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VICIOUS RUMORS To Play 'Special Classic Set' On European Tour

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have issued the following update: "VICIOUS RUMORS will perform a very special classic set for the European tour [see dates below], songs that have not been performed in over 14 years from early albums such as 'Soldiers Of The Night', 'Digital D...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Featured On FUSE TV's 'Live Through This'; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was featured on the Fuse TV program called "Live Through This" which explores the true stories of rock stars that hit rock bottom and then climbed back to the top. The show, which premiered on Saturday, August 23, can be viewed in three parts bel...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: More Shows Announced

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 13 - The Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA Sep. 14 - The Fat Cat - Modesto, CA Sep. 18 - Berty's - Walnut Creek, CA Sep. 19 - Phoenix Theater - Petaluma, CA Sep. 20 - Monster Fest - Merced, CA ...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG To Tour UK With STEVE GRIMMETT

NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG have issued the following update: "Although we are awaiting some more confirmed dates, we wanted to let you all know as soon as possible about the upcoming UK tour. This will be a three-band bill with the TYGERS OF PAN TANG as headliners and the fantastic Steve Grim...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer Announces Band For Solo Tour Dates

Hot on the heels of his Insania wine collaboration with Walla Walla, Washington-based 3 Rivers Winery, Geoff Tate of QUEENSRŸCHE has announced that he will be performing a series of exclusive solo shows in conjunction with its slated release. On Saturday, September 20, a special performance will tak...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Album To Be Produced By JASON SLATER

According to The Breakdown Room, Jason Slater, the producer, engineer and songwriter of QUEENSRŸCHE's 2006 release "Operation: Mindcrime II", has confirmed that he is producing the band's as-yet-untitled next studio album. He also revealed that Kelly Gray (QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist/producer/engineer fro...

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LEMMY, DIO, IOMMI, ALICE COOPER, GEOFF TATE Featured On 'Metal Christmas' Album

Santa Claus is barreling on into town... like a freekin' runaway freight train! Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen have just finished the mastering of one of the most amazing Christmas albums! Christmas, you say? These days you gotta start early to get the word out! Recorded in the 101-degree Van Nuys, Ca...

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GRAHAM BONNET Featured On J21 Debut

Legendary hard rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) make a guest appearance on the first solo album from Spain's experimental guitar player J21, entitled "Yellow Mind: Blue Mind". Bonnet can be heard on two songs — "The Edge of Now" and "The Truth Behind The Veil". Other...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Featured On FUSE TV's 'Live Through This'; Clip Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan will be featured on the Fuse TV program called "Live Through This" which explores the true stories of rock stars that hit rock bottom and then climbed back to the top. A desription of the show reads as follows: "Some people like a drink now and t...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Tour Europe In The Fall

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have issued the following update: "The hell-raising VR ball keeps rolling with full force. We have received a great reception from all the fans new and old. We are having such a great time performing all the classics songs and meeting all the g...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Concentrating On New Album

Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has issued the following update: "I had hoped that I'd been doing more shows this year since I hooked up with a Canadian agent but it didn't work out, so I'm going to be concentrating on a new album instead. I already have some things in mind and some ...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: EP Title Announced

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will release a five-song EP entitled "Wasted Heart" on September 22 via Century Media Records. A new full-length album will follow in early 2009. The sessions with producer Mar...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED: New Song Posted Online

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has posted a new song entitled "No More" on its MySpace page. LOADED will release a new album early next year via Century Media. A five-song EP will precede it in September. .....

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TRENT REZNOR's 'Year Zero' May Be An HBO Series

Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports that Trent Reznor of NINE INCH NAILS has been in talks in with HBO about making a two-season maxi-series out of "Year Zero", the dark future tale that Reznor has chronicled in his music as well as in a celebrated Alternate Reality Game (ARG) with ...

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ATTACKER Confirmed For BRITISH STEEL FESTIVAL IV

New Jersey metallers ATTACKER have been confirmed for the fourth installment of the British Steel Festival, set to take place April 4, 2009 at the Underworld club in Camden, London, England. Also scheduled to appear are CLOVEN HOOF, ELIXIR, BITCHES SIN and CELTIC LEGACY. ATTACKER recently posted pho...