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QUIET RIOT Bassist CHUCK WRIGHT: 'I'm Completely Shocked And Devastated'

QUIET RIOT bassist Chuck Wright has released the following statement to MelodicRock.com regarding the passing of the group's lead singer, Kevin DuBrow: "I'm completely shocked and devastated. I've truly lost a brother and it's a very sad loss for the world of rock n' roll. I'm so very fortunate to h...

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GALLOWS, THE BLACKOUT Featured In 'Kerrang! Podcast'

This week's Kerrang! Podcast features host Simon Young, who is joined by Katie Parsons. There's new music from MY AMERICAN HEART and OCTOBER FILE, with chat from GALLOWS and THE BLACKOUT. They also have a go at reading out news items in regional accents with varying degrees of success. Download it f...

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NIKKI SIXX: More Book-Signing Appearances Announced

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has announced the following book-singing appearances for "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star": Friday, December 7 7:00 p.m. Borders Books and Music 3600 McKinney Ave Dallas TX 75204 214.219.0512 Sunday, December 9 2:00 p.m. Borders Books an...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals THE SISTERS OF MERCY Cover Track For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed more information about THE SISTERS OF MERCY cover song that he has recorded for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Said Dane: "OK, so since there's so much speculation about what SISTERS song it's going to be,...

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THREE: 'The End Is Begun' To Be Reissued With Bonus Track, DVD

Woodstock, NY's progressive rockers THREE will have their sophomore CD, "The End is Begun", re-released as a digipak on February 19, 2008. The audio CD will feature the 13 previously released tracks as well as a bonus cut, THREE's spin on the classic PINK FLOYD song "See Emily Play", which will be t...

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NEVERMORE Frontman Reveals Partial Track Listing For Solo Debut

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane has revealed a partial track listing for his upcoming solo debut, tentatively due in early 2008 via Century Media Records. Dane has written about eight tracks with former SOILWORK guitarist-turned-producer Peter Wichers and has also collaborated with ex-HIMSA guitarist...

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SATARIEL: 'White Ink' Tentative Track Listing Revealed

Swedish metallers SATARIEL have set "White Ink" as the title of their new full-length album. The CD, which will will likely feature ten new songs, "will continue in the sound of [the band's mini-CD] 'Chifra', which was released earlier this year, but probably will have a little more aggressivity and...

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ICED EARTH Drummer Checks In From HEAVEN AND HELL Tour

ICED EARTH drummer Brent Smedley has posted another couple of entries in the "Road Rage Reports" section of the band's official web site. An excerpt follows: "The [UK tour with HEAVEN AND HELL and LAMB OF GOD] began in Newcastle, England at a place simply called the Arena. We were treated with much...

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Rock Historian Seeking Help In Locating Club That Played Role In DEEP PURPLE's Formation

George Bowstead of Guardian-Series.co.uk reports: A rock historian needs help to find out more about the Ivy Lodge Club in Woodford Green which played a crucial role in the formation of DEEP PURPLE. Simon Robinson is researching the history of the rock band whose hits include "Smoke on the Water". H...

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STEEL ATTACK To Release New Album In February

Swedish metallers STEEL ATTACK will release their as-yet-untitled new album on February 22, 2008 via Massacre Records. The drums for the CD were recorded at KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque's Sonic Train studio and the guitar tracks are currently being laid down at Solnasound. STEEL ATTACK earl...

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MEMORY GARDEN Rehearsing With NECRODHALIA Bassist

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, has issued the following update: "We have now been rehearsing a couple of weeks with a new bass player. This young metalhead is called Johan Fredrikson and can normally be found in the band NECRODHALIA...

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IRON MAIDEN Mania In Sweden, Finland And Colombia

When tickets went on sale yesterday morning for IRON MAIDEN's three stadium shows in Sweden and Finland the box offices were inundated and all 123,500 tickets were quickly sold out — over nine months in advance of the concert dates. The two Swedish shows, July 16 at Stockholm Stadium and July 26 at...

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MELDRUM Schedules Hollywood Date

MELDRUM, the Swedish/American band led by former PHANTOM BLUE guitarist Michelle Meldrum (wife of EUROPE axeman John Norum),has scheduled a headlining show at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California on January 17, 2008. The group will also appear at NAMM (National Association of Music Merc...

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CANDLEBOX Singer To Guest On New TANTRIC Album

CANDLEBOX singer Kevin Martin has recorded a duet (on the track "The One") with TANTRIC vocalist Hugo Ferreira for the latter group's third album, which is being described by the band's label, Silent Majority Group, and producer Toby Wright (who previously helmed the band's platinum debut) as "TANTR...

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GLENN DANZIG Falling Off Stage In Baltimore; New Footage Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of DANZIG performing the song "How the Gods Kill" at the opening concert of the band's current tour, on October 23, 2007 in Baltimore, Maryland, can be viewed below (courtesy of "jodaro55"). The group's frontman Glenn Danzig can be seen in the clip falling off the stage arou...