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SHOCKER TOYS Brings GWAR to SAN DIEGO COMIC CON 2006!

This fall, Shocker Toys will unleash a powerful force onto the sleepy little inhabitants of this plastic buying world. That force is called GWAR!! Like any good army, GWAR will send out some advance scouts to San Diego Comic Con... just to freak out the Cosplay kids. Sculpted by Justice Joseph, Shoc...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Arrested At Amsterdam Airport For 'Smuggling Illegal Firearms'

According to a posting on QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site, the band was arrested today (June 11) at the Amsterdam airport for "smuggling illegal firearms!" Details are a bit sketchy at the moment, but word apparently came in from QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate himself. More information as it become...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist MIKE CHLASCIAK: Touring With GUNS N' ROSES 'Will Be Killer'

HALFORD/PAINMUSEUM guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak and HALFORD/PAINMUSEUM/ICED EARTH drummer Bobby Jarzombek will be joining former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach on his upcoming European tour as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES. The group's touring lineup will be completed by bassist Rob De Luc...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Rock And Ride Across America For Charity

QUEENSRŸCHE will rock and ride across America for charity this summer as the band partners with Buell Motorcycles to raise money for the VH1 Save The Music Foundation during the band's upcoming U.S. tour sponsored by VH1 Classic. QUEENSRŸCHE is offering fans the rare and exciting opportunity to join...

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LEATHERWOLF's GAYER, ROBERTS To Guest On KNAC.COM

Founding LEATHERWOLF members Geoff Gayer (guitar) and Dean Roberts (drums) will be making an in-studio appearance on today's "Junkman Show" on KNAC.com between 5 and 7:00 p.m. PST. The duo will preview songs from the forthcoming LEATHERWOLF record, "World Asylum", due out in early June on the band's...

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Vocalist JAMES RIVERA Talks About Upcoming VICIOUS RUMORS Album

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with HELSTAR/VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist James Rivera. An excerpt from the chat follows: LivingForMetal.com: How did [your collaboration with VICIOUS RUMORS] come about? I can't believe Brad Gillis is playing guitar with them now? Rivera:...

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LEATHERWOLF To Be Rejoined By Bassist PAUL CARMAN For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

California metallers LEATHERWOLF have announced that former longtime bassist Paul Carman will rejoin the fold for the band's appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Germany on June 23. Pat Guyton (ex-HAIL MARY, SHOTGUN MESSIAH) will handle bass duties at both L.A. area warm-up shows. Pete Pe...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Mixing New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Congratulations to Larry Howe [VICIOUS RUMORS drummer] who has been asked to play drums for W.A.S.P. on their U.S. and European tours this summer! And also to Carl Albert's [late VR...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, May 2. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Nights...

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BLACK SABBATH: Previously Unheard Track Posted Online

Rockdetector.com is hosting an entire chapter from Garry Sharpe-Young's new "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" book at this location. The chapter in question deals with the mystery surrounding David Donato's term of duty with BLACK SABBATH in 1985. Speaking exclusively to Garry Sharpe-Young, Donato (together...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Drummer LARRY HOWE Joins W.A.S.P.

VICIOUS RUMORS drummer Larry Howe has joined W.A.S.P. as the replacement for Stet Howland. "[Larry] auditioned a few weeks ago and Blackie [Lawless, W.A.S.P. mainman] called him back and told him he had the gig," VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr said. "He flies to Los Angeles this weekend to start...

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LEATHERWOLF Sign With King Records For Japan, Schedule SoCal Warmup Shows

California metallers LEATHERWOLF have finalized a deal with King Records for the territory of Japan and will issue their new studio album, "World Asylum", on June 21. The European release is set for June 23 via Massacre Records. "World Asylum" introduces new voice Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New GEOFF TATE Audio Interview Available For Download

The complete unedited interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate, conducted April 5 by Joe Kleon, has been posted on Joe's personal web site. An MP3 file containing the chat, which was broadcast April 23 on Canton Ohio's WRQK 106.9 FM, has been made available for download at this location (41 MB...

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EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival

EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X and TIGERTAILZ (the version featuring vocalist Kim Hooker, bassist Pepsi Tate, guitarist Jay Pepper and drummer Matt Blackout) have been confirmed for the Lorca Rock festival, set to take place June 17 in Murcia, Lorca (south of Alicante),Spain. The festival billing...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer's Daughter On Her Father: 'He Likes Order'

While many musicians want little more than the clichéd sex, drugs and rock and roll, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate is a family man, with five daughters, and is focused on living a life outside the mainstream. "I'm very blessed with my wife," Geoff tells PopMatters in a brand-new interview. "She is...