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FEAR FACTORY Drummer's 3VOLUTION PRODUCTIONS Up For Two G.A.N.G. Awards

FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera's company 3volution Productions is up for two Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) awards in the following categories: * "Best Original Vocal - Pop" (for "All My Life" - Battlefield 2: Modern Combat) * "Best Arrangement Of A Non-Original Score" ("All Along the Wat...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ZZ TOP, GENESIS, HEART Rumored For This Year's 'VH1 Rock Honors'

OZZY OSBOURNE, ZZ TOP, GENESIS and HEART are the rumored artists that will be honored as part of the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors" event, which pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of hard rock. According to Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited, the program will be taped on Saturday...

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HEAVEN AND HELL Drummer: RONNIE JAMES DIO Is 'Singing Better Than He Has Ever Sung'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal drummerVinny Appice (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, DIO). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Have you [HEAVEN AND HELL] started actual rehearsals yet? Vinny: We just started [Fe...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Issues Update On TENET Project

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has issued the following update on his TENET project: "I'm back to Vancouver next week for the balance of March. During that time I'll be putting the 'finish' on the TENET album. There is ton of work to do, so I hope to get it all done in time! ...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: Setlist, Photos From Amsterdam DVD Shoot Available

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION filmed a live DVD last night (Friday, March 2) at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Scarsick (Scarsick) 02. America (Scarsick) 03. ! (Entropia) 04. Nightmist (Entropia) 05. Handful of Nothing (One Hour By The Concrete Lake) 06. New...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Films Live DVD In Amsterdam

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION was scheduled to film a live DVD last night (Friday, March 2) at Paradiso in Amsterdam, Netherlands. More information will be made available soon. PAIN OF SALVATION recently recruited bassist Simon Andersson (BOSSON, OUTSHINE) as a "temporary tour member" following the dep...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Mourns Passing Of BILLY THORPE

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has issued the following update: "Sad News: Singer/Guitarist Billy Thorpe passed away in his homeland of Australia on February 28. Billy was a great person, very talented and I was fortunate enough to have recorded with him in 1982 for his 'East Of Eden's Gate' reco...

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Bassist CHUCK WRIGHT 'Excited' About Getting Back On The Road With QUIET RIOT

Bassist Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT, HOUSE OF LORDS, GIUFFRIA) has posted the following message on his web site: "The past couple weeks I've been working on various art work projects, most notable being a big project for singer Robert Fleischman [JOURNEY, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION]. This will be my forth...

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More Than 10,000 Gather For Tribute To Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT

Simon Collins of The West Australian reports that fists pumped in time to hard rock music under the searing sun at Claremont Showground Sunday (February 25) as THE ANGELS, ROSE TATTOO, SCREAMING JETS and others paid tribute to the late, great AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. More than 10,000 black T-shirt-...

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ERIC SINGER Reports On ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP Battle Of The Bands; Photos Available

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) has posted the following message on his official web site: "Last night [Feb. 19] I was asked to be a judge for the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp held in Los Angeles at the House of Blues. This was my first time attending such an event. Bruce Kulick (KISS, ...

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Ex-VINNIE VINCENT INVASION Singer: 'VINNIE Has Never Done Any Dope'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with former JOURNEY/VINNIE VINCENT INVASION singer Robert Fleischman. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: I remember hearing you on the VINNIE VINCENT INVASION album. I thought you could not do metal bu...

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MEMORY GARDEN To Film 'Carnage Carnival' Video In March

MEMORY GARDEN, the Sweden-based band featuring former ABSKTRAKT ALGEBRA guitarist Simon Johansson, will film a video for the title track of their new album, "Carnage Carnival", in early March with director Owe Lingwall of Village Road Film. "Carnage Carnival" is scheduled for release later in the ye...

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BROWN BRIGADE Putting Finishing Touches On 'Good, Raw Metal Album'

Former SUM 41 and current BROWN BRIGADE guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh has posted the following message on the BROWN BRIGADE MySpace page: "I'm sitting here writing as Vaughn [Lal, Dave's cousin] finishes bass on 'Last Rites'. Our album nears completion. Can't wait for the finished product. A goo...

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UFO Drummer Forced To Sit Out Tour; DIO's SIMON WRIGHT Steps In

Legendary hard rockers UFO have issued the following update: "We are very sorry to announce that last Wednesday Andy Parker [drums] broke his ankle by slipping on a wet floor. After two hospital appointments Andy had surgery today and now has a plate and some screws in his ankle. Needless to say, he...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Reports On NAMM, South American Tour

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Myself and Daniel Erlandsson [drums] traveled to sunny California last month and spent a few days at the NAMM convention. We had a wail of time hanging out and doing the NAMM thing! "So I met a lot...