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Guitarist DOUG ALDRICH Explains Why He's Not Happy With DIO's 'Holy Diver Live' Release

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with WHITESNAKE guitarist Doug Aldrich. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Isn't it true that David [Coverdale] had plans to bring John Sykes back in the band before you came in picture? Doug: I think he was ta...

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RHINO BUCKET Announces Temporary Drummer

Dusty Watson, who has played with SUPERSUCKERS, LITA FORD, and AGENT ORANGE, will sit behind the kit for RHINO BUCKET at their New Year's Eve Show in Austin, TX. RHINO BUCKET recently announced the departure of drummer Jackie Enx. According to a press release, "the parting of ways was by mutual agre...

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TNT Vocalist TONY MILLS Signs New Deal With Z RECORDS

Vocalist Tony Mills (TNT, ex-SHY) has signed a new deal with Z Records. Tony's new album will be a total AOR project which will please fans of his former band SHY and JOURNEY. Tony, who is currently in pre-production with TNT, commented: "Having worked with many writers this year, I have co-written...

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RHINO BUCKET Parts Ways With Drummer JACKIE ENX

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 announced the departure of drummer Jackie Enx. According to a press release, "the parting of ways was...

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ZIMMERS HOLE: 'All Fired Up And Going Strong'

ZIMMERS HOLE, the Vancouver-based project featuring guitarist Jed Simon and bassist Byron Stroud of STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, has begun writing material for a new CD, tentatively due in 2007. Jed recently issued the following update: "Things are good at Camp ZH... we're all fired up and going strong. I s...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman: 'I Don't See Why HALFORD Should Not Play Live Again'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Who was the brain thrust behind Metal God Entertainment? Rob: It was combination of myself and the HALFORD band manager John Baxte...

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DAYSEND Begins Recording Second Album

Sydney, Australia-based metallers DAYSEND are scheduled to leave for Victoria today to begin recording their second album at Back Beach Studios with producer DW Norton. "One month from now, we will have smashed out the drums, shredded the shit out of some strings and stripped the vocal chords bare,...

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RAMONES To Rock The Big Screen

Rory Rosegarten's Rosegarten Films has secured the rights to "I Slept with Joey Ramone", the only authorized biography of the late Joey Ramone, the lead singer of the seminal rock band the RAMONES, for a film on the legendary rocker's life. The book, written by Joey's brother Mickey Leigh along with...

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RHINO BUCKET To Be Featured In This Week's 'The Unit'

RHINO BUCKET's new song "Welcome to Hell" will now be included in next Tuesday's (Oct. 31) episode of "The Unit" on CBS at 9:00 p.m. (not Oct. 24, as previously announced). In other news, RHINO BUCKET will play a New Year's Eve show in Austin, Texas with BROKEN TEETH (featuring Jason McMaster of WAT...

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FEAR FACTORY: New Rehearsal Footage Posted Online

A video clip of FEAR FACTORY rehearsing the song "Crash Test" on October 23, 2006 in preparation for its current "Machines at War Tour" has been posted online at YouTube.com. FEAR FACTORY is continuing to promote its latest album, "Transgression", which was released in August 2005 through Calvin, an...

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RHINO BUCKET's 'Welcome To Hell' Featured In CBS' 'The Unit'

RHINO BUCKET's new song "Welcome to Hell" will be featured in tomorrow night's (Oct. 24) episode of "The Unit" on CBS at 9:00 p.m. RHINO BUCKET is 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 A...

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LED ZEPPELIN's 'Black Dog' Gets 'Encore' Treatment

James Reaney of London, Ontario, Canada's The London Free Press reports that LED ZEPPELIN's rock classic "Black Dog" has always deserved encore treatment — and tomorrow (Sunday, Oct. 22) it gets one. "Hearing a 65-piece band playing LED ZEPPELIN is an experience," says Phil Murphy, conductor of the...

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GRAHAM BONNET Announces New 'ALCATRAZZ' Project

Legendary hard rock vocalist Graham Bonnet's (RAINBOW, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) web site has been updated with the following message: "We know that there is already a rumor about ALCATRAZZ circulating on the internet. Yes, we have to admit that there is a project to form new...

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FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Giving Away Tickets To Private Performance

FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers is giving away 50 pairs of free tickets to his private performance at G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology) in Hollywood, California on Thursday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m. To win a pair of free tickets, just write to [email protected]. Write "G.I.T. TICKET...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Talks About War In Iraq, Being Friends With OZZY, Legalizing Heroin

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: I really think "Sword of Glory" [off the new album, "Kiss of Death"] is a strong track. Lemmy: We will be doing that on stage soo...