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VINCE NEIL Video Interview From WSVG Dallas Posted Online

The World Series of Video Games (WSVG) presented by Intel held its second event on its Guitar Hero II competitive circuit this past weekend in Dallas, Texas. Newcomer to the circuit and Internet superstar Freddie Wong erupted the crowd won the finals with an amazing performance of RUSH's "YYZ". He e...

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36 CRAZYFISTS Signs With FERRET MUSIC

36 CRAZYFISTS vocalist Brock Lindow has issued the following update: "We have just signed a world wide deal with Ferret Music. We have been friends with the boys over at Ferret for years now and have always had a great relationship. We look forward to working together on our upcoming record. We are...

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LILLIAN AXE Replaces TIGERTAILZ At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

LILLIAN AXE has replaced TIGERTAILZ on the billing of Rocklahoma, set to take place July 12-15, at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The festival lineup is now as follows: Thursday, July 12, 2007: LILLIAN AXE HOLLYWOOD ROSES KISS ARMY GYP...

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Y&T: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Southern California rockers Y&T have lined up the following dates: Jul. 13 - Pryor Creek, OK - Rocklahoma Jul. 21 - Modesto, CA - X-Fest Aug. 03 - Redwood City, CA - Little Fox Theatre Aug. 04 - Redwood City, CA - Little Fox Theatre Oct. 04 - Detroit, MI - Emerald Theatre Oct. ...

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RHINO BUCKET Added To ROCKLAHOMA Festival Main-Stage Lineup

RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, has been added to the Rocklahoma festival main-stage lineup through a fan vote. The group will fill the 11:...

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POISON Frontman Talks Touring, Upcoming VH1 Show

Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: What's the biggest difference for you guys as a touring band, as POISON today, in comparison to 20 years ago, as far as taking the show on...

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MEGADETH Bassist Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With WHITE LION

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: In hindsight, how would you describe the recording process for "United Abominations"? James: "It was definitely a labor of love and respect in retrospect lookin...

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MINISTRY: 'The Last Sucker' Release Date Announced

MINISTRY has set a September 18 release date for its new album, entitled "The Last Sucker". The CD, which features a guest appearance by FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton Bell on two tracks ("End of Days Part I" and "End of Days Part II", will be MINISTRY's final album, and like its two predecessors — 20...

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H.I.M. Draws Influences From 'SABBATH, Old-School METALLICA' For New CD

H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo told Spinner.com that the band's upcoming album, "Venus Doom", is a darker and heavier effort than its previous CD, 2005's "Dark Light". Valo explained, "There's...a lot of SABBATH and old-school METALLICA (in there). I wanted the album to be more aggressive, heavier and m...

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EARACHE's Grind/Noise Bands Featured In Madrid Art Exhibition

A group of young Spanish artists is featuring music from Earache's extreme back catalog in an award-winning exhibition on show at the La Casa Encendida art gallery in Madrid, Spain. The exhibition, entitled "Ruidos, Silencios y la Trasgresion Mordaz. De Fluxus al Techno-Noise" ("Noises, Silences and...

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SWALLOW THE SUN Announces Spanish, Portuguese Dates

Finnish doomsters SWALLOW THE SUN will embark on a tour of Spain and Portugal in October/November. Support at the shows will come from Spanish metallers HELEVORN. The dates are as follows: Oct. 31 - Ritmo y Compas, Madrid, Spain Nov. 01 - Nautico - Valladolid, Spain Nov. 02 - Sala Culto Bar - Lisbon...

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WITHIN Y To Enter Studio In September

Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y has posted the following message on its web site: "We will soon start the recording of our new album, sometime during September/October, if everything works out as it should. We have a bunch of new killer songs and we want to give you a little peek on what's...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Replaces W.A.S.P. At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The powerful, dramatic, diverse and electrifying QUEENSRŸCHE has joined Rocklahoma's already historic line-up. QUEENSRŸCHE joined the Rocklahoma's line-up following unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that prevented W.A.S.P. from appearing on Sunday, July 15 at the four-day festival, explained...

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Y&T: Release Dates Announced For First-Ever DVD

Legendary Southern California rockers Y&T have issued the following update: "We've received the official release dates for the first-ever Y&T DVD: Germany, Austria, Switzerland: June 22 Rest of Europe: July 13 U.S./Canada: August 14 "The Pacific Rim and the rest of the world will be after th...

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Producer MAX NORMAN Talks About Working With OZZY OSBOURNE, Y&T

Michael Fischer of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with famed British recording engineer/producer Max Norman (OZZY OSBOURNE, Y&T, LOUDNESS, MEGADETH, MALICE, LYNCH MOB, FATES WARNING, SAVATAGE, GRIM REAPER). An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: How did you hook up with Y&T? N...