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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...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED To Release New Album Through CENTURY MEDIA

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will release a new album early next year via Century Media. A five-song EP will precede it in September. "These are purely my songs," McKagan told Billboard.com. "It's probably...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN To Tell His Story

Britain's Evening Star newspaper reports that former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin is preparing to share his experiences with a group of guitar-loving youngsters from Suffolk. Tony Martin spent a decade fronting Birmingham-based SABBATH, his tenure only coming to an end when Ozzy Osbourne and the...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More Hard Rock Café Footage Available

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. More footage of the performance has...

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RHINO BUCKET: Tentative Album Title Announced

RHINO BUCKET — the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright — has set "Taking The Fifth" as the tentative title of its new album, due in early 2009 via Acetate Records...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Dates Announced

Long-running California metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 13 - The Kennel Club - Sacramento, CA Sep. 14 - The Fat Cat - Modesto, CA Sep. 20 - Monster Fest - Merced, CA Oct. 15 - Voodoo Lounge - San Jose, CA (w/ LAAZ ROCKIT, MUDFACE) Capital Chaos has posted video foot...

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JUDAS PRIEST Performs At Hard Rock Café In NYC; Video Footage, Photos Available

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. The group's setlist was as follows:...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New Video Interview With GEOFF TATE Available

David "Gus" Griesinger of Glam-Metal.com conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate before the band's performance at the Rocklahoma festival, which was held July 9-13, 2008 in Pryor, Oklahoma. Watch the 10-minute chat below. On Saturday, August 23, QUEENSRŸCHE will invade the White Ri...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Pain In The Grass' Performance Details Revaled

On Saturday, August 23, QUEENSRŸCHE will be invading the White River Amphitheatre — 35 miles southeast of Seattle — for what will be their first-ever symphonic concert as part of local rock station KISW-FM's "Pain in the Grass" music festival. It stands to reason that the band would be not only doin...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER To Host Pacific University Legends Golf Classic

Hosted by KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer, the Pacific University Legends Golf Classic will feature some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, sports and golf to raise funds for Pacific's intercollegiate athletics program. The field includes PGA Tour standouts John Daly, Shaun Micheel, Alex...

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RHINO BUCKET: Redwood City Footage Available

Video footage of RHINO BUCKET — the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright — performing the song "She Rides" on July 19, 2008 in Redwood City, California can be view...