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HANOI ROCKS To Utilize Session Drummer For Finnish Gig
HANOI ROCKS will be utilizing the services of "super fusion mega drummer" Gary Bitter for their December 26 gig in Seinäjoki, Finland. The band's regular drummer, Kari "Lacu" Lahtinen, "will be back for next year's adventures," according to a posting on the band's web site. HANOI ROCKS are currently...December 23, 2005
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More Musicians Pick Best Albums Of 2005
Roadrunner Records has posted a list of some of their artists' picks for the best albums of 2005. Check it out below: Acey Slade (MURDERDOLLS): 01. CHELSEA SMILES - Easy Ride EP 02. LARS FREDERICKSON AND THE BASTARDS - Viking 03. TURBONEGRO - Party Animals 04. SOCIAL DISTORTION - Sex, Love and Rock...December 19, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist: Next CD Will Be 'As Loud, Raw And Live As Possible'
Despite the fact that their latest studio album, "Another Hostile Takeover", has just been released via the U.K.'s Demolition Records, Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have already commenced the songwriting process for their next CD. The band's guitarist, Andy McCoy, has written eight new t...December 12, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS: Swedish In-Store Signing Sessions Announced
HANOI ROCKS have lined up the following in-store signing sessions in Sweden: Dec. 11 – Göteborg at CD Specialisten (Kungsgatan) at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 – Stockholm at Sound Pollution Record Store (Stora Nygatan, Gamla Stan) at 5 p.m. Remaining HANOI ROCKS tour dates: Dec. 10 – Malmö, SWE @ KB Dec. 11 – Gö...December 10, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH's IOMMI Out And About In London
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Tony was in London this week to attend a special evening for former IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr at the Hard Rock Café. Clive donated his drum kit from the Beast on the Road tour to the Hard ...December 7, 2005
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TODD YOUTH'S HEARTACHES: Former DANZIG, HANOI ROCKS, GLUECIFER Members Join Forces
TODD YOUTH'S HEARTACHES , the new project featuring Todd Youth (ex-MURPHY'S LAW, D-GENERATION, DANZIG, currently with THE CHELSEA SMILES) on guitar/vocals, Sami Yaffa (ex-HANOI ROCKS, JETBOY, DEMOLITION 23, currently in NEW YORK DOLLS) on bass, and Danny Young (GLUECIFER) on drums, are scheduled to...December 5, 2005
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Promoter: WATCHTOWER Have Not Been Invited To Play PROGPOWER USA Festival
Contrary to a statement made by WATCHTOWER guitarist Ron Jarzombek during a recent interview with San Antonio Rocks, legendary progressive metal band WATCHTOWER "have not been extended an invitation" to perform at ProgPower USA in 2006, the festival's promoter Glenn Harveston told BLABBERMOUTH.NET....December 4, 2005
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WATCHTOWER Guitarist: I Regret Not Auditioning For MEGADETH
San Antonio Rocks recently conducted an interview with guitar shredder Ron Jarzombek (SPASTIC INK, WATCHTOWER). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: San Antonio Rocks: Ron, you have been in many bands and projects in the last 20 years. If you had to do it all over again what would you change?...December 4, 2005
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SAMMY HAGAR Tribute CD Coming Next Summer
Versailles Records has announced plans to release a tribute CD to Sammy Hagar next summer. Entitled "Three Lock Box: A Millennium Tribute to Sammy Hagar", the collection will feature contributions from current and/or former members of POISON, HANOI ROCKS, SKID ROW, LILLIAN AXE, DIO and SAIGON KICK,...December 4, 2005
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Report: 'DIMEBAG' DARRELL's Guitar Work Made A Mark On Metal
Tim Brouk of Indiana's Journal and Courier Online has issued the following report: Thursday [Dec. 8] will mark the one-year anniversary of one of the most shocking moments in rock 'n' roll history. On a cold night in Columbus, Ohio, the new heavy metal band DAMAGEPLAN was launching into its first ea...December 4, 2005
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SLIPKNOT Frontman Escapes with 'Star Wars'
StarWars.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: "My first 'Star Wars' memory took place in a drive-in. There was a double feature of 'Smokey and the Bandit' and 'A New Hope', so my first heroes were Darth Vader and Burt Rey...December 2, 2005
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GREEN CARNATION: Finnish Tour Report Posted Online
For the first time in GREEN CARNATION's history, the band visited neighboring country Finland in the last week of November. The trip included three regular concerts and an acoustic one. GREEN CARNATION singer Kjetil has issued the following tour report via the group's official web site: "Just back f...December 1, 2005
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KROKUS Rock Out In Russia
Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We were greeted in Moscow by the first snow of the year as we arrived outside this huge hotel opposite the old Kremlin. Trying to read the menu in Russian made us realise how helpless we were without our...November 27, 2005
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POISON Frontman Discusses Drive-By Shooting Incident
POISON frontman Bret Michaels called into Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday, November 25 to discuss the the incident Monday night (Nov. 21) when his tour bus was fired at in a drive-by shooting in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The following is Michaels...November 26, 2005
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WOLF HOFFMANN, ULI JON ROTH, MICHAEL SCHENKER To Team Up For G3-Style Tour?
ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann is in talks with Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS, ELECTRIC SUN) and Michael Schenker (MSG, ex-SCORPIONS, UFO) about joining forces for "an all-German G3"-type of tour, Hoffmann revealed during a recent interview with MetalEater.com. "I would just play instrumental songs and...November 18, 2005
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