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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Says HENDRIX Was The King Of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll
ContactMusic.com reports that MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister insists no one will ever be able to top Jimi Hendrix's rock star credentials — because he was the best guitarist, drug user, womanizer and sex soldier the world has ever known. Lemmy hitmaker worked as Hendrix's roadie and drug de...March 23, 2009
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CHICKENFOOT, GUANO APES, TESLA, PAUL GILBERT Confirmed For Holland's BOSPOP Festival
CHICKENFOOT (the new supergroup featuring guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, singer Sammy Hagar [ex-VAN HALEN], bassist Michael Anthony [ex-VAN HALEN], and drummer Chad Smith [RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS]),GUANO APES, TESLA and PAUL GILBERT are among the confirmed artists for the Bospop festival, set to take...March 23, 2009
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SIRENIA Confirmed For Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST VII
Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA has been confirmed for the Metal Female Voices Fest VII, set to take place October 17, 2009 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: AMBERIAN DAWN AUTUMN CORONATUS DORO (25th-anniversary show) FLOWIN...March 23, 2009
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METALLICA: New North American Tour Dates Announced
METALLICA's web site has been updated with the following message: "European summer vacation part 2,347 will end on August 2, so that can only mean one thing ... more dates in the U.S. and Canada! We just rocked Austin at SXSW and are super-psyched that we'll be back in North America visiting our fri...March 23, 2009
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CHICKENFOOT Booking Shows Starting In May
CHICKENFOOT — the new supergroup featuring guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, singer Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) — is in the process of booking shows starting in May. Anthony says, Sammy, Chad, Joe and I are totally ps...March 21, 2009
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CHICKENFOOT Plays Surprise Concert For BEST BUY; Photo, Video Footage Available
CHICKENFOOT, the "supergroup" featuring members of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and VAN HALEN, played a private concert on March 18, 2009 at the Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California for employees of Best Buy. A photo taken at the show can be found at this location. Concert video footage can be viewe...March 20, 2009
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DEVIN TOWNSEND To Return This Summer With 'Ki'
Acclaimed Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, STEVE VAI, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST HOUR, GWAR) will release "Ki", the first in a series of albums to be made available under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT moniker, sometime in the summer. Devin Townsend recently answered several que...March 20, 2009
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WHITE WIZZARD Signs With EARACHE RECORDS
WHITE WIZZARD, Los Angeles-based high-energy, NWOBHM-influenced metallers who could be described as a cross between DIAMOND HEAD and VAN HALEN, have inked a worldwide, multi-album deal with Earache Records. WHITE WIZZARD formed in 2007 and shortly afterwards recorded their "High Speed GTO" demo, whi...March 20, 2009
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IMPELLITTERI Mainman Working With DEAN GUITARS On New Signature Model
IMPELLITTERI mainman Chris Impellitteri is currently working with Dean Guitars CEO Elliott Rubinson to create the Chris Impellitteri signature guitar model which will be sold in retail. The Impellitteri model will be modified with all of the key variables shredders love. Chris Impellitteri has curre...March 20, 2009
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Interviewed In Finland; Video Available
Finland's HardcoreSounds.Net conducted an interview with drummer Shannon Lucas and new guitarist Ryan Knight of the Michigan-based melodic death metal band THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER during the Helsinki Metal Meeting, which was held February 12-14 at the Cable Factory in Helsinki. Watch the nine-minute...March 19, 2009
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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Officially Drops Out Of BILLBOARD Top 200
GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy" — which was released on November 23, 2008 as a Best Buy exclusive after a wait of more than 15 years — will officially fall out of The Billboard 200 next week after selling 2,500 copies in the United States in the seven days ending March 15. Aside ...March 18, 2009
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AGUA DE ANNIQUE: Footage From South American/Mexican Tour Posted Online
AGUA DE ANNIQUE, the band led by former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen, played a handful of concerts in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico in early March. A three-part video documentary featuring highlights from the tour can be viewed below. Anneke van Giersbergen staged two unique sho...March 18, 2009
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WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer To Perform At 'Night Of The Proms'
Sharon den Adel, singer of the popular Dutch symphonic metal band WITHIN TEMPTATION, will perform at Night of the Proms in Belgium and the Netherlands in late March. Also scheduled to appear are Peter and Zoltan Katona from Hungary. John Miles and the choir Fine Fleur will also be joining Night of t...March 18, 2009
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ASYLUM: New Song Posted Online
ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Markus Johansson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass guitar),has uploaded a new track called "Eternal" to its MySpace page. The track was mixed by Orlando Villasenor at Everlong Recording Company in San Antonio, Texas and is the first song wi...March 18, 2009
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BIRDS OF PREY: New Song Posted Online
BIRDS OF PREY, the band featuring Erik Larson (ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY),Bo Leslie (THE LAST VAN ZANT),Summer Welch (BARONESS),Ben Hogg (BEATEN BACK TO PURE) and Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE),has posted a new song, "Momma", on MySpace. The track comes off the group's third full-length album, "The Hel...March 17, 2009
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