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BUCKETHEAD, RUSH Featured on CBS' Guitar Hero II Show; Trailer Available - July 25, 2007

This Sunday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, CBS will show some of the best Guitar Hero II players in North America as they compete for a piece of the $90,000 prize pot at the WSVG Louisville circuit stop. At the WSVG, the top prizes aren't awarded to the players with only the highest scores but rather to the most accurate, stylish and energetic performances as determined by a panel of celebrity judges including "MTV Style" VJ Coltrane Curtis, legendary video game composer Tommy Tallarico, and Becky "Aktrez" Young, leading lady of the Girl Gaming Network. The event attracted players such as David "WuLFe" Briers, the number one player on the Xbox leaderboards, Nikolai "Kov" Shish and Kelly "Tipper Queen" Law-Yone. Catch a glimpse of Kov playing an amazing rendition of REVEREND HORTON HEAT's "Psychobilly Freakout" here, as he tries to one-up WuLFe's stellar performance of RUSH's "YYZ" in the finals. Kov and WuLFe end up battling it out in a hair-raising performance of BUCKETHEAD's "Jordan", the hardest song in Guitar Hero II. The show will also feature footage from the circuit's other games, World of Warcraft and EA Sports Fight Night Round 3. A teaser video of the show has been posted on YouTube.

In related news, the WSVG has announced a new event in Toronto, Canada on August 24-26 at the Canadian Fan Expo, held in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Over $11,000 in cash and travel will be given away to Guitar Hero II competitors, with several guest celebrities scheduled to appear at the event including legendary director George Romero, "Batman"'s Adam West, "Lord of the Rings" star Sean Astin and "Star Wars"' Hayden Christensen. Registration and more information can be found on the WSVG Toronto event page.

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	COMMENT \| posted by : motoroil 7/25/2007 2:23:50 PM

	this is win

	COMMENT \| Buckethead rocks! posted by : Dissident^ 7/25/2007 2:25:01 PM

	Really creative guitar player and composer.

	COMMENT \| Hmm posted by : inversion 7/25/2007 2:41:41 PM

	Buckethead = Paul Gilbert

	COMMENT \| posted by : rds 7/25/2007 2:53:12 PM

	BUCKETHEAD does a real killer version of IRON MAIDEN/ Wrathchild on youtube. his style is like Malmsteen/ Eddie Hazel a terrific combo!

	COMMENT \| Must thank Axl. posted by : Mr.Fenway 7/25/2007 3:50:41 PM

	as gifted as he is w/o his GN'R stint he wouldn't have the recognition he currentl enjoys. B-Foot for President!!

	COMMENT \| Buckethead isn't Paul Gilbert posted by : Dissident^ 7/25/2007 4:26:13 PM

	His real name is Brian Carroll. There are pictures of him unmasked too. Get your facts straight.

	COMMENT \| posted by : Steelwinged savage reaper 7/25/2007 4:54:27 PM

	Buckethead certainly deserves all the good in this world that comes his way. Great fucking musician.

	COMMENT \| posted by : DeadSkin Mask 7/25/2007 6:54:50 PM

	Buckethead should not thank Axl, it should be the other way around. Of course you know that Axl Stalked and herassed Buckethead for a long time trying to get him in the Axl Rose Band, Buckethead turned him down everytime...until Axl showed up at his house with a rare Micheal Myers toy, then he joined. (only to get fed up with Axl's Shit a couple years later, and he walked out on his ass) BUCKETHEAD > Any GnR Guitarist. Period.

	COMMENT \| Dissident posted by : inversion 7/25/2007 8:23:24 PM

	Sorry didn't mean to personally attack you,tell me where to find bucket without a mask. I will then agree with you. Saw both live, both are sick, both are rail thin and 10feet tall.. at least looks like it. Gilbert is always asked about being him, he always says no he only tauch him. Just seems too alike. Correct me if those facts are not correct. I am always looking to learn more This post is not intended to abuse.. sorry Dissident

	COMMENT \| Actually... posted by : Strapping Young MotherFucker 7/25/2007 8:51:40 PM

	it was a leatherface figure, not being a dick. and i knew about buckethead long before the GNR thing

	COMMENT \| BH posted by : Steve Guttenberg 7/25/2007 10:07:24 PM

	rules!!!!! amazing musicain, realeases albums all the time he released 2 or 3 cds this year plus something like a 10cd boxset this year, and the young bucket head dvds came out this year also he's not ZAPPA or anything, but he releases albums constantly like Frank......its hard to keep up plus he plays on movie soundtracks making accompany musical sections for movies and shows etc.... hes been doing this stuff non stop since 1989 or 1990 see him live its like $20.00 for a 3hour show...YOU WILL NOT LEAVE DISSAPOINTED........ever since I found out about him, i've been hooked "can I get some head cheese?!?!"

	COMMENT \| posted by : Galacanakis 7/25/2007 10:44:43 PM

	90,000 DOLLARS?! HOLY SHIT!

	COMMENT \| posted by : slunky 7/25/2007 11:24:11 PM

	how can a 7 foot tall guy wearing a mask and a bucket on his head make all the other guitarists look so stupid

	COMMENT \| BUCKETHEAD IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by : SLAYTANIC WAR RABBIT 7/26/2007 12:41:54 AM

	FIRST SAW HIM WITH THE DELI CREEPS IN 87' OR 88'. THE BAND SUCKED BUT HE WAS TRULY AMAZING. THIS MAN HAS PUT OUT SO MUCH DIFFERENT STUFF IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. TRULY DIVERSE AND HAS COLLABERATED WITH MANY GREAT MUSICIANS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ONLY LIKE THE HARD SHIT, CHECK OUT PRAXIS. EVERYONE ELSE. PICK UP ANYTHING THAT HE'S DONE.

	COMMENT \| posted by : RiotAct666 7/26/2007 10:40:23 AM

	Cool

	COMMENT \| JesseDegenerate posted by : DeadSkin Mask 7/27/2007 1:09:23 AM

	First Off, im not a kid. 2nd, I love it when people come on here and do their very best to belittle someone to the point where they come off sounding like and arrogant asshole. In any event, I have seen both Buckethead & Slash live several times. The bottom line is this: Buckethead can probably play 95% of Slash's material, whereas Slash could probably only play 30% of Bucketheads. Buckethead is far more versitile and technical, and yes, he can also play with emotion. If you havent seen one of his live solo shows, I sujest you do so. That way it will save you the imbaressment of comming on here and talking out your ass. Don't get me wrong, I love Slash. But c'mon....

	COMMENT \| posted by : vader4202001 7/27/2007 12:03:34 PM

	fuck slash

	COMMENT \| JesseDegenerate posted by : DeadSkin Mask 7/27/2007 2:56:51 PM

	I have also seen all the Buckethead clips that youtube has to offer, and most of them are complete shit. Trust me, next time Buckethead comes to your town, Go see the show. I gaurentee you will walk away from the concert singing a differant tune. "Son".

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