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ROB ZOMBIE: 'The Biggest Thrill For Me Was Playing With ACE FREHLEY'

Ellen Gager of Revue magazine recently conducted an interview with Rob Zombie. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Revue: What can fans expect from your upcoming "American Witch" tour with ANTHRAX? Is it gonna be classic, full-blown ROB ZOMBIE chaos with the intricate staging, or more scaled...
July 5, 2006
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Drummer GENE HOGLAN: 'STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is Not Disappearing Anytime Soon'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan has rejected reports that the band will split up shortly after completing their current second-stage slot at this year's Ozzfest. In a recent interview with Finland's Imperiumi webzine, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend revealed that the band's upc...
July 5, 2006
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DEVIN TOWNSEND: 'I Don't Have Anything To Say With STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Anymore'

Niko Kaartinen of Finland's Imperiumi webzine recently conducted an interview with STRAPPING YOUNG LAD mastermind Devin Townsend. A few excerpts from the chat follow (translated from Finnish by Mike Portnoy forum member "tommidt"): Imperiumi: "The New Black" is STRAPPING YOUNG LAD's fifth and final...
July 4, 2006
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ANAAL NATHRAKH: New Album To Surface In October

British black metallers ANAAL NATHRAKH will release their third full-length album, "Eschaton", on October 16 via Season of Mist. The CD will include guest appearances by Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) and Attila Csihar (MAYHEM). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Bellum Onium Contra Omnes" and...
July 4, 2006
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KISS Coffeehouse Owner Reflects On Last Week's Grand Opening

Brian Galvin, owner of the Kiss Coffeehouse — which opened on June 27 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — has sent the following message to KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com: "I want to thank everyone who came out for the grand opening of the world's first Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach! It wa...
July 4, 2006
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CONGLOMERATORZ: New Album 'Naturally Heavy' Now Available

Chicago-based prog-metal band CONGLOMERATORZ have released their new album, entitled "Naturally Heavy", through Nanofusion Music. The 14-song CD is described in a press release as "pure ultraistic progressively aggressive music that is opening narrow minds throughout the music industry. Lay your ear...
July 3, 2006
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KISS: Japanese TV Appearance To Air This Friday

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons taped an interview with reporter Eriko Tamurasome (photo) for "Eigo de Shaberanaito", a popular Japanese TV program that teaches English while entertaining their audiences (a so-called "edutainment" show). The episode o...
July 3, 2006
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KISS Announce Second Concert In California

KISS have added a second show at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Barbara County in California on July 28. The band will also perform at the same venue on July 26. Much like the Palms show back in 2003, the two intimate, no-frills concerts will allow KISS to flex its musical muscle! "It's a ...
July 1, 2006
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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER: 'It's Absolutely Amazing That The Band Is Still Very, Very Strong'

Writer/photographer John Harrell recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer for a cover story in the Japanese magazine Burrn! An excerpt from the third part of the chat follows: Burrn!: Your sound is pretty close to Ace's. Did you keep his same setups and guitars? Thayer: "No,...
June 30, 2006
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KISS Coffeehouse: Video Report Available

A one-minute video report on Tuesday night's (June 27) opening of the Kiss Coffehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina has been posted online at WIStv.com (disable pop-up blocker). Bandmates Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, sans the trademark makeup, greeted a crowd of hundreds to mark the grand openin...
June 28, 2006
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GENE SIMMONS, Former Girlfriend Settle Defamation Lawsuit

The Associated Press is reporting that KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons and a former girlfriend have settled a defamation lawsuit in which she said he made her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a documentary shown on VH1. The settlement, announced Wednesday (June 28),said the "amica...
June 28, 2006
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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Attends Charity Golf Event

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer attended the third annual Shaun Micheel Make-A-Wish Golf Classic, taking place June 25-26, 2006 at Ridgeway Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee. Tommy brought in a signed Paul Stanley Silvertone guitar for the auction set up by his good friend, top golfer Shaun Micheel, wh...
June 28, 2006
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KISS Coffeehouse Opens In South Carolina: Photos Available

KISS' official web site, KissOnline.com, has been updated with a number of photos from yesterday's opening of the Kiss Coffeehouse in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Check them out at this location. According to Dawn Bryant of MyrtleBeachOnline.com, KISS bandmembers Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons cause...
June 28, 2006
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Former KISS Manager Sings Different Tune

According to FOXNews.com, former KISS manager and longtime fugitive Jesse Hilsen testified for the first time Monday (June 26) in Manhattan Family Court in response to charges that he failed to pay support to his ex-wife, Rita Hilsen, and their two children. Under questioning from his ex-wife's atto...
June 27, 2006
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Former ANTHRAX Frontman NEIL TURBIN Confirmed For California's BURNING STAR FESTIVAL

NEIL TURBIN'S DEATHRIDERS, the new band fronted by original ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin, have been confirmed for the Burning Star Festival, set to take place August 5-6 at The Jumping Turtle in San Marcos, CA. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Saturday, August 5, 2006: HELSTAR NEIL...
June 26, 2006