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THE MARTINI TWINS: Hot Twin Sisters That Put The 'Mmm' Back In Metal

THE MARTINI TWINS, the self-proclaimed "hot twin sisters that put the 'mmm' back in metal," are currently hard at work in the studio, both re-mastering their demo and recording 20 new songs "which are sure to become metal masterpieces," according to their bio. The Los Angeles-based identical twin si...

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AEROSMITH Drummer On 'Backstage With Barry Nolan'; Video Available

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer was a guest on the "Backstage with Barry Nolan" show with host Sarah Zapp on Sunday, May 11 on CN8, The Comcast Network (which is typically channel 3 in the Boston area). Watch the segment below. Joey Kramer was last year named honorary chairman of the 2007 Boston Music...

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JETBOY Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

JETBOY and ROCKARMA have been confirmed for the "second stage" at the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas. Commente...

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Bid On Three-Hour Guitar Lesson With GUNS N' ROSES' BUMBLEFOOT

Rock Against Diabetes is gearing up for its upcoming event on August 23 in Las Vegas at the DeepRockDrive venue by auctioning off spectacular music memorabilia and instruments donated by celebrities and artists in support of the event. Featured items are: * A three-hour private guitar lesson with GU...

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Costa Rica's SIGHT OF EMPTINESS Nominated For Two ACAM Awards

Costa Rica-based melodic death metallers SIGHT OF EMPTINESS have been nominated in two categories at this year's ACAM Awards, which will be held on May 26. ACAM (Asociacion de Compositores y Autores Musicales de Costa Rica) is the equivalent of ASCAP in the USA. One of SIGHT OF EMPTINESS' nomination...

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University Gains Control Of DIMEBAG-Designed 'Razorback' Guitar Line

Ohio.com reports that the University of Arkansas now has licensing control over Razorback electric guitars, commemorating late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott who was killed during a show in Columbus, Ohio. Two Florida companies created the line and began selling the guitars af...

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CIPHER SYSTEM Announces New Guitarist

Swedish progressive metallers CIPHER SYSTEM have announced the addition of guitarist Andreas Allenmark (ANATA) to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "What we wanted was to have a guy that has been in the game for a while, and has his shit together musically. Also, we wanted him to live close so...

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SKYCLAD: More European Tour Dates Announced

British folk metal act SKYCLAD has scheduled the following European dates: May 24 - Sala Q - Sevilla, ES May 25 - Ritmo y Compas - Madrid, ES May 26 - Sala TNT - Santiago de Compostela, ES May 27 - Sala Fabrica Chocolate - Vigo, ES May 30 - S-Osis - Turku, FI (with ...

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FATAL SMILE To Perform At 'K-1 Rumble Of The Kings' Event

Swedish hard rockers FATAL SMILE will open the K-1 Rumble Of The Kings event at Hovet in Stockholm, Sweden on May 31. K-1 Rumble Of The Kings is said to be one of the largest martial arts events in the world. Some of the participants in Stockholm are Lumpini and WBC world champion Yodsaenklai and .....

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HELSTAR, SNAKE SKIN PRISON Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

HELSTAR and SNAKE SKIN PRISON have been confirmed for the "second stage" at the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas...

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Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL: Trailer Available

A short trailer for this year's Rock Hard Festival which will be held May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany can be viewed below. The festival running order is as follows: Friday, May 9: 15:00 - 15:35 THE CLAYMORE 15.55 - 16.40 STORMWARRIOR 17.00 - 17.45 LAKE OF T...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Perform At ROCK AGAINST DIABETES Event

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will take part in this year's Rock Against Diabetes event by forming an all-star band of some of the music world's best to perform at the concert. The group's setlist will comprise of a selection of hits from each bandmember as well as a selection of cov...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Headline BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame and legendary hard rock singer...

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ACE FREHLEY, BRITNY FOX Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley and BRITNY FOX have been confirmed for the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas....

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UFO Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST

Legendary UK rock band UFO has been confirmed for the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas. The festival billing is...