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ROCKLAHOMA: More Than 3,000 Photos Posted Online

More than 3,000 photos from fans and professionals taken at the inaugural Rocklahoma festival have been posted at the Rocklahoma Fan Photo site. Over 30,000 people attended the festival, which took place earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma. Performers included POISON, RATT, QUIET RIOT, SLAUGHTER...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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SKINDRED To Release 'Rock Roots Riot' In October

Welsh ragga-punk-metal outfit SKINDRED has set October 23 as the release date for its second album, entitled "Rock Roots Riot". The group plan to release the first single from the effort, "Rat Race", in the coming weeks, with a radio impact date to shortly follow. The recording of "Rock Roots Riot"...

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LEATHERWOLF: Reworked Version Of 'Behind The Gun' Posted Online

Legendary Orange County, CA metal stalwarts LEATHERWOLF have posted a reworked version of "Behind the Gun", featuring returning original vocalist Michael Olivieri, on their MySpace page. States the band: "We just got 'Behind the Gun' from Jacob Hansen (ROB ROCK, VOLBEAT, COMMUNIC) who is remixing th...

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QUIET RIOT, Ex-DEEP PURPLE, GUNS N' ROSES, YNGWIE Members Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

RSM Records (distributed by MVD Entertainment),in association with Jeff Roberts & Jack Edward Sawyers, will release FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS' "24/7/365 - The Tribute to Led Zeppelin" on September 18. According to a posting on QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali's web site, "the album is dedic...

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MORTAL SIN Signs With RIOT ENTERTAINMENT

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have inked a deal with Riot Entertainment. The group's new album, "An Absence of Faith", will be released later in the year. With such an illustrious past stretching back to 1986 beginning with their debut album "Mayhemic Destruction" and the follow-up "Fa...

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ROCKLAHOMA: First Photos Posted Online

Bring Back Glam! has posted the first photos from Rocklahoma, the '80s rock festival which is being held July 12-15 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The site is being updated with regular reports from the festival, with artist intervi...

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MINDGRINDER: New Pre-Production Recordings Available

MINDGRINDER, the Norwegian extreme metal band featuring ex-SOURCE OF TIDE drummer/keyboardist Cosmocrator (on bass/vocals),has posted pre-production recordings of three new tracks on its MySpace page. MINDGRINDER recently announced the return of drummer Nex to the group's ranks. The band is current...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer: 'Most Of The Bands That Started When We Started Are Pretty Much Gone'

Travis M. Whitehead of Texas' The Monitor reports: This weekend fans can enjoy a broad range of musical talent including SLAUGHTER, Vince Neil from MÖTLEY CRÜE, QUIET RIOT and CHUBBY CHECKER for the first-ever Bandtango food, art and music festival. Neil said Texas audiences are great. "I love it in...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist METAL MIKE: 'Australians Know How To Party Their A**es Off'

JacksonGuitars.com has posted part two of a four-part tour diary series from guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH). The latest installment focuses on Sebastian Bach's recent Australian tour with GUNS N' ROSES. An excerpt follows: "Fan-wise, and generally just as peop...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer, PRETTY BOY FLOYD Guitarist To Join BANG TANGO At ROCKLAHOMA

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and PRETTY BOY FLOYD guitarist Kristy "Krash" Majors will reportedly join BANG TANGO during their appearance at the Rocklahoma festival on Saturday, July 14. They will perform "some old-school GUNS N' ROSES tunes" during the set. Rocklahoma is scheduled to t...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Audio Interview With ROB HALFORD Available For Download

A two-part audio interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford conducted recently by "The Governor's Ball" has been made available for download: Part#1, Part#2. Rob Halford took part in an audience question-and-answer session at the North By Northeast Music and Film Festival on June 9, 2007 at th...

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LILLIAN AXE Replaces TIGERTAILZ At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

LILLIAN AXE has replaced TIGERTAILZ on the billing of Rocklahoma, set to take place July 12-15, at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma, just off highway 69. The festival lineup is now as follows: Thursday, July 12, 2007: LILLIAN AXE HOLLYWOOD ROSES KISS ARMY GYP...

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ANNIHILATOR: Cover Of EXCITER Classic Posted Online

ANNIHILATOR's cover version of EXCITER's "Heavy Metal Maniac", featuring guest appearances by former EXCITER drummer/vocalist Dan Beehler and bassist Alan Johnson, has been posted on ANNIHILATOR's MySpace page. The song was originally included on the Japanese version of ANNIHILATOR's new album, "Met...

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ROB ROCK: 'Garden Of Chaos' Japanese Release Date Announced

Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist ROB ROCK (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) will release his new solo album, "Garden of Chaos", in Japan on August 22 via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music. The CD was produced by ROB ROCK guitarist CJ Grimmark and co-produced by Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, HALF...