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UFO Bassist PETE WAY Taking Time Off From Band Due To Illness

Legedary British rockers UFO have issued the following update: "2009 is shaping up to be a busy time for UFO, what with the studio sessions in Germany (where we're recording the new album, due out later this year),and also the forthcoming tours and festival shows which are being booked right now. B...

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I BUILT THE CROSS Seeking New Drummer

Nevada-based death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS is seeking a full-time drummer for recording and touring. The group is currently in the writing process for its debut album, to be released on Open Grave Records later this year. A full US tour is being planned in support of the CD. Interested drummers...

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I BUILT THE CROSS Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Open Grave Records has announced the signing of the Nevada-based death metal band I BUILT THE CROSS. I BUILT THE CROSS was formed during the summer of '08 by two long timetime friends and ex-members of the popular death metal band DISFIGURING THE GODDESS. As friends, Reed and Gare have been closer t...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman Working On Material For TRIPTYKON Debut

Former CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update on his current TRIPTYKON project: "Just returned home from an initially somewhat hampered but ultimately very successful rehearsal session with TRIPTYKON. It was the first session in a while, not least due to a hand inj...

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Former CELTIC FROST Mainman Unveils New TRIPTYKON Logo

Former CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has unveiled what appears to be a new logo for his current project, TRIPTYKON. Check it out below. Fischer recently spent time in Norway as an invited guest of the Norwegian black metallers 1349 while they were recording their new album. He previously...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist Opens WORLD GUITARS

Rob Hughes of Musical Instrument Professional reports that former WHITESNAKE guitarist Bernie Marsden recently hosted the opening ceremony of World Guitars' Gloucestershire, U.K. showroom. Housed in a converted Victorian courthouse in Stonehouse, World Guitars' emphasis is on high-end brands and exe...

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Former/Current Members Of GUNS N' ROSES, WARRANT To Perform At NORTHEAST MOTORCYCLE EXPO

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, W.A.S.P., RATT and WARRANT will perform at the seventh annual Northeast Motorcycle Expo, set to take place February 7- 8, 2009 at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The all-brand motorcycle show will feature the "Best of Northeast' custom b...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist Hosting Benefit Event In Hollywood

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed is hosting tonight's (Friday, January 9) AIDS benefit "I Cry Mercury III" at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The night of music, prizes and awareness will feature performances by THE BANGKOK FIVE, THE MOB, HIGHDEF RATIO, COCK EYED OPTIMIST and more...

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ALEX GROSSI Schedules NAMM Appearances

Guitarist Alex Grossi (ADLER'S APPETITE, QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, HOOKERS 'N' BLOW) will be appearing at the following vendor booths at at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which is being held January 15-18 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Californi...

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HEIRESS: Demo Recordings Featuring JOHN PETTIBONE Posted Online

HEIRESS, the Seattle, Washington-based band featuring former HIMSA frontman John Pettibone, has posted three tracks featuring the singer on the the group's MySpace page. According to HEIRESS, "these three cuts are presently unmastered, but that should change within the week." HEIRESS is: John Pettib...

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Former CELTIC FROST Frontman Invited To 1349 Recording Session

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "I will return to Norway tonight [Tuesday, December 16] for most of the remainder of December, following an invitation by [Norwegian black metallers] 1349 to visit them in the studio during the re...

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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now

Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...

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DROWNING POOL Bassist Sets Record Straight On 'Music-As-Torture' Practice

DROWNING POOL bassist Stevie Benton has commented on the reports that the band's music has been used to prepare detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay for interrogation. He said in a statement: "I would like to set the record straight to say that upon our return from Baghdad (in 2006) and...

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MONGREL Prepares To Enter Studio

Boston, Massachusetts-based "aggressive punk/rock/metal" MONGREL is slated to hit the studio in the coming weeks to begin work on the follow-up to its debut album, "Fear, Lies, & Propaganda". The as-yet-untitled CD will again be released on Screaming Ferret Wreckords and will be engineered by Ti...

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Former HIMSA Frontman Resurfaces In HEIRESS

HEIRESS, the Seattle, Washington-based band featuring former HIMSA frontman John Pettibone, has scheduled the following dates: Dec. 12 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA Jan. 10 - The Viaduct - Tacoma, WA Two of the band's songs — "Iron John" and "The Year Without Summer" — are available for streaming on th...