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WHITECHAPEL Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Knoxville, TN death/grind metal band WHITECHAPEL. The group's new album is tentatively due next year. "We have all grown up listening to bands on Metal Blade so this is a dream come true for us," the group said in a statement. "We are grateful for the...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX And HOBNOX Partner To Promote Broadcast Of JIMI HENDRIX Documentary

Janie Hendrix, president and CEO of Experience Hendrix, the family-owned company entrusted with preserving and protecting the legacy of Jimi Hendrix, will be at the Beacon Theater this Wednesday (October 17) to promote the excusive partnership with international new media start-up Hobnox. The partne...

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Former HELLOWEEN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Members Featured On INDIGO DYING Debut

Frontiers Records has set a December 7, 2007 release date for INDIGO DYING's self-titled debut album. INDIGO DYING features the talents of Gisa Vatcky, a singer who has worked with such renowned artusts as Andrea Bocelli, Enrique Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Melissa Etheridge, Luis Miguel, Perry Farre...

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LORDI Teams Up With WOOZYFLY.COM To Broadcast 24-Hour 'Halloween Extravaganza'

Finland's monster rock n' roll band LORDI and The End Records have teamed up with Woozyfly, the online music media company devoted to independent artists and independent music, to broadcast a 24-hour online extravaganza on Halloween (October 31, 2007) at www.woozyfly.com/Lordi. The 24-hour marathon...

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LED ZEPPELIN Rocks Over-The-Air On VERIZON WIRELESS

Verizon Wireless and LED ZEPPELIN today announced they have partnered to provide mobile customers with an entirely new way to access the legendary rock band's music. Verizon Wireless will be the first mobile music service provider for ring tones, ringback tones, alert tones, and wallpapers, as well...

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PAUL STANLEY, GENE SIMMONS Featured In KISS Toothbrush Commercial

Tooth Tunes — a $10 musical toothbrush from Hasbro's Tiger Electronics — recently released the slectronic KISS toothbrush. In the immortal words of KISS' Paul Stanley, "brushing never rocked this hard!" According to the New York Times, the toothbrush doesn't have a speaker. Instead it uses a patente...

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MEGADETH Bassist Discusses 'United Abominations' Lyrics

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: This CD does have a few songs on it with very strong political lyrics. Did you have any input in that at all? James Lomenzo: Just occasional...

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Report: Eighties Hard Rock Bands Drawing Large Crowds

Kris Osborn of Time.com reports: The summer concert season of 2007 swept America back into the 1980s as scores of hard rock/metal bands from that decade began touring again, drawing large crowds, new, young fans, and solid revenues 25 years after first emerging. Who toured? TESLA, DOKKEN, GREAT WHIT...

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SOILENT GREEN Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Southern sludge grind-metallers SOILENT GREEN. The band will begin recording its fifth full-length album on October 15 at Mana Studios in Tampa, Florida with producer/engineer Erik Rutan (CANNIBAL CORPSE, HATE ETERNAL, GOATWHORE, VITAL REMAINS). Expec...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE's Furnishings, Art And Memorabilia To Be Auctioned

Julien's Auctions is offering furnishings, art and memorabilia from the collection of rock 'n' roll royalty Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. The two-day sale will be held at Gibson Guitar Showroom, Beverly Hills, CA on Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1. More than 600 lots of memorabilia, jewe...

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RUSH And G8WAVE Release First-Ever 'Drum Tones' For Mobile Phones

g8wave Holdings, Inc., an integrated mobile media company with offices in Boston and London, today announced that progressive rock band RUSH and g8wave have released what is believed to be the first-ever "drum tones" for downloading onto mobile phones. Available first on the Rush.com website under t...

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SCRAP METAL Going Back To School For Kids

Celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL — featuring all-star lead frontmen Gunnar Nelson (NELSON),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) — has been announced to headline Jude Jams 2007, the benefit concert for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at Northwestern State University i...

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Signed METALLICA Guitar Auctioned For VH1 Save The Music Foundation

A Gibson guitar signed by METALLICA was among the items auctioned on Thursday, September 20 as part of the VH1 Save The Music Foundation 10th anniversary gala, which celebrated ten years of successfully restoring music education programs in public schools across the country. The event, hosted by Mar...

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THE SEX PISTOLS Re-Record 'Anarchy In The UK' For Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock

Activision, Inc. announced today that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees THE SEX PISTOLS, who famously turned down the award, recently returned to the studio to re-record "Anarchy in the UK", which will be included in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as a master track. Now, fans can perform their...

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'Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience' Due In October

Atria Books will publish "Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience" on October 9, 2007. Authorized by the Hendrix Estate, "Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience" is a stunning package that illuminates the life of a musical icon whose explosive style pioneered a new generation of rock and roll. With...