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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On NAMM, South American Tour

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Myself and Daniel Erlandsson [drums] traveled to sunny California last month and spent a few days at the NAMM convention. We had a wail of time hanging out and doing the NAMM thing! "So I met a lot...

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Former FIERCE CONVICTION Singer Lands Deal With Z RECORDS

Former FIERCE CONVICTION (later known simply as CONVICTION) singer Jose Sanchez has gone back to his roots, which is the glam/melodic hard rock genre. In December of 2006, he landed a record deal with Europe's premier melodic hard rock label Z Records and is currently working on a new CD, which will...

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JEFF KOLLMAN Collaborates With Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer On SUPERBOWL Commercial

Acclaimed L.A.-based guitarist/songwriter/producer Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD, MOGG/WAY) and writing/production partner Jono Brown have landed a Superbowl commercial for Garmin GSP navigation systems. The 30-second spot, which is set to air just before Superbowl half-time this Sunday, wa...

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DOKKEN: 'From Conception: Live 1981' CD, 'Unchain The Night' DVD Detailed

DOKKEN ruled the charts and airwaves in the '80s with a trio of platinum albums powered by an unforgettable mix of metal and melody. The band is currently in the studio recording their ninth album, and first for Rhino Records, "Lighting Strikes Again", set for release this summer. In anticipation of...

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DOKKEN To Release 'Live 1981 From Conception' CD/DVD In March

DOKKEN will issue a live CD, entitled "Dokken Live 1981 from Conception", on March 13 via Rhino Records. "I think the DVD is coming out at the same time, but will find out for sure by Friday," the group's frontman, Don Dokken, writes on their MySpace page. "The videos on the DVD are 'Breaking the .....

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VIXEN: 'Live & Learn' To Receive U.S. Release This Month

Demolition Records will release VIXEN's new studio album, "Live & Learn", in the U.S. on January 30. "Live & Learn" is VIXEN's first studio recording to feature founding VIXEN member and guitarist Jan Kuehnemund since 1990's "Rev It Up". Kuehnemund reformed VIXEN in 2001 for the Voices of Me...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Ex-MEGADETH, Ex-DOKKEN Members Schedule NAMM Signing Sessions

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's Troy Van Leeuwen, bass virtuoso Billy Sheehan (DAVE LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG),former MEGADETH/current OHM: guitarist Chris Poland, George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN),THE CULT's Billy Duffy, MINISTRY's Al Jourgensen, THIN LIZZY's Marco Mendoza and MASTODON's Troy Sanders are among t...

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DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, ARCH ENEMY Members To Appear At NAMM: Details Available

ESP has just finalized its schedule of artist meet-and-greet sessions at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is scheduled to be held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. The details are as follows: Friday, January 19 (12:30 - 2:00 p.m.): Bruce...

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DON DOKKEN: 'As Long As You Keep Making Good Music, People Will Buy It'

DOKKEN is continuing work on its new album, "Lightning Strikes Again", for a 2007 release via Rhino Records in the U.S. and Frontiers Records in Europe. The follow-up to 2004's "Hell to Pay" will feature the lineup of Don Dokken (vocals),Jon Levin (guitar, ex-WARLOCK),Barry Sparks (bass, TED NUGEN...

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DOKKEN Guitarist: New Album Sounds Nothing Like 'Hell To Pay'

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: I recently heard that DOKKEN has signed to Rhino Records for the U.S. release, and Frontiers for the European distribution. Is this correct? Jon: That is co...

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Secret Society

Call it the "Ultraphobic" syndrome. Remember that record? When '80s hair-metal disasters WARRANT's parking meter on Easy Street expired, and all the sudden they decided they were gonna be tougher, more modern, more with the times? "Ultraphobic" turned out to be really good (no, seriously),but it ha...

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Original EDEN Guitarist RICK SCOTT CROCCO Passes Away

Longtime metal journalist and Shockwaves magazine editor Bob Nalbandian has released the following announcement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I am saddened to report that Rick Scott Crocco passed away on the morning of December 3, 2006 in his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. The cause of death is undisclosed....

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CHTHONIC: Articulate, Thoughtful Face Of Symphonic Black Metal

Alexander Chou of the Taiwan Journal reports: For the majority of young people in Taiwan, the singer called Wubai is considered an icon of rock'n'roll. When it comes to heavy metal, however, there is no doubt that the symphonic black metal band CHTHONIC and its vocalist, Freddy Lin, are at the top o...

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DOKKEN: Audio Interview With Guitarist JON LEVIN Available

DOKKEN guitarist Jon Levin recently called into "The Hairball John Radio Show" to discuss all that is DOKKEN and more. Jon reminisced about his days as part of DORO's band, his everyday "superhero"-type lifestyle as an attorney by day and metal guitarist by night, the band chemistry in the current l...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...