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TRACII GUNS, STEVEN ADLER, JOE LESTE: 'Welcome To The Jungle' ROCKLAHOMA Performance Available

Video footage of US 66 — consisting of Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) on lead guitar, Joe LeSte (BANG TANGO) on vocals, Steven Adler (ADLER'S APPETITE, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) on drums, Chip Z'Nuff (ENUFF Z'NUFF) on bass, and Michael Thomas (FASTER PUSSYCAT) on guitar — performing the GUNS N' R...

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Y&T Confirmed For France's RAISMESFEST

Y&T and MACHIAVEL are the first two confirmed bands for the 2008 edition of RaismesFest, set to take place September 13-14 in Raismes, France. For more information, visit www.raismesfest.fr. A 24-minute audio interview with Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti conducted in October by Norway's Metal Ex...

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SKID ROW: Tour Dates Announced

SKID ROW has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 04 - House of Blues - Hollywood, CA * Jan. 05 - Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA * Jan. 06 - Saddle Rack - Fremont, CA ** Jan. 09 - Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT Jan. 10 - House of Blues - San Diego, ...

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Y&T: Albums From 1990s To Be Reissued As Two-CD Set

Legendary California hard rockers Y&T have issued the following update: "Early next year we'll be releasing a special two-CD set of the Y&T '90s CDs: 'Musically Incorrect' and 'Endangered Species'. Stay tuned for more info. Also, we're still trying to obtain the rights to re-release the firs...

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SHAKRA Parts Ways With Bassist

Swiss hard rockers SHAKRA have parted ways with bassist Oliver Linder due to "private reasons." According to the group, Oliver will stay in the band until his bandmates find a new bass player. In a statement announcing his departure from the group, Oliver wrote: "We split on amicable terms. There we...

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AXEL RUDI PELL To Release 'Live Over Europe' DVD In February

AXEL RUDI PELL will release a new double DVD, "Live Over Europe" (cover artwork),on February 25, 2008 via SPV. The set will contain a full show recorded at this year's Rock Hard Festival in Germany plus a bonus DVD containing "bootleg" footage from the Wacken Open Air and Bang Your Head!!! festival...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Confirmed For Germany's BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

QUEENSRŸCHE have been confirmed as one of the headlining acts for next year's instalment of the Bang Your Head!!! festival, set to take place on June 27-28, 2008 in Balingen, Germany. The band will deliver a very special three-hour performance with the full "Operation: Mindcrime" sets along with a h...

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AMON AMARTH, DARK TRANQUILLITY, EDGUY, EVERGREY Featured On 'Bang Your Head!!! 2007' DVD

EMS GmbH has set a December 6, 2007 German release date for the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-DVD set, featuring performance footage from "almost every single" one of the 24 acts that performed at this year's event. Recorded on June 22-23, 2007 in Balingen, Germany, the "Bang Your Head!!! 2007" two-D...

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QUIET RIOT: Performance, Interview Footage Posted Online

Bay Area Backstage has posted a nine-minute video tribute to the late QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow, featuring performance and interview footage. Watch the clip below. Commented Bay Area Backstage executive producer Michael Magic Kerman: "Without Kevin DuBrow and QUIET RIOT you would not have metal...

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KEVIN DUBROW: May 2007 Audio Interview Posted Online

Dwyer & Michaels — who host a morning show on 97X in Davenport, IA and KRNA in Cedar Rapids, IA — have uploaded an audio interview they conducted on May 30, 2007 with QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow. During the chat, Kevin was asked how he managed to keep his voice in shape after all ...

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HELLOWEEN: 'Hellish Rock' Tour Kicks Off 'With A Big Bang'

HELLOWEEN's official web site has been updated with the following message: "The European portion of the Hellish Rock Tour 2007-2008 has started with a big bang. Over 2,000 crazy Hungarian fans came to see HELLOWEEN and their very special guest GAMMA RAY in the Petöfi Hall in Budapest. One day later...

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Y&T Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARD FESTIVAL

Legendary California rockers Y&T have been confirmed for next year's Rock Hard Festival, set to take place May 9-11, 2008 at the Gelsenkirchen Amphitheatre in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: CELTIC FROST DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER ENSLAVED IMMORTAL MOONSORR...

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EXCITER: New Album Update

Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER have issued the following update: "The recording of [the new EXCITER album] 'Thrash Speed Burn' is moving along. The music and vocals are complete for eight of the 10 songs. On the remaining two, all that's left is lead and backing vocals. Then it's mixing time...

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Y&T: Audio Interview With DAVE MENIKETTI Available

A 24-minute audio interview with Y&T mainman Dave Meniketti conducted in October by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) has been posted online at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of Y&T performing the song "Mean Streak" on October 26, 2007 at the Newcastle Carling Academy, UK can...

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ROTTING CORPSE: 1985 Demo Available For Free Download

The 1985 debut three-song demo cassette by Texas thrashers ROTTING CORPSE has been made available for download at the Bang! Bang! metal demo blog. According to the blog post, "Formed by (then 'Diamond') Darrell Abbott's guitar tech Walt Trachsler and fellow PANTERA roadie Jim Mulqueen while their bo...