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CRASH KELLY To Release 'Electric Satisfaction' In July

Liquor and Poker Music has set a July 25 release date for the sophomore recording by Toronto rock quartet CRASH KELLY, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction". A track from the new album, "Ride The Wire", is currently posted on the band's MySpace page, www.myspace.com/crashkelly. A modern...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Mixing New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Congratulations to Larry Howe [VICIOUS RUMORS drummer] who has been asked to play drums for W.A.S.P. on their U.S. and European tours this summer! And also to Carl Albert's [late VR...

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GUNS N' ROSES Frontman AXL ROSE Makes Surprise Appearance On New York Radio Show

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose made an appearance on the on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (May 5). Axl is in New York City rehearsing with the rest of the band and when Sebastian Bach (ex-SKID ROW) was on the show, Bach invited Axl to ...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Schedules New England Clinics

Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson has lined up the following bass clinics during May. May 22 - Daddy's Springfield – W. Springfield, MA May 23 - Daddy's Boston – Boston, MA May 24 - Daddy's Nashua - Nashua, NH For more information, click here. As previously reported, Ellefson's new b...

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THE CULT, CRIMSON GLORY, CELTIC FROST, MOONSPELL Confirmed For Greece's ROCKWAVE Festival

Rockwave Festival's promoters, DiDi Music, announced yesterday (May 3) the billing for the "metal" day of this year's festival, set to take place on July 12 at Terravibe in Malakasa, Greece. The lineup is as follows: THE CULT (headliners) CRIMSON GLORY CELTIC FROST MOONSPELL TBA The organizers have...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Co-Host 'Metal Reigns'

Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be co-hosting "Metal Reigns", an Internet radio show on KWTF The Edge, on Thursday, May 4 at 10:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show online at www.kwtfworldwide.com. As previously reported, Ellefson's new band TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, which also...

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W.A.S.P. Part Ways With Guitarist DARRELL ROBERTS

W.A.S.P.'s management has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that guitarist Darrell Roberts has left the band. Roberts, who joined W.A.S.P. in 2001 before the "Unholy Terror" American tour to replace Chris Holmes, is in the process of putting together a four-piece group that he will be fronting. "I am lo...

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LIZZY BORDEN Schedule Greek Date

According to the Greek promoters High Voltage Productions, reactivated U.S. heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN will perform in Athens, Greece on October 1 at the Underworld Club. Support at the show will come from SCELERATA (Brazil) and ENDANGERED SPECIES (USA). LIZZY BORDEN will be supporting W.A.S.P. o...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Drummer LARRY HOWE Joins W.A.S.P.

VICIOUS RUMORS drummer Larry Howe has joined W.A.S.P. as the replacement for Stet Howland. "[Larry] auditioned a few weeks ago and Blackie [Lawless, W.A.S.P. mainman] called him back and told him he had the gig," VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr said. "He flies to Los Angeles this weekend to start...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY Schedule Dates With CHIMAIRA, ARCH ENEMY, HATE ETERNAL

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, ex-W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will be joining the Jägermeister-sponsored CHIMAIRA/ARCH ENEMY/HATE ETERNAL tour...

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W.A.S.P. Announce U.S. Tour Dates With LIZZY BORDEN

W.A.S.P. have announced plans to hit the U.S. again during the months of May and June as well as fly to various countries to headline and co-headline some great summer festivals in 2006. They hope to be adding more festival dates soon as well as prepare for an end-of-year tour. In other news, W.A.S....

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist Talks About Upcoming ANIMAL CD

Brian Rademacher of Rock Eyez recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P. and current ANIMAL guitarist Randy Piper. An excerpt from the chat follows: Rock Eyez: You were telling me during our last interview, that you were getting a new guitar made. It was a 61' Cadillac which has headlights...

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ENTOMBED, GRAVE, GEHENNAH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZK...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Audio Interview With ALEXI LAIHO Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 54 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features a 10-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho of CHILDREN OF BODOM. Interview topics include Alexi's new ESP signature model guitar, Randy Rhoads,...

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KINLIN Featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Drummer: Debut Album Due This Week

KINLIN, the new Florida-based band featuring YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer and acclaimed session musician Patrick Johansson along with former members of 5SKIN, will release their self-titled debut album on March 29. Recorded and mixed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by guitarist/vocalist Dewayne Hart, the CD...