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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter Confirmed For Hungary's SZIGET Festival

Lauren Harris — daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris — has been confirmed for this year's Sziget festival, set to take place August 12-18 in Budapest, Hungary. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN REM DIE ÄRZTE SEX PISTOLS KAISER CHIEFS LAUREN HARRIS ROISIN MURPHY L...

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SIXX: A.M. Guitarist's ASHBA MEDIA To Develop New Brand Campaigns For Virgin Megastore Chain

Virgin Entertainment Group, North America, the world's premier lifestyle entertainment retailer, has announced it has retained the services of Ashba Media — headed by SIXX: A.M./ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist DJ Ashba — as its new Creative Agency of Record for creative services for the North Ameri...

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SCULPTURED: An In-Depth Interview With DON ANDERSON

By: Scott Alisoglu We've not heard from SCULPTURED since 2000's acclaimed "Apollo Ends" album. But it's not like head honcho Don Anderson (guitars, vocals) has been twiddling his thumbs. In addition to the steady climb of his other band AGALLOCH (The End Records),which included an increasing number...

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UFO: Stand-In Bassist For U.S. Tour Announced

Legendary hard rockers UFO have tapped Rob De Luca to fill in for bassist Pete Way during their upcoming American tour after Way was recently once again denied a working visa to the USA. Rob De Luca is the bassist/backing vocalist in the SEBASTIAN BACH band. The Bach band toured as direct support fo...

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FIREWIND Interview with GUS G

By: Scott Alisoglu Guitar wizard Gus G of Greece's FIREWIND is certainly one of the hardest working men in metal. After playing in and recording with several bands at once, including NIGHTRAGE, MYSTIC PROPHECY, and DREAM EVIL, Gus decided to shift focus to FIREWIND and hasn't looked back since. With...

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Former D.R.I. Drummer To Join MDC For European MIKEY 'OFFENDER' Memorial Tour

Classic punk band MDC will embark on their 2008 European tour in late March. The tour is being billed as the Mikey Donaldson Memorial Tour and will include stops in Holland, Belgium, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and England. Donaldson, also known as Mikey "Offender", played bass for MDC in...

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EPICA Plays One-Off Show In London; Photos, Review Available

Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA — whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — played a one-off show in London, UK last night (Thursday, March 6),supporting SYMPHONY X at the Astoria. Photos an...

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Reunited WARRANT To Release Live DVD: 'We Are Stoked To Be Back Together After 14 Years!'

Multi-platinum selling rock band WARRANT, best known for classic MTV staples "Cherry Pie", "Heaven" and rock anthem "The Down Boys" will co-headline the 2008 Rocklahoma festival — marking the reunion of its original lineup including Jani Lane (vocals); Joey Allen (lead guitar); Jerry Dixon (bass); E...

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TAPROOT Defines Itself Some More On Upcoming Album

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update: "As everyone knows by now, our latest album, 'Our Long Road Home', is officially mixed and mastered. The album as a whole takes you on a journey that expresses many different moods and feelings. This isn't a 'metal' album or...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Want The Air You Breathe To Be KISS Air'

New Zealand's The Dominion Post recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether he cares whom he offends: "Hell, no. I'm too rich to care. People give me a hard time for being a ruthless businessman but these are the kinds of p...

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EPICA Singer Thanks Fans For Their Support

EPICA lead singer, Simone Simons — who was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — has issued the following update: "I want to express my gratitude to the EPICA fans who have been supporting me through this difficult period. I...

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EPICA: Mexican/Colombian Tour Cancelled

EPICA — whose lead singer, Simone Simons, was recently infected with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA),also known as the hospital bacteria — has issued the following update: "After having had a couple of weeks of rest we were very much hoping that Simone's situation would have impr...

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STEVE STEVENS: New Audio Interview Available For Download

BILLY IDOL guitarist Steve Stevens is a guest on this week's edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show. Steve talks about his music roots, upcoming tours with BILLY IDOL, his new solo CD, and he describes severel funny incidents that happened while on the "Rebel Yell" tour with BILLY IDOL. The 35-minu...

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KING DIAMOND: 'Give Me Your Soul' Video Available

Headbanger's Blog is hosting the video for KING DIAMOND's song "Give Me Your Soul". Watch the clip below. (Note: Video stream may not be available to some non-U.S. residents.) King Diamond has issued the following statement regarding the video's unavailability outside the U.S.: "Regarding the proble...

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DOWN Bassist Thanks U.S. Fans For Their Support

DOWN/ex-PANTERA bassist Rex "Rocker" Brown has issued the following update: "Hello, all DOWN fans, lifers and powers of the riff united. Just wanted to drop a quick thank you to every single one of you who came out for our 'Evening with DOWN' tours here in the States. Every single night, you fuckers...