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KISS, ALICE COOPER, SMASHING PUMPKINS Tracks Confirmed For Next 'Guitar Hero' Game

iTWire reports that classic tracks by KISS, ALICE COOPER and SMASHING PUMPKINS are among the songs that will appear on the next Guitar Hero game, due this spring (fall/autumn in the northern hemisphere). Tracks confirmed by Activision are as follows: ALICE COOPER - School's Out BEASTIE BOYS - Sabota...

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JIMI HENDRIX U.K. Exhibition Launched

According to NME.com, Jimi Hendrix's legendary Woodstock performance of the "Star Spangled Banner" will be the focus of a special art exhibition. The late guitar star features in a giant digital projection at the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. Entitled "Star Spangled Banne...

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GORGOROTH: Brazilian Tour Dates Announced

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH will embark on a short tour of Brazil in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 13 - Brazil - Campinas / SP Hammer Rock Bar Sep. 14 - Brazil - São Paulo / SP Hangar 110 Sep. 15 - Brazil - Belo Horizonte / MG Lapa Multishow Sep. 16 - ...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Reports On South American Trip

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted the following message on his web site: "Back from South America! "What an amazing trip I just returned from. "All of you might know I went to Peru and Chile in Dec 06, and that made me hungry to visit Brazil and Argentina....

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MASTODON Performs 'Sleeping Giant' At MTV Studios; Video Available

Video footage of MASTODON performing the song "Sleeping Giant" on MTV's "24 Hours of Human Giant" has been posted at MTV.com. MASTODON played the track live at noon on Friday (May 18) at MTV's Times Square studios in New York City. The performance, which kicked off a special 24-hour stunt on MTV hos...

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KISS Bassist To Appear In Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons will make his second appearance in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade on Saturday, May 26 beginning at noon in downtown Indianapolis. One of the nation's premier parades, the 500 Festival Parade will pass nearly 300,000 spectators along its two-mile route and wil...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE Vs. IAN GILLAN: Classic 1993 TV Clip Posted At YouTube

A classic video clip of DEEP PURPLE members Ritchie Blackmore (guitar) and Ian Gillan (vocals) engaged in a war of words during separate interviews with the Swedish TV program "Metal Magazinet" in October 1993 has been posted at YouTube. A transcript of the three-minute segment follows: Ritchie: "Ia...

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GORGOROTH: Report On 'Carving A Giant' Video Shoot Available

An in-depth report on GORGOROTH's video shoot for "Carving a Giant" has been posted online at Imhotep. "Carving a Giant" will make its debut on MTV Norway's "Headbanger's Ball" this Sunday, May 20. The track comes off GORGOROTH's latest CD, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", which was released last year...

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BAD RELIGION: New Song Available For Download

BAD RELIGION fan site A Tribute to Bad Religion has made available a legal free download of the band's new song "Heroes and Martyrs" (courtesy of Epitaph Records). Check it out at this location. "Heroes and Martyrs" comes off BAD RELIGION's new album, "New Maps of Hell", due on July 10. ...

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GORGOROTH: Photos From 'Carving A Giant' Video Shoot Available

Norway's Imhotep has uploaded several photos from the video shoot for GORGOROTH's song "Carving a Giant" at this location. Imhotep spoke to one of the people who were involved in the making of the video. According to the source, "the recording was shit. It was fucking cold, and there was much blood....

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Team With SHEPARD FAIREY For 'Zeitgeist' Cover

To capture the mood of our times with the album cover for "Zeitgeist" — the forthcoming album by the SMASHING PUMPKINS — the band turned to acclaimed Obey Giant graphic designer and illustrator Shepard Fairey. After being given the album's title to work with, Fairey came up with a haunting image: it...

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GORGOROTH: 'Carving A Giant' Video To Premiere On Norwegian 'Headbanger's Ball'

GORGOROTH's new video for the track "Carving a Giant", from the band's latest CD, "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam", will premiere on this Sunday's (May 20) edition of MTV's (Norway) "Headbanger's Ball". "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" was released last year via Sweden's Regain Records. The band was previ...

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Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation

I swear, the death metal warriors in Latin America and Eastern Europe almost always get it right. This time the album that knocks the earth off its axis is "Exacerbated Gnostic Manifestation" by Chile's THORNAFIRE. It is yet another example of Ibex Moon head honcho and INCANTATION main man John McEn...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Says He Has No Intentions Of Retiring

Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Kara A. Medalis of WWE.com about his upcoming appearance on World Wrestling Entertainment's "SmackDown" and his new album, "Black Rain". A few excerpts follow: On his involvement with WWE: "Working with WWE, it's fun, you know. I'm not new to wrestling. I started doin...

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BAD RELIGION: New Single To Receive Digital Release

In anticipation of their forthcoming album, "New Maps of Hell", punk veterans BAD RELIGION will release their new song "Honest Goodbye" as a digital single on June 12. The track will be available on all major download services. Co-written by founding members Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin, "Honest...