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RATT Guitarist Says Makers Of VH1's 'Behind The Music' Were 'Not Interested' In Actual Story

Mark Morton of Heavy Metal Examiner recently conducted an interview with guitarist Warren DeMartini of Californian rockers RATT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Heavy Metal Examiner: What was the impetus for doing a new record? I am asking, because bands like RATT had a massive heyd...

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ROB HALFORD Says New Immigration Law In Arizona Is 'Racist'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford — who is a part-time Phoenix resident — spoke to CNN about a new immigration law in Arizona which requires police to determine if people are in the country illegally, previously a function carried out by U.S. federal immigration police and some local forces. According...

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FORBIDDEN Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up a...

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AEROSMITH To Open This Year's New York State Fair Grandstand Schedule

According to Syracuse.com, Boston hard rock legends AEROSMITH will open this year's New York State Fair Mohegan Sun Grandstand lineup on August 26. Tickets, priced at $84, $94 and $104, will go on sale at 10 a.m. on May 29 at the fair box office, Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com and by phone c...

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FIFTH ANGEL At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE XIII Festival; Video Footage, Photos Available

Peter Orullian, best known in heavy metal circles as the voice of HEIR APPARENT during its highly successful 2006 reunion tour in Europe, was the frontman for FIFTH ANGEL at the Keep it True XIII festival in in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany on April 24. Orullian stepped in for vocalist Tim Branom, who...

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ACE FREHLEY, STEVEN ADLER Guest On 'Sober House With Dr. Drew' Season Finale; Video Available

Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler appeared on the season finale of "Sober House with Dr. Drew" on Thursday, April 29 on VH1. The episode will re-air several times over the weekend. According to AOL Television's "Inside TV", on the season finale of "Sober Hou...

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Former TROUBLE Drummer Comments On 'Live In Los Angeles' European LP Misprint

Former TROUBLE drummer and current RETRO GRAVE mainman Jeff "Oly" Olson has issued a response to the e-mails and comments from fans regarding the misprint of the first European vinyl pressing of TROUBLE's "Live in Los Angeles" album. Stated Olson: "Many people have been writing and asking about the...

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TRUMP Thinks TONY AWARDS Stage Mishap May Have Contributed To BRET MICHAELS' Current Condition

Donald Trump tells TMZ.com that POISON singer Bret Michaels is in "big, big trouble and the prognosis is not great." Michaels is a contestant on this season's "Celebrity Apprentice" and, ironically, Trump says Michaels' scrappiness is the best thing he has going for him. As Trump put it, "He turns o...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For 70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise

San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which is set to sail from Miami, Florida to Cozumel, Mexico on January 24, 2011 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will appear at the event. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: A...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: I Miss DIMEBAG More As Time Goes On

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA, ARSON ANTHEM, SUPERJOINT RITUAL). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. KNAC.COM: What is up with DOWN at the moment? Anselmo: Well, Kirk [Windstein, guitar] and Jimmy [Bower, drums] are in Euro...

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ALEX SKOLNICK's Volcano Blues

TESTAMENT and ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "Question: What happens when you combine the Icelandic volcano with a European jazz tour and a heavy metal festival in the Philippines? "Answer: A guitarist who has circumnavigated the globe. "In a matter of da...

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STEVEN TYLER 'Stronger Than Ever,' Says AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY

According to The Pulse of Radio, AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry told Reuters that lead singer Steven Tyler is "back and stronger than ever" following a period of several months during which the frontman did a 90-day stint in rehab while his future with the band was in doubt. Despite threats by Perry...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Hopes Upcoming Dates Will 'Blossom' Into Much Longer Tour

A new Associated Press video interview with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry conducted while he was in Europe for a run of dates with THE JOE PERRY PROJECT can be viewed below. According to The Pulse of Radio, AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton told the Boston Herald last week that the band members were "a...

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AEROSMITH: Argentina Show Cancelled

AEROSMITH's previously announced May 27 concert at Hipódromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina has been cancelled. According to a Twitter post by AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer, "the venue couldn't work it out" for the date in question. No further information is currently available. According...

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FIFTH ANGEL Taps HEIR APPARENT Singer For KEEP IT TRUE Performance

Peter Orullian, best known in heavy metal circles as the voice of HEIR APPARENT during its highly successful 2006 reunion tour in Europe, will be singing for FIFTH ANGEL at the Keep it True XIII festival in in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany on April 24. Orullian steps in for vocalist Tim Branom, who is...