Tag Archives: Gus G

Interview: The celebrated Gus G. discusses Firewind’s tenth album, ‘Stand United’

Posted by on March 27, 2024

      Firewind’s tenth full-length record, Stand United, recently dropped to an amazing reception. Founded in 1998, the hard rock / power metal institution Firewind is revered as the brainchild of the legendary Gus G. This Greek-born artist has become an internationally recognized talent due to his status as one of the top guitarists […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/20: The Kings of Streaming

Posted by on October 20, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Topping the charts was the great effort by Trivium, the Kings of Streaming! Not only did they sell 8,800 physicals this week but they also sold 4,000 digital albums and had roughly 194,000 video […]

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New & Noteworthy: October 8th, 2021 – In the Court of the New Music

Posted by on October 8, 2021

                                  New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Trivium, Gus G (ex- Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), and more! […]

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Metal By Numbers 10/10: Beartooth take a bite out of the charts

Posted by on October 10, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Good morning (or afternoon depending on your timezone). I have been knocking back mug of tea after mug of tea while writing this but that hasn’t prevented me from typing out “Voidbod” instead of […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/9: Godsmack’s sales rise

Posted by on May 9, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Godsmack sit in a weird spot in the world of mainstream hard rock/metal in that no one really talks about them. People have all the time in the world to lob a tired Nickelback […]

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Metal By Numbers 5/2: The elephant on the charts

Posted by on May 2, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. To be fair, A Perfect Circle were longer overdue for a new album than Tool; their last album came out on 2004 whereas 10,000 Days came out in 2006. Plus, that last album was a […]

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Monsters Of Rock Cruise sets its sights on Jamaica for 2019

Posted by on April 19, 2018

If you’re a fan of ’80s and ’90s hair metal, you’ll be psyched to know that the 9th annual Monster Of Rock Cruise, has announced it’s lineup and dates –  February 24 – March 1, 2019. Departing out of Miami, Florida, this five-day/five-night cruise, dubbed “Band Overboard,” will embark on Royal Caribbean’s newly remodeled Mariner […]

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Gus G. congratulates Zakk Wylde on rejoining Ozzy

Posted by on April 30, 2017

Playing guitar for Ozzy Osbourne is one of the best gigs a musician can have. Granted, it’s not like there’s a ton of job security, but his touring and album release schedule gives musicians plenty of other time to focus on their other projects. The news Friday that Zakk Wylde is rejoining Ozzy for at […]

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Ozzy names new guitar collaborators, Gus G. not one of them

Posted by on November 4, 2016

  Next Saturday (12),  Black Sabbath will play their last-ever show in America. What’s next for the band? Well, not much for Sabbath proper, but we know that their frontman is working on a solo album, which would be Ozzy Osbourne’s twelfth and the first since 2010’s Scream. Firewind’s Gus G. did a great job on that […]

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Interview: Guitarist Angel Vivaldi talks touring with Gus G., re-recording 2009 album

Posted by on September 7, 2016

He’s been referred to as a “new breed of guitar hero,” which is quite accurate. He’s got the flying fingers and modal tonality of classic shredders like Satriani and Vai, while opening up a sonic scope to the “djent” generation – creating heavy instrumental music where the rhythms play just as important a role as […]

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