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MEGADETH Mainman: 'I've Never Told Any Of Our Fans How To Vote, I Just Say Do Vote'

Caustic Truth's Morley Seaver recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts follow: On having political lyrics: "Well, MEGADETH has had political records forever. All you need to do is look at the titles: 'Peace Sells, But Who's Buying?!', 'The System Has Failed...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN To Serve As Honorary Race Official For SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500 Series

Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber has announced that rock superstar Eddie Van Halen will serve as an Honorary Race Official for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race at PIR on Saturday, April 21. As an Honorary Race Official, Van Halen will be part of pre-race...

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CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, SACRED STEEL Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ Festival

CLAWFINGER, DARK AT DAWN, RE-VISION, SACRED STEEL, CONTRADICTION and OOMPH! have been confirmed for the Rock Harz open-air festival, set to take place July 6-7 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): A.O.K. AFTER FOREVER ASP C...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Among LIVE EARTH Headliners

SMASHING PUMPKINS are one of the sixteen headliners whose names were announced as being part of the the U.S. leg of the 7-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concerts on 7/7/07. The concert will be held at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, Live Earth Founder and Executive Producer Kevin Wall said. Tickets for...

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CHTHONIC Members Comment On Upcoming OZZFEST Tour

Ozzfest will get a taste of the Far East as the Taiwanese black metal band CHTHONIC joins the traveling heavy metal festival's lineup this summer. "It's our pleasure to play Ozzfest as the first Asian extreme metal band," said CHTHONIC frontman Freddy. "We believe that we are going to lead a wave of...

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BROKEN TEETH: 'Electric' Track Listing Revealed

BROKEN TEETH, the Austin-based hard rock quintet featuring former DANGEROUS TOYS/WATCHTOWER vocalist Jason McMaster, has set the tentative track listing for its upcoming CD, "Electric", a collection of new and re-recorded tracks from their self-released albums "Broken Teeth" and "Guilty Pleasures"....

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DROWNING POOL Supports USO And Troops

DROWNING POOL, in collaboration with the USO will launch a free download and Internet video campaign today, featuring their new song "Soldiers". Written for the troops after returning from an overseas USO tour, "Soldiers" can be downloaded for free through the USO's MySpace page. In addition, the ne...

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DIMMU BORGIR's Guitarists Discuss New Album's Concept, Christianity

Roy Kristensen of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with DIMMU BORGIR guitarists Galder and Silenoz. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new album's concept: Galder: "I thought it would be a greater challenge writing lyrics based upon my own story. The lyrics can be regarded as...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, JIMI HENDRIX And GENE SIMMONS Profiled On BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL This Week

Launch Radio Networks reports: The Biography Channel pays tribute this week to some high-profile rock frontmen. The Rock 'N'Roll Trailblazers week will run profiles of Ozzy Osbourne, Jon Bon Jovi, Jimi Hendrix, and KISS singer-bassist Gene Simmons. The shows begin tonight (Monday, April 2) with Osbo...

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Report: Hard Rockers Struggle To Find Mainstream Success

Todd Martens of Billbord magazine reports: SHADOWS FALL may be the latest hard rock band to jump from the indie world into the major label system, but breaking out of the metal genre and winning a mainstream fan base won't be easy. Bands like MASTODON on Reprise and LAMB OF GOD on Columbia may have...

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JIMI HENDRIX Flying V Guitar Auction To Benefit HOPE Project

Gina Alexander Inc. — creators of world-famous "Photo Handbags" popular with a huge celebrity following, including Halle Berry, Penelope Cruz and Faith Hill — will sponsor a benefit dinner on Wednesday, April 11 in support of HOPE worldwide to benefit the organization's work at its center for abused...

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REGAIN RECORDS Signs North American Distribution Deal With KOCH ENTERTAINMENT

KOCH Entertainment Distribution has announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Regain Records and Entertainment, LLC. Under this deal, KOCH will be the exclusive distributor for this leading metal label in North America. Based in the Malmö, Sweden, Regain Records started in 199...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Explains 'Heaven's Hung In Black' Track

W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless has taken the opportunity to explain the story behind the song "Heaven's Hung In Black", which appears on the group's new album, "Dominator", due out in the U.K. on April 16, Scandinavia on April 20, and the rest of mainland Europe on April 27 via Demolition Records....

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NEVERMORE Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival

NEVERMORE has been confirmed for the tenth-anniversary edition of Germany's Summer Breeze festival, set to take place August 16-18, 2007 in Dinkelsbühl. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ABSOLUTE AFTER FOREVER AMON AMARTH BLACK MESSIAH BOLT THROWER CALIBAN COMMUN...