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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE To Release 'Sinister' Album In October

You're unlikely to find a phenomenon like Carmine and Vinny Appice a second time in the history of rock music. For more than forty years, the two brothers have been among the most sought-after and renowned rock drummers worldwide. Carmine and Vinny (each of them on his own) can be heard on numerous...

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THERAPY? To Headline 'Gig For Eric' In Honor Of Former VENOM Manager ERIC COOK

Northern Irish rockers THERAPY? will headline a "Gig For Eric", celebrating the life of U.K. North East music industry legend Eric Cook, on September 11 at The Cluny in Newcastle. To describe the late Eric Cook as a "music industry veteran" would be akin to describing Gazza or Alan Shearer as "good...

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Producer LOGAN MADER Joins DRAGONFORCE Drummer's 'Extreme Music Performance Academy'

Metal producer Logan Mader has joined forces with Gee Anzalone in the DRAGONFORCE drummer's new Extreme Music Performance Academy music school in Milan, Italy. Logan, who previously played guitar for MACHINE HEAD and SOULFLY and is currently a member of ONCE HUMAN, said: "Working with Extreme Music...

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METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Gets 'Jazz' Treatment By ROBERT HAGLUND With Help From BRUCE KULICK

Bruce Kulick (KISS),Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE),Kee Marcello (EUROPE) and Tony Harnell (TNT) are among the guest musicians who appear on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". Famous Swedish singers like Svante Thuresson and Jan Johansen also contribute duet voca...

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RECKLESS LOVE Singer OLLI HERMAN Gets His Dream Harley-Davidson Bike, 'Penelope'

Olli Herman has been dreaming about two things when he was a kid: becoming a rock star and owning and riding a custom built Harley-Davidson chopper. As frontman of glam rock band RECKLESS LOVE, the 34-year-old already enjoys rock-star status in his native Finland. With Penelope, his dream of owning...

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TONY HARNELL, BRUCE KULICK, RUDY SARZO, KEE MARCELLO Guest On ROBERT HAGLUND's 'I Wanna Be Somebody'

Bruce Kulick (KISS),Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE),Kee Marcello (EUROPE) and Tony Harnell (TNT) are among the guest musicians who appear on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". Famous Swedish singers like Svante Thuresson and Jan Johansen also contribute duet voca...

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SUSPERIA Signs With AGONIA RECORDS

Norway's melodic extreme metallers SUSPERIA comprising former members of DIMMU BORGIR and SATYRICON, have inked a record deal with Agonia Records. The band's long-awaited new album, "The Lyricist", is tentatively due later in the year. The follow-up to 2009's "Attitude" will mark SUSPERIA's first st...

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W.A.S.P.'s DOUGLAS BLAIR Performs With STEVEN WILSON BAND Drummer CRAIG BLUNDELL At ROCK ACADEMY FINLAND Event

Douglas Blair (W.A.S.P.) recently joined Craig Blundell (STEVEN WILSON) onstage in Turku, Finland, where Blundell held a Roland V-series drum clinic/workshop. The pair performed two compositions by Blair's Boston "power duo" SIGNAL2NOISE — with Blair playing his innovative eight-string GuitarCross a...

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MIKE HOWE Says METAL CHURCH Was 'Bullied' By Management During The Making Of 1993's 'Hanging In The Balance'

myRockworld conducted an interview with METAL CHURCH lead singer Mike Howe prior to the band's June 13 show at Backstage München in Munich, Germany. You can listen to the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he left METAL CHURCH in 1995: Mike: "I left MET...

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Former W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Releases 'T.F.M.F.' Video

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes has released the official video for the song "T.F.M.F.". The track is taken from his latest album, "Shitting Bricks", which was released in 2015 via M & O Music. Having first toured Europe last year, Holmes's new band, MEAN MAN, plays no less than seven W.A.S.P...

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METAL CHURCH: 'Reset' Video Premiere

METAL CHURCH's video for the song "Reset" can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "XI", which debuted at No. 57 on The Billboard 200, having shifted 11,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 31, 2016. "XI" was released on March 25, 2016 via Rat Pak Records. P...

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W.A.S.P. Cancels Summer Festival Appearances

W.A.S.P. has canceled its previously announced four festival appearances in June — including the Graspop Metal Meeting in Belgium and Hellfest in France — in order to complete work on its upcoming 25th-anniversary release, "Re-Idolized". Says W.A.S.P. in a statement: "The recording of the new album...

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W.A.S.P.: Watch Trailer For "Re-Idolized: The 25th Anniversary Of The Crimson Idol'

The first official trailer for W.A.S.P.'s upcoming 25th anniversary release "Re-Idolized" can be seen below. In 1992 W.A.S.P. released "The Crimson Idol". It's the story of Jonathan Aaron Steele, an abused child looking for love. Discovering music years later, he rises to international superstardom....

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Legendary Drummer Brothers CARMINE And VINNY APPICE To Release Collaborative Album In October

Legendary drummer brothers Carmine and Vinny Appice are recording their first-ever studio album together, to be released in October under the band name APPICE. "After decades in this crazy music business, we will sit down for the first time and record songs together for an amazing new studio album,"...

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Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Films Sequel To Infamous Pool Interview, Says He's Been Sober For More Than 20 Years

Former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is perhaps best known for the infamous scene in the 1988 movie "The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" in which he was interviewed while floating in a swimming pool, fully clothed and visibly quite intoxicated while his mother sat poolsid...