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SIXX: A.M. Taps BLEEKER RIDGE Drummer For Upcoming Tour
SIXX: A.M., the band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx alongside guitarist DJ Ashba and vocalist James Michael, has hired drummer Dustin Steinke of the Canadian rock band BLEEKER RIDGE to sit behind the kit for SIXX: A.M.'s upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off in early April. Ba...March 21, 2015
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SPIDERS & SNAKES To Release 'Year Of The Snake' In May
Hollywood rockers SPIDERS & SNAKES will release their ninth studio album on May 27 via the Sansei label. Entitled "Year Of The Snake", the CD features guest appearances by Billy Sherwood (YES, CIRCA),Angelo Moore (FISHBONE),Rik Fox (W.A.S.P., STEELER),Ryo Okumoto (PHIL COLLINS, ARETHA FRANKLI...April 3, 2014
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Japan's VAMPS To Return To U.S. For Two Shows
VAMPS, the dynamic duo of the Japanese rock scene, will grace U.S. soil for only two shows this year, taking the stage at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles on December 4 and at the soon-to-be-closed Roseland in New York City on December 8. The band, which is pretty much bigger than God in ...November 14, 2013
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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE: From The Moment I Saw OBAMA, I Knew He Was A Star
Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. BostonHerald.com: In America, you'll forever be associated with the "Here I Go Again" video and Tawny Kitaen dancing across those Jaguars. Cover...July 5, 2009
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BLACKRAIN To Headline Sweden's REST IN SLEAZE Festival
French glam rockers BLACKRAIN will headline this year's edition of the Rest In Sleaze festival, set to take place July 25, 2009 at Kärrgruveparken / Norbergs Folkpark in Norberg, Sweden. The festival billing is as follows: BLACKRAIN FATAL SMILE SISTER MAMA KIN GASOLINE QUEEN DAMAGED DOLLS VANITY BLV...June 27, 2009
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YEAR OF DESOLATION: 'First Post Tour' Dates Confirmed
Indiana thrashers YEAR OF DESOLATION will be touring throughout June alongside a rotating line-up with THE DESTRO, UNHOLY, APIARY and ISCARIOT on the Lambgoat-sponsored First Post Tour, and the first batch of confirmed dates have been revealed. YEAR OF DESOLATION will continue on the tour through Ju...April 6, 2007
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LAMB OF GOD, SHADOWS FALL, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Drummers Featured On 'Drum Nation Volume 3'
Peter Morticelli, founder of Magna Carta Records, wants the world to know that drummers are people, too. He's made that notion the theme of the third CD release in Magna Carta's acclaimed "Drum Nation" series. And so that all might witness, "Drum Nation Volume 3", a compilation of the most provocati...July 18, 2006
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DEEDS OF FLESH, VILE, DECREPIT BIRTH: More Tour Dates Announced
More dates have been announced for this summer's "Bloodletting North America V" tour featuring DEEDS OF FLESH, VILE, DECREPIT BIRTH and ODIOUS MORTEM. The details are as follows: Jul. 14 - Corona, CA @ Showcase Theatre Jul. 15 - San Marcos, CA @ Jumpin Turtle Jul. 16 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Facto...July 9, 2006
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Being and Becoming
I don't think it's politically incorrect to call bands like THE SMASHUP the 2006 model of "metal for chicks". This is show-tune hardcore, a candy-coated facsimile of the more underground strains of metalcore, meticulously designed to be a lifestyle accessory for Suicide Girls and eyeliner-bleeding M...December 26, 2005
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Minute Man For the Moment
Rating this one is tough. Do you call the band out for the miles of pretentious horseshit they dish out? Do you praise them for being freaked-out and weird enough to send more closed-minded metalheads running for the door with puckered buttholes? This record is a fucking mess, no doubt about it, but...December 5, 2005