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GORGEOUS FRANKENSTEIN Recruits Vocalist, Completes Debut CD Recordings

GORGEOUS FRANKENSTEIN, the new band featuring MISFITS/KRYST THE CONQUEROR guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein and BLITZKID bassist Argye Goolsby, has issued the following update: "A singer has been found!!! An official announcement will be made shortly. Vocal tracks have been recorded and mixi...

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SKYCLAD To Headline Portugal's GUADIANA FEST

British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD has been confirmed as the headliner of the Guadiana Fest, set to take place Saturday, August 11 in Castro Marin, Portugal. Also scheduled to appear is SACRED SIN. More bands will be announced soon. SKYCLAD last year issued an EP, entitled "Jig-a-Jig". The disc featur...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'I Never Thought I Was Naturally Talented; I Just Worked Hard'

Norway's Imhotep recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: What originally made you pick up guitar instead of some other instrument? Downing: "This is actually a very good question. It was such a long time ago. Everybody p...

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JON OLIVA To Play Special 'One-Man Acoustic Show' At PROGPOWER USA VIII

The organizers of the ProgPower USA VIII festival, which is scheduled for October 5-6 at Atlanta's Center Stage, have announced the details of a special "mystery" show, to be held Wednesday night (October 3) in Vinyl's (a.k.a. the Vendor's Room) with karaoke to follow afterwards. Commented promoter...

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GLENN HUGHES Welcomes Back Guitarist J.J. MARSH

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has issued the following update: "I'm on my way to Europe to play a coupla shows in Norway. Wanna welcome back my 'lil brother J.J. Marsh (guitar). He is in great form, I have never seen him so happy and energized. He is a part of...

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GLENN DANZIG Calls New LP 'A Pain In The Butt'

Glenn Danzig recently spoke to MTV.com about "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", a two-CD set comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span DANZIG's entire career. All of the tracks were recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" that began with 1988's "Danzig". "These are definitely not throwaw...

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JOE LYNN TURNER And YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Reunite In Moscow

Back in 1989, Joe Lynn Turner and Yngwie Malmsteen played over a dozen sold out shows in Leningrad and Moscow in Russia. Seventeen years later, the legendary vocalist and guitarist were invited back to Russia's capital by the Prime Minister for a command performance for his cabinet and staff on Russ...

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GLENN HUGHES, HERMAN RAREBELL Inerviewed In Latest SHOCKWAVES Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #16 is now available for download at this location. Host Bob Nalbandian interviews the legendary vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE, and HUGHES-THRALL) who talks about his burgeoning solo career as well as his days with DEEP PURPLE. Al...

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GLENN HUGHES To Headline Norway's STANGE FESTIVAL

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) will headline the Stange Festival in Stange, Norway, on Saturday, June 23. The two-day festival will primarily feature Norwegian pop/rock artists. For more information, visit www.stangefestivalen.no. Hughes recently mad...

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K.K. DOWNING Says 'Nostradamus' Cannot Be Compared To Any Other JUDAS PRIEST Album

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently answered a number of fan questions via his newly launched web site. A few excerpts follow: Q: I was wondering who makes your guy's leather jackets and pants, and does he have like a website or something I could look at because I really want some of that g...

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LION'S SHARE: 'The Edge Of The Razor' Video Posted Online

LION'S SHARE's video for the song "The Edge of the Razor" has been posted at YouTube. The track, which features a guest solo from ex-KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, comes off the Swedish melodic metal band's long-awaited comeback album, "Emotional Coma", due on June 15 via AFM Records. Sweden Rock Fest...

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DANZIG's 'Drukija - Contessa Of Blood' Due Later This Month

DANZIG's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Get ready for Danzig's brutal 'Drukija - Contessa of Blood' [cover] later this month. Contessa Drukija brutalizes and tortures young virgins, drinking and bathing in their blood. This short story by Glenn Danzig is a cross betw...

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GLENN HUGHES Thanks Fans For Sold-Out Shows In Los Angeles, New York City

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE) has issued a statement thanking his U.S. fans following his two sold-out shows in Los Angeles and New York City this past weekend. "I want to thank all the fans and media who came out to see my sold out shows in L.A. an...

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EVERYDAY ENEMY: New Recordings Posted Online

Southern California upstarts EVERYDAY ENEMY have just completed work on new recordings with Geza X, producer for a number of early and influential Los Angeles punk bands, including the DEAD KENNEDYS, THE GERMS, BLACK FLAG and THE AVENGERS. Three songs from the sessions, which took place at Geza X's...

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GLENN DANZIG Says There Will Be More 'Black Aria', DANZIG Albums

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with Glenn Danzig. Read on for excerpts: Cleveland Scene: Does "The Lost Tracks of Danzig" collection empty your vaults? Danzig: No. There's still more. No one's gonna hear that other stuff, though. Cleveland Scene: Do you still shoo...