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RICHIE KOTZEN To Release 'Peace Sign' In The Fall
Guitarist Richie Kotzen (ex-MR. BIG, POISON) will issue a new album called "Peace Sign" this fall. The exact release date for the effort will be announced soon. Richie Kotzen'd first-ever live DVD, "Bootlegged In Brazil", was released in Europe on December 5, 2008 via Frontiers Records. A perfect co...July 20, 2009
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NIKKI SIXX, BRET MICHAELS Featured In L.A. DODGERS' 'My Town' Campaign
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx and POISON frontman Bret Michaels are among the celebrities whose faces can be seen on billboards around Los Angeles as part of the Los Angeles Dodgers' outdoor messaging campaign centered around the tagline "L.A. is my town." Other celebrities and movie characters who...July 18, 2009
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POISON Drummer Becomes First-Time Father
Congratulations are in order for POISON drummer Rikki Rockett and his wife Melanie Martel on the birth of their first child, Jude Aaron Rockett (see photo below). The baby boy was born July 14 at 4:31 a.m. He weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces and measured 21 inches long. POISON is currently on...July 16, 2009
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EVERY TIME I DIE: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed
Buffalo bruisers EVERY TIME I DIE will release their fifth full-length album, "New Junk Aesthetic", on September 15 via Epitaph. The CD was recorded at an Anaheim, California studio with producer Steve Evetts (THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, SEPULTURA, POISON THE WELL. The track listing for the CD is as...July 14, 2009
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Police Shuts Down Knoxville '10 For $10' Concert After Band, Crowd Turn On Bouncers
WBIR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee, reports that today's (Monday, July 13) "10 For $10" show at the city's Valarium venue — featuring POISON THE WELL, WAR OF AGES, TERROR, MADBALL and THIS IS HELL — was shut down after a fight broke out inside the concert and nearly a dozen people .....July 13, 2009
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Former DRIVE Singer DAVID TAYLOR Dead At 44
According to TheMusicsOver.com, David Taylor, the former lead vocalist for '80s hard rock band DRIVE, was killed in a road accident late last month. While driving along a San Antonio interstate on June 25, Taylor lost control of his vehicle after a tire blew out, causing him to crash. He was airlift...July 10, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD, POISON: Hartford Show To Be Filmed For VH1's 'Live & Loud Fridays'
According to a posting on POISON singer Bret Michaels' Facebook page, DEF LEPPARD and POISON are set to kick off VH1's new series "Live & Loud Fridays" by filming songs from their 2009 tour tonight (July 7) at Meadowlands Music Theater in Hartford, Connecticut. Fans in attendance will not only g...July 7, 2009
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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK To Guest At PAUL GREEN'S SCHOOL OF ROCK
Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) will be a special guest instructor during the Summer Boot Camp program currently offered at Paul Green's School Of Rock. This will be a one-day-only event taking place on August 3, 2009 at the Charry Hill, New Jersey location. Please note that t...July 6, 2009
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BRET MICHAELS' Tour Bus Involved In Multi-Vehicle Accident
As Bret Michaels traveled to St. Paul, Minnesota following POISON's July 4 performance at Molson Amphitheater in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, his bus was involved in a multi-vehicle accident on the Canadian side of the border. Police reports indicate a car lost control and slid into the side of Michael...July 6, 2009
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BRET MICHAELS On TONY AWARDS Incident: 'I Wish It Would Have Never Happened'
Chris Riemenschneider of the Star Tribune recently conducted an interview with POISON singer Bret Michaels. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On being toppled by a descending stage prop during the live Tony Awards telecast last month: "Personally, I wish it would have never happened....July 4, 2009
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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK: Video Footage From The Studio Posted Online
Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM) has entered the studio to begin recording his new solo album, titled "The Metalworker". Nine tracks are being completed for the effort, which is being described by Mike as "a record that I simply needed to make." Songtitles set to appear on "The...July 3, 2009
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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Skeletons In The Closet' Details Revealed
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will release a new album, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", in the fall through Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to last year's "Blooddrunk" is a selection of cover versions, some of them existing recordings, others specially laid down for this release. CHILDREN O...July 2, 2009
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DEF LEPPARD: Camden Footage Available
Quality video footage of DEF LEPPARD's June 23, 2009 performance in Camden, New Jersey can be viewed below. DEF LEPPARD has just released deluxe editions of its classic albums "Pyromania" and "Adrenalize". The albums feature never-before-released B-sides and live recordings as well as nine Top 10 si...July 1, 2009
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TARJA TURUNEN At Italy's GODS OF METAL; Photos, Video Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performing the song "Sing For Me" at this year's Gods Of Metal festival on June 28, 2009 in Monza, Italy can be viewed below. Twenty high-quality photos of Tarja's concert are available on Musica Metal. Tarja's setlist for the show wa...July 1, 2009
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EVERY TIME I DIE Comments On Drummer's Departure
Buffalo bruisers EVERY TIME I DIE have issued the following update: "After 11 years of being involved with this band, Mike 'Ratboy' Novak [drums] has indeed decided to quit EVERY TIME I DIE. Yesterday morning we received text messages that he wasn't going to continue anymore. "15 years ago, when som...June 30, 2009
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