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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER: AXL ROSE Has 'Very Low Self-Esteem'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler recently spoke to Music Mania Magazine about his new band, ADLER'S APPETITE and working with GN'R singer Axl Rose, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Music Mania Magazine: So, what have you been doing with yourself for the past 1...

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CROWBAR's WINDSTEIN Auctioning Custom Guitar

CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein is auctioning a Les Paul custom guitar on eBay. "I just struck a deal with ESP and I'll be using them primarily," he writes on the group's web site. "I used this guitar for the drop B songs ('Bury Me In Smoke' and 'Eyes Of The South') on most ...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION Name New EP

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, have set "The Means" as the title of their recently completed six-song EP, tentatively due on February 1 via the group's official web site. The complete track listing for the effort is as follows 01. Sm...

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LED ZEPPELIN's 'Stairway' Tops Rock Song Poll

LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway to Heaven is the best rock song of all time, according to a survey published today, reports Ireland On-Line. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by QUEEN, "Smoke On The Water" by DEEP PURPLE and "Hotel California" by THE EAGLES all made the top 10. But the 1971 LED ZEPPELIN classic polled o...

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EXMORTEM Complete Filming Of New Video

In a break from preparations for their January 2005 tour of the U.K. with BEHEMOTH, Danish death metallers EXMORTEM have completed the filming for a new promo video for the song "Bitter Disciplin", taken from the forthcoming "Nihilistic Contentment" album. Speaking straight after the shoot, guitaris...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: DIMEBAG Was An Original Through And Through

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site (as part of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail"): "Comrades, "Hey Baldini, get your boy over here a double!' "That's a line I must have heard a thousand times from Dimebag over the years. 'Baldini...

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UPDATED: Tributes From Metal Musicians Pour In For DIMEBAG DARRELL

A number of heavy metal musicians have paid tribute to Dimebag Darrell (DAMAGEPLAN, ex-PANTERA) who was tragically murdered last night. ------------------------------------------------- Ozzy Osbourne: "Dimebag was a dear friend of mine. I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life o...

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SKINLAB Rejoined By Guitarist MIKE ROBERTS, Drummer PAUL HOPKINS

SKINLAB frontman Steev Esquivel has issued the following update on the band's current activities: "We've have a bunch of exciting news for everyone interested. "First off, we'd like to thank all of the fans/friends that have been sending in letters/emails. I've said before and I will say it again: '...

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DEEP PURPLE's 'Smoke On The Water' Voted Best Rock Riff Of All Time

Kathy McCabe of the Herald Sun is reporting that DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke On The Water" has been voted the best rock 'n' roll riff ever played in a poll conducted by the Australian Musician magazine. The poll of more than 300 professional and amateur musicians also named AC/DC the best Australian band —...

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Report: Heavy Metal Is American Army's Latest Weapon Against Iraqi Insurgents

Lane DeGregory of The St. Petersburg Times reports: As tanks geared up to trample Fallujah and American troops started circling the city, special operations officers rifled through their CD cases, searching for a sound track to spur the assault. What would irk Iraqi insurgents more: Barking dogs or...

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BIOHAZARD Forced To Re-Record New Album Following Studio Disaster

BIOHAZARD guitarist Billy Graziadei has told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band recently "had a huge disaster" during the recording sessions for the new CD and "lost the whole fucking album. We had to go back in and re-record the whole record. After the smoke cleared, it turned into the best thing that...

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CANNIBAL CORPSE Singer Suffering From Viral Lung Infection

CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fischer is suffering from viral lung infection and is said to be is in a lot of pain, according to the band's spokesperson. Sadly, he was unable to play Tuesday night's show in Pittsburg, so the group did an instrumental set. Although George is said to b...

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MIKE CHLASCIAK: 'ROB HALFORD Was One Of The Most Professional People I Have Ever Met'

Former HALFORD and current PAINMUSEUM/TESTAMENT guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak recently spoke to the Ferrante's Power Equipment web site about his time playing with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and the formation of his new project, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow:...

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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Former SACRED REICH Guitarist Recording New Material

THE HUMAN CONDITION, the Arizona-based band featuring former SACRED REICH guitarist Wiley Arnett, have finished recording six new songs that are being described by the quartet as "brutally exquisite." The tracks "Smoke & Dust", "Feel", "Feed the Vibe", "Lately I", "Bend" and "Straw" are said to...

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DIMMU BORGIR Frontman: It's Time To Recharge The Batteries

DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about the Norwegian black metal band's unprecedented commercial success and their participation in this year's Ozzfest festival. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: It must feel good to be considered the No. 1 b...