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JON LORD Is 'Looking Massively Forward' To Playing With DEEP PURPLE Again
Ex-DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will join his former bandmates onstage for this year's Sun Flower Jam. The charity show takes place at Porchester Halls in London on September 25. Confirming that this is a one-off, Jon Lord tells his official web site, JonLord.org, that he is excited by the prosp...May 30, 2008
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FILTER Frontman: 'Fans Don't Really Want To Pay For Music'
FILTER frontman Richard Patrick tells Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com in a new interview that his band is about as independent as a group can get these days, despite the amount of success it's had in the past. Patrick likens it to being "the big underground band that's always been the big unde...May 29, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH: Perth Concert Footage Available
Fan-filmed video footage of SEBASTIAN BACH's May 27, 2008 concert at the Burswood Theatre in Perth, Australia can be viewed below. Bach has a three more shows left to do in Australia before he makes it over to Europe for a handful of gigs, including a couple of festival appearances. He will then tak...May 28, 2008
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SOUL Confirmed For SOUTH TEXAS ROCK FEST
Virginia-based metallers SOUL have been confirmed for the "second stage" at the first annual South Texas Rock Fest, set to take place on July 11-13 (the same weekend as the similarly themed Rocklahoma festival in Pryor, Oklahoma) at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas...May 27, 2008
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BENEDICTUM Confirmed For UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival
San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM have been confirmed for the Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Hard Rock Hell II festival billing is shaping up as follows: BATTLELORE BEHOLDER BENEDICTUM BLACK LAB...May 27, 2008
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EXODUS Guitarist On ROB DUKES: 'I Don't See Another Frontman Out There Who Can Touch The Guy'
Wormwood Chronicles recently conducted an interview with EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Wormwood Chronicles: Now that you've been back out on tour with him, what's it like having former drummer Tom Hunting behind the kit again? Gary Holt: You're talking about...May 26, 2008
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SOOTHSAYER: 'Have A Good Time' Remastered, Delayed
New Renaissance Records has pushed back the release date of the limited-edition re-release of the 1989 debut album from the old-school Canadian thrashers SOOTHSAYER, entitled "Have A Good Time", to June 15 from the previously announced May 15. According to the label, the delay was caused by a last m...May 26, 2008
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Former FLESHOLD Guitarist Opens Recording Studio
Former FLESHOLD guitarist Don Byczynski (a.k.a. dB) has opened to the public his personal recording studio dubbed BOTA Studio. Based outside the city of Chicago, the studio was designed for extreme metal bands and younger (18-25) up-and-coming metal bands. Byczynski has been a keeping busy as a stud...May 25, 2008
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SAMMY HAGAR: 'I Love Eddie VAN HALEN, But We Don't Love Each Other'
The Canadian Press reports: Sammy Hagar has a new supergroup that includes a virtuoso guitarist and a fellow VAN HALEN alumnus, but fans eager to see the so-called Red Rocker sing alongside the six-string hero he's most famously associated with shouldn't hold their breath. It seems a peace settlemen...May 23, 2008
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DON DOKKEN: 'I Am Not In Competition With My Peers; I Am In Competition With Myself'
Michael S. Robinson of Collider recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Collider: Your new CD, "Lightning Strikes Again", has been out for a little while now overseas and is set to be released here in the U.S. this week. Reviews hav...May 22, 2008
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SEBASTIAN BACH Checks In From Australia
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Hello from Melbourne Australia! Well, I am happy to say we have the first show of the 'Angel Down Under Tour' under our belt, and what a show it was! This show was so important for so many reasons. We debuted a brand new ...May 22, 2008
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Former HELLOWEEN Singer KISKE: 'I Simply Don't Fit Among MICHAEL WEIKATH's People'
Former HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske was recently interviewed by members of AVANTASIA's fan club Promised Land about his contibutions to EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's project, his solo career and his hobbies. One of the more revealing points of discussion is Michael's revelation that he may go on to...May 21, 2008
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APOCALYPTICA: 'I Don't Care' Video Posted Online
"I Don't Care", the new video from the Finnish cello quartet APOCALYPTICA, can be viewed below. The song features vocals by THREE DAYS GRACE frontman Adam Gontier, who also appears in the clip. APOCALYPTICA enlisted FUEL frontman Toryn Green to handle lead vocals on the quartet's recent North Americ...May 21, 2008
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10 YEARS, FILTER, IRON MAIDEN, DEICIDE, EMMURE First-Week Sales Revealed
The following are notable heavy metal/hard rock U.S. sales debuts for the week ending May 18, 2008, as reported by Nielsen SoundScan (all CD figures are rounded to the nearest hundred [except numbers over 20,000, which are rounded to the nearest thousand]; The Billboard 200 chart position included,...May 21, 2008
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SHARON OSBOURNE Teaches 'Rock of Love' Girls A Thing Or Two About Being Rock's Leading Lady
Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1's "Rock of Love Girls: Charm School" premiering on VH1 in the fall 2008. Osbourne has been given the task of teaching some of the most notorious contestants from "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" the art of becoming...May 20, 2008
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