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EDGUY Singer: 'I Wouldn't Want To Live In The USA In A Million Years!'

Rushonrock.com recently conducted an interview with EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rushonrock.com: EDGUY are still far from household names over here [in the UK]. What are you going to do about it!?! Sammet: Raising our profile is not only a problem in...

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BLACKGUARD Frontman Explains Name Change

Vocalist Paul Ablaze of the Montreal-based sympho/black/folk/power metal band BLACKGUARD (formerly PROFUGUS MORTIS) has issued the following update: "Yes, it's true, we have in fact changed our name to BLACKGUARD. One of the main reasons for this change was to avoid possible legal action against us....

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SLASH's QUART Festival 'Wish List' Revealed?

According to Side2, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is trying to get Robbie Williams, Fergie (BLACK EYED PEAS),Jack White (THE WHITE STRIPES) and Fred Durst (LIMP BIZKIT) to join him for his headlining appearance at next year's edition of the Quart festival, set to...

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Frontman On Rumored Gang Affiliation, Being Only Original Member

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene recently conducted an interview with vocalist Mike Muir of the long-running Venice Beach, California thrash/punk band SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Cleveland Scene: The rumor mill said the band was gang-affiliated. Were any o...

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ROBERT PLANT Comments On Proposed LED ZEPPELIN Tour Without Him

According to the Robert Plant Newswire, former LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant confirmed to the Birmingham Evening Mail on November 6 that he would not be joining guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham on the road for the proposed ZEPPELIN reunion tour. He said it wa...

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RAZOR OF OCCAM Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

RAZOR OF OCCAM, the London, England-based black/thrash metal band featuring members of DESTROYER 666 and ADORIOR, has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. Comments the group: "The Metal Blade back catalogue speaks for itself. We can only hope to be deemed worthy of sitting alongside such illustrio...

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SLASH's Forthcoming Solo Album To Feature OZZY OSBOURNE, FERGIE

The Rockerrazzi web site recently conducted an interview with Perla Hudson, the wife of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (real name: Saul Hudson). During the chat, Perla revealed that Slash's forthcoming album will feature a plethora of special guests, including Ozzy...

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OVERCAST: New Video Interview Available

HardTimes.ca recently conducted an interview with OVERCAST — the reunited Massachusetts band which features in its ranks KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio and SHADOWS FALL singer Brian Fair. Watch the 10-minute chat below. "Reborn to Kill Again" — a collection of re-recorded versions of more...

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LARS ULRICH On Life After METALLICA, NAPSTER And On-The-Road Excess

Stereo Warning has posted the first two parts of a three-part interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Stereo Warning: Magazines made a big deal about you flying on different planes last summer in Europe. What's the travel arrangement on this tou...

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'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK to Rock House Of Guitars' GUITAR EXPO

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) will appear at the annual Guitar Expo hosted by Rochester, New York's House Of Guitars superstore. Guitar Expo will feature representatives from major guitar and amp manufacturers and enable players and fans alike to talk in deta...

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Town Duped By Fake STATUS QUO Star

UK's Metro reports that a conman convinced a whole town he was the STATUS QUO frontman Francis Rossi, earning himself free meals and trips in the mayor's limousine for almost a year. The trickster promised Dover's town councillors that he would perform free at their festival. And if that wasn't enou...

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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, MISERY INDEX, ENSIFERUM To Perform At HELSINKI METAL MEETING

THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, ANDRÉ MATOS (ex-ANGRA, SHAAMAN),MISERY INDEX, BEFORE THE DAWN and ENSIFERUM are among the scheduled performers at the fifth annual Finnish Metal Expo, which will be held February 12-14, 2009 in Helsinki. Celebrating five years of existence, the Finnish Metal Expo expands fr...

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EDENBRIDGE To Release Live Album

Austrian female-fronted symphonic metal band EDENBRIDGE will release a live album in the spring of 2009. Entitled "LiveEarthDream" (see cover artwork below),the disc was recorded at various concerts in 2008 and can only and exclusively be ordered through the band's fanshop. The album will be limite...

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JIMMY PAGE Says ROBERT PLANT-Free Band Will Not Tour As LED ZEPPELIN

A spokesperson for LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page has told RollingStone.com that a new band featuring Page, bassist John Paul Jones and drummer Jason Bonham would not go by the name LED ZEPPELIN. The three musicians have confirmed that they are contemplating going on the road without ZEPPELIN sin...

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BALLS To Release Debut Album In North America

BALLS, the Swedish band featuring Björn Lodin (vocals; SIX FEET UNDER, BALTIMOORE),Micke "Nord" Andersson (guitar; NORD, ROXETTE, JAMIE WALTERS, SKIFS),Janne Stark (guitar; OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH),Björn Lundqvist (bass; SKYRIDE),Robban Bäck (drums; ECLIPSE, BILLION DOLLAR BABIES, BLACK LAD...