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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Pull Out Of CHILDREN OF BODOM U.S. Tour

Hotly tipped U.K. metalcore act BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have cancelled their participation in the upcoming CHILDREN OF BODOM North American tour in order to join the ROB ZOMBIE/LACUNA COIL touring package, which is scheduled to kick off mid-March. A replacement for BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE on the CHI...

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POISON Frontman BRET MICHAELS: CD And DVD Greetings Now Available For Order

POISON frontman Bret Michaels' official web site has been updated with the following message: "We receive requests for personal messages from Bret all the time, however due to his schedule and the overwhelming amount of requests we receive up until this time it simply hasn’t been possible. In an eff...

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TWISTED SISTER Perform At NAMM 2006: Video Available

A short video clip of TWISTED SISTER performing at the Pulse Lounge in the Hilton bar in Anaheim, California on Saturday, January 21 during an Epiphone party at the NAMM 2006 convention has been posted online at this location. TWISTED SISTER were reportedly joined for one song by POISON guitarist C....

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POISON Frontman To Be Featured On CNBC's 'D-Life'

POISON frontman Bret Michaels will be featured on CNBC's "D-Life" this weekend. The program will air on Sunday, January 15. Check your local listings for the air time in your area. As previously reported, Michaels will take time out from his current "Freedom of Sound" tour in early 2006 to do a TV c...

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BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN Members Featured In 'Story of Metal' Documentary

VH1 has announced the premiere of "Heavy: The Story of Metal", a four-part documentary tracing the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four themed hours premiering Monday-...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer To Be Featured In VH1's 'The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali will be featured on VH1's "The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments (20-1)" show, premiering on January 13 at 12 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Other artists slated to appear in the program include Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),C.C. DeVille (POISON) and Alic...

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POISON Frontman Auctioning 'Prized' Guitar

POISON frontman Bret Michaels is auctioning his prized red Gibson SG via his official web site. The guitar comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and will be signed by Bret at the conclusion of the auction. According to a posting on Michaels' site, "guitars signed by Bret and up for auction on oth...

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RICHIE KOTZEN, ROB BALDUCCI To Team Up For Exclusive NAMM Gigs

Guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) will team up with Favored Nations (Steve Vai's label) shredder Rob Balducci for two exclusive NAMM gigs in the Los Angeles area. Kotzen and Balducci toured the U.K. together in 2004 and are doing two exclusive sets yet again. The first gig wil...

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POISON To Perform At North Dakota's RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR

According to a posting at www.redrivervalleyfair.com, '80s glam-rock giants POISON will perform at the Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo, North Dakota on Saturday, June 24, 2006. The Canton Repository reported earlier in the week that EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from POISON, slate...

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POISON Frontman Works For Juvenile Diabetes

Syndicated newspaper columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith are reporting that POISON frontman Bret Michaels will take time out from his current "Freedom of Sound" tour in early 2006 to do a TV campaign for juvenile diabetes. "I've been a juvenile diabetic since I was 6," says Michaels. "We'v...

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POISON: New Compilation Album From EMI Due In April

According to the Canton Repository, EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from the 1980s glam-rock band POISON, slated for release in April. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in N...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' Video Posted Online

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's video for the track "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" has been posted online at Trustkill.com. The song comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Poison", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on February 14, 2006 via Trustkill Records. "The Poison" was produced...

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Arrest Made In POISON Guitarist's Stolen Equipment Case

On October 24, 2005, the home of legendary POISON guitarist C.C. Deville was broken into and over 30 pieces of equipment were stolen. A concentrated effort lead by the LAPD's Van Nuys Burglary Division, Planet Deville and VH1 came to a culmination with the arrest of the thief at the Ranchero Cucamon...

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POISON's 'Greatest Hits 1986-1996' Certified Double-Platinum

POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in November 1996, has been officially certified double-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of two million copies in the United States. According to Yahoo! Music, "Greates...

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THE ARCANE ORDER: In Writing Mode

THE ARCANE ORDER, the new Danish band featuring vocalist Kasper Thomsen (RAUNCHY) and guitarist Flemming C. Lund (INVOCATOR, ex-AUTUMN LEAVES),have posted the following update on their official web site: "We are currently in writing mode for our upcoming debut album. At this moment we have four new...