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VICIOUS RUMORS Announce New Singer

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) to the group's ranks. "Ronnie showed up and blew the band away with his powerful voice," stated guitarist Geoff Thorpe. "The first night he sang with us it was like h...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's LOADED To Release New Album This Summer

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, is currently working on a new, yet-to-be-titled studio album, to be released in the summer, with tours to follow. LOADED was formed in 1999 and has morphed several times, relea...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Guitarist Interviewed At NAMM; Video Available

Lacey Conner, villainess co-star of VH1's hit TV show "Rock of Love" featuring POISON's Bret Michaels, conducted an interview with guitarist Geoff Thorpe of veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS at the Dean Guitars booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Mer...

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GEOFF TATE, DON DOKKEN To Guest On Tonight's 'Friday Night Rocks'

QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate and DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken will be the featured guests on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM tonight (Friday, February 8) beginning at 11:00 p.m. EST. If you live in the U.S., you can listen to the show live on the Internet at

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Former GEOFF TATE Guitarist Sentenced For ID Theft

KiroTV.com reports that a man who falsely claimed to be a member of the Seattle band QUEENSRŸCHEwas sentenced in Everett, Washington to more than six years in prison Tuesday (February 5). Guitarist Scott C. Moughton was convicted of 10 identity theft and forgery-related felonies. The judge also orde...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Discusses Upcoming Movie Role, Studio Album

Sandy Tomcho of the Times Herald-Record recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE lead singer Geoff Tate. The question-and-answer session follows: Times Herald-Record: Are you guys having a contest bringing fans up onstage to sing with you? Tate: Yeah. Different radio stations are getting inv...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Take Part In Chicago Meet-And–Greet Charity Brunch

QUEENSRŸCHE is organizing a meet-and-greet charity brunch on Saturday, February 2 at 12 noon at Chicago's Ruth's Chris Steakhouse Banquet Room. Every cent of the net proceeds from this charity brunch will be donated in full to a food bank — QUEENSRŸCHE is collecting no profit on this brunch. Everyon...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT: 'Once In A Million Years' Video Posted Online

Renaissance-flavored group BLACKMORE'S NIGHT has posted the video for the song "Once in a Million Years" at this location (Quicktime required). As previously reported, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night, along with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate, will appear in the supernatural thriller "House...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Ready To 'Strike Back' With New Lineup, New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have issued the following update: "2008 brings VICIOUS RUMORS back in the studio for a new CD. Pre-production has been in full swing. 12 new songs will be recorded. The production team of Geoff Thorpe and Juan Urteaga at Trident studios in Pach...

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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singer Comments On 'House Of Eternity' Movie Role

Multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Candice Night of the Renaissance-flavored BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, along with QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate, will appear in the supernatural thriller "House Of Eternity", a major motion picture set for release in the fourth quarter of 2008 from Fires At Midnight F...

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QUEENSRŸCHE, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Singers To Star In 'House Of Eternity'

Fires At Midnight Films has announced the supernatural thriller "House of Eternity" that will feature Geoff Tate of QUEENSRŸCHE and Candice Night of BLACKMORE'S NIGHT in their feature film debuts. Some early details about the movie can be found at this location. As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE w...

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DANGEROUS TOYS, JUNKYARD, RHINO BUCKET To Team Up For One-Off Show In Tulsa

DANGEROUS TOYS, JUNKYARD and RHINO BUCKET will be doing a one-off show at Cain's Ballroom (423 N. Main St.) in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Friday, February 15. There are no plans of a tour and this will be the only time to see this lineup in Oklahoma in 2008. Tickets go on sale Monday, January 15 ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Quality Footage From ROCKLAHOMA Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of QUEENSRŸCHE performing at last year's Rocklahoma festival, which took place in July 2007 on the outskirts of Pryor, Oklahoma, can be viewed below (courtesy of "dammefather"). As previously reported, QUEENSRŸCHE will perform the entirety of its "Operation: Mindcrim...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: Recording Equipment Used During Making Of 'Mindcrime II' Being Auctioned

Two MX-2424 digital audio hard disk recorders used by QUEENSRŸCHE during the making of "Operation: Mindcrime II" are being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "this equipment was used by QUEENSRŸCHE and producer Jason Slater in 2006 to record the music that would tell the...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform Entire 'Operation: Mindcrime I' And 'II' Albums On UK Tour

QUEENSRŸCHE, the internationally renowned prog metal band from Seattle, will perform the entirety of their "Operation: Mindcrime I" and "II" albums for the very first time in the UK via a 10-date June 2008 UK tour. This epic theatrical prog metal extravaganza will take in three hours, and will inclu...