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KISS Frontman: 'If Someone Wants To Take A Potshot At The Band, You Don't Do It In My House'

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with part one of a brand new interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. It is reproduced here in its entirety: KissOnline.com: Recently we've seen some changes on KissOnline.com. What's your involvement in those changes? Paul: "Over...

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EXHORDER's Official Status Is 'Permanently Disbanded'

Long-defunct New Orleans metallers EXHORDER — cited by many as the originators of the riff-heavy power-groove approach popularized by PANTERA — have issued an official statement in response to persistent rumors that the band will get back together to play select shows and/or record a new studio albu...

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'Real' SUPERNOVA Continues Touring Despite Receiving 'Royal Corporate Bird' From 'Rock Star'

PunkNews.org is reporting that '90s punk/pop trio SUPERNOVA (MySpace page) has found itself in a conflict with the new the new band featuring former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke and MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. The original SUPERNOVA was formed in 1989 i...

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LACUNA COIL, ARCH ENEMY, GOD FORBID: Signing Schedule For NEW ENGLAND METAL Festival Announced

ESP Guitars, Krank Amps and Century Media Records join forces at the New England Metal and Hardcore festival to bring you three of the hottest signings of the weekend featuring members of LACUNA COIL, ARCH ENEMY and GOD FORBID. The full signing schedule is as follows: Friday, April 28: LACUNA COIL 1...

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GORGOROTH Fan Gets Hit By A Train — And Lives To Tell About It

The Edmonton Sun has issued the following report: The metal gods were smiling on Jesse Maggrah. The 20-year-old man was walking beside railway tracks on Sunday, the Norwegian heavy metal band GORGOROTH cranked on his portable CD player, when he was hit by a freight train. Maggrah said he did hear th...

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PLANET GEMINI To Collaborate With Original TROUBLE Drummer

Boston-based traditional doom metal band PLANET GEMINI have tapped original TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson to play on their upcoming CD, to be released via the band's web site and possibly pressed through their record label, WoeconstrictoR. PLANET GEMINI have been around for almost a decade and ha...

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Promoter: DESTRUCTION Are To Blame For Ecuadorian Concert Disaster

The organizer of the ill-fated DESTRUCTION concert in Ecuador is claiming that the band are responsible for the damages caused by unruly fans after it was announced that the group would not play the show due to insufficient lighting inside Quito's Miami Rock Concert venue. According to a report publ...

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KISS Tribute Band Rivalry

Robert W. Welkos of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Joey Fatale, the 4-foot, 4-inch New Yorker who heads the all-dwarf KISS tribute band MINIKISS, is denying published reports that he tried to sneak past security last month at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to confront a rival ....

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SHADOWKEEP Frontman Laying Down Vocals For New CD

Vocalist Richie Wicks of the U.K. power metallers SHADOWKEEP is currently in the studio laying down tracks for the band's as-yet-untitled third album, tentatively due later in the year. "The sessions have been phenomenal!" stated Richie, "Richard West [keyboard player with U.K.'s THRESHOLD and renow...

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JASON NEWSTED Says He's Not 'Selling Out' By Appearing On 'Rock Star' Program

Former METALLICA/current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted has rejected accusations that he is "selling out" by associating himself with the the "Rock Star" talent-search TV program to find a lead singer for SUPERNOVA, the new band he is forming with ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke and MÖTLEY CRÜ...

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SLASH Says That He Has Hasn't Quit VELVET REVOLVER

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spent time at a Los Angeles recording studio on Friday (March 31) laying down a guest guitar solo on an album from an up-and-coming female singer that is being produced by one-time GUNS N' ROSES producer Mike Clink, informed sources have told BLABBERM...

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TROUBLE: 'Simple Mind Condition' Tentative Track Listing Revealed

Chicago doomsters TROUBLE have set the tentative track listing for their new album, "Simple Mind Condition", due this summer via Escapi Music in Europe and Century Media in the U.S. The group's current lineup includes vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, drummer Jeff Ols...

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GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion With SLASH, DUFF

A representative for GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has shot down persistent rumors that former GNR members Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan are in talks with Rose about taking part in a "reunion" tour this summer. The rumors gained strength a couple of days ago when unconfirmed reports surfac...

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WET ANIMAL: European Tour Dates Announced

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),will be embarking on a European tour beginning in late May. The dates are as follows: May 30 - Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse May 31 - Aberdeen, UK @ Lemontree Jun. 01 - Edinburgh, UK @ Liqui...

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KITTIE's MORGAN LANDER: 'It's Time For Us To Reclaim Our Female Heavy Metal Throne'

Charlie Steffens of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with KITTIE frontwoman Morgan Lander. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: You're still working out your demons through your music? Lander: "Absolutely. Like I've said, we've had a lot of crazy stuff happen to us and we're...