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TESTAMENT: Photos From Hollywood Listening Party Posted Online
San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT held a listening party for their new album, "The Formation of Damnation", this past Saturday night (April 12) at The Plush Lounge at The Key Club in Hollywood, California (prior to the band's sold-out show at The Key Club later that night). Check out photos...April 14, 2008
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KISS Re-Recording Classic Material With Current Lineup
Sakis Nikas of Rockpages.gr recently conducted an interview with KISS drummer Eric Singer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockpages.gr: Will you change the set-list for the upcoming tour in Europe? Eric Singer: I am not sure, yet but I think that we will do a special set-list for the Eur...April 13, 2008
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GENE SIMMONS On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'; Video Available
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons made a surprise guest appearance on last night's (April 11) edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on NBC-TV. Watch the skit below. The third season of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" premiered last month on the A&E network. According to Reality TV World, thi...April 12, 2008
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DEATH: 'Symbolic' Reissue Audio Samples Available
Audio samples of all the tracks that appear on the brand new reissue of DEATH's classic 1995 album "Symbolic" are available at www.fye.com. Released on April 1 via Roadrunner Records, the remastered LP includes the original album tracks plus several previously unreleased, ultra-rare, mostly instrume...April 8, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Drummer: 'I've Never Really Reflected Much On What We Do'
Chris Slack at Gravemusic.com recently conducted an interview with MESHUGGAH drummer Tomas Haake. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Gravemusic.com: The guitar tone on "obZen" is incredible and very unique. Besides the eight-string guitars how did you manage to create such an unusual yet hea...April 5, 2008
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ZIMMERS HOLE: 'When You Were Shouting At The Devil' Video Posted Online
"When You Were Shouting At The Devil...We Were In League With Satan", the new video from ZIMMERS HOLE the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD alongside legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT, DEATH, DARK ANGEL)...April 3, 2008
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GENE SIMMONS Says SHARON OSBOURNE Is 'Terrific'
Classic Rock's Geoff Barton enjoyed an extended chat with his all-time hero, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, this past Saturday. The full interview (plus another one Barton conducted with KISS rhythm guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley) will be published in a future issue of Classic Rock magazine. A...March 31, 2008
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GENE SIMMONS Attempts To Break Pizza-Eating Record; Video Available
New Zealand's TV3 reports that a Guinness World Record has been broken by a New Zealander today (Saturday, March 22) but it was not local contestants the crowds were interested in. Gene Simmons from rock band KISS thought he would have a crack at being the world's fastest pizza eater. The rock icon...March 22, 2008
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LIFE OF AGONY Drummer Launches MY MORTALITY
LIFE OF AGONY/ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Sal Abruscato has announced the formation of a new project called MY MORTALITY. The band entered Meteor Sound studios late last month with co-producer and engineer Matt Brown to begin recording its debut album for a late 2008 release. MY MORTALITY lineup: Sal...March 21, 2008
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MESHUGGAH Drummer Comments On 'obZen' U.S. Chart Debut
It's been three years since Sweden's MESHUGGAH last released a studio album and toured North America, but given their recent achievements, such as debuting at #59 on the American The Billboard 200 chart 9with first-week sales of 11,400 copies),clinching the #14 spot on the iTunes Top Rock Albums ch...March 20, 2008
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SHANNON TWEED On GENE SIMMONS: 'He Does Not Have Sex With Anyone Else While We Are Together'
Joseph Hudak of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recently conducted an interview with Shannon Tweed, the model-actress (and onetime Playboy Playmate of the Year) who has been "happily unmarried" to Gene Simmons for the past 25 years. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Twenty-five years. Wha...March 19, 2008
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MESHUGGAH's 'obZen' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart
MESHUGGAH's latest album, "obZen" has sold 11,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 59 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially more than the 7,000 first-week total achieved by its predecessor, "Catch 33", which landed at No. 170 on The Billbo...March 19, 2008
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KISS: Quality Melbourne Footage Posted Online
Quality footage of KISS' March 16, 2008 concert in Melbourne, Australia can be viewed below (courtesy of "Tuchot"). The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Deuce 02. Shout It Out Loud 03. C'mon And Love Me 04. Lick It Up 05. I Love It Loud 06. Calling Dr. Love 07. Shock Me (Tommy on vocals) ...March 17, 2008
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ACE FREHLEY On Upcoming Solo Album, Sobriety And KISS
Patrick Douglas of The Culture Shock conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley earlier this week. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Culture Shock: Tell me a little about where you got this current lineup as far as your band mates. Frehley: The bass player, Anthony Esposi...March 15, 2008
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GENE SIMMONS: 'Don't Listen To Your Girlfriends, Size Does Matter'
Australia's News.com.au reports that KISS have reassured fans their Grand Prix show will be a full concert. The longtime rockers will play for two hours on Sunday once the race has ended. "There's all this incredible horsepower, incredible noise and speed — and then there'll also be the car race," P...March 14, 2008
