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DEF LEPPARD To Tour North America With FOREIGNER, STYX

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "So, if DEF LEPPARD is not hitting the road with KISS this year (as previously rumored),then who will they go out with? Although there is no official word that it will be the case for ALL dates on the 2007 tour, we ...

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KROKUS Taking Short, Well-Deserved Break

Peter Waelti of The KROKUS Globe Club For Clan & Fan has issued the following update: "KROKUS [has completed] their most extensive European tour yet in Dudley/England today. They rocked as 'special guests' of HAMMERFALL across 15 countries. Marc [Storace, vocals] mentioned to the Globe Club rece...

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VICIOUS ART Signs With MIGHTY MUSIC

VICIOUS ART, the Swedish death/thrash metal band featuring former DARK FUNERAL members Matias Mäkelä and Robert Lundin, along with Jörgen Sandström (THE PROJECT HATE, ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE) on bass, has inked a deal with Mighty Music. Commented the label in a press release: "When Mighty Music heard VIC...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Adds More Dates

Geoff Boucher of the Los Angeles Times reports that RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE will join the WU-TANG CLAN for three shows under the banner of Rock the Bells, the acclaimed hip-hop festival that kicks off in New York on July 28 and hits Southern California on Aug. 11. The Southern California show will...

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DEF LEPPARD Featured On 'Best Of Rockline Live'

DEF LEPPARD is among the artists that will be featured on the "Best of Rockline Live" show on Wednesday, February 28. The program, which features highlights from the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET. To find a station near you, check out www.rocklin...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarist Launches 'Jerky Across The World' Campaign

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz has issued the following update: "Greetings, my caped metal minions! "As some of you may already know, I will not be joining my bros in KILLSWITCH ENGAGE for the current 'No Fear' tour due to a wicked bunk back injury I sustained last tour. The quick deal...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Reports From ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick is among the artists that have signed on to serve as "counselors" at this month's Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. The cost of the five-day retreat, which will take place Feb. 15-19 in Hollywood, is $9,499, according to organizers. The camp culminates in a Battle of the...

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Mechanics of Dysfunction

In 2005, a little known Canadian death metal band called BENEATH THE MASSACRE surfaced with a short EP on Galy Records called "Evidence of Inequity". The quick-hitter left more than its fair share of scars and a rather bloody wake, resulting in more than a few critics dubbing them a band to watch. P...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's APPICE: 'It's Gonna Be Fun Playing These Old Songs Again'

Niclas Müller-Hansen of Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: I thought I'd start off with HEAVEN AND HELL. What's it like being back together after all these years? Vinny:...

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PAUL STANLEY: Photos From WENTWORTH GALLERY Art Exhibition Posted Online

Several photos from KISS frontman Paul Stanley's February 9 appearance at the Wentworth Gallery in Hackensack, NJ have been posted online at his official web site. According to a posting on the site, "Wentworth was converted into a Paul Stanley exhibition for the evening, with only Paul's art hangin...

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PAUL STANLEY Talks To CNBC About His Venture Into Art World; Video Available

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley spoke to CNBC's Becky Quick this morning (Friday, February 9) about his venture into the art world. Watch the four-minute segment at www.cnbc.com. Wentworth Gallery, one of the nation's leading fine art retailers, will present two art exhibitions by Paul Stanley....

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DREAM THEATER: 'String Quartet Tribute' Due Next Month

Vitamin Records has set a February 20 release date for "The String Quartet Tribute to Dream Theater". A press release for the effort reads as follows; For over 20 years, DREAM THEATER has consistently challenged and engaged critics and fans alike with their unique brand of progressive metal. They've...

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SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE Completes Work On Sophomore Album

Italian metallers SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE have completed work on their second album, "Obsidian". Recorded by Riccardo Pasini (EPHEL DUATH, THE SECRET, REPRISAL) at Studio 73 and by Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI) at dB Studio and mixed and produced by Ettore Rigotti, the CD features guest vocals by...

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The Renovation

MY BITTER END is one of those metalcore bands that gets it right more than it gets it wrong. In other words, the style is done justice with a genuinely brutal approach that incorporates melody and compositional variety without sounding too generic. On "The Renovation", the impressive musicianship of...

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SAXON Drummer Says New CD Was 'The Best Of Any Recording Session I've Ever Been Involved With'

SAXON drummer Nigel Glockler has posted the following message on his official web site: "We actually started writing [material for the new SAXON album] back in January, getting ideas together in between the 'Night Out with the Boys' tour. After that ended, there was a long run of festivals during th...