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TWISTED SISTER, RAVEN, ANVIL Help Raise Over $40,000 For Superstorm Sandy Relief

The very successful Rock N' Roll Heaven and the Old Bridge Metal Militia reunion concert and fundraiser, spearheaded by co-creators Jon and Marsha Zazula, raised over $40,000 in proceeds for Superstorm Sandy relief on Saturday, May 11 at the Encore Events Center in Freehold New Jersey. 1,800 people...

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RAVEN To Release 'Rock Until You Drop - A Long Days Journey' DVD

Veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN will release "Rock Until You Drop - A Long Days Journey" two-disc DVD as a digipak via SPV/Steamhammer on the following dates: Germany: June 21 Europe: June 24 USA/Canada: July 2 The effort contains four hours and 30 minutes of concert footage from aro...

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Backing Singer Says She Was 'Forced' By Management Of GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE To Quit Tour

Nina Noir (pictured below) was selected by Geoff Tate to take part in the 2013 QUEENSRŸCHE tour after making a guest appearance on the band's new album, "Frequency Unknown", says in an online posting that she was "forced" by QUEENSRŸCHE's management "into [the] decision" to discontinue her involveme...

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Kansas Coffee Shop Forced To Change Name After Legal Threat From TWISTED SISTER Guitarist

According to the Prairie Village Post, a Kansas coffee shop is being forced into changing its name from Twisted Sisters after receiving a letter from attorneys representing John French (or Jay Jay French or John French Segall),who is the guitarist and manager of the rock band TWISTED SISTER. "At fi...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE Taps SASS JORDAN For 'Suite Sister Mary' Duet

Renowned drummer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brian Tichy, known for his tours of duty with BILLY IDOL, FOREIGNER, OZZY OSBOURNE and WHITESNAKE, will fill in for Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO, RHINO BUCKET) in the Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE from June 2 to June 29. Sass Jordan (pic...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: If You Play New Material, That Means You're Taking Some Standard Out

Chris MacDermott of The Aquarian Weekly recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Aquarian Weekly: It must be difficult putting together a setlist. TWISTED SISTER have two kinds of fans. Most of them want to hea...

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Former QUEENSRŸCHE Backing Singer PAMELA MOORE: 'Paranoia' Video Released

"Resurrect Me", the new album from female vocalist Pamela Moore, who is best known for her performance as Sister Mary on QUEENSRŸCHE's 1988 epic release "Operation: Mindcrime" and 2006's sequel "Operation: Mindcrime II", will be released on May 14 via Rat Pak Records. "Resurrect Me" is described in...

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LOS ANGELES KINGS Hockey Team Pays Tribute To Fallen SLAYER Guitarist

The NHL hockey team the Los Angeles Kings, which is currently in the first round of the playoffs, paid tribute to SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman on Saturday (May 4) by playing the song "Spirit In Black" from the band's "Seasons In The Abyss" album as the warmup music for their game. Asked in a 2011...

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ANTHRAX Drummer Pays Tribute To Fallen SLAYER Guitarist

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante (pictured below) has commented on the passing of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 2 near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. Said Charlie: "Jeff had a great...

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GEOFF TATE's QUEENSRŸCHE: Video Footage Of San Antonio Concert

The Geoff Tate-fronted version of QUEENSRŸCHE hit the road last month to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's epic 1988 release, "Operation: Mindcrime", performing all fifteen songs from the album along with other well-known hits and rarities from the catalog they've compiled over the past 3...

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WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH To Sing 'Crazy Train' Parody At JEFF HANNEMAN's Funeral

Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to picket the funeral of SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, claiming that it will sing its "parody" of OZZY OSBOURNE's "Crazy Train" "at full voice" at the event. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church — the fringe. group which continues to make...

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METALLICA Bassist On JEFF HANNEMAN: We're Gonna Miss Him Tremendously

While on the "black carpet" at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone this past Thursday (May 2) at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, members of METALLICA spoke about SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who passed away earlier that day at the age of 49. "Well, it's a...

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Video: PHILIP ANSELMO, LEMMY, ROB ZOMBIE, COREY TAYLOR Pay Tribute To JEFF HANNEMAN

Last night (Thursday, May 2) on the "black carpet" at the fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods award show presented by Epiphone at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, Philip Anselmo (DOWN, PANTERA),Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),Rob Zombie, Corey Taylor (STONE SOUR, SLIPKNOT),Sebastian Bach (SKID RO...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Leads 'Moment Of Noise' In Honor Of JEFF HANNEMAN (Video)

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King led the crowd in a "moment of noise" followed by a toast in honor of the band's late axeman Jeff Hanneman at the Revolver Golden Gods on Thursday night (May 2) in Los Angeles. Video footage of King's tribute can be seen below. Hanneman died at about 11 a.m. yesterday (Thu...

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SLAYER Drummer On JEFF HANNEMAN's Death: 'I'm Deeply Saddened, Shocked And Speechless'

SLAYER's estranged drummer Dave Lombardo has commented on the passing of the band's guitarist Jeff Hanneman, who died at about 11 a.m. yesterday (Thursday, May 2) near his Southern California home. He was 49. Hanneman was in an area hospital when he suffered liver failure. Said Lombardo via Twitter:...