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RATT Drummer Says JIZZY PEARL's Voice Didn't Fit The Band's Songs

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How has the tour (with POISON and VAINS OF JENNA) gone thus far? Have the audience reactions been as positive as you'd hoped? Bobby Blotzer: "The tour has been amaz...

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L.A. GUNS, LOVE/HATE, Ex-FASTER PUSSYCAT Members To Perform At EROTIC BALL

Phil Lewis (L.A. GUNS),Jizzy Pearl (RATT, LOVE/HATE),and Brent Muscat (ex-FASTER PUSSYCAT) are among the musicians who will perform as the SIN CITY ALL STARS in Las Vegas on August 27 at The Canyon Club. SIN CITY ALL STARS will play songs from the individual bandmembers' respective groups. SIN CIT...

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KORN, DEVILDRIVER, ENTOMBED, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH First-Week Sales Revealed

KORN's new, untitled album sold 123,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard chart. This is slightly more than half of the 221,000 first-week tally achieved by its predecessor, "See You on the Other Side", which landed at No. 3 back in...

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RATT Frontman On New Material: 'We're Coming Up With Great Stuff Right Now'

RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy has issued the following update from the band's "Back for More" tour with POISON: "The crowds coming out are f*kin crazy! The shows are getting crazier and better. Always a new experience every day. Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and I are writing new music every chance we g...

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AC/DC Coming To Iowa In 2008?

Jessica Lowe of Newton, Iowa's Newton Daily News reports: Rock 'n' roll fans were treated to more than five hours of music at the Iowa Speedway Saturday night. POISON, RATT, DOKKEN and GREAT WHITE played to a crowd of about 8,000 people, said Mike Beecher, Iowa Speedway director of media relations....

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ROCKLAHOMA: More Than 3,000 Photos Posted Online

More than 3,000 photos from fans and professionals taken at the inaugural Rocklahoma festival have been posted at the Rocklahoma Fan Photo site. Over 30,000 people attended the festival, which took place earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma. Performers included POISON, RATT, QUIET RIOT, SLAUGHTER...

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KISS, RATT, NIGHTWISH Members Offer Advice To Aspiring Musicians; Video Available

Bruce Kulick (KISS),Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER),John Corabi (MÖTLEY CRÜE, RATT),Tuomas Holopainen (NIGHTWISH) and Anette Olzon (NIGHTWISH) offer advice to aspiring musicians in a five-minute "Music School" segment on Norway's NRK P3TV. Watch the clip at this location. ...

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RATT: Audio Interview With STEPHEN PEARCY Available

Chicago radio personality Cara Carriveau has posted an audio interview with RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy as part of her podcast, "Cara's Basement". Pearcy discusses many things, from how he got his start in rock and roll literally by accident to attending Friars Club Roasts with Milton Berle. You ca...

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GUNS N' ROSES, Ex-W.A.S.P., RATT Members To Jam In Hollywood

THE BIG BALL STARS, featuring Dizzy Reed (GUNS N' ROSES),Jizzy Pearl (LOVE/HATE, RATT),Chris Holmes (W.A.S.P.),Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL),will perform this Saturday, July 28, 2007 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, Califo...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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DOKKEN Guitarist Comments On ROCKLAHOMA, Upcoming East Coast Run

DOKKEN will embark on an East Coast beginning on July 26 at Meadowbrook Farms Musical Arts Center with POISON / RATT / VAINS OF JENNA in Gilford, NH; July 27 at Jaxx in Springfield, Virgina, with PRETTY BOY FLOYD; and July 28 at Mulcahy's in Wantagh, NY. DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin stated about the g...

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POISON, RATT Concert Attendances Revealed

The following are some of the POISON / RATT concert attendances, as reported by Billboard magazine: Date: 06/17/2007 Artist/Event: POISON, RATT, VAINS OF JENNA Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater City/State: Charlotte, NC Attendance: 4,974 Capacity: 18,741 Date: 06/19/2007 Artist/Event: POISON, RAT...

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RATT Drummer Talks About Lineup Changes, Possible New Record

Debby Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with RATT drummer Bobby Blotzer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Who initiated RATT getting back together again? Blotzer: I am going to step out and just say on both re-unions, '97 and this one, it was I calling everybody. St...

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ROCKLAHOMA Brings Music And Money To Pryor

Fox23.com reports: It's back to the '80s for thousands of rock fans in Oklahoma as Rocklahoma wrapped up Sunday. A total of 24 bands played throughout the weekend and organizers say they think about 110,000 people attended the first-ever event. [NOTE: Online estimates have put the attendance at arou...

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ROCKLAHOMA: First Photos Posted Online

Bring Back Glam! has posted the first photos from Rocklahoma, the '80s rock festival which is being held July 12-15 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The site is being updated with regular reports from the festival, with artist intervi...