revoker, rising with the same PR crap as Bullet for My Valentine and other Welsh bands, have been touted as a Welsh Metal revolution in the making, being apparently one of the best Metal bands to arrive in the last year. At least that’s the sort of stuff I’ve read elsewhere.

Being an objective man, and with curiosity getting the best of me as Revoker signed to Roadrunner Records for their debut and have received a fair bit of hype, I figured I’d check out debut Revenge for the Ruthless. Make the jump for the review.

Opeth reveal Heritage

I still remember the first time I ever heard Opeth, it was like sex for the first time. Never before had I heard anything like it, the band literally blew my mind (and I blew my load).

So with that in mind, it is with great excitement that I learn that the band have revealed many interesting details regarding their forthcoming album, Heritage.

“It will be our 10th album/observation,” says frontman Mikael Akerfeldt. “I dig it; we all do. In fact, it feels like I’ve been building up to write for and participate on an album like this since I was 19.”

“It’s quite intense at times in some ‘old’ murky way, and quite beautiful and stark at times, if I may say so myself,” he continues. “It’s obvious I’m going to say nice things about it since I wrote basically the whole piece, but I guess it will raise a few eyebrows and it certainly is an acquired taste.”

“I think you’ll need a slightly deeper understanding of our music as a whole to be able to appreciate this record. I’ve realized my influences for this album are so diverse that I can’t really say what it sounds like. If I can compare it to any other band, it would have to be Opeth, but it’s different from the stuff we’ve done before. I’ve listened a lot to Alice Cooper for the last year, yet I can’t say it sounds like ‘No More Mr. Nice Guy.’ I hope you’ll like it once you hear it.”

Source: Metal Hammer

Now if that doesn’t excite you, you’ve been watching too much porn son!

Opeth have also announced that the first single from the album is to be called ‘The Devil’s Orchard’. Standard and special edition albums, a box set and a double LP pressing are in the works for the album’s September 19th release. Get the tracklisting after the jump!

Free Iron Maiden tracks

Amazing news Maiden fans, in celebration of the forthcoming From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of 1990-2010 collection nearing release, Iron Maiden are giving you away two awesome tracks absolutely free…

It just so happens that those two tracks happen to be songs we’ve all got already. Iron Maiden also know their shit, and like a lot of bands you have to do some lame connecting/liking crap via Facebook and Twitter to get the tracks. Oh yes, please do make me go through 10 minutes of bullshit Facebook spamming crap in order to download a song I’ve already had for the past 4 million years. Thank you Maiden.

Me cynical? Naaaah.

If you’re 10 years old and have yet to discover the awesomeness that is Iron Maiden, get your free tracks here.