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MATT SORUM Says 'Chinese Democracy' Is A 'Toe-Tapper'

TMZ.com has uploaded video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum at the Los Angeles airport on his way to Toronto to perform at tonight's (Friday, November 28) Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards with guitarist Stevie Salas. When asked by the cameraman if he's h...

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MATT SORUM To Perform With STEVIE SALAS In Toronto

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum will perform with guitarist Stevie Salas this Saturday, November 29 at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The three-piece band will be rounded out by Jara Slapbak on bass. According to Salas, "We will also do a song Friday night [Novemb...

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HOLZWARTH Brothers To Hold Rhythm Section Clinic In Germany; Video Available

BLIND GUARDIAN bass player Oliver Holzwarth (most recently on tour with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen) and his brother Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE drummer) held a "rhythm section" bass-and-drum clinic on November 22, 2008 at Blue Box in Siegen, Germany. Alex and Oliver played "Into The...

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STAIND: Live Webcast Scheduled

Massachusetts rockers STAIND will take part in a live webcast at AT&T blue room on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. EST. STAIND recently shot videos for the songs "All I Want" and "The Way I Am" with director Christopher Sims, who has previously worked with LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, ...

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SAXON And ICED EARTH To Team Up For European Co-Headlining Tour

SAXON and ICED EARTH will team up for a European co-headlining tour in February 2009. Confirmed dates are as follows: Feb. 01 - F - Paris - Bataclan Feb. 02 - B - Brussels - AB Feb. 03 - NL - Tilburg - 013 Feb. 04 - D - Cologne - Essigfabrik Feb. 06 - ...

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HERMH: 'Hairesis' Video Available

"Hairesis", the new video from the Polish symphonic black metal band HERMH, can be viewed below. The clip was shot by Inbornmedia over a two-day period inside the Bolkow castle and features an appearance by vocalist Bart's son Mateusz. Commented Bart: "I think that this clip is a great illustration...

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Chinese Democracy

After 17 years, six producers, enough musicians to start four new bands, an army of assistants, a bailout-sized budget and who knows how much actual recording time and hard drive space, "Chinese Democracy" has finally arrived. And of course the question is: what is worth it? Was it worth the wait, t...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' Mania Hits Germany, Japan; Video Available

German TV station Pro7 aired a two-minute report on the release of GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", which included interviews with the band's fans and a short chat with Sven Kilthau-Lander, senior director of promotion at Universal Music Germany (international division). W...

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AXL ROSE Biographer: 'Democracy' Is 'An Over-Reaching, Self-Pitying Piece Of Inspired Lunacy'

British rock journalist Mick Wall, who released a biography of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, "W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose", in February 2008, has posted the following message on his blog: "Seeing as people keep asking: yeah, I think [GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new albu...

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CYNIC: Interview With PAUL MASVIDAL

By: Scott Alisoglu Paul Masvidal had an epiphany that it was time to unleash CYNIC and blow minds all over again. For the last 15 years, "Focus" has served as the bench mark for the heavy end of progressive metal (some might say progressive "death" metal, but more on that later) and here we are ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' First-Day Sales In Australia 'Lukewarm'

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", had a relatively lukewarm first day of sales in Australia with stores registering 3,454 sales on Friday, the day before the album's official release. The release date for music in Australia is Saturday (the...

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SCARPOINT To Support SOILWORK In Sweden

Swedish metal band SCARPOINT will support SOILWORK on the following dates: Dec. 10 - Debaser Medis – Stockholm, SWE Dec. 11 - Brewhouse - Gothenburg, SWE Dec. 12 - KB - Malmö, SWE SCARPOINT will also play two shows at Pub Anchor in Stockholm — on November 28 and November 29. Both gigs will be ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Inside The 'Chinese Democracy' Album Booklet

Spinner.com has posted 10 photos from inside the booklet for GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". Check them out at this location (all pictures by George Chin). "Chinese Democracy" is now being streamed in its entirety on the GUNS N' ROSES official MySpace page. The stream wil...

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HYDROGYN: New Drummer Announced

Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN have announced the addition of drummer Josh Cumberland to the group's ranks. Cumberland comes to HYDROGYN with previous experience on the Universal label with his then-band ERASE THE GREY. HYDROGYN is currently preparing for a long tour that kicks off in Janu...

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SKITZO Parts Ways With Drummer (Again)

Legendary Bay Area thrash/crossover band SKITZO has parted ways with drummer Scott Fuller "due to scheduling [conflicts] and far-distance band practice." Fuller's final performance with SKITZO will take place tomorrow (Friday, November 21) at The Hazmat in Oakland, California. Commented the group: "...