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MEGADETH Mainman Comments On Former Co-Manager's Passing
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has commented on the passing of the band's former co-manager Bud Prager (pictured below). The president of E.S.P. Management, Inc., Prager co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping the group to its first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of so...December 26, 2008
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Former MEGADETH Co-Manager Dies Of Esophageal Cancer
Bud Prager, president of E.S.P. Management, Inc. — who co-managed MEGADETH from 1995 to 2001, helping them to their first major commercial radio success and co-writing a number of songs — lost his year-plus long battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Montauk, N.Y. on December 22. Born in New Y...December 23, 2008
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STRYPER: New Album Samples Available
Reactivated Christian hard rockers STRYPER have released the first three audio samples from their forthcoming album, "Murder By Pride". Three new samples will be released every Sunday at 11:00 p.m. EST. "Murder By Pride" track listing: 01. Eclipse Of The Son (audio) 02. 4 Leaf Clover (audio) 03. Lov...December 21, 2008
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AC/DC Frontman Signs Book Deal To Release Collection Of Thoughts And Anecdotes
Gerry Galipault of HeraldTribune.com recently conducted an interview with AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On "Black Ice", AC/DC's first album in eight years, which sold nearly 800,000 copies in its debut week and has since topped 1.6 million in the United Sta...December 18, 2008
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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists
Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...December 17, 2008
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Launches All-New EVH Wolfgang Guitar
Eddie Van Halen launches the all-new EVH Wolfgang electric guitar, available worldwide beginning January 2009. The EVH Wolfgang guitar represents Eddie's 35 years of experimenting with guitars, over two years of intense research and development, and a full year of brutal road testing during the top-...December 16, 2008
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TWISTED SISTER Alter Ego BENT BROTHER Schedules East Coast Dates
BENT BROTHER — affectionately known as "TWISTED SISTER's evil twin" (essentially a makeup-less version of the real thing) — has scheduled the following dates: Feb. 06 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ Feb. 27 - Crazy Donkey - Farmingdale, NY Shortly after the members of TWISTED SISTER performed w...December 16, 2008
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AXL ROSE Takes Part In Another Online Chat, Says There Are 'No Plans' For GN'R Tour Right Now
Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose took part in yet another online chat Friday night (December 12),this time via the GUNS N' ROSES fan community ChineseDemocracy.com. BLABBERMOUTH.NET has compiled the most interesting bits from the question-and-answer session and is re-posting them here for yo...December 14, 2008
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TO-MERA Begins Writing New Material
TO-MERA — the U.K.-based dark progressive metal band fronted by former WITHOUT FACE vocalist Julie Kiss — has issued the following update: "Well, 2008 is pretty much wrapped up for us, but here's a sneaky peek into what 2009 holds in store for camp TO-MERA. "The first event of note will be a prog sp...December 13, 2008
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HIGH ON FIRE Signs With KOCH RECORDS
Oakland, California's HIGH ON FIRE has inked a new deal with Koch Records. The band's new studio album is expected sometime in 2009. HIGH ON FIRE's former record label, Relapse, will release a live album from the group entitled "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" on January 6. The eight-s...December 13, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH's Son's Band THE INFINITE STAIRCASE To Open For BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
THE INFINITE STAIRCASE, the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums, has been added to the "The Black Label Bash" tour featuring headliners BLACK LABEL SOCIETY alongside SEVENDUST and DOPE. The trek will kick off on March 22 in St. Paul, Minn...December 11, 2008
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CLUTCH Side Project THE BAKERTON GROUP To Release 'El Rojo' In February
Weathermaker Music, the label owned by touring juggernauts CLUTCH, has inked a multi-year, multiple-release North American deal with Sony/BMG-owned RED Distribution. First on deck, slated for a February 17 release through the formidable alliance, is the new THE BAKERTON GROUP CD entitled "El Rojo"....December 9, 2008
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DENDURA Resumes Recording New Album
DENDURA, the female-fronted, progressive metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently entered the studio with Grammy Award-winning producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, QUEENSRŸCHE, DOKKEN) to begin recording its new album for a 2009 release. Guitarist Steve Wethy has issued the following update: "We...December 7, 2008
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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS: 'Into The Ashes' Video Available
"Into the Ashes", the new video from ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, can be viewed below. The clip will see its on-air debut on this week's "Headbangers Ball", which airs on Saturday from 2 to 3 a.m. on MTV 2. ABIGAIL WILLIAMS frontman Ken Sorceron comments on the making of the video: "We filmed the video underne...December 4, 2008
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ALICE IN CHAINS: Studio Update
ALICE IN CHAINS entered a Los Angeles studio in October with producer Nick Raskulinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, RUSH, STONE SOUR, TRIVIUM, SHADOWS FALL, DEATH ANGEL) to begin recording its first all-new studio effort since 1995's self-titled third album. According to an online posting by The Baldy — whose job...December 3, 2008
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