As a tribute to IRON MAIDEN, UK's Kerrang! magazine has persuaded 15 of its favorite bands to record unique covers of MAIDEN's greatest anthems for an exciting free CD entitled "Maiden Heaven"

Following on from our 2006 Kerrang! Remastered CD in honour of Metallica's Master Of Puppets, this latest collection – Maiden Heaven – features bands covering tracks from Iron Maiden's legendary career, and will be given away free in Kerrang! issue 1219 on sale July 16.

Jeff Loomis will release solo debut, "Zero Order Phase", on September 30 via Century Media Records

Guitarist and producer Jeff Richman writes about Freeway Jam: To Beck And Back, "Jeff Beck!

The band Parokya ni Edgar is a fun band to be with, certainly the most long-lasting, an 80's era dinosaur among today's pogi rock and emo-ridden listeners. But then their songs and creations are still seen as relevant among today's youth. Along with their reputation as a SOLID barkada, their (especially C. Miranda's) prowess in creating lyrics (never mind the tunes) are of the same skill and ante as memorable jingles and anthems.

This article is an attempt to decode what might be inside the mind of Mr. Miranda when they create their songs...

Artist : Dandelium
Album : Kyrie Eleison
Year : 2006
Genre : Instrumental Symphonic Metal

Codec : Fraunhofer
Bitrate : 160K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo
ID3-Tag : ID3v2.3

Track Listing
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1. Iced Throne Introduction (2:13)
2. Destiny (4:18)
3. Everywhere (4:21)
4. Kyrie Eleison (3:53)
5. Frozen (3:56)
6. Secrets (4:55)
7. Listen To Me (4:43)

Prepare to have your attention grabbed, then throttled.

Such is the intro by Jordan Mancino (As I Lay Dying) to “Ahh…the Fade Out”. Things settle shortly. Does the guitar suggest a faintly western vibe to you? At any rate, this goes down before the “urgent section”, which is all distortion and bare nerves. Then it’s the fade and all is said and done in a few scant moments.

John 5's latest solo project, Requiem, is set for a June 3 release on the 60 Cycle Hum label. Although known for his guitar work with Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford and Rob Zombie, Requiem is the guitarist's fourth solo album and follows on the heels of 2007's The Devil Knows My Name, which was voted Best Shred Album of the Year in the 2008 Guitar World readers' poll.

Between the Buried and Me is a progressive metalcore quintet from Raleigh, North Carolina. They are said to be experimental with the way they play.

The Anatomy Of is a cover album by the band Between the Buried and Me.

1. "Blackened" (Metallica cover) (James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Lars Ulrich) – 6:40
2. "Kickstart My Heart" (Mötley Crüe cover) (Nikki Sixx) – 4:55
3. "The Day I Tried to Live" (Soundgarden cover) (Chris Cornell) – 5:28
4. "Bicycle Race" (Queen cover) (Freddie Mercury) – 3:09

"Phhhp!" is a collection of songs from Ron Jarzombek, the guitarist for Watchtower in the late 80s and the brilliant mind behind Spastic Ink, an instrumental technical metal project that is arguably the most progressive metal record ever made. "Ink Complete" featured technical instrumental songs, written around a specific theme or music theory idea, that also grooved with feeling and did not bore from lack of vocals - two common problems with most other instrumental guitar music.

Daniele Liverani's new project Cosmics mark their debut with the instrumental / experimental concept album The Cosmic Year. The album, a collection of 10 tracks within a melodic and progressive metal setting are based around the keyboard wizardry of Daniele Liverani (Twinspirits, Genius, Khymera), along with "special guest" drummer Virgil Donati (Steve Vai, Planet X, Ring Of Fire), young guitar hotshot Tommy Ermolli (Twinspirits, Khymera) and respected bassist Rufus Philpot (Planet X) show that progressive music can be both accessible and intelligently written.