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RHINO BUCKET Added To ROCKLAHOMA Festival Main-Stage Lineup

RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, has been added to the Rocklahoma festival main-stage lineup through a fan vote. The group will fill the 11:...

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NIKKI SIXX Schedules Live Debut With New Band SIXX: A.M.

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "Be a part of rock history and attend the first ever live performance of my new band, SIXX: A.M. All you have to do is bring a printout of your MySpace profile with 'Heroin Diaries' [MySpace] in your Top 8, and the single ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's Wife Will Not Attend Birmingham Walk of Stars Induction

According to icBirmingham, Sharon Osbourne will not be by husband Ozzy's side when he is honored with a Hollywood-style star in Birmingham, England tomorrow (Friday, July 6). Sharon said Ozzy's son Jack, eldest daughter Jessica and his grandchildren will attend the event instead. The 54-year-old is...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'Heroin Diaries' Book Preview Available

A seven-page preview of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's upcoming book "Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", has been posted at RockConfidential.com. Nikki Sixx recently spoke to Billboard magazine about "Heroin Diaries", due September 18 via MTV/VH1 Pocket Books, a division...

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GENE HOGLAN Comments On TENET Recording Sessions

Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, TESTAMENT) has issued the following update: "Well, last Sunday, we visited our friends at The Armoury Studios here in Vancouver, to lay down the drum tracks for Jed's [Simon, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist] mighty TENET album. Now...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Talks About 'Heroin Diaries' Book

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx recently spoke to Billboard magazine about his upcoming book "Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", due September 18 via MTV/VH1 Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star"...

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Original AC/DC Singer Nominated For Los Angeles Music Award

Legendary Australian rocker Dave Evans — founder and original vocalist of megaband AC/DC — has been nominated for the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards to take place on November 29. The nomination is for "Rock Group with Vocal" for the song "Sold My Soul to Rock and Roul". The Los Angeles Music Awards i...

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MARYSCREEK Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Swedish hard rockers MARYSCREEK have parted ways with guitarist Bobby Ho. Commented the group: "We want to take the opportunity to thank Bobby for his extended work for the band. It has been a great pleasure working with this man and we have had an interesting year and lots of fun together. We will...

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HELLYEAH Filming Footage For First-Ever DVD

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the chemistry in HELLYEAH: "Oh, I think the thing that really made this band click from the start was the fact that everybody c...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Comments On GENE HOGLAN's Return To TENET Project

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following update on his TENET project: "You all must know already that Gene the Machine [Gene Hoglan, STRAPPING YOUNG, ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH, TESTAMENT] is back behind the drum kit for TENET! I saw that Gene made mention of it in his last blog, I...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer's ALEISTER CROWLEY Film To Go Into Production

According to U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's film about occult legend Aleister Crowley (infamous as "the wickedest man in the world") will shortly go into production, with Simon Callow (IMDb) — of "Amadeus", "Shakespeare in Love" and, appropriately, "The P...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE To Release Debut In September

MAN RAZE, the new band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, will release its long-awaited debut album, "Surreal", on September 30 through the group's own label, Surrealist Records. According to a posting on the band's web site, "The legendary Bob Ludwig was employed to master the album and t...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Wants To Play At The Birmingham Town Hall

Ozzy Osbourne will be the first person inducted into the new Birmingham Walk of Stars, which will honor the British city's most famous sons and daughters. Osbourne's induction ceremony will be held on July 6. According to icBirmingham, Ozzy has revealed for the first time that he would love to celeb...

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MEMORY GARDEN: 'Carnage Carnival' Video Screenshots Available

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, filmed a video for the title track of their upcoming album, "Carnage Carnival", in early March with director Owe Lingwall of Village Road Film. Check out screenshots at this location. MEMORY GARDEN wil...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Fails To Make BILLBOARD's Top 10

The latest offering from QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, "Era Vulgaris", failed to bow in the Billboard chart's top 10 this week, instead opening at No. 14 with sales of 51,600; the band's 2005 offering "Lullabies to Paralyze" sold nearly 97,000 copies, to open at No. 5. Fan-filmed video footage of QUEENS...