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DEE SNIDER Joins March of Dimes Bikers For Babies

Dee Snider, best known as the front man for the 1980s heavy metal band TWISTED SISTER, is taking on a new lead role this year as Honorary Chairman of March of Dimes Bikers for Babies. The cause is personal: two of his children were born prematurely, and he's leading the pack to help other babies ...

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PAPSMEAR Demos, Live Recordings To Be Released On CD, DVD

A collection of demo recordings and live tracks from the long-defunct Las Vegas, Nevada thrash band PAPSMEAR will be released on CD via the newly formed M-Theory Audio label launched by former Century Media Records president Marco Barbieri. Commented Barbieri: "Upon my return to Las Vegas last year...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Cosmic Universal Fashion': Details Revealed

Multi-platinum Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar will release a new album on Loud & Proud Records on November 18. "Cosmic Universal Fashion" marks the first official release for Loud & Proud, a Roadrunner Records imprint focusing on established artists. The title track and first single...

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MUDVAYNE Creates Daring 'New Game' For Music Industry

There's a new game in town, and who better than MUDVAYNE — one of the most creative and distinctive bands in the aggressive music world with sales exceeding 5 million units worldwide — to lead the way. The band has come up with a groundbreaking strategy that offers fan multiple benefits when they pu...

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ARCH ENEMY Confirmed For DUBAI DESERT ROCK

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have been confirmed for next year's Dubai Desert Rock 2009, set to take place March 6-7, 2009 at Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates. The festival, which will take place at Dubai Festival City, will also feature Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA and...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Reaches Out To SAMMY HAGAR Over G.O.P.'s Use Of 'Right Now'

According to The Pulse of Radio, Sammy Hagar says that Sen. John McCain using VAN HALEN's song "Right Now" in his campaign ads has made he and long-feuding ex-bandmate Eddie Van Halen get in touch with each other. Eddie and Alex Van Halen, who co-wrote the song with Hagar and Michael Anthony, have o...

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METALLICA Interview Cancelled Over Controversial 'Death Magnetic' Review

METALLICA's European record label Universal Music cancelled the band's interview with the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan last week after one of the paper's writers admitted in his review of METALLICA's new album that he illegally downloaded an alternate version of the CD via the Internet. In his thre...

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REVENANCE Signs Publishing Deal With SALEM ROSE MUSIC

Salem Rose Music Publishing has announced its cooperation with Long Island, New York's REVENANCE. The extremely brutal death metal group emerged in 2003 and has since laid down a punishing mix of pain-inducing riffs, slamming breakdowns and obscenely guttural vocals. Having released one album, "Omen...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: New Song Available Via MAJOR LEAGUE GAMING Web Site

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS and Major League Gaming, the professional gaming league, today announced an innovative promotion that will allow fans of the band to download a track from their new album, "Overcome", one week before the album's release date. The track "Chiron" will be exclus...

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CHIMAIRA Confirmed For Next Year's DUBAI DESERT ROCK Festival

Cleveland, Ohio metallers CHIMAIRA have been confirmed for next year's Dubai Desert Rock 2009, set to take place March 6-7, 2009 at Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates. The festival, which will take place at Dubai Festival City, will also feature the Swedish progressive metal band OPETH. A spo...

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Israel Loves DEEP PURPLE

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society web site, DEEP PURPLE broke the record for international artists playing in Israel. The British hard rock legends' original September 2008 one-off show sold out so quickly that a second date was added. Then the third, and now the fourth....

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METALLICA: Exclusive Versions of 'Suicide And Redemption' To Be Featured On 'Guitar Hero III'

In a monumental first for the gaming and music industries, METALLICA's highly anticipated ninth studio album "Death Magnetic" will be available in its entirety as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock day and date with the album release this Friday,...

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Ex-BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Unable To Appear In 'Spirit Of Night' Video

Due to "personal circumstances," former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin is unable to appear in the new music video for "Spirit of Night", the vocal version of UK guitarist Mario Parga's popular song, which is being filmed in Los Angeles. A video for the song is still going to be made, but has been...

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JANE'S ADDICTION, MEGADETH Classics Among New Albums Being Offered By 'Rock Band 2'

According to Entertainment Weekly, JANE'S ADDICTION's "Nothing's Shocking" and MEGADETH's "Peace Sells...but Who's Buying?" are among the full-length albums will be added to Rock Band's extensively stocked catalogue of downloadable music, comprising part of the total 500-track pool that developer Ha...

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DEAN GUITARS Founder DEAN ZELINSKY Announces New Company: DBZ GUITARS

World-renowned guitar maker Dean Zelinsky has unveiled his new company DBZ Guitars LLC. He explained, "DBZ Guitars will have my personal control over design, direction and quality." The company's web site, currently revealing only a glimpse of the new line, also includes the "DBZ Guitar Forum" where...