"Talking Metal" has posted its latest podcast/episode in which hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy resume their countdown to one of the world's most-anticipated albums, Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy". Download the podcast at this location. "Chinese Democracy" is tentatively set for release on November 25 exclusively through Best Buy, according to RollingStone.com. The unconfirmed report came from a "vendor convention" held by Best Buy last month in Dallas, where Guns ...

That's Right! For the month of September, GEAR-MONKEY is giving away some PRIZES to the winners of this rockin' Cover Song Competion. ERIC CLAPTON "LAYLA" So grab your axe, head on over to http://gear-monkey.com/forum and lets jam out some Clapton! Even if you suck at guitar, come jam with us anyhow. That's how you learn. Don't be a wuss, come rock with us! Read More: http://gear-monkey.com/forum/featured-front-page/cover-song-competition-win-a-free-fender-tshirt-guitar-strings-t639.0.html;msg4054;topicseen#msg4054 Stay tuned for the FREE Boss DS-1 Give-Away winner ...

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has revealed in an online posting that acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap (NEVERMORE, EXODUS, ARCH ENEMY, MACHINE HEAD) will fly over to Southern California on September 8 to "tweak some last-minute stuff" at Mustaine's new recording studio before returning again at the end of the month, presumably to helm the recording sessions for the group's new album. Sneap produced MEGADETH's last album, "United Abominations", which came out ...

The wait is over. AC/DC released their new single, Rock 'n' Roll Train, worldwide. The song has been posted on their official MySpace page. Some people have already posted videos on YouTube containing the song. Following review taken from Blabbermouth.net: Rolling Stone has posted a short "review" of the new AC/DC album "Black Ice", which the magazine apparently heard during a listening session the Sony headquarters on New York's Madison Avenue. ...

Some guitars have pickups to convert the vibration of the steel chord strings into electrical current and these types of guitars are called as electric guitars. In many popular styles of music like jazz, blues, rock and roll, country music electric guitars are used. It is even used in contemporary classical music. Many famous musicians enjoy playing on the electric guitars. In the year 1932, the guitarist Kansas of Wichita performed ...

Victor Epand asked: The electric guitar has long been used in many popular styles of music, including almost all genres of rock and roll, country music, jazz, blues, ambient and even contemporary classical music. It uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into electrical current, which is then amplified. The electric guitar can be played either solo or with other instruments. It has been used in numerous genres ...

Originally guitars were all acoustic, and the volume achievable by such guitars was quite enough for the environments in which they were played. However, as music developed and the locations in which it performed grew larger, and with the introduction of accompanying instruments, it became necessary to increase the volume and sound of the guitar. Especially with jazz gaining in popularity, the brass instruments would simply drown out the guitar, ...

Richard Neesal asked: The actual date and time of the invention of the electric guitar hasn't ever been recognized, although it was first seen in the early 1930's by members of orchestras and musicians. The inventors of the electric guitar at that time, who were electronically minded individuals, realized that the guitar needed to be amplified to produce louder sounds in noisy venues and to be able to be heard ...

Peter Clark asked: Just about every kid ever born wants to be a rock star. They see their favorite stars up there on stage playing the electric guitar to a crowd and want to do the same. Problem is, it's not easy learning to play the electric guitar.And of course before you learn to play the guitar you need to own a guitar, or at least borrow one. When you're ...

Richard Neesal asked: Choosing the right electric guitar relies on many different factors such as the type of music that is going to be played, how often the guitar will be played and where. For those learning to play the electric guitar, finding a good one to learn on is important, especially when knowing the fingers are going to have to toughen up a bit. And the easier the electric guitar ...