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VELVET REVOLVER's SCOTT WEILAND Takes Aim At Football

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland is passionate about two things: rock music and football. With the college season and NFL regular season completed, and rumors already flying about coaches being fired and hired, Weiland posted an open letter online this week implo...

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It's Official: DOWN To Tour North America With HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY Issues Statement On VAN HALEN ROCK HALL Induction

Former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony has issued the following statement regarding this week's announcement that VAN HALEN will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "I was very excited and honored to learn that VAN HALEN would be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this March....

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Ex-DEATH/MASSACRE Frontman KAM LEE Lending His 'Vokill' Talents To New HATEPLOW Album

Former DEATH/MASSACRE frontman Kam Lee has issued the following update: "The rumors are true... "Some of you have written me asking about the rumors of 'other' bands that I may be involved in this upcoming year. Other then DENIAL FIEND... "Yes, the rumors are true! Not only will DENIAL FIEND record...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Undergoes Successful Kidney Transplant Surgery

NEVERMORE guitarist Steve Smyth (NEVERMORE, DRAGONLORD, ex-TESTAMENT, VICIOUS RUMORS) has issued the following update: "The time has finally come to share a very important piece of news directly related to my health. On December 12th, 2006, I had a successful kidney transplant! "After six straight m...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Issues Low-Key Statement On VAN HALEN ROCK HALL Induction

Launch Radio Networks reports: The normally outrageous David Lee Roth is staying decidedly low-key regarding this week's announcement that VAN HALEN will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Instead of some classic "Diamond Dave" quotes, Roth has issued a very simple statement that reads...

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KATAKLYSM: European Tour With UNLEASHED Is 'Not Confirmed'

Canadian death metallers KATAKLYSM have dismissed as a "rumor" the report that the band will be teaming up with UNLEASHED, BELPHEGOR and WYKKED WYTCH for a European tour between May 14 and June 3. According to the report, KATAKLYSM would not participate in any of shows after May 25. KATAKLYSM has is...

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It's Official: VAN HALEN To Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that VAN HALEN, R.E.M., PATTI SMITH, THE RONETTES and GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame March 12 during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. To be eligible for induction, this year's class ha...

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Queen of Siam

I'll be happy as a German drowning in a vat of beer if HOLY MOSES albums keep getting reissued at a decent pace, till everything from this quite enjoyable second-tier thrash act is back in print and available on the shelves. However, it's gotta be said, in the interest of total honesty, that debut L...

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Label Owner To CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: Stop Weeping And Treat CHUCK's Legacy With Respect

Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner) has responded to comments made by Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, regarding the fate of the...

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VAN HALEN's New Publicist Is Looking Forward To Going On The Road This Summer

AVN.com reports that publicist Janie Liszewski has left the adult industry and her company High Profile Media to embark on a new chapter of her career. Effective immediately, Liszewski will be the exclusive PR rep for rocker Eddie Van Halen. "This new venture does not allow me to do publicity in adu...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: CONTROL DENIED's Second Album Will be Released This Year

Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, has issued a response to statements and accusations made by Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner)...

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SAVATAGE: Ultra-Rare Video Of VAN HALEN Cover Posted Online

An ultra-rare video clip of SAVATAGE (under the band's original moniker AVATAR) performing VAN HALEN's "Eruption" and "You Really Got Me" during an outdoor concert held in a strip mall parking lot in Clearwater, Florida sometime around 1981-1982 has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available...

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BEHEMOTH: Drum Tracks For New Album Completed; Video Available

Polish extreme metal titans BEHEMOTH are currently hard at work in the studio tracking their much-anticipated new album, "The Apostasy", which is currently set for a summer release. The new effort is being recorded in the band's hometown of Gdansk with Nergal (vocals, guitars) and longtime sound eng...

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Former CONTROL DENIED Singer, Ex-HAMMERHEART Label Owner Engage In Public War Of Words

Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner),has responded to accusations by former CONTROL DENIED singer Tim Aymar that Hammerheart/Karamageddon "cashed in" on late DEATH/CONTROL DENIE...