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DEATH ANGEL: New Audio Interview With TED AGUILAR Available

Japan's "Metal Moment" podcast recently conducted an interview with guitarist Ted Aguilar of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. DEATH ANGEL last month announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the...

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GODIVA's Management Claims Bassist Was Fired

The management company which represents Swiss rockers GODIVA has released the following statement regarding the recently announced departure of drummer Peter Gander, bassist Mitch Koontz and guitarist Steve Papacharitos: "GODIVA had to part ways with bassist Mitch Koontz because since last year's Eu...

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RUTHLESS To Guest On 'Powermaker Radio'

Sammi D (lead vocals),Kenny McGee (lead guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Durkin (lead guitar; DREAMS OF DAMNATION, DARK ANGEL) of reactivated Southern California metallers RUTHLESS will take part in a live interview on Tuesday, January 27 at 8:00 p.m. PST on Powermaker Radio. For more information, v...

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CHICKENFOOT: First Audio Sample Available

The first audio sample from CHICKENFOOT, the new "supergroup" featuring former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, is available for streaming on the splash page of the project's soon-to-be-la...

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CHICKENFOOT 'Close To Mixing' Debut Album

According to bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),work is continuing on the debut album from CHICKENFOOT, his new collaboration with Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),guitar legend Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS). "We're getting close to mixing this thing," he writes on his...

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SAMMY HAGAR: For SLASH To Try And Play EDDIE VAN HALEN's Stuff Was Wrong

Imhotep's Thiago Sarkis conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Imhotep: Do you understand Dave's [Lee Roth] decision to not attend the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony because VELVET REVOLVER was playing instead of VAN HALEN? Sammy...

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DEATH ANGEL Announces New Bassist

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans DEATH ANGEL have announced the addition of bassist Sammy Diosdado to the group's ranks. Sammy is a Bay Area native who previously played with the San Francisco hardcore band THE SICK and is a member of the rock and roll outfit ALL TIME HIGHS which is fronted by...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Cabo Wabo Radio' To Go On Hiatus

Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Radio will go "on hiatus" starting at midnight on January 10, 2009. Sammy's 60th birthday bash from Cabo will be replayed all day on the January 10 as a closing celebration to the station's first year of operation. Sammy's message to all his fans: "We'll be back." Cabo Wabo R...

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GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH Classics Among 'Greatest Hard Rock Songs'

This past week, VH1 paid tribute to the ultimate rock gods by counting down the "100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs". The five-part compilation, hosted by POISON singer Bret Michaels, featured the most awesome guitar-driven, head-banging jams in rock history — from AC/DC to LED ZEPPELIN and everything in...

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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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CHICKENFOOT Resumes Work On Debut Album

According to bassist Michael Anthony (ex-VAN HALEN),work has resumed on the debut album from his new collaboration with Sammy Hagar (ex-VAN HALEN),guitar legend Joe Satriani and drummer Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS). "Chad and I just got back this week from recording in the San Francisco area...

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SAMMY HAGAR Cancels 'Cabo Wabo Cantina' License In Fresno

Entrepreneur and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar announced today that he is cancelling the licensing agreement with Fresno Rock Taco, LLC for the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Fresno, California. Hagar issued a statement on November 7, 2008 that commented on certain unsatisfactory claims which have b...

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TESTAMENT Singer Performs METALLICA Cover With DEATH ANGEL; Photos Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined DEATH ANGEL on stage for a cover of METALLICA's "Trapped Under Ice" during the benefit concert for DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng, which was held on Saturday, November 29 at Fat City in San Francisco, California. Also appearing on the bill were WILL HAVEN (with a sp...

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GOATWHORE: Performance Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of GOATWHORE — the New Orleans-based band featuring vocalist L. Ben Falgoust II (SOILENT GREEN) and guitarist Sammy Duet (ACID BATH, CROWBAR) — performing a new song entitled "Carving Out The Eyes of God" on November 21, 2008 at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas can be vi...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' First-Week Sales Revealed

Sammy Hagar's new album, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Loud & Proud Records),sold 7,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 94 on The Billboard 200 chart. The digital booklet for "Cosmic Universal Fashion" is available for viewing and/or download at t...