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ZOE BONHAM Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Zoe Bonham, daughter of late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham, has been added to the list of performers honoring John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. Event co-organizer and current WHITESNAKE drummer Brian Tichy says, "The energy going around us drummers in rega...

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ACCEPT Guitarist: UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Couldn't 'Write A Guitar Chord' Or 'A Sentence Of Lyrics'

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: The new album is just the right thing for old ACCEPT fans. The sound is a combination of "Restless and Wild"...

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CHESTER BENNINGTON, CHRIS CORNELL, SCOTT WEILAND On New SANTANA Album; Audio Samples

11 of the 12 tracks that are set to appear on Carlos Santana's "Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics Of All Time" album are available for streaming at Amazon.com. The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, RATT, DREAM THEATER Drummers Added To 'Bonzo: The Groove Remains The Same'

Stephen Perkins (JANE'S ADDICTION),Abe Laboriel (PAUL MCCARTNEY) and Bobby Blotzer (RATT) have been added to the list of performers honoring late LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham at a special concert at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the pas...

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WARRANT: New EPK Released

A new EPK (Electronic Press Kit) from Californian rockers WARRANT can be viewed below. WARRANT announced in September 2008 that it was splitting with Jani Lane six months after the band first reunited with the troubled vocalist. He has since been replaced by Robert Mason (LYNCH MOB, CRY OF LOVE, BIG...

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RON KEEL To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

KEEL frontman Ron Keel will guest on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". The interview will take place during the Sunday, September 5 broadcast from 6 to 8 p.m. EST. For information, go to this location. KEEL released its new album, "Streets Of Rock & Roll", on Januar...

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SCORPIONS, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, GUNS N' ROSES Drummers To Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

September 25, 2010, marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of LED ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham. His groove and sound is considered to be the most influential of all rock-n-roll drummers; John "Bonzo" Bonham is the undisputed king. Bonzo will once again be honored in a special concert featuring ro...

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SUBVERSION A.D. Featuring Original HIRAX Guitarist: 'After Death' CD Out Now

SUBVERSION A.D., the Los Angeles, California-based old-school thrash metal band featuring original HIRAX guitarist Scott Owen, has just released a five-song CD entitled "After Death". The band, which is comprised of John Signorelli on bass, Pat Burns on drums, and Owen handling guitar and vocal duti...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: One Of The Devil's Greatest Tricks Is Convincing People He Doesn't Exist

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Goldmine: How did it feel getting [bassist] Dave Ellefson back in the band? Mustaine: Yeah, it felt pretty good. He's a good guy. We had our falling o...

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HELIX Planning Compilation Album, Acoustic CD

Canadian hard rock veterans HELIX are putting together a compilation album consisting of songs that were released between 2000 and 2010, including three tracks that originally appeared on singer Brian Vollmer's solo album. The track listing for this CD is tentatively as follows: * I'm A Live Franken...

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BILL WARD Says Making New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album 'Would Be The Ultimate'

Pat Prince of Goldmine magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. An excerpt from the chat follow below. Goldmine: Looking back, is there anything you would do different, concerning BLACK SABBATH? Ward: I don't regret anything that we've gone through or...

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MADDER MORTEM Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

MADDER MORTEM, Norway's darling of the avant-garde, has issued the following update: "Odd [Eivind Ebbesen, guitar] has, after much pondering, left MADDER MORTEM, and it was a very tough decision. We sincerely thank him for all the music, magic, great times, blood, sweat and tears we've shared since...

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Raise Over $80,000 At Sold-Out Benefit Concert

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS raised over $80,000 (and counting, with a revised figure to follow) at their sold-out benefit concert Tuesday, July 27 at Chicago's Metro for Matthew Leone, bassist for Chicago band MADINA LAKE. The money will go to the ongoing medical care needed for the musician who last mont...

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MOONDANCE JAM 19 Sets Attendance Records

The recently concluded Moondance Jam 19 set attendance records in 2010 with a daily sellout of over 18,000 fans jamming the festival grounds in Walker. The three-day rock festival opened a day early with a regional band pre-party on July 14 that drew 5,000 fans and concluded on July 17 with a comple...

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HERO DESTROYED: New Song Posted Online

"That's An Axe", a brand new song from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's HERO DESTROYED, can be streamed on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's new album, "Throes", which will be released on August 31 via Relapse Records. The CD was recorded at Soundscape Studios in McKeesport, Pennsyl...