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STORMZONE Joined By Original SWEET SAVAGE Drummer

Irish band STORMZONE has amicably parted ways with drummer Glenn Gray. Glenn's permanent replacement is David Bates, the original drummer for NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE. One of David's many admirers is METALLICA's Lars Ulrich who was blown away by the new STORMZONE drummer when he saw him onstage w...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer To Visit Lowe's Motor Speedway

DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen will attend the Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on October 13, 2007. Rick will meet fans, corporate guests and some of NASCAR's greatest drivers in the industry to share with them his vision for the Raven Drum Foundation. It is t...

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DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT Featuring MACALPINE, SHEEHAN, DONATI: 'Clinophobia' Due Next Month

DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT, the new band featuring Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan and Virgil Donati, will release its new album, "Clinophobia", on October 22 via Mascot Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Nederland 02. Ballade de Bastille 03. Def Bitch Blues 04. Lay Off 05. Injustice...

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DEF LEPPARD: Video Interview With PHIL COLLEN Available

Brandt of The Perfect Guitar caught up with DEF LEPPARD guitarist and songwriter Phil Collen this past summer while the band was on their "Downstage Thrust" tour. Phil discusses his killer signature Jackson guitar, musical influences and much more! Watch the five-minute clip below. DEF LEPPARD's upc...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Selling Sheffield Mansion

DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage is selling his home for £1.5 million (approximately $3 million),according to the Sheffield Star. The source speculates that Sav has another home within the Sheffield area he plans to move into at an unspecified date. The luxurious home, named Belgrave House, has half...

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DEF LEPPARD Wanted To Be Like QUEEN

VH1 Classic Radio reports: DEF LEPPARD have made quite a name for themselves now that they've been around for some 30 years. But who did the band look up to when they were forming? Phil Collen (guitar): "QUEEN were the most obvious reference point for all five of us to say that's the kind of ...

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DEF LEPPARD Has Largest-Grossing Concert In Kentucky State Fair History

According to Cincinnati.com, attendance numbers for the Kentucky State Fair were down for 2007, but DEF LEPPARD's show with openers STYX and FOREIGNER was the largest-grossing concert in state fair history generating $687,000 according to state fair officials. DEF LEPPARD is currently touring with t...

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AC/DC to Rock Blu-Ray With 'Live At Donington'

According to High-Def Digest, Sony BMG will release Blu-ray version of AC/DC's seminal concert epic "Live at Donington" in October. Filmed at the famed Donington Castle by Grammy-winning music video helmer David Mallet, "Live at Donington" has been hailed by some as the most over-the-top rock specta...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Discusses His Dismissal From JOURNEY; Audio Available

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (ex-YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY, TALISMAN) recently spoke to "The Classic Metal Show" about his dismissal from JOURNEY. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Classic Metal Show: We read in the press release that you were let go from JOURNEY because the b...

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PRIMAL FEAR Bassist Offers 'New Religion' Track-By-Track Rundown

PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner has issued the following track-by-track rundown of the group's new album, "New Religion", due on September 21 via Frontiers Records: "Sign Of Fear: "We wanted to create a very unusual introduction for the album: like a metal band with a kind of orchestra tuning or like...

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LYNAM: New Album Title Announced

Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM have set "Tragic City Symphony" as the title of their new album. "We've been working again with producer Jason Elgin (MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, COLLECTIVE SOUL),who we consider the fourth member of LYNAM," guitarist/vocalist Jacob Bunton says. "H...

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LYNAM Added To VINCE NEIL'S MOTLEY CRUISE

Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM have joined the musical lineup of Vince Neil's Motley Cruise. Vince himself will perform, as will the reunited RATT, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER. Departing from Miami on January 24, 2008, Vince Neil's Motley Cruise will set sail for the Mayan Riviera, stopping...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer: 'I Don't Necessarily Think We've Even Written Our Best Song Yet'

Brandy McDonnell of NewsOK.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether DEF LEPPARD is planning on stopping anytime soon: "Why would you? ... We're musicians, and our job is to play for people. And the more we play and the m...

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CINDERELLA Frontman To Guest On New LYNAM CD

CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer and members of HINDER will make guest appearances on the new album from Birmingham, Alabama-based hard rockers LYNAM. The follow-up to last year's "Slave to the Machine" is currently being recorded with producer Jason Elgin (COLLECTIVE SOUL, MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DIS...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says New Bands Get A Raw Deal Today

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: DEF LEPPARD is currently touring with two other veteran classic rock acts, STYX and FOREIGNER, all of whom are able to play a show filled with hits, and make money without having a new record out. DEF LEPPARD's lead singer Joe Elliott says...