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'Metallica And Philosophy' Book Editor Interviewed; Audio Available

Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X conducted an interview this week with William Irwin, the editor of "Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery", which is said to be "a provocative study of the 'thinking man's' metal band." Listen to the interview at this location. A...

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'Metallica And Philosophy' Book Examines 'Thinking Man's' Metal Band

Blackwell Publishing is about to release a book called "Metallica and Philosophy", which is said to be as "a provocative study of the 'thinking man's' metal band." A description of the book reads as follows: "Hit the lights and jump in the fire, you're about to enter the School of Rock! Today's lect...

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WARRANT: New Audio Interview With JAIME ST. JAMES Available

A new audio interview with WARRANT frontman Jaime St. James (also in BLACK 'N BLUE) has been posted online at The Musician's Voice. When asked about all the past drama with original WARRANT singer Jani Lane, Jaime said, "The current WARRANT lineup is functional." He also chatted about WARRANT and BL...

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SONATA ARCTICA: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have announced the details of their new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"),due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden. "Unia" (view cover artwork at this...

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SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist To Sit Out Upcoming Dates

Guitarist Jani Liimatainen of the Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA has issued the following statement via the band's official web site (rough translation from Finnish): "Unfortunately, we have come to a situation in where I'm unable to play SONATA ARCTICA's scheduled gigs this spring. The re...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: Setlist, Photos From Amsterdam DVD Shoot Available

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION filmed a live DVD last night (Friday, March 2) at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Scarsick (Scarsick) 02. America (Scarsick) 03. ! (Entropia) 04. Nightmist (Entropia) 05. Handful of Nothing (One Hour By The Concrete Lake) 06. New...

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GREAT WHITE Begins Recording New Album

According to a posting on GREAT WHITE's official web site, Jack Russell (vocals),Mark Kendall (guitar),Michael Lardie (keyboards, guitar),Sean McNabb (bass) and Audie Desbrow (drums) will be celebrating GREAT WHITE's 25th anniversary with a new record. They are in the studio recording right now,...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE Members To Take Part In 'Metal Mania Stripped' Acoustic Show

Full Metal Jackie, the host of Indie 103.1's specialty metal show "Chaos", has announced that the upcoming acoustic show featuring QUEENSRŸCHE, TESLA, GREAT WHITE, DOKKEN and original WARRANT lead singer Jani Lane to promote the forthcoming "VH1 Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" CD will take place at t...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's VINNY APPICE Featured On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Legendary heavy metal drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) will appear on Metal Express Radio's "Thursday Special Feature Show" today (Thursday, March 1) at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. EST (15.00 and 21.00 CET). The program will include a recent interview with Vinny and music from...

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KISS, WARANT, L.A. GUNS, TUFF Members To Guest On New SHAMELESS CD

According to KissNews.de, KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer is among the special guests that appear on the new album from German rockers SHAMELESS, entitled "Famous 4 Madness", Due in May, the CD also includes contributions from Jani Lane (ex-WARRANT),Phil Lewis (L.A. GUNS),John Corabi (ex-MÖT...

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ACCEPT, DOKKEN, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3' CD

Metal fans have spoken, so get ready to turn the volume up to "11" as Sidewinder Music and VH1 Classic Records will be releasing "VH1 Classic Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" on Tuesday, March 6. The new CD release will once again feature rare and never-before-heard acoustic versions of some of metal'...

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BON SCOTT's Old Mates To Raise Money For Life-Sized Statue Of Late AC/DC Frontman

Australia's TheAge.com.au reports: On Sunday, February 25, some of Bon Scott's old mates, as well as younger bands that have felt his influence, will perform at the Claremont Showgrounds in Perth to raise money for a life-sized statue of the frontman to be erected in his adopted home town of Fremant...

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JOHN CORABI, TED POLEY To Guest On New LIBERTY N' JUSTICE CD

John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, RATT, UNION) and Ted Poley (DANGER DANGER) have been added to the list of guest musicians appearing on the new CD from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE. Described as a "full-production acoustic rock record," "Independence Day" will feature 12 "all-star singers" on 11 so...

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Original GREAT WHITE Lineup Performs At Harp Seals Benefit Concert; Photos Available

The original lineup of GREAT WHITE headlined the January 27 charity show in Los Angeles to raise money to save harp seals. The concert, which took place at the Key Club, also featured former WARRANT singer Jani Lane with special guests JAK PARIS and award-winning singer/songwriter BOB GENTRY. Procee...

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Buried Alive

So this is it, the final farewell to a band that called it quits voluntarily after evolving from barren death metal artisans and English manglers ("Rot to Dead"! "Desperationed Future"!) in the late 1980s to a sleek, melancholy hit-making machine (in their native Finland, anyway). While some would p...