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Will Rap...

Where the hell has this record been? Chuck Mosley's been the ex-singer of FAITH NO MORE for what, twenty years now? After a heinous van accident cut short the life of his '90s band CEMENT, the gleefully tone-deaf man behind "Arabian Disco", "Anne's Song" and (of course) "We Care a Lot" got down to t...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Interviewed By METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH For Broadcast Special

James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of METALLICA have interviewed ALICE IN CHAINS for FMQB Productions' "Inside Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue" broadcast special, which will air on radio stations across the country starting September 25. Hetfield joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage on November 26,...

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METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST Top 'Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time' List

The readers of the Greek edition of Metal Hammer magazine were recently invited to vote for the "100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time." The resulting list includes full-length recordings from 54 different bands from seven different countries, with IRON MAIDEN appearing on less than seven times on t...

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MASTERPLAN, THRESHOLD, U.D.O., DELAIN Members Confirmed For 'Christmas Metal Symphony'

Jorn Lande (MASTERPLAN),Damian Wilson (THRESHOLD),Udo Dirkschneider (U.D.O., ACCEPT),Mats Levén (THERION, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Charlotte Wessels (DELAIN) are among the guest vocalists who will participate in the second "Christmas Metal Symphony" show, set to take place on Sunday, December 20, 20...

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PRIESTESS To Release 'Prior To The Fire' In October

Montreal's PRIESTESS will release its sophomore album, "Prior To The Fire", in Canada on October 20 via Indica Records/Red Ink. The punishing eleven-song effort was recorded in Los Angeles in the fall of 2008 and produced by Dave Schiffman (SYSTEM OF A DOWN, NINE INCH NAILS, MARS VOLTA). Since its f...

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VAN HALEN Back In The Jam Room

VAN HALEN guitar legend Eddie Van Halen has posted the following message on his Twitter page: "Wolfie [Eddie's son and VAN HALEN bassist Wolfgang Van Halen], Alex [Van Halen; drums) and I rehearsed today and had a blast. We played a bunch of songs that we didn't play on the last tour, like 'Drop Dea...

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Former AFTER FOREVER Singer Performs With RED LIMO STRING QUARTET On Dutch TV

Former AFTER FOREVER singer Floor Jansen performed with the RED LIMO STRING QUARTET on the Dutch TV program "Podium" on Sunday, August 30. Video footage of her appearance can now be viewed below. As previously reported, Jansen also performed with the RED LIMO STRING QUARTET on August 9, 2009 at the...

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DREAMING DEAD: New Video Tour Blog Available

Back home from a whirlwind trip across the country in support of their Ibex Moon Records debut, "Within One", Los Angeles' DREAMING DEAD have taken some of the summer's biggest highlights and most hilarious moments and condensed them down into an action-packed video tour blog. The clip, which can be...

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T.C.F. Putting Finishing Touches On New EP

Dutch crossover thrashers T.C.F. (THRASH CORE FANATICS) have finished recording five tracks for their upcoming EP, tentatively titled "Speed or Bleed". Mixing duties will be handled by Tom van Dijk (ex-DEAD HEAD). The EP will include two re-recorded "oldies" and three brand new songs (in no specific...

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HEAVEN & HELL Fans In Atlantic City Interviewed

Damian of the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com interviewed several fans at the final date of HEAVEN & HELL's North American tour on August 29 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The fans spoke about the band, how far they've come to see the show, how many times they've seen the grou...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: New Video Interview Posted Online

Damian of the unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio at the final date of HEAVEN & HELL's North American tour on August 29 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Watch the two-minute chat below. The management for Ro...

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Reunited THE POOR To Release 'Round 1' In October

Reunited Australian rockers THE POOR will release a new album, "Round 1", on October 19 via Riot! Entertainment. THE POOR (originally THE POOR BOYS) started out playing the pub circuit in Darwin nearly two decades ago. The plan was simple: hard rockin', hard drinkin' and world domination. In 1992 th...

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Did VAN HALEN Profit From TICKETMASTER's Failed Deal With Scalpers?

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, VAN HALEN netted an extra $1 million dollars in the fall of 2007 when up to 500 of the best seats to each of about 20 of the band's concerts were pulled from the Ticketmaster system and passed directly to ticket scalpers. The brokers ...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Is 'Not As Prolific' As JOE SATRIANI

Russell Hall of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: Early on you described CHICKENFOOT as "like CREAM, without the jazz, with funk mixed in." Do you still feel that's a pretty apt description...

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HEAVEN & HELL: Cleveland Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of HEAVEN & HELL's August 22, 2009 concert in Cleveland, Ohio can be viewed below (courtesy of "rjohnstun"). The management for HEAVEN & HELL/DIO vocalist Ronnie James Dio released a statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET on August 27 in an attempt to "quash any rumors that H...