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VELVET REVOLVER Finishes Mixing New Album

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum revealed during this past weekend's Camp Freddy Radio broadcast on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1 FM that the band has finished mixing its second album, "Libertad". VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland told MTV.com last week that the new CD "definitely still rocks, but...

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MESHUGGAH To Headline Italy's FROZEN ROCK OPEN AIR Festival

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have been confirmed as the headliners of the first edition of the Frozen Rock Open Air festival, a brand-new extreme-metal event which will be held July 14 at Prato dei Popoli, Area impianti sportive, Marcon, Italy. As previously reported, MESHUGGAH w...

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TNT: New Album Title Announced

Norwegian/British hard rockers TNT have set "The New Territory" as the title of their new album, due in May in Japan via Marquee Avalon and June in Europe via MTM Music. The CD, which is currently being mixed in Bergen, Norway, is described by TNT singer Tony Mills (ex-SHY) as "very diverse, with ra...

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IRON MAIDEN Frontman To Guest On PLANET ROCK Tomorrow

U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock will broadcast a "My Planet Rocks" special with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson this Saturday (March 3) at 7:00 p.m. U.K. time. The show will also be repeated on Thursday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. U.K. folks can find Planet Rock on DAB, Sky Channel 0110 and Ca...

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VELVET REVOLVER Singer On New CD: 'It Definitely Still Rocks, But It's Incredibly More Musical'

VELVET REVOLVER spoke to MTV.com this week about the group's just-completed second album, "Libertad". The CD was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who worked with singer Scott Weiland during his STONE TEMPLE PILOTS days. "He has really helped the guys challenge themselves on a musical level," Weiland sai...

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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA Breaks 15-Year Silence: Audio Available

WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta was the in-studio guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on February 16. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed what he has been doing since the band's breakup and spoke about the pos...

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NINE INCH NAILS Bassist: 'Star Wars' Sparked My Imagination As A Child

Former MARILYN MANSON and current NINE INCH NAILS bassist Jeordie White recently spoke to StarWars.com about his first band, whose main muse was "Star Wars". Around the late '80s in Florida, White and his friends formed the thrash metal band AMBOOG-A-LARD. Their only album, aptly named "A New Hope",...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist: 'It's Up To Metal To Prove Why It's Worth Being Back'

Mike Osegueda of McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: McClatchy Newspapers: I read that when you guys went to Australia and Japan and all that stuff, it went over really well; did you expect such a big...

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SAXON: Rescheduled U.K., Irish Tour Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced the rescheduled U.K./Irish tour dates. As reported yesterday, SAXON was forced to postpone its previously announced British and Irish trek because singer Biff Byford was suffering from "a throat infection and bad case of flu," according to a statement...

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DAN SPITZ: My Loving Brothers Of ANTHRAX Are Truly My Friends Forever

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "On the home front: My wife, Candi, has been struggling along with twin identical boys inside her very small frame so it's been quite busy here, as you can well imagine. She is bed ridden at this time due to the complications of having twi...

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SAXON Frontman's Radio Show To Air Tomorrow

SAXON frontman Biff Byford's "My Planet Rocks" radio show will air this Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. U.K. time. It will be repeated again next Thursday, March 1. For more information, visit www.planetrock.com. As previously reported, SAXON's official web site has been updated with the first ex...

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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA: New Photos Posted Online

Several photos of ex-WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta, taken on February 16 during his appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, have been posted online at EddieTrunk.com. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed wh...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist To Perform At Finland's ADHD Gala

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will perform at the ADHD gala at Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland on March 14. Also scheduled to appear are Agnes, Anna Eriksson, Paula Koivuniemi, Dave Lindholm, Hanna Pakarinen, Kari Tapio, Hillel Tokazier and Katri Ylander. HANOI ROCKS will enter the studio this sprin...

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Guitarist VITO BRATTA: I Would Love For WHITE LION Reunion To Happen Today

WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta was the in-studio guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, February 16). In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed what he has been doing since the band's breakup and s...

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'Smoke On The Water' Jam Cancellation Explained

According to Times Online, an optimistically titled instore promotion, Harrods Rocks, from U.K. department store Harrods — which was to include a world-record-breaking attempt to perform DEEP PURPLE's classic "Smoke on the Water" with 2,000 guitarists — has backfired after neighbours complained abou...