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SOUNDEVICE: Tour Dates Announced

SOUNDEVICE, the Atlanta-based rock band featuring former STEREOMUD frontman Erik Rogers, have announced a host of dates during September and October. The group's lineup is rounded out by guitarist Jason Grover (BEND),drummer Cheney Brannon (BEND),bassist Craig Maule (420 MONKS) and guitarist Billy...

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EXCITER: Early Albums To Be Remastered, Reissued

Original EXCITER members Dan Beehler (drums, vocals) and Allan Johnson (bass) have joined forces with Megaforce Records and ANNIHILATOR chief Jeff Waters to re-master and re-release the first six EXCITER releases. The new versions of the classic early EXCITER albums will be re-mastered by Waters and...

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AC/DC Benefit Concert Raises $69,000 For Hurricane Relief

A benefit concert on Sept. 10 which featured AC/DC members Brian Johnson (vocals) and Cliff Williams (bass) raised $69,000 for The American Red Cross of Collier County to help those hurt by the recent hurricanes in Florida. Local radio broadcast company Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. presented the che...

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Bassist SCOTT SORRY Quits AMEN

Bassist Scott Sorry is the latest AMEN member to announce his departure from the group. Sorry's official statement on the matter is as follows: "O.K. bitches here is the deal. I have decided to leave AMEN. "The first person I met when I joined AMEN was Matty [former AMEN guitarist Matt Montgomery]....

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Florida Republican Seek Campaign Assistance From AC/DC Singer

Jeremy Wallace of HeraldTribune.com writes: "Is U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris a heavy metal rocker? "Maybe so, according to comments she made Saturday at a campaign rally in Sarasota. "When the Longboat Key Republican took the stage at the event, she thanked MOODY BLUES drummer and Bradenton resident G...

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AMORPHIS Guitarist Says Fill-In Vocalist Is Sounding 'Great'

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "A good time to inform [everyone] that the rehearsings with JP Leppäluoto [CHARON singer and fill-in vocalist for AMORPHIS' upcoming U.S. tour] goes further exellent. We have been now two days in rehe...

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AC/DC: Benefit Concert Photos Posted Online

AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue has posted several pictures of AC/DC members Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams at a benefit concert last Friday (Sept. 10) in Ft. Myers, FL to aid the American Red Cross in helping out those whose lives were uprooted by Hurricane Charley. Check out the photos here. In...

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Report: AC/DC Concert Raises Tens Of Thousands For RED CROSS

Jonathan Foerster of Naples Daily News is reporting that more than 4,000 hard rock fans came to see members of AC/DC headline a 96 K-Rock FM-sponsored show Friday night (Sept. 10) in Ft. Myers, FL to aid the American Red Cross in helping out those whose lives were uprooted by Hurricane Charley. The...

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GLENN HUGHES, JOE LYNN TURNER To Visit Russia Despite Terrorist Acts

Pravda.ru is reporting that Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) and Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) are going to visit Russia in the near future despite the recent wave of terrorist acts in the country, deputy Moscow mayor Mikhail Men told Interfax Wednesday (Sept. 8). "Recent tragic ev...

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AC/DC Singer, Bassist To Headline RED CROSS Benefit Event

AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams will headline a benefit concert in Florida that could bring in more than $100,000 for the American Red Cross and its efforts to help replace the things Hurricane Charley blew away, according to the Naples Daily News. The concert, which will...

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Report: METALLICA Drummer Gets 'Romantic' With Danish Girlfriend

The New York Daily News is reporting that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was spotted having a romantic dinner with girlfriend, Danish actress Connie Nielsen, at the Old Homestead (view photos of the couple during a recent trip to Denmark here). Ulrich is in the process of divorcing his wife of seven...

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Bassist JOEY VERA Issues ANTHRAX European Tour Report

Bassist Joey Vera (FATES WARNING, ARMORED SAINT, ANTHRAX) has posted the following message on his web site: "Hey all, I'm in the end stages of tour decompression and feeling like I should write an update. I've been home now for a week but it feels like only a few days. Weird 'cause when I was ...

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AMEN Singer Comments On Drummer's Departure, Announces Upcoming Projects

AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has posted a lengthy message on the band's official message board commenting on the recent departure of drummer Luke Johnson and outlining his recent and upcoming activities. Casey's message reads as follows: "First of all, I want to thank you all for being a part of this b...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist: Jamming With AC/DC Singer Was One Of Career Highlights

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French has posted the following message regarding the band's recently completed European mini-tour: "We want to thank all of our new fans in Spain for the amazing response that you gave us following our show with the SCORPIONS in Granada. The reviews have been just a...

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MELIAH RAGE To Release New Album This Month

Screaming Ferret Wreckords has set an August 24 release date for the new MELIAH RAGE album, "Barely Human". A major North American tour will follow. Guitarists Anthony Nichols and Jim Koury, and bass guitarist Jesse Johnson, all original members, are joined by new vocalist Paul Souza and drummer Bar...