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19th October 2008. Lonnie Caldwell on the student page

19th October 2008. Dan Keller on the student page

3rd September 2008. Mark Court on the student page

21rd August 2008. The Pursuit of the Record Deal

21rd August 2008. Practicing Guitar: Self Discipline or Fun?

4rd August 2008.  Tom Hess Instructional Clinic Tour.

3rd August 2008. Ian Hand's student page.

26 July 2008.  June Moris student page. 

14 July 2008. Mike Breen's student page.

6 July 2008. Tommaso Zillio's student page.

12 June 2008. Nancy Hutagalung's student page.

31 May 2008. New article released: Are You An Unhappy Musician? 10 Ways To Get Musical Pain Relief.

28 May 2008. Jeff Treadwell's student page.

6 May 2008. Antony Reynaert's student page.

January 2008. Guitarist Tom Hess has made a departure from Magic Circle Music recording artist HolyHell. The band's management issued this statement: "Tom has made a departure from HolyHell. He will be continuing work on his own projects. Tom is a great talent and we at Magic Circle Music wish him the very best of luck."

May 2007. Debut HolyHell CD single quickly climbs European Charts! HolyHell’s debut single “Apocalypse," is quickly clawing its way up the charts throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland, The enhanced CD includes 3 new studio tracks, one live track from the 2005 Masters of Rock Fest, and one 10 minute EPK (Electronic Press Kit) Video. HolyHell - “Apocalypse (Digipack) SPV 85663"

May 2007. New Tour date released. Magic Circle Music has announced the first ever Magic Circle Music Festival concert in Frankfurt, Germany on July 7th, 2007.

May 2007. New HolyHell website launched. http://www.holyhell.com Check out the band’s new pictures, downloads, tour dates, videos, mp3s, biography section, wallpapers, and more. Magic Circle Music has informally released live excerpts of HolyHell, view them all here.

April 2007.  A New Major Instructional Course Just Released! Phrasing Concepts for Rock Lead Guitar Soloing is a powerful new instructional course for guitarists who want to learn highly effective soloing concepts to help better express themselves. Click here for more details!

1 March 2007. HolyHell Video. Magic Circle Music has informally released a short excerpt of HolyHell live on our 2005 European tour. This short video was shoot at the Masters of Rock festival in the Czech Republic in July, 2005. You can see it here.

8 November 2006. Nick Layton (a correspondence student of Tom Hess) Wins the Shred Academy Award for: "Best Song" that incorporated shredding with a tranquil ambience. Not easy!