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MOTÖRHEAD, REVEREND HORTON HEAT, NASHVILLE PUSSY: More North American Dates

MOTÖRHEAD will team up with REVEREND HORTON HEAT and NASHVILLE PUSSY for the following North American shows: Aug. 28 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue Aug. 29 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom Aug. 30 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues Sep. 01 - Detroit, MI - Motor City Casino Sep. 02 - Toronto, ...

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LAVETT Begins Recording Debut Album

LAVETT, the new Swedish five-piece consisting of musicians who have spent the last ten years making albums and touring with such acts as DARK TRANQUILLITY, LOST HORIZON, BESEECH, TWDSO (THOSE WE DON'T SPEAK OF) and SUNDOWN/CEMETARY, has entered Studiomega in Varberg, Sweden to begin recording its de...

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Guitarist ALEX GROSSI Talks About Working On New ADLER'S APPETITE, DIZZY REED Albums

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Grossi (ADLER'S APPETITE, QUIET RIOT). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: I know you have done some songwriting in the past. Is there a typical songwriting process that you employ or does it...

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Bassist Allegedly Shoots Down SOUNDGARDEN Reunion Rumors

The Pulse of Radio reports: Ex-SOUNDGARDEN bassist Ben Shepherd allegedly commented on recent rumors that the band was planning to reunite through a text sent to a reader of music industry news site The Daily Swarm. Speculation about a reunion got kicked up a notch last week thanks to an interview i...

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Handwritten Lyrics By Late AC/DC Frontman Sell For $35,000

A pair of handwritten lyric notebooks (see photo below) by late AC/DC frontman Bon Scott, dating from the late 1970s, was among an array of 300 musical items that went under the hammer at a Christie's pop memorabilia auction on June 22 in New York. A description of the item reads as follows: "A pair...

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SHINEDOWN Singer Says SOUNDGARDEN Reunion Is Coming

According to The Pulse of Radio, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke with England's Kerrang! magazine at the Download festival two weekends ago about the possibility of a SOUNDGARDEN reunion. Smith said, "There's talk of a reuniting of SOUNDGARDEN in the States soon. I know actually someone specific...

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STEVE VAI Talks 'Alien Guitar Secrets'

Master guitarist and composer Steve Vai brought his Alien Guitar Secrets master class to this year's London Guitar Show (as part of the London International Music Show 09),which was held June 11-14, 2009 at ExCel in London, England. During the event, Vai sat down with MusicRadar to talk Alien Guita...

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MOTÖRHEAD: New Audio Interview With LEMMY Available

A new audio interview with MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister is available for streaming at Metalhead.ro. MOTÖRHEAD will team up with REVEREND HORTON HEAT and NASHVILLE PUSSY for the following North America shows: "Motörizer", the new album from MOTÖRHEAD, sold a little more than 6,400 copies i...

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Former NIRVANA Bassist Runs For Office

The Pulse of Radio reports: Former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic has announced that he will run for the office of county clerk in Wahkiakum County, Washington, according to TheDailyWorld.com. Novoselic, who is chairman of the county's Democratic Party and once considered a run for lieutenant gover...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Video Footage Of SWEDEN ROCK Press Conference Available

MOTÖRHEAD took part in a press conference yesterday (Friday, June 5) at the Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Watch the question-and-answer session in two parts below. "Motörizer", the new album from MOTÖRHEAD, sold a little more than 6,400 copies in the United States in its first week of...

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EXODUS Drummer Talks About The Resurgence Of Thrash

Away-Team recently conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS. A couple of excerpts from the chat folow below. Away-Team: When "The Atrocity Exhibition... Exhibit A" was released; I think it was Gary [Holt, guitar] that said in an interview, that this...

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Seattle's Hard Rock Café Now Set To Open In The Fall

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, construction and permitting delays have pushed back the opening date of Seattle's Hard Rock Café into the fall. The new restaurant's rock 'n' roll collection will include items from Seattle musicians like JIMI HENDRIX, PEARL JAM, ALICE IN CHAINS, HEART an...

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STEVE VAI to Release 'Naked Tracks' Box Set

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai will release his famed "Naked Tracks" on CD for the first time in early June. Previously sold on Vai.com and iTunes as downloads only, Vai wanted to give his fans and players of all ages something special — an excellent practice tool for any guitarist. Commented Vai: "T...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, LAMB OF GOD, ALICE IN CHAINS Featured In 'Rock Band Unplugged'

Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games, and MTV Games, a part of Viacom's MTV Networks, along with distribution partner Electronic Arts Inc., today announced the full setlist for Rock Band Unplugged, the music videogame based on the award-winning Rock Band series of games, comi...

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Playing Soccer In The Name Of Metal

Swedish metal photographer Daniel Falk has posted more than 300 high-quality pictures from the first annual metal soccer tournament, "Metallsvenskan", which was held on Saturday, May 9 in Örebro, Sweden. Members of IN FLAMES, SABATON, BULLET, MILLENCOLIN, THE HAUNTED, ILLDISPOSED and DARK TRANQUILLI...