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ROBERT PLANT Rocks With LED ZEPPELIN, Solo Material At SXSW

Launch Radio Networks reports: Robert Plant may not want to reunite LED ZEPPELIN, but he had no trouble playing the group's songs last week during his feature performance at the South By Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Plant and his band, the STRANGE SENSATION, reached into the ZEP catalo...
March 22, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Official Web Site Moves To New Location

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on his official web site: "We just got back a couple of weeks ago from our 1&1/2 month European Tour which was quite a success. We played in over 10 different countries and made a lot of new friends and fans, plus had a lot ...
March 21, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Rocks The Cure

According to Underecover News, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi is the latest big-name musician to get involved with Rock The Cure, a fund and awareness-raising charity that aims to help collect money through the online auctioning of personalized celebrity-designed Gibson guitars. The cause? To raise mone...
March 20, 2005
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Transylvania 90210

In a stunted little cul-de-sac of the music world, occupied exclusively by zaftig, Myspace-addicted Goth chicks, overly-pierced zombie greasers and cowboy-hat-wearing ex-glammers gone horror punk, people like WEDNESDAY 13 reign supreme. This is a scene where third-string footnotes to history like BI...
March 20, 2005
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BACKYARD BABIES To Headline LIQUOR AND POKER's Inaugural SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Showcase

On the heels of their successful Canadian Music Week showcase at Toronto's Bovine Sex Club earlier this month, Liquor and Poker Music have announced their inaugural South By Southwest showcase. Taking place at Emo's on Saturday, March 19, the concert will feature sets by five acts from the rock labe...
March 15, 2005
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says Upcoming Headlining Tour Will Be A Five-Band Package

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "I am sad to say that I have cut my right hand open and won't be able to tour for a few months. "Just kidding! Actually, I was putting air in my tires yesterday and the ...
March 12, 2005
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SILVER GINGER 5: 'Black Leather Mojo' Reissue To Include Bonus Disc

SILVER GINGER 5, the band featuring THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger and ex-ELECTRIC BOYS frontman/current HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom, will have their "Black Leather Mojo" collection re-released this month by Sanctuary Records. The two-CD set features all the tracks from the original Japanese r...
March 10, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Suffering From 'After-Tour Jet Lag Blues'

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom (ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Ladies and gentlemen: HANOI ROCKS have left the building! Ever tried going to bed at the same time as you normally go to work? You got the picture; got the 'after tour jetlag blues' &...
March 8, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE/SUM 41 Tour Dates Revealed

According to SUM 41's official web site, the Canadian pop-punk outfit have been confirmed as the support act for MÖTLEY CRÜE at the following dates: Jul. 26 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Jul. 27 - West Sacramento, CA @ Raley Field Jul. 29 - Vancouver, BC @ PC Coliseum Jul. 30 - Auburn...
March 6, 2005
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RAGE Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

German metal veterans RAGE have signed a long-term deal with Nuclear Blast Records. In an official statement, Peavy Wagner (vocals, bass) said, "After our fantastic anniversary tour we were convinced that we want to work with a label that pushes us forward with creative ideas and full power support....
March 4, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of Germany's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 4-6 in Wacken. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows: ACCEPT APOCALYPTICA AXEL RUDI PELL BLOODBATH CANDL...
March 3, 2005
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Offers DVD Update

SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost (ex-SAVATAGE) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Recently you all have either heard about or read about the issues we faced and had to deal with at Crocodile Rocks in Allentown, PA concerning our recent DVD shoot. "Since James [Rive...
March 3, 2005
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Never-Ending

It's tough for me not to consider MYSTIC PROPHECY's "Never-Ending" as a companion piece of sorts to FIREWIND's "Forged by Fire". Both came my way within the last month or two, both are quality melodic metal albums, and both feature the axe wizardry of Gus G. Both albums also happen to be the third r...
February 27, 2005
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: More Tour Dates Announced

MÖTLEY CRÜE have added the following dates to their "Red, White, and Crüe 2005...Better Live Than Dead" tour: Jul. 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Irvine Meadows Jul. 29 - Vancouver, BC - PC Coliseum Jul. 30 - Seattle, WA (Auburn) - White River Amp. Jul. 31 - Portland, OR - Clark County Amp. Aug. ...
February 26, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Finish Recording New Album

DREAM THEATER have finished recording the follow-up to 2003's "Train of Thought", tentatively due in May/June via EastWest. "I just literally came from the very last session tonight — we just finished the album tonight, we start mixing it on Monday," DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed durin...
February 26, 2005