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THE LIZARDS Working On DVD, Covers CD, New Studio Album

Hard rock band THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) and Mike DiMeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT),has issued the following update: "Hello from Lizard Land. It's Randy [Pratt], the bass player. We haven't played out since our NYC show with CACTUS last year, and it's...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Drummer Says Drumming On 'The Neon God' Albums Was 'Nothing Groundbreaking'

Former W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland recently addressed the controversy surrounding drumming credits on the last two W.A.S.P. studio releases, both of which were part of the "The Neon God" two-album concept ("The Demise" and "The Rise"). Current QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali stated in various in...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND: More TERROR SYNDROME Music Posted Online

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has issued the following update: "Thanks for the overwhelming response on our first medley release on our TERROR SYNDROME [Ryan's solo project] MySpace page. We had a whopping 800 plays the first day alone! We've also had a ton of very cool emails alo...

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New ANNIHILATOR CD To Feature Guest Appearances By LAMB OF GOD, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY Members

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have revealed the complete track listing for their new album, "Metal", due in Europe on April 16 via SPV Records. The CD's ten new tracks were recorded by Jeff Waters (guitar, bass and lead vocals on one song),drum legend Mike Mangini and Dave Padden (long-time vocali...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: New Bassist Announced

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have announced the addition of bassist Stephen Goodwin to the group's ranks. He replaces original bassist Dave Starr, who left the band last month. VICIOUS RUMORS will kick off U.S. tour at home February 23 at 505 club in Santa Rosa, California and Sat...

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SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, SYMPHONY X, KORPIKLAANI Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL

SYMPHONY X, SKID ROW, QUIET RIOT, KORPIKLAANI and MCQUEEN been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 6-9 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER ALL ENDS AMON AMARTH ANNIHILATOR AXEL RUDI...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: More Tour Details Released

San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have lined up the following tour dates: Feb. 23 - 505 Club Santa Rosa, California Feb. 24 - Rooster's Roadhouse - Alameda, California Mar. 08 - Graham Central Station - San Antonio, Texas Mar. 09 - Room 710 - Austin, Texas Mar. 10 - FBI Rock Club #1 .....

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'80s Hard Rockers HURRICANE Resurrected; New Album In The Works

'80s hard rockers HURRICANE are reportedly being resurrected by guitarist and founding member Robert Sarzo (brother of former QUIET RIOT bassist Rudy Sarzo). This new version of the group will record a new album and tour throughout the world. The new CD will feature original material along with new...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold' Tomorrow

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be the featured guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show tomorrow (Saturday, February 10). The program will also be available for download at this location. "Maximum Threshold" replays the shows on a "live feed" on M...

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VICIOUS RUMORS To Team Up With RIOT For Japanese Dates

VICIOUS RUMORS will team up with RIOT for two shows at Tokyo, Japan's Club Quattro on April 17-18. A European tour featuring VICIOUS RUMORS and "special guests" AGENT STEEL will follow in June. As previously reported, original VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr left the band once again as of January...

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GUNS N' ROSES Tribute 'Chinese Hypocrisy': Promotional Video Available

TributeAlbums.com has just released a promotional video clip in support of its latest release, "Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses". The clip can be seen at YouTube.com. Much like its official GUNS N' ROSES counterpart, "Chinese Hypocrisy" features very few members of the...

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RUDY SARZO To Guest On KTLA-TV's 'Morning Show'

Bassist Rudy Sarzo (DIO, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, OZZY OSBOURNE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be a special guest on KTLA-TV's "Morning Show" on Monday, February 19 between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. For more information, visit ktla.trb.com. Sarzo recently published a book, "Off the Rails", which includes a f...

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RIOT Shrugs Off Singer MIKE DIMEO's Departure

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have issued the following update: "Many of you are still in the dark (I guess) about who is singing with RIOT. OK, one more time!! "Well, in 2003 [the new RIOT album] 'Army of One' was recorded, then in 2005 [then-RIOT singer Mike] DiMeo joined the LIZARDS and RIOT booked a...

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MASTERPLAN Guitarist Discusses New Lineup, Upcoming CD

Holland's Lords of Metal e-zine recently conducted an interview with MASTERPLAN/ex-HELLOWEEN guitarist Roland Grapow. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Lords of Metal: A while back I was quite surprised by the announcement that [singer] Jorn Lande had left MASTERPLAN. Of course musical diff...

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Frozen Summer

This one grew on me, which basically means that after the first couple of spins it seemed nothing more than mediocre, radio-friendly rock pablum and turned into something more palatable. Maybe it had something to do with beginning the listening sessions only hours away from the SLAYER show. Who know...