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GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Delivers Most Value For The Buck

The Pulse of Radio reports: Gene Simmons says that as always KISS delivers more bang for your buck — and the band's upcoming North American tour is no exception. The tour ties in the band' first new studio album in over a decade, called "Sonic Boom", and kicks off at Detroit's Cobo Arena — where ...

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BULLETBOYS Frontman On 'The Classic Metal Show'; Audio Available

BULLETBOYS frontman Marq Torien was a featured guest on this past Saturday's (September 12) edition of "The Classic Metal Show". The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. BULLETBOYS drummer Ryche Green, who was recently diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia, was relea...

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BULLETBOYS Drummer Released From Hospital

BULLETBOYS drummer Ryche Green, who was recently diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia, was released from the hospital late last week and is recuperating at home. He continues to visit the outpatient facility at the hospital for ongoing breathing treatments to clear the massive infection in his...

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GODSMACK Frontman Slams MÖTLEY CRÜE For Bringing 'Rock-Star Garbage' To 'Crüe Fest 2'

GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna has told Artisan News Service that taking part in this summer's Crüe Fest 2 was a good move for his band and their fans, and at the same time was the worst tour they've ever done. Erna and the rest of GODSMACK joined with headliners MÖTLEY CRÜE plus support acts THEORY ....

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER Says ACCEPT 'Reunion' With New Singer Won't Work

CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with U.D.O./ex-ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider when the singer visited Stockholm, Sweden in August 2009. Watch the chat in two parts below. U.D.O.'s new album, "Dominator", entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 27. This marks the...

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BULLETBOYS Drummer Diagnosed With Severe Case Of Pneumonia

BULLETBOYS drummer Ryche Green was rushed to the ER upon returning home from the band's recently completed "Summer Rockfest" tour with FASTER PUSSYCAT, BANG TANGO and SISTER SIN. Ryche became very ill while on tour and has since been diagnosed with a severe case of pneumonia. Ryche has been confined...

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U.D.O.: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Black And White' Video Shoot Available

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Black And White", the new video from U.D.O. — the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — can be viewed using the video player below (click on "2009 - BLACK AND WHITE - making of" to launch video). "Black And White" comes of...

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'Rock Of Ages' Musical Headed To West End

According to WhatsOnStage.com, plans are well under way to bring "Rock of Ages" — a stage musical that does with '80s rock anthems what "Mamma Mia!" did with ABBA tunes — to the West End, with a likely London opening in spring/summer 2010. The show is propelled by signature '80s rock anthems popular...

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MAYHEM, FINNTROLL, TAAKE Confirmed For Norway's INFERNO Festival

MAYHEM, FINNTROLL and TAAKE are the first confirmed bands for next year's installment of the Inferno festival, set to take place March 31 - April 3, 2010 in Oslo, Norway. Few Norwegian music festivals can equal the international status that the Inferno festival now holds. The festival, voted as one...

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DREAMING DEAD: New Video Tour Blog Available

Back home from a whirlwind trip across the country in support of their Ibex Moon Records debut, "Within One", Los Angeles' DREAMING DEAD have taken some of the summer's biggest highlights and most hilarious moments and condensed them down into an action-packed video tour blog. The clip, which can be...

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U.D.O.'s 'Dominator' Cracks German Top 30

"Dominator", the new album from U.D.O. — the German metal band fronted by former ACCEPT singer Udo Dirkschneider — has entered the official chart in the group's home country at position No. 27. This marks the highest German chart entry in U.D.O.'s history. Released on August 21 via AFM Records, "Dom...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Is 'Not As Prolific' As JOE SATRIANI

Russell Hall of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: Early on you described CHICKENFOOT as "like CREAM, without the jazz, with funk mixed in." Do you still feel that's a pretty apt description...

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LITA FORD And Family Star In 'The Gillettes: Family Business' Comic Book

Eighties hard rock queen Lita Ford has taken her family into the recording studio, on the road around the globe, and now will capture her clan manga-style on the pages of their first comic book, "The Gillettes: Family Business", due this November. "We always wanted to do a comic book," says Ford. "A...

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UDO DIRKSCHNEIDER, HAMMERFALL Guitarist Perform ACCEPT Classics In Stockholm

Former ACCEPT and current U.D.O. frontman Udo Dirkschneider performed two ACCEPT classics ("Breaker" and "Balls To The Wall") at the release party for U.D.O.'s new album, "Dominator", on August 19, 2009 at Pub Anchor in Stockholm, Sweden. He was backed by four Swedish musicians, including guitarist...

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WALLS OF JERICHO Interviewed At Czech Republic's BRUTAL ASSAULT Festival

Austria's Stormbringer.at webzine conducted an interview with frontwoman Candace Kucsulain and drummer Dustin Schoenhofer of Detroit, Michigan's hardcore act WALLS OF JERICHO at this year's Brutal Assault festival, which was held August 6-8, 2009 in Pevnost, Josefov, Czech Republic. Watch the chat b...