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AC/DC Bassist Helping Up-And-Coming Florida Artist

According to Florida's WFTX-TV, AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams is one of several music-industry professionals who are using their connections to catapult an up-and-coming artist, TJ Kelly, into the spotlight. TJ and his band KEROSINE are recording a compact disc in the studio with the help of a dream...

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SEVENDUST Drummer: 'I Had A Really, Really Rough Few Years'

Blind Joe of Northern Edge Magazine recently conducted an interview with SEVENDUST drummer Morgan Rose. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Northern Edge Magazine: So you got this new record label. It's your record label, 7Bros. Records. Can you tell us a little bit about what you guys are trying t...

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TANK Frontman To Lay Down Vocals On New Tracks

According to a posting on the TANK "This Means War" web site, TANK bassist/vocalist Algy Ward is scheduled to lay down vocals on three new songs — "March", "Stalingrad" and "No More War" — sometime this month for the group's long-awaited new album, "Sturmpanzer". The follow-up to 2002's "Still At Wa...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More North American Tour Dates Announced

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY has finalized the dates for its North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off early March. Support on the trek will come from SANCTITY (March 9 - April 8) and STRONG ARM DOWN (April 9-13). The complete itinerary is as follows: Mar. 09 - St. Petersburg, Florida @ The State T...

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DIMMU BORGIR Guitarist Comments On North American Tour

Launching an omnious campaign for "In Sorte Diaboli" — their first studio album in four years scheduled for North American release on April 24 — Norwegian melodic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR have announced their headlining return to the western hemisphere. Beginning on Friday, April 20 in Cleveland...

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DIMMU BORGIR, KATAKLYSM, DEVILDRIVER, UNEARTH To Team Up For North American Tour

Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR will embark on a North American tour in late April. Support at the shows will come from KATAKLYSM, DEVILDRIVER and UNEARTH. The dates so far are as follows: Apr. 20 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre Apr. 21 - Detroit, MI – Harpo's Concert Theatre Apr. 2...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Records IGGY AND THE STOOGES Cover

FEAR FACTORY's Raymond Herrera has laid down the drums tracks for a cover version of the IGGY AND THE STOOGES classic "Gimme Danger", which is being released for the Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 game on PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The song, which also features the PIXIES frontman Frank Blac...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Featured On 'Rock And Pop Masters' DVD

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner is among the musicians that are featured on the "Rock and Pop Masters" CD and DVD, available now from RPMConcerts.com. Recorded in 2006 in Weston, Florida, both the DVD and CD feature some of rock and pop's biggest classic hits ever and the singers w...

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BLACK SABBATH Bassist's GZR: Rare 'Drive Boy Shooting' Video Posted Online

BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler's official web site has been updated with a link to the "Drive Boy Shooting" video by his GZR project from the 1995 album "Plastic Planet" (featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell). Check it out at www.geezerbutler.com. Geezer Butler's last solo album, "Ohm...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Wants To Write 'Unbelievable' New Record

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has issued the following update: "Unreal and impressive is the only way to describe how [Eric] A.K. [vocals] is doing so well at his flight training, and he will very soon be eligible to fly helicopters privately, then he gets his professional license soon af...

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CHANGER Parts Ways With Guitarist; Announces Replacement

Reykjavik, Iceland-based extreme metal band CHANGER has parted ways with guitarist Fannar. After two gigs as a four-piece, CHANGER has already announced a replacement guitarist — Unnar, who also happens to be the brother of CHANGER's other axeman, Johann. Commented the group on the split: "After one...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Russian Dates Announced

According to Deep-Purple.net, former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW singer Joe Lynn Turner has lined up the following dates in Russia during February: Feb. 10 - Moscow, RUS @ Club Apelsin Feb. 12 - Ivanovo, RUS @ [to be announced] Feb. 13 - Kineshma, RUS @ [to be announced] Feb. 15 - Kaliningrad, RUS @ [to ...

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FEAR FACTORY Drummer Schedules NAMM Signing Sessions

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera will take part in the following signing sessions at the NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which is scheduled to take place January 18-21, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA: Zildjian: Friday, January 19: 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Satur...

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THRESHOLD Completes Work On 'Dead Reckoning'

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD have finished recording their new album, "Dead Reckoning", for a March 23, 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was produced by guitarist Karl Groom and keyboardist Richard West at Thin Ice Studios. The track listing is as follows: 01. Slipstream 02. Th...

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STATUS QUO Unveils Plaque At Wembley's SQUARE OF FAME

Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (photo) — the original members of STATUS QUO — have unveiled a plaque of their handprints in Wembley's Square of Fame, which lies at the heart of Quintain Estates and Development PLC's Wembley regeneration project. STATUS QUO are the third entrants into the Square of F...