Los Angeles latin metal bands ANKLA and DIA DE LOS MUERTOS will join forces next May 17th at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood for a special night of latin-infused extreme music. Don't miss Ramon Ortiz and his Sustainer-powered custom Revolver 7-string guitar, as well as DDLM's all-Fernandes line-up, featuring Vertigo, Vortex, Monterey and Atlas guitars and basses.

myspace.com/ankla1 | facebook.com/ddlmband

Check out the video of MASTERS OF METAL (featuring members of AGENT STEEL and STEEL PROPHET) performing a Ronnie James Dio tribute medley, while headlining Keep It True Festival, held in Germany on March 29 and 30, 2011.

Juan Garcia and Bernie Versailles were sporting Vortex guitars, and Bobby Cardenas set the low end with his Tremor basses.

Follow this link to the video:

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Also a top bassist from Argentina, Beto Ceriotti of Buenos Aires Heavy Metal icons ALMAFUERTE.

Beto started playing bass at 14 years of age, joining several bands through his career, including LOGOS, EL RELOJ and VÄL DRAGÓN. Also a music teacher, clinician an author of instructional books, and passionate motorcycle enthusiast, Beto picked up Gravity basses for his upcoming shows and recordings.

www.myspace.com/betoceriotti

We welcome a great Argentine bassist, songwriter of the track "tempestades", which got his band TREN LOCO a record deal with Polygram at the "Yamaha Band Explosion " held in Tokyo's Budokan; Gustavo Zavala.

TREN LOCO's successful career includes 12 studio albums, anthology "Tren Loco, Pogo En El Anden", renowned performances in some of the biggest rock festivals in Latin America, such as Mexico's Vive Latino, Argentina's Pepsi Music, and Venezuela's Cosquin Rock. They are about to release a live DVD on Icarus Records, recently recorded at the Teatro Colegiales in Buenos Aires.

Enter to win a Black Revolver X guitar signed by AGNOSTIC FRONT, and if you haven't done it already, pick up a copy of their latest full-lenght "My Life My Way", thanks to FYE and Nuclear Blast records.

No purchase necessary. Sorry, no one under 13 years of age, unless otherwise stated in the sweepstake rules, is permitted to enter.

http://www.fye.com/wannawin

And the winner of the Sustainer-equipped Ravelle Elite is...

Martin Arrieta from Doraville, GA, congratulations !!

Thanks to all participants and supporters of this contest hosted on our facebook page, a new giveaway will be announced very soon, stay tuned.

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MELECHESH and latest Fernandes endorsees HATE, are currently on tour across the US, alongside ROTTING CHRIST.

Don't miss HATE's guitarist Destroyer shredding on his Vortex guitars, and keep an eye for upcoming tour with SEPULTURA, NEVERMORE and BELPHEGOR in April and May.

hate-metal.com

Los Angeles spanish-singing grindcore icons ASESINO just finished their first Mexican Tour, accross major cities of the land of their heritage. Frontman/bassist Maldito X (aka Tony Campos) was seen pounding on his new Signature Tremor 5.

Watch for Tony on tour with POSSESED and PRONG later this year.

myspace.com/Asesino
myspace.com/666possessed
prongmusic.com

Guitar virtuoso Anders Buaas (Aka Andy Boss) just returned from a very successful European Tour with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul DiAnno and is currently working on his solo material. His weapon of choice: Fernandes Vortex Deluxe.

Check out Andy's website for updates on his solo band and related projects:

andersbuaas.com

Eric Raleigh, resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the happy winner of the Monterey Elite signed by DEATH BY STEREO.

A long-time DBS fan and guitarist, Eric had been wanting to have a Sustainer-equipped guitar for a long time. Congratulations!

Standby for more Fernandes contests and giveaways coming soon.