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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Interviewed On KISW's 'The BJ Shea Morning Experience'; Audio Available
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed earlier in the month by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. Also sitting in on the chat was McKagan's longtime friend, Dave Dederer of the Grammy-nominated and platinum-selling band THE PRESIDENTS...July 25, 2008
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MASTER Mainman: 'I Truly Hope That LEMMY And MOTÖRHEAD Will Live Forever'
MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Lemmy Kilmister, aka God, was and still is my biggest influence from the early days when I began in WARCRY. There is no doubt that punk had a great influence on DEATHSTRIKE and MASTER in the beginning, but af...July 18, 2008
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Exclusive: Reunited SNOT Recruits Ex-DIVINE HERESY Frontman, Prepares To Hit The Road
The surviving members of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT— which disbanded in 1998 following the death of the group's lead singer, Lynn Strait — have reunited and are planning to hit the road next month. Mikey Doling (guitar),John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass),Jamie Miller (drum...July 14, 2008
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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks nuTsie.com On FOX's 'On The Record'; Video Available
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed on the July 3, 2008 edition of "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" on the FOX News channel. McKagan talked about nuTsie.com, the Seattle-based digital music company whose advisory board he recently joined. Watch the five-minut...July 7, 2008
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TESTAMENT Guitarist Meets ACRASSICAUDA In Istanbul
TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has issued the following update: "The highlight of [the last week of June] for me was meeting, ACRASSICAUDA (Latin for 'The Black Scorpion'),Iraq's only metal band and the subject of the awesome documentary 'Heavy Metal In Baghdad'. "Recently, I'd been in touch wit...July 5, 2008
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THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS, OUTLAW ORDER Sign With SEASON OF MIST
France's Season Of Mist has announced the signing of two new U.S.-based acts: North Carolina's southern rock/metal band THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS and Louisiana's OUTLAW ORDER. THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS's sound is "seeping with infectious riffs, soulful vocals and all-around stump stomping...June 27, 2008
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BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART: European Headlining Tour Announced
Canada's BLESSED BY A BROKEN HEART will embark on a European headlining tour this fall with support from I AM GHOST, DEVIL'S GIFT and FEI COMODO (UK only). Bassist Tyler comments: "Expect smoke, lasers, fanny packs, hot chicks, teased hair and the kinds of things youll be embarrassed to remember the...June 26, 2008
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Members Of DIO, RAINBOW And DEEP PURPLE Introduce PURPLE RAINBOW
PURPLE RAINBOW is a new project featuring a lineup of musicians who were part of several of the most influential bands in hard/classic rock: from DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW to BLACK SABBATH and DIO. PURPLE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) - Vocals Bobby Rondinelli (R...June 21, 2008
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VELVET REVOLVER/Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN Goes nuTsie
nuTsie.com today announced that Duff McKagan, founding member of legendary rock bands GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER, has joined the company's advisory board. McKagan has taken an active role in managing the affairs of his bands and will bring 25-plus years of music business experience to the dyn...June 18, 2008
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TRENT REZNOR Working On Cable Series Of 'Year Zero'
The Pulse of Radio reports that NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor is working on a cable TV series based on his 2007 concept album, "Year Zero", according to a lengthy profile of Reznor in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. The article does not go into much detail about the project, except...June 10, 2008
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Javelina
Philly's got a reputation as a tough town and native sons JAVELINA ably demonstrate the musical side of that equation with its self-titled debut. Like the pugilist that goes 15 rounds, lets out an obnoxious laugh, and asks for another 15, JAVELINA punishes the listener with nine sweat-soaked mashers...June 9, 2008
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(HED)P.E. Announces 'The D.I.Y Tour' With OPM, DIRTBALL And POTLUCK
Southern California's (HED)P.E. has announced the dates for its upcoming "The D.I.Y Tour" also featuring OPM, DIRTBALL and POTLUCK. The tour comes in support of the group's upcoming two-disc live album and DVD, "The DIY Guys", which is set for a July 8, 2008 release through Suburban Noize Records. "...June 7, 2008
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METALLICA's HAMMETT: 'DAVE MUSTAINE Played Fast All The Time. I Play Melodically'
David Fricke of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. RollingStone.com: You have been working on the new METALLICA album for almost three years. How do you know which riffs and solos to keep and which to thr...June 6, 2008
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DENDURA Working With Producer NEIL KERNON
DENDURA, the female-fronted, prog-metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, has issued the following update: "We officially can release this exciting news on whom we are recording with! Grammy Award-winning producer Neil Kernon is recording DENDURA's untitled album! We are very excited to have Neil wo...June 4, 2008
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JON LORD Is 'Looking Massively Forward' To Playing With DEEP PURPLE Again
Ex-DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will join his former bandmates onstage for this year's Sun Flower Jam. The charity show takes place at Porchester Halls in London on September 25. Confirming that this is a one-off, Jon Lord tells his official web site, JonLord.org, that he is excited by the prosp...May 30, 2008
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