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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Comments On GENE HOGLAN's Return To TENET Project

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following update on his TENET project: "You all must know already that Gene the Machine [Gene Hoglan, STRAPPING YOUNG, ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT] is back behind the drum kit for TENET! I saw that Gene made mention of it in his last blog, I...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Checks In From GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Tour

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick has checked in with an update from his current tour with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. Read it at Kulick.net. UNION, the now-defunct late '90s group formed by Kulick and John Corabi (RATT, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) along with Brent Fitz and Jamie Hunting, has posted several rare reco...

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UGLY Signs To ROCK RIDGE MUSIC

Detroit-based rock four-piece UGLY has signed with Rock Ridge Music to release its self-titled album on October 9. Born from the blue-collar smoke stacks of Detroit, Michigan, UGLY is stitched from the same thread as infamous Detroit rockers such as IGGY POP, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT and KID ROCK. H...

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VOIVOD: New Audio Interview With AWAY Available

VOIVOD/KOSMOS drummer Michel "Away" Langevin was interviewed Monday tonight (June 25) on the "Conte and Kenny Show" on Cringe Humor Radio. You can listen to a podcast of the show at this location. VOIVOD is finalizing plans to re-release their early back catalog. Drummer Michel "Away" Langevin said...

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VOIVOD Drummer To Guest On Tonight's 'Conte And Kenny Show'

VOIVOD/KOSMOS drummer Michel "Away" Langevin will be interviewed live tonight (Monday, June 25) on the "Conte and Kenny Show" on Cringe Humor Radio. The program airs Monday nights between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. EST. The Away interview is scheduled for around 7:30 p.m. EST. You can listen to the sho...

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THE WARRIORS To Create 'Heaviest Pit Scene Ever Filmed In Public Streets'

California-based hardcore act THE WARRIORS will film an "intense" video for the song "Destroying Cenodoxus" on Tuesday, June 26 in Brooklyn, New York with director Frankie Nasso (HATEBREED, MUDVAYNE, EMMURE, ALL THAT REMAINS). THE WARRIORS are looking to create the heaviest pit scene ever filmed in...

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GOREROTTED Parts Ways With Guitarist

U.K. extreme metal band GOREROTTED has parted ways with guitarist Matt "Robin Pants" Hoban. Commented Hoban: "Well, people, after six long years of hangovers and vomiting I have decided to call it a day and part ways with GOREROTTED. I wish the boys great success for the future and would like to tha...

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Irish Teenagers To Play DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke' For New World Record

Brian Jaffray of Independent.ie reports: Where there is smoke there's fire and on Saturday night a group of Irish teenagers plan to blaze a trail into the Guinness Book of World records. The Offaly rockers will be joined by in excess of 2,000 heavy metal fans from all over Europe when they try ...

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SAMMY HAGAR Having Fun With His Fans

John Black of BostonNOW reports: Whether he's on stage making music or behind the bar making margaritas, there's one thing for certain about Sammy Hagar: He's having a blast. "If I have a genius for anything," Hagar says in a theatrically self-important voice that has him — and the interviewer — lau...

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DEEP PURPLE: 1987 'The Old Grey Whistle Test' Report Posted At YouTube

An eight-minute DEEP PURPLE report that aired on the '80s British BBC TV program "The Old Grey Whistle Test", featuring footage of the band's U.K. fans traveling to Paris in 1987 to see the group perform as well as a short interview with Roger Glover and Ritchie Blackmore, has been posted at YouTube...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Should Be Dead A Thousand Times'

Eddie Rowley of Ireland's Sunday World recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the December 2003 crash that almost ended his career...and his life: "When I had my motorcycle accident, believe it or not, I went on this incredible journey in my head...

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UNION: Rare Audio Recordings, Video Footage Posted Online

UNION, the now-defunct late '90s group formed by Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS) and John Corabi (RATT, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) along with Brent Fitz and Jamie Hunting, has posted several rare recordings on its MySpace page, including covers of EDGAR WINTER GROUP's "Free Ride" and DEEP PURPLE's...

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MASTER Frontman: 'Drugs Are Great'

Germany's Metal1.info webzine recently conducted an interview with MASTER mastermind Paul Speckmann. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal1.info: MASTER has very socio- and particularly America-critical lyrics which distinguish you from most of the other death metal bands, who have satani...

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DEEP PURPLE: Interview With IAN GILLAN To Air On CHOM 99.7 Tonight

Montreal radio station CHOM 99.7 will feature the music of DEEP PURPLE and an interview with the band's lead singer, Ian Gillan, tonight, June 13 at 10 p.m. To listen to the program live via the Internet, click here. Eagle Rock Entertainment, through two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, has just re...

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The Golden Plague

Coming to you from Los Angeles, LIGHTNING SWORDS OF DEATH clearly have no qualms about keeping their old school influenced black metal punishment raw and cutting. The disc has nothing pretentious about it, nor does it come off as some veiled attempt to jump the black metal bandwagon. A spotty produc...