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QUIET RIOT Part Ways With Guitarist TRACII GUNS

Less than a month after announcing the addition of guitarist Tracii Guns (BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, ex-L.A. GUNS) to the group's ranks, QUIET RIOT have issued a statement confirming that Guns will, in fact, no longer be a member of the band. The statement reads as follows: "Although we all had high hop...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist To Guest On KNAC.COM's 'WildSide'

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda will be in the KNAC.COM studio as the special guest of "WildSide" hostess Diana DeVille on Saturday, January 14. Ojeda will promote and discuss his new solo album, "Axes 2 Axes", for which he recently secured a U.S. release. The CD features guest appearances by s...

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GRIM REAPER To Reunite For Appearance At Germany's KEEP IT TRUE Festival

'80s British metallers GRIM REAPER will reunite for an appearance at this year's Keep It True VI festival, set to take place April 8 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Königshofen, Germany. According to the festival organizers, "This will be a real GRIM REAPER show and not like the gig they played in Wa...

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KISS, TWISTED SISTER, DIO Members To Launch 'Icons Of Rock' DVD Series At NAMM

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, TWISTED SISTER axeman Eddie Ojeda, and ex-QUIET RIOT/OZZY OSBOURNE and current DIO bass player Rudy Sarzo will be making signing and performance appearances throughout the NAMM show in Anaheim, California to launch Music Star Productions' "Icons of Rock" instructi...

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RIOT: Virginia Show Added

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have added one more U.S. date to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Jan. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ Tailspins Jan. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas Feb. 03 – Springfield, VA @ Jaxx Feb. 17 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance ...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Schedules Signing Sessions, Guitar Clinics

World-renowned progressive rock guitarist Michael Angelo Batio will be signing autographs January 19-22 at the NAMM show for Dean Guitars at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. On Monday, January 23 through Friday, January 27, Batio will be conducting guitar clinics in Los Angeles....

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QUIET RIOT Drummer To Be Featured In VH1's 'The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali will be featured on VH1's "The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments (20-1)" show, premiering on January 13 at 12 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Other artists slated to appear in the program include Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),C.C. DeVille (POISON) and Alic...

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Guitarist ALEX GROSSI To Perform With JIZZY PEARL, CHUCK WRIGHT At NAMM

Guitarist Alex Grossi (ex-QUIET RIOT, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) will be performing with Jizzy Pearl (RATT, LOVE/HATE),Chuck Wright (ALICE COOPER, HOUSE OF LORDS) and Troy Patrick Farrell (TRAMP'S WHITE LION) at Paul Reed Smith Guitars' NAMM 2006 party, to be held on January 20 at The Grove in Anaheim, C...

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RIOT: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Veteran hard rockers RIOT have added two more U.S. dates to their current itinerary. The group's schedule is shaping up as follows: Jan. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ Tailspins Jan. 28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Vegas Feb. 03 - TBA Feb. 17 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Feb. 18 - ...

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TWISTED SISTER Guitarist Demonstrates Hit Songs In New Instructional DVD

TWISTED SISTER guitarist Eddie Ojeda is featured in an instructional DVD from Music Star Productions, entitled "Eddie Ojeda Twisted Method". Eddie gives TWISTED fans throughout the world up close and personal lessons into his rockin' riffs and blazing solos! Learn rock anthems such as "I Wanna Rock"...

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ASSASSIN To Co-Headline KEEP IT TRUE VI Warm-Up Show

Reformed German thrashers ASSASSIN have been confirmed as the co-headliners of the Keep It True VI warm-up show, dubbed "Metal Knights", set to take place on April 7, 2006 at Sporthalle in Dittigheim, Germany. Other groups scheduled to perform at the warm-up show are DRIFTER and DANTESCO. One more h...

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UNCHAINED Announce Indefinite Hiatus

Swedish melodic metallers UNCHAINED have posted the following message on their official web site: "Our bass player Mattias [Osbeck], decided to leave the band due to family matters. Mattias have come to the point where he feels, he doesn't have the necessary time to put in the band to maintain and t...

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MEMORIZED DREAMS To Support U.D.O. In Norway, Sweden; New Audio Clips Posted Online

Norwegian progressive power metallers MEMORIZED DREAMS have been confirmed as the support act for U.D.O. (the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider) on all Norwegian and Swedish dates on their upcoming European tour. The dates are as follows: Feb. 10 - Haugesund, NOR @ Byscenen...

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TRACII GUNS: 'The Future Of BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Is Not Clear'

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I just got back from Europe with the BRIDES. This was by far the most fun i have ever had in Europe. We traveled by van and I was able to finally see everything I possibly could on ...

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HIRAX Pulled From KEEP IT TRUE Warm-Up Show

Los Angeles thrashers HIRAX have been thrown off the billing of the the Keep It True VI warm-up show, dubbed "Metal Knights", set to take place on April 7, 2006 at Sporthalle in Dittigheim, Germany. According to the festival organizers, the entire HIRAX band — with the exception of singer Katon W. D...