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• Maiden Heaven

  In a statement on Iron Maiden.com, the band have announced that this summer’s European dates will be dubbed A Matter Of The Beast Summer Tour. Why? Because it’s 25th years since the release of the seminal Number Of The Beast album, and the band have committed to playing five songs from that very iconic release…

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• Issue 290 is on sale

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• What's coming in issue 290…

  Issue 290 will soon hit the shelves. It's on sale 10 May to be precise, but until then, here's a glimpse of what's in store:

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• Morley's got the blends...

  Most of you will know Morley for its range of rugged wah-wah pedals, but the company has announced a new product that looks set to appeal to effects junkies looking to get a little more from their collection of stompboxes. The FX Blender provides an additional effects loop that can be blended into your signal via judicious use of its onboard treadle.

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• Chris George Band – new album

  Chris has made a real name for himself as Marshall’s go-to demo guy since he won our Young Guitarist of the Year competition back in 1997 and the latest incarnation of his band has released a new album, entitled simply CGB. It’s available...

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• BBC to air Seven Ages Of Rock documentary series

  A new seven-part BBC 2 documentary series, airing each Saturday between 19 May and 30 June, will explore different eras of rock music through a "prism of a central wrap-around artist or group".

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• Pumpkin smashing

  A Smashing Pumpkins tribute album is set for release, for free via Myspace Records. The principle is that every band involved will make their contribution available via their Myspace page on 14 May.

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• Issue 289 is on sale

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• Ozzy wants a new Black Sabbath album... and not with Dio

  He may be releasing a new solo album – Black Rain – this month but metal / docu-soap legend Ozzy Osbourne isn't ruling out another album with Black Sabbath, in fact he's very keen on the idea:

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• Poles go for World Guitar Orchestra Record

  This week, Wroclaw in Poland witnessed the frightening sight of 1,876 guitarists assembling in the city’s market square in an attempt to become the world’s biggest-ever guitar gathering.

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