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OTEP Frontwoman: 'Most People Don't Pay Attention To The Fact That I Like Girls'

Larry Nichols of Philadelphia Gay News recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. "There's an old saying that labels are for soup cans," Shamaya said about the band's supposed association with nu-metal. "We're more of a fusion band. That's one of the things I wanted to accomp...

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DEVILDRIVER Frontman: 'We Don't Follow Or Sound Like Anything Else'

Steve Bell of Australia's Time Off magazine recently conducted an interview with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On being renowned globally in metal circles for both their intense live shows and their willingness to write songs combining hooks and melodies...

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BENEDICTUM Singer To Guest On 'The Wake Up Dead Morning Show' Today

Vocalist Veronica Freeman of the San Diego, California-based metallers BENEDICTUM will guest on the "The Wake Up Dead Morning Show" today (Saturday, November 17) at 10:00 a.m. EST. The interview will air live on www.HardRockRadioLive.com. BENEDICTUM will release its sophomore album, "Seasons of Trag...

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VELVET REVOLVER: We Don't Understand Why We've Been Denied Japanese Visas

VELVET REVOLVER has been forced to cancel its four scheduled concerts in Japan as immigration officials there have denied the band's request for visas. According to concert promoter Creativeman Productions Co., Ltd., "the members of VELVET REVOLVER were looking forward to their tour of Japan — a ser...

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BILLY SHEEHAN, REB BEACH, BERNIE TORME Featured On CARINA LIROLA Album

Bassist Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, TALAS, STEVE VAI),guitarists Bernie Torme (OZZY OSBOURNE, GILLAN) and Reb Beach (WHITESNAKE, WINGER, DOKKEN, NIGHT RANGER),drummer Patrick Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and keyboardist Jens Johansson (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, STRATOVARIUS) are among the musi...

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DESTRUCTOR Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival

Cleveland thrash metal legends DESTRUCTOR have been confirmed for next summer's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. "The opportunity of a lifetime", says DESTRUCTOR lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Overkill. "The band is very excited and looking forwa...

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BENEDICTUM: 'Seasons Of Tragedy' Cover Artwork Revealed

San Diego, California-based, female-fronted metallers BENEDICTUM will release their sophomore album, "Seasons of Tragedy", in Europe on January 11, 2008 via Locomotive Records (March 4 in the U.S.). The follow-up to 2006's "Uncreation" will contain 10 original songs plus a cover version of the ACCEP...

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MANDY LION On Internet 'Mud-Slingers', Dog Fighting And DON ARDEN

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "As most of you know, every now and then I will answer the most asked and some of the more interesting questions here instead of answering individually. Unfortunately MySpace only allows for 800 e-mail...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We Don't Agree On Everything, But In The Long Run, That Makes For Great Songs'

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein. Houston Chronicle: Did you find it difficult to get everybody together? Kirk: No, it's something we've discussed. We wanted DOWN to be a type of band that we could grow old with. And we really...

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KINGDOM COME: Russian Dates Announced

Veteran German hard rockers KINGDOM COME have confirmed the following dates in Russia: Nov. 26 - Khabarovsk, Russia - Muzcomedy Theater Nov. 27 - Vladivostok, Russia - Fesko Hall Nov. 29 - Petropavlosk, Russia - Kamchatsky / Dom Officierov Dec. 01 - Moscow, Russia - Apelsin Dec. 02 - St. Petersburg,...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: 'I Don't Know Who Started The Rumor I Hated The Press'

Nathan Bevan of Icwales.icnetwork.co.uk reports: “The trick about interviewing Lemmy," a friend warned me, “is to get him after he's recovered from last night's hangover and just before he starts working on tomorrow's.” Apparently, the notoriously hard-boozing MOTÖRHEAD singer hates interviews. Just...

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NIKKI SIXX: I Don't Want To Stand On A Soapbox And Tell People, 'Don't Drink, Don't Use Drugs'

Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The A.V. Club: Do you have any regrets when you look at the book now, like not being able to enjoy CRÜE's success at its zenith? Nikki Sixx: We had ...

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GEORGE LYNCH Teams Up With Ex-BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Singer In SOULS OF WE

Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has teamed up with former BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION frontman London LeGrand in a brand new band called SOULS OF WE. The group has spent the last three years (on and off) working on its debut album, entitled "Let the Truth Be Known". More information w...

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Influential Metal Journalist BOB MULDOWNEY Dies At 44

Influential heavy metal journalist Bob Muldowney died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). He was 44 years old. Muldowney was best known for his fanzine/magazine Kick*Ass which helped expose, support and feature such bands as RAVEN, MOTÖRHEAD, VENOM, THE...

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BOBBY JARZOMBEK Records With GEORGE LYNCH, Prepares For FATES WARNING Tour

Drummer Bobby Jarzombek (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, ex-ICED EARTH) has issued the following update: "We had our final FATES WARNING rehearsal in L.A. over the weekend and are getting read to jet over to Europe for a couple of weeks. The lineup is the same that did the Evolution Fest earlier this summe...