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KISS, DIO, TWISTED SISTER: More NAMM Appaearances Announced

Music Star Productions has announced several artist signings during the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is being held January 18-21, 2007 the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, ESP) and Bruce Kulick (KISS, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) will a...

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SHANE GAALAAS Goes Solo With 'Live In Osaka'

Acclaimed Canadian drummer Shane Gaalaas (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD, DIESEL MACHINE) has released his third solo album, "Live In Osaka", on the Japanese Big M.F. label. Featuring Gaalaas on guitar and lead vocals, Schon (guitar),Akihito Tokunaga (bass) and Kaichi Kurose (drums),"Live In Osaka" cont...

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PRIMER 55 Begins Writing New Material

According to a posting by SOULFLY bassist/ex-PRIMER 55 guitarist Bobby Burns on the PRIMER 55 MySpace page, PRIMER 55 has reformed and has begun writing material for a new album, tentatively due next year. "Jason Luttrell [vocals] and I are working on some new tunes we plan to start recording sessio...

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Former WARLOCK Guitarist Releases Instructional DVD

Tommy Bolan, former WARLOCK lead guitarist and current N.Y.C. frontman, is featured in the current issue of Guitar World magazine to promote Morley Pedals and his new metal instructional DVD through Music Star Productions. Check out the ad at this location. The "Tommy Bolan - Metal Primer" DVD is 90...

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TOOL Planning Summer Tour Around KEENAN's Wine Harvest

TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor has told MTV.com that the band are currently mapping an eight-week U.S. arena trek beginning in August that'll carry the group through the end of September. "People will be able to get tickets for that tour," he cracked. "Right now, we're basically doing a bit of a war...

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TOOL Frontman Puts Winery Business First

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan is planning his touring schedule around his new vineyard's harvesting and bottling because he insists on being part of the process. The eccentric rocker launched Merkin Vineyards in Sedona, Arizona last year and hi...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: U.S. Tour Dates Announced

MTV.com is reporting that the reunited ALICE IN CHAINS — guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney, along with COMES WITH THE FALL frontman William DuVall — have booked five very intimate club dates that will act as a primer for the band's European festival tour, beginning...

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'Extreme Vocals Instructor' Helps SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD Screamers Preserve Their Pipes

MTV.com has published an article on Melissa Cross, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Scream" who has developed a training program that teaches proper technique to a new breed of unrestrained rock singers — a list that includes SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor, Randy Blythe of LAMB OF GOD and Keith Buckley from E...

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SOULFLY Bassist Offers Update On Side Project

PARIS IS BURNING, the band featuring SOULFLY bassist Bobby Burns on guitar/bass, Billy Keeton (ex-SKRAPE) on vocals and new addition Kobie Jackson (PRIMER 55, ALSTON) on guitar, have changed their name to KING STREET. "Having spent the last month in the studio, we wrapped up the first of many sessio...

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KISS, TWISTED SISTER, DIO Members To Launch 'Icons Of Rock' DVD Series At NAMM

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, TWISTED SISTER axeman Eddie Ojeda, and ex-QUIET RIOT/OZZY OSBOURNE and current DIO bass player Rudy Sarzo will be making signing and performance appearances throughout the NAMM show in Anaheim, California to launch Music Star Productions' "Icons of Rock" instructi...

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PRIMER BLACK: Live Dates Announced

PRIMER BLACK, the new band featuring Ron Kachnic (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN),Desmond Tolhurst (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN, HEAD TRAUMA),Shane Tierney (vocals; LEVIATHAN),Art Micewicz (bass; DIRTY BROWN EYE) and Jim Horan (drums; DIRTY BROWN EYE),have lined up the following dates during th...

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PRIMER BLACK Release Debut Single

PRIMER BLACK, the new band featuring Ron Kachnic (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN),Desmond Tolhurst (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN, HEAD TRAUMA),Shane Tierney (vocals; LEVIATHAN),Art Micewicz (bass; DIRTY BROWN EYE) and Jim Horan (drums; DIRTY BROWN EYE),have released their debut two-track single,...

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AEROSMITH: JOEY KRAMER And Son To Perform On Upcoming Tour

According to the Boston Herald, on-the-mend AEROSMITH sticksman Joey Kramer won't entirely sit out the Boston Bad Boys' new tour that kicks off at the end of the month. The band's longtime drummer, who is recovering from rotator cuff surgery, will be performing with the group when they hit the road...

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FIVE.BOLT.MAIN Announce New Lineup For Tour

FIVE.BOLT.MAIN, the new band featuring former FLAW singer Chris Volz, has announced a new lineup effective immediately. Joining the group for their upcoming tour dates are three members from the popular New York City-based hard rock band ALSTON: Kobie Jackson (guitar),Alex Cando (bass),and Ron Pai...

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Former Members Of MORTICIAN, MALIGNANCY, HEAD TRAUMA, LEVIATHAN Join Forces In PRIMER BLACK

Ron Kachnic (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN),Desmond Tolhurst (guitar; MALIGNANCY, MORTICIAN, HEAD TRAUMA) and Shane Tierney (vocals; LEVIATHAN),have joined forces with bassist Art Micewicz and drummer Jim Horan, both formerly of DIRTY BROWN EYE, to form PRIMER BLACK. PRIMER BLACK's debut performan...