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SIXX: A.M. Guitarist: Writing 'The Heroin Diaries' Songs Was Like Scoring A Movie

Amber Tomlinson of the Herald Journal reports: Most people's first response when looking at DJ Ashba (SIXX: A.M., ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist) is not thinking he is from Indiana. Ashba, who is covered in tattooos, wears rock star garb and sports numerous piercings, could be stereotyped as the a...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'I'm Still In A Band When I'm On Stage Every Night'

CE Skidmore of PostStar.com recently conducted an interview with former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PostStar.com: I have to ask ... after having listened to your latest solo record, "Carry On", why record (Michael Jackson's) "Billie Jean"?...

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NIGHTWISH Keyboardist: We 'Hit The Jackpot' With New Singer ANETTE OLZON

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: Take us through the process of finding a new singer after Tarja's exit from the band. Tuomas Holopainen: Here are some s...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, IRON MAIDEN, EUROPE, QUEEN Classics Performed As 'Handfarts'

Gerry "Jerry" Phillips, a self-described "manualist" or "hand musician" who has been playing songs on his hands for 38 years, has posted his rendition of the OZZY OSBOURNE classic "Crazy Train" on YouTube. Watch that clip, along with some of Gerry's other "classics," below. Phillips writes on his Yo...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: South American, Mexican Tour Dates Announced

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN has will embark on a tour of South America and Mexico in December. The dates are as follows (venue details to be confirmed): Dec. 06 - Sao Paulo, Brazil Dec. 08 - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec. 09 - Santiago, Chile Dec. 11 - Monterrey, Mexico Dec. 12 - Mexi...

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SKYCLAD Issues 2007 Recap

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD has issued the following update: "Seeing as the site has been quiet for a while, we thought we should post a little note here to keep everyone informed as to all things SKYCLAD as we head towards the end of 2007. It has been, when all is said and done, ...

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RAGE Completes Work On 'Carved In Stone'

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski has issued the following update: "The studio job for the new RAGE album 'Carved in Stone' is completed now, and finally I can listen to all tracks of the new CD by my HiFi rack with a quiet conscience, and I can say it has exactly become what we figured out ...

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Former PITCHSHIFTER Guitarist Discusses VICTORY PILL Project

VICTORY PILL, the band featuring ex-PITCHSHIFTER/THE PRODIGY guitarist Jim Davies and ex-THE PRODIGY drummer Kieron Pepper, has just released its self-titled debut in North America on Corporate Punishment Records. Davies recently stated about the new band: "After I did the FLINT project I had decide...

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EXCITER: 'Thrash Speed Burn' Pushed Back To February

Germany's Massacre Records has pushed back the projected release date of the new EXCITER album, "Thrash Speed Burn", to February 22, 2008 from the previously announced November 9. "Thrash Speed Burn" will mark EXCITER's recorded debut with new singer Kenny "MetalMouth" Winter, who joined the band in...

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The Cleansing

The wheels of the hype machine have been turning for months in a quest to show the world that "The Cleansing" from Riverside, California's SUICIDE SILENCE has something new to offer the world of extreme metal. That's what hype machines are supposed to do, regardless of the degree of fact supporting...

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GLENN HUGHES Performs TRAPEZE Classic With MOONSTONE PROJECT; Video Available

Video footage of MOONSTONE PROJECT, the ambitious musical creature of Italian guitarist Matt Filippini, performing the classic TRAPEZE track "Seafull" with Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) on October 1, 2007 in Italy can be viewed below. MOONSTONE PROJECT's debut album, "Time to...

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GUNS N' ROSES, QUIET RIOT Members To Perform At Hartford's DRAGON FEST 07

ALEX GROSSI, DIZZY REED & FRIENDS, SINGLE BULLET THEORY and ENEMY REMAINS (featuring former FATES WARNING drummer Steve Zimmerman) are among the confirmed artists for the Dragon Fest 07 autism benefit show on October 28 at Up or On The Rocks in Hartford, Connecticut. Also scheduled to appear are...

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GRAVEYARD RODEO: New Rehearsal Photos Posted Online

Recent rehearsal photos of the reunited GRAVEYARD RODEO have been posted at NolaUnderground.com. GRAVEYARD RODEO is scheduled to perform at the "Raise The Dead Festival II" this Friday, October 19 at The Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana. Also scheduled to appear are CHOKE, RED ARMY and PAIN TR...

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HOOKERS N' BLOW: New Live Dates Announced

HOOKERS N' BLOW — the band featuring GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi, W.A.S.P. bassist Mike Duda, WHITE LION drummer Troy Patrick Farrell and bassist Chad McDonald (JANI LANE BAND) — has announced the following shows: Oct. 17 - Howl At The Moon - Universal City...

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NEVER ENOUGH: Debut Album Track Listing Revealed

NEVER ENOUGH (a.k.a. N3V3R 3N0U6H),the band featuring EIGHTEEN VISIONS guitarist Keith Barney (ex-THROWDOWN) drummer Trevor Friedrich, and ex-LYLAH frontman Norman Matthew, has revealed the track listing for its self-titled debut album, due on November 20 through Corporate Punishment Records. It is...