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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Is 'Driving Force' Behind Wife's Solo Album

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen is acting as "executive producer" on the debut album from his wife Lauren Monroe, entitled "The Freedom Sessions". Allen is also the drummer and percussionist on the album, to be released in early November. Commented Lauren, "Who knows if I would have ever arrived at t...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Sign Of Fear' Video Posted Online

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have entered the Swedish album chart at position No. 67 with their latest effort, "New Religion". Guest musicians on the album include Magnus Karlsson (STARBREAKER, ALLEN/LANDE),Kai Hansen (GAMMA RAY, ex-HELLOWEEN) and Simone Simons (EPICA). In other news, PRIMAL...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer To Visit Lowe's Motor Speedway

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will attend the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on October 13, 2007. Rick will meet fans, corporate guests and some of NASCAR's greatest drivers in the industry to share with them his vision for the Raven Drum Foundation. It is t...

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GREAT WHITE Frontman: Music Is The Reason We Got Back Together Again

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Why did you choose "Back to the Rhythm" as the title track [of the new album]? Jack: There were several reasons, actually. I...

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PRIMAL FEAR Recruits SILENT FORCE Guitarist For Upcoming Tour

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "Because of important family obligations, guitarist Stefan Leibing cannot play all shows of the forthcoming U.D.O./PRIMAL FEAR double headliner tour. His substitute is a well-known face — PRIMAL FEAR have recruited well known guita...

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MARK BOALS, MAGNUS KARLSSON Join Forces In THE CODEX

Frontiers Records will release an album from the brand new Mark Boals/Magnus Karlsson collaboration, THE CODEX, on November 9, 2007. THE CODEX marks the return to recording — after a three-year hiatus — for Mark Boals, who has previously worked with YNGWIE MALMSTEEN and who was named Best Singer in...

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KISS Guitarist To Act As Grand Marshall At Beaverton Celebration Parade

According to KissOnline.com, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer will be in Beaverton, Oregon this weekend, acting as grand marshal of the Beaverton Celebration Parade. The parade starts at 10 a.m. and winds from SW Allen Boulevard through Beaverton's allegedly "historic downtown." Best known as "that guy w...

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FLYLEAF: 'I'm So Sick' Remix Available For Streaming

A remix of FLYLEAF's track "I'm So Sick" by THE LEGION OF DOOM has been posted online at this location. The song is included on the upcoming "Resident Evil: Extinction" soundtrack, due on September 18 via Lakeshore Records. The film itself will hit theaters on September 21. "Resident Evil: Extinctio...

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SHADOWS FALL: 'Stupid Crazy' B-Side Track Posted Online

A SHADOWS FALL B-side from the "Threads of Life" sessions called "Stupid Crazy" is available for streaming at this location. The song is included on the upcoming "Resident Evil: Extinction" soundtrack, due on September 18 via Lakeshore Records. The film itself will hit theaters on September 21. "Res...

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PRIMAL FEAR: 'Fighting The Darkness' Video Posted Online

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have released their video for the song "Fighting The Darkness". Watch it below. The track comes off the group's new album, "New Religion", which is due in Europe on September 21 via Frontiers Records. A U.S. release date has not yet been announced. Guest musicians...

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DUSKMACHINE Announces New Singer

DUSKMACHINE, the German thrash metal band featuring PRIMAL FEAR/ex-ANNIHILATOR drummer Randy Black and former ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist, has announced the addition of singer Mirko Prietzsch to the group's ranks. "[Mirko] has a great voice and he also lives in our homebase Berlin," the ba...

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OBITUARY Guitarist Says New Album Is 'More Energetic' Than 'Frozen In Time

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How did Ralph Santolla come to join the band as your new guitarist? Trevor Peres: "We've known Ralph for probably 20 years. He's from Tampa, a...

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KAM LEE: 'MASSACRE Will NOT Be Touring The U.S. And That Is FINAL!'

Former MASSACRE/DEATH frontman Kam Lee, who will be touring Europe this fall with both MASSACRE and his new band DENIAL FIEND, has issued the following statement in response to requests from fans for MASSACRE to do some U.S. dates: "MASSACRE will NOT be touring the U.S. and that is FINAL! "This has...

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Xecutioner's Return

Simple to the point of atavism, and crackling with more energy than the band's been able to muster up in at least a decade, "Xecutioner's Return" is pretty much exactly what OBITUARY fans were hoping it'd be. It's a bone-basic tour de force of old-school death metal infused with a bleeding organic g...

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NIKKI SIXX On Last MÖTLEY CRÜE Tour: 'We Probably Laughed More Than We Have In Years'

Russell Hall of IndependentMail.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: IndependentMail.com: MÖTLEY CRÜE was formed around the same time that MTV began its rise. In retrospect, do you feel that was crucial to the band's succ...