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QUEENSRŸCHE Members Perform Acoustic Set At KISW's 'Holiday Hangover Ball'; Video Available

QUEENSRŸCHE members Michael Wilton and Geoff Tate performed a rare all-acoustic set along with two guests (Jason Aimes on vocals and Parker Lundgren on guitar; members of Tate's solo band from the fall 2008 tour) at KISW's annual Holiday Hangover Ball, held this past Friday (December 12) at Showbox...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Comments On One-Night-Only Reunion With Original Singer

Original VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist Gary St. Pierre (ex-HAWAII),who sang on the group's 1985 debut, "Soldiers of the Night", will rejoin the band for its appearance at the Headbangers Open Air festival, set to take place July 23-25, 2009 in in Brande-Hörnerkirchen, Germany. Commented the band: "In tri...

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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Performs Acoustically On 'The BJ Shea Morning Experience'

Video footage of DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED performing an acoustic version of the song "Wasted Heart" live on "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" show on the Seattle radio station KISW 99.9 FM this past Friday (December 12) can be viewed below. DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED performed at KISW's annual Holiday Hangov...

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RHINO BUCKET Song Featured In 'The Wrestler' Movie

Hard rock band RHINO BUCKET has placed a track in the upcoming Darren Aronofsky feature "The Wrestler", which is set to open in theaters on December 19. The movie stars Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei, both nominated for a Golden Globe, and it features BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN's original song "The Wrestler"...

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CRYONIC TEMPLE: 'Standing Tall' Video Available

"Standing Tall", the new video from the Swedish heavy metal band CRYONIC TEMPLE, can be viewed below. The song comes off the group's new album, "Immortal", which was released on November 21 via Metal Heaven Records. CRYONIC TEMPLE was founded in 1996 and has over the years performed at such festival...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman To Take Part In Wine Sampling Tomorrow

Three Rivers will welcome QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate back to the winery in Walla Walla, Washington for a special barrel sampling of his 2007 Insania wine. Geoff will be hanging out in the barrel room pouring samples for $15 per person for two hours only (12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.),on Saturday Dece...

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RHINO BUCKET Frontman Discusses Upcoming Album

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with vocalist/guitarist Georg Dolivo of the Bon Scott-era AC/DC soundalike act RHINO BUCKET. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Sleaze Roxx: So you guys are working on a new album? Dolivo: Yeah, absolutely. We're in the final mixing stages right now....

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': TV Commercial Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A 30-second TV commercial for the collection can be viewed below. Check out an e-card at this location. It's an all...

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No AC/DC For Scotland's T IN THE PARK Festival

Contrary to a report in the UK's Sun, AC/DC will definitely not be appearing at Scotland's biggest music festival, T in the Park, in 2009. The paper claimed that the veteran rockers deliberately left Scotland off their forthcoming UK tour (in April),because they were planning to headline T in the P...

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JUNGLE ROT: More New Album Details Revealed

Wisconsin death metallers JUNGLE ROT have inked a deal with Austria's Napalm Records. The band will enter Studio One in Racine, Wisconsin with longtime engineer Chris Djuricic on December 26, 2008 to record its new album, titled "What Horrors Await". The CD is scheduled for a spring 2009 release, wi...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Members To Join WILLIE BASSE For Farmington Gig

Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, will make his headlining debut on Friday, December 5, 2008 in Farmington, New Mexico at Gators. This KRWN radio-sponsored event (where Willie's single "(Love So) Far Away" is in heavy rota...

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PAUL STANLEY Is 'Open' To Idea Of Recording New KISS Album

KISS rhythm guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has confirmed to Classic Rock magazine that the band is seriously considering recording a new album. Rumors of a brand new KISS release first surfaced last week on photographer Ross Halfin's blog. Now Geoff Barton has taken it upon himself to grab the Clas...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: Quality Tilburg Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of VICIOUS RUMORS' November 9, 2008 concert at O13 in Tilburg, Netherlands can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "SilverRainProduction"). VICIOUS RUMORS earlier in the year announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) and guitarist Kiyoshi Morgan...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Video Interview With GEOFF TATE Available

Mike McGuff, a native Houstonian who has an interest in TV news, radio and the Internet, conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate at the Rock The Bayou music bash, which was held August 29 - September 1 in Houston, Texas. Watch the two-minute chat below. QUEENSRŸCHE is currently in...