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Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer and Slipknot axemen Jim Root and Mick Thomson were singled out on ArtistDirect.com's list of "Six String Titans of the 21st Century." The site's editors praised Munky for his work on Korn's latest album, The Path of Totality, saying, "Munky finds a way to make his classically distorted, dystopian riffs work seamlessly alongside a dubstep symphony. It shows true talent, as Korn reinvent themselves and rock music yet again." Regarding Slipknot's guitar team, they had this to say: "Slipknot are one of the most inventive metal bands ever.

Black Stone Cherry is filming a new video for "In My Blood" that follows a US soldier as he comes home from overseas deployment. The US Army in Europe posted this photo on their Facebook page today: They wrote, "Check out this photo of PFC Randy Hirneisen, a recently re-deployed Soldier with the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, cleaning his weapon as a production crew gathers footage for a Black Stone Cherry music video.

Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has signed an endorsement deal with Marshall amplifiers. The company issued the following statement: "We are proud to announce we have signed another new artist to the already impressive roster of big names whose amp of choice is Marshall.