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DANZIG Mainman Comments On New Guitarist

Glenn Danzig has issued a press release confirming that Joe Fraulob, guitarist for the Sacramento-based band DECONSTRUCT, has joined the DANZIG lineup for the "Blackest of the Black" tour that kicks off in San Diego on September 30 and wraps in Los Angeles on October 29. "Joe really wanted to play w...

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Former ALICE COOPER Guitarist MICHAEL BRUCE Releases New CD

Former ALICE COOPER guitarist Michael Bruce released his new solo album in Iceland on September 16 in a limited edition of 200 copies in deluxe digipak format. "The Second Coming Of Michael Bruce - Alive & Re-Cooperated" is Michael Bruce's first official release in years (although exclusive only...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Offers Update On Hand Injury

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has issued the following message to the group's fans: "Just wanted to say to all the fans that came to see VELVET REVOLVER on the last leg of the tour, including Ozzfest, how sorry I am that I couldn't make it. It was very hard for me ...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Helps Raise $20,000 To Fight Birth Defects

According to The Journal News, TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider — the grand marshal of the March of Dimes motorcycle ride — was on hand in Harrison, New York Sunday (Sept. 18) to greet more than 200 people who gathered from Westchester and Rockland counties to support the ride. The March of Dimes,...

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ALICE COOPER: 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson' Appearance Posted Online

ALICE COOPER made a guest appearance on "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on Thursday night (Sept. 15). Alice and his band performed "Sunset Babies (All Got Rabies)", taken from his latest album, "Dirty Diamonds", followed by a short interview with Cooper. Watch the appearance online in three...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Good To See You Again' Film To Receive DVD Release In November

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Shout! Factory has set a November 8 release date for the DVD version of the ALICE COOPER film "Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper". The movie, which captures the original band lineup in the middle of the legendary 1973 "Billion Dollar Babies" tour, has never...

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NAPALM DEATH Singer: BUSH And TONY BLAIR Need To Be Held Accountable For Their 'Crimes'

Tartarean Desire recently conducted an interview with NAPALM DEATH frontman Mark "Barney" Greenway. An excerpt from the chat follows: Tartarean Desire: What about the recent terrorist attacks in London. Has that given you some fuel for your lyrical fire? Mark "Barney" Greenway: "Ahh, it does, in muc...

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ALICE COOPER To Release Vintage Concert

TheRockRadio.com is reporting that a rare ALICE COOPER concert film will make its first appearance on home video in November. "Live 1973: Billion Dollar Babies Tour", which played theatres that year in limited release, will arrive on DVD on November 8. The DVD includes 14 songs, plus a new interview...

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Professor Claims Course Distorted In TOMMY LEE Show

Meredith Grunke of the Daily Nebraskan has issued the following report: Since "Tommy Lee Goes to College" first aired in August, few major complaints have surfaced about the show’s portrayal of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. However, one UNL English professor said Tuesday's episode misrepresent...

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GENE SIMMONS Says It Could Be Two Years Before KISS Tours Again

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has told syndicated newspaper columnist Marilyn Beck that it could be two years before KISS plays to the public again, but that doesn't mean he's going anywhere. "We've been touring for 32 years. It's a time for all of us to take some time off, maybe two years," he...

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ALICE COOPER Discusses His Stage Show

ALICE COOPER recently spoke to Billboard.com about his new album, "Dirty Diamonds", and his current world tour, which includes such traditional Cooper set-pieces as guillotines, strait jackets and "female vampire whip dances." "If you asked 10 people in 1975 to go to an ALICE COOPER show and do a tw...

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'Dirty Diamonds' Is ALICE COOPER's Highest-Charting Album In 11 Years

Billboard magazine is reporting that ALICE COOPER has his highest-charting album on The Billboard 200 in 11 years. "Dirty Diamonds" (New West) opened at No. 169 in the week ended August 7. That's COOPER's highest-debuting and highest-charting set since "The Last Temptation of Alice Cooper", which de...

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Dirty Diamonds

ALICE COOPER has been making albums for 36 years now, and it's amazing that he's still serving up listenable, better-than-average fare while most of his contemporaries have lost their muse completely or are content to flog the old hits over and over again. COOPER has certainly had his ups and downs...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Acclaimed Los Angeles quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY, recently dubbed the "#1 metal band you need to know now" by Guitar World, have officially joined the roster of Liquor and Poker Music. The L.A.-based rock label will release the group's new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", on October 18. A rough m...

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MELVINS Tribute Album: Final Track Listing Revealed

The final track listing has been announced for the MELVINS tribute album, "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins", due on August 23 via Fractured Transmitter Records. It is as follows: MARE – "Nightgoat" THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - "Honey Bucket" MASTODON - "The Bit" STRAPPING YOUNG LAD - "Zodiac" PIG...