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IN THIS MOMENT Frontwoman Fields Marriage Proposals From 'Fans'

Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com report that Maria Brink (MySpace profile) — the full-bosomed, pouty-lipped, heavily inked blond frontwoman for Southern California metallers IN THIS MOMENT — is reminded on an almost daily basis just how striking she is. "There's definitely a lot of marriag...

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Guitarist BERNIE TORME On Replacing RANDY RHOADS: 'It Was Absolutely Awful'

In a brand new Rock N Roll Universe interview with guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE, DESPERADO) and larger-than-life bassist John McCoy (GILLAN, SAMSON) the legendary Irish axeman discusses his days in GILLAN, his stint as the original replacement for the late Randy Rhoads in BLIZZARD O...

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A LIFE ONCE LOST Finishes Recording New Album

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based metalcore act A LIFE ONCE LOST has finished recording its new album, "Iron Gag", at Trax East studios with engineer Eric Rachel (SKID ROW, ATREYU, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER). LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe reportedly assisted with the vocal production on the CD, whi...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer On Upcoming Tour: 'Everybody's In The Mood To Play'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you originally become involved with BLACK SABBATH? Vinny Appice: "That was in '79. BLACK SABBATH had just done the...

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FASTWAY Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

FASTWAY, the reactivated band featuring original MOTÖRHEAD guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clark, have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AEROSMITH AFTER FORE...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Is 'Shocked' By The Band's Success

Amy Kelly of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Ultimate-Guitar.com: You recently made your television debut on the "Conan O'Brien" show. What was that experience like? Mark Morton: It went pretty well. It...

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THE LIZARDS Working On DVD, Covers CD, New Studio Album

Hard rock band THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT),has issued the following update: "Hello from Lizard Land. It's Randy [Pratt], the bass player. We haven't played out since our NYC show with CACTUS last year, and it's...

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Former GRIEF/DISRUPT Member Resurfaces In THE UNDER

Former GRIEF bassist/DISRUPT drummer Randy Odierno has resurfaced in a project called THE UNDER, also featuring Dan Costa on guitar/vocals and Jason Walker on bass. Two demo tracks — "Vanguard" and "Lifedial" — are currently available for streaming via the band's MySpace page. THE UNDER's next live...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman To Guest On Norway's 'Pyro' Tonight

Randy Blythe from LAMB OF GOD will pick his favorite songs tonight on the Norwegian rock/metal show "Pyro". Blythe visited Norway on The Unholy Alliance tour last autumn, and "Pyro" sat down with the frontman to discuss SLAYER, NICK CAVE, "Songs About Fucking" and lots of other tracks, bands and alb...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO: New Signature Products And Tour Announcement

World-renowned guitar-shredding phenom Michael Angelo Batio (HOLLAND, N.I.T.R.O., MICHAEL ANGELO, HANDS WITHOUT SHADOWS) recently appeared at NAMM 2007 and unveiled his new "Quad" guitar (photo),designed in conjunction with Dean Zelinski. This guitar replaces the original Ritz "Quad" (photo) that w...

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PRIMAL FEAR Begins Recording New Album

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have issued the following update: "We're in the middle of recording drums for the new, yet-untitled PRIMAL FEAR album No. 7. We started with the recordings for our new album over last weekend. Randy [Black] is in a fantastic shape, good mood and well prepared. We w...

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SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, SYMPHONY X, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

SYMPHONY X, SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, KORPIKLAANI and MCQUEEN been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman 'Boycotting' GRAMMY AWARDS

Melissa Ruggieri of TimesDispatch.com reports: Chris Adler planned his special outfit for [Sunday night's] Grammy Awards a little more than a week ago "a patch for the hole in the butt of these jeans that I'm wearing right now." Adler is the drummer for LAMB OF GOD, the Richmond-based heavy-metal qu...

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PATHS OF POSSESSION Drummer Launches Recording Studio

Drummer Nick Goodyear (PATHS OF POSSESSION, DARK FAITH, PROMETHEAN HORDE, EVISCERATOR) has opened up Death n Decay Studios and is currently working with VIREXDA, the new band featuring members of DARK FAITH and CRIMSON MASSACRE. Other recent projects include SUCCESS WILL WRITE APOCALYPSE ACROSS THE...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold' Tomorrow

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be the featured guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tomorrow (Saturday, February 10). The program will also be available for download at this location. "Maximum Threshold" replays the shows on a "live feed" on M...