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U.D.O. Recruits Temporary Bassist

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has tapped ex-VANIZE/MAJESTY bassist Marcus Bielenberg as the temporary replacement for Fitty Weinhold, who is currently unable to perform with the group "for private reasons." Bielenberg played with U.D.O. last weekend at the...

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Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR: Live Stream Available

The organizers of this year's Wacken Open Air festival — which is taking place August 2-4 in Wacken, Germany — are streaming select performances and press conferences from the event live (and some pre-recorded) via the festival's official web site. The webcast schedule for today (Saturday, August 4)...

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LIFE OF AGONY Drummer Seeks Musicians For New Project

LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato and Gene Blank of LOURDS are looking for a vocalist and bassist for a new project. The band's style is described as "gritty, dark, melodic abrasive, hard rock/metal." Applicants: * Must be 21 and up. * Must be able to submit MP3s and/or web site URL that has sampl...

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LED ZEPPELIN, QUEEN, GUNS N' ROSES, AC/DC Among Top '20 Greatest Guitar Solos'

The Pulse Of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: A new list of the 20 Greatest Guitar Solos has been compiled by the staff of Britain's Q magazine, naming David Gilmour's solo in PINK FLOYD's "Comfortably Numb" the greatest guitar solo in rock. Coming in at No. 2 was Brian May's lead wor...

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OBITUARY, HOLY MOSES, AVATAR: European Tour Dates Revealed

Legendary Florida death metallers OBITUARY will team up with long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES for a European tour in January 2008. Also appearing on the bill are Swedish metallers AVATAR. Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 03 - Holland Zwolle - Hedon Jan. 04 - Holland Tilburg - O 13 Jan. 0...

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PRIMAL FEAR, U.D.O.: More Spanish Dates Announced

PRIMAL FEAR and U.D.O. will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - Geleen, Netherlands - Hanenhof Oct. 15 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz Oct. 16 - Rome, Italy - Alpheus Oct. 18 - Sevilla, Spain - Sala Q Oct. 19 - Madrid, Spain ...

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DORO, SAXON, W.A.S.P., U.D.O. Confirmed For Germany's HEAVY CHRISTMAS MEETING

DORO, SAXON, W.A.S.P., U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR and HIGH 'N DRY have been confirmed for the Heavy Christmas Meeting 2007 festival, set to take place December 15 at Philipshalle in Düsseldorf, Germany. Tickets are available now at www.close-to-hell.de. ...

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DISBELIEF Replaces MNEMIC At Germany's TRAFFIC JAM OPEN AIR Festival

German death metallers DISBELIEF have replaced headliners MNEMIC at the Traffic Jam Open Air festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Dieburg, Germany. The festival running order is now as follows: Friday, July 27.07.07: 15:00 BATHTUB AQUANAUTS 15:45 THE SMU 16:40 PILLOW FIGHT CLUB 17:35 RAGIN DIAR...

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U.D.O., PRIMAL FEAR: First European Tour Dates Announced

U.D.O., the band led by legendary ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, and PRIMAL FEAR will team up for a European co-headlining tour this fall. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Oct. 13 - NL - Geleen Hanenhof Oct. 15 - I - Milan Alcatraz Oct. 16 - I - Rome Alpheus Oct. 20 - E ...

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SLASH, STEVEN ADLER Celebrate Guitarist's Birthday In Hollywood

TMZ.com reports that VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash celebrated his birthday last night (Monday, July 23) at Hyde in Hollywood, California. TMZ.com cameras were at the Sunset Blvd. club as the usually top-hatted musician arrived after dinner with former bandmate Steven Adler at Mr....

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GUNS N' ROSES: Japan Tour Ends On High Note In Osaka

Doug Miller of GunsNRoses.com reports: GUNS N' ROSES' 2007 tour of Japan came to a climactic conclusion Saturday night (July 21) at the Intex in Osaka. Another full house packed the hot venue for what would be GN'R's longest and arguably best show of the 2007 Japanese tour. The blistering, two-hours...

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SKID ROW Bassist: CARRIE UNDERWOOD 'Did An Awesome Job' Covering 'I Remember You'

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has commented on "American Idol" star Carrie Underwood's rendition of the SKID ROW classic "I Remember You", which appears in Underwood's current live set. He said: "Pretty fuckin' cool. "A friend called me the other morning (he woke me up) to tell me that he went to se...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is '100% Honored' By CARRIE UNDERWOOD's Cover Of 'I Remember You'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Wow! It will never cease to blow my mind when another successful artist covers one of my tunes. Here is the 'American Idol' herself, Carrie Underwood, doing [SKID ROW's] 'I Remember You'. "Never in my wildest dreams could I ev...

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ROCK FEST Counterfeit Ticket Scam Uncovered

Rod Stetzer of Chippewa Falls, WI's Chippewa.com reports: A man affiliated with one of the bands playing at Rock Fest in Cadott has been arrested Friday for selling counterfeit VIP tickets to the fest. A small amount of what was thought to be be meth was also found in a search of Randy ...

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD Performs SKID ROW, GUNS N' ROSES; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of "American Idol" star Carrie Underwood performing the SKID ROW classic "I Remember You" this past Saturday (July 21) in Harrington, DE has been posted on YouTube. Also available is a 2006 clip of Underwood singing a half-acoustic/half-electric version of GUNS N' ROSES' "Sw...