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Former FULL DEVIL JACKET Guitarist Dies
Mike Reaves, the former guitarist of the West Tennessee rock group FULL DEVIL JACKET, passed away on July 25 after battling cancer, according to The Jackson Sun. "Mike was one of the absolute funniest people you'd ever met," said Reaves' former bandmate Kevin Bebout. "He was just so great to work wi...July 27, 2011
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Rare, Signed Limited-Edition Portrait Of VINCE NEIL To Benefit 'Skylar Neil Foundation'
MTLEY CRE singer Vince Neil has issued the following update: "I am very excited to offer the ultimate collector's item for the ultimate cause. It's a signed, limited-edition portrait of me, by artist Todd Claydon. It comes matted in a cool leather-like, black pebble matt, is numbered and embossed wi...July 20, 2011
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BLACK 'N BLUE, HEMOPTYSIS Featured ON 'Heavy Metal' Magazine's 'Gates' Soundtrack
Heavy Metal magazine has announced the final artist lineup for its soundtrack to "Gates", titled "Volume 1 - Ascension", due on August 9. All net proceeds from the sale of the audio companion to the comic will benefit the Ronnie James Dio "Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund". Ronnie James Dio appeared o...July 14, 2011
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BRUTAL TRUTH: New Song Available For Streaming
"Addicted", a brand new song from the seminal grindcore/extreme metal outfit BRUTAL TRUTH, can be streamed below (courtesy of AOL's Noisecreep). The track comes off the band's new full-length album, "End Time", which will be released on September 27 in North America via Relapse Records. The CD was r...July 8, 2011
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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'I Just Didn't Want To Carry On At All With My Life'
Jens Lundell of Sweden's CriticalMass.se recently conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN and current WOLFSBANE singer Blaze Bayley. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. CriticalMass.se: Why didn't WOLFSBANE reunite after you left IRON MAIDEN? Blaze: I learned so much in IRON MAID...July 4, 2011
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TIGERTAILZ Members Talk About Return Of Drummer ACE FINCHUM (Video)
Amped conducted an interview with Kim Hooker and Jay Pepper of legendary Welsh shock rockers TIGERTAILZ this past Friday night (June 17). You can now watch the chat below. TIGERTAILZ has just announced the return of drummer Ace Finchum to the band. The addition of Ace, who last played with TIGERTAIL...June 19, 2011
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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL To Perform At Dutch Benefit Concert
DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) the band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza will perform at Peetfest, a benefit concert set to take place June 24 at the legendary Scum club in Katwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear are supports acts ET...June 18, 2011
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TIGERTAILZ Rejoined By Drummer ACE FINCHUM
Legendary Welsh shock rockers TIGERTAILZ have announced the return of drummer Ace Finchum to the band. The addition of Ace, who last played with TIGERTAILZ in the early 1990s, reunites all surviving members of the group's "classic" lineup. TIGERTAILZ members Kim Hooker and Jay Pepper will be at the...June 17, 2011
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STONE SOUR: Audio Sample Of Previously Unreleased Song
An audio sample of a previously unreleased STONE SOUR track called "The Pessimist" can be streamed at iTunes. The song appears on the iTunes deluxe edition of the album to the hotly anticipated motion picture "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" the third film in the Oscar-nominated summer blockbuster "...June 17, 2011
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SIMON WRIGHT On DIO DISCIPLES: 'We're Doing This For All Of The Right Reasons'
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with drummer Simon Wright about DIO DISCIPLES, the new project featuring former DIO members Wright, Craig Goldy (guitar) and Scott Warren (keyboards) alongside bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, WHITE LION) and s...June 15, 2011
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Label To 'Vigorously Defend' Itself In JOAN JETT's Lawsuit Over RUNAWAYS Tribute
Main Man Records has issued the following statement in response to the press reports that Joan Jett and her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Cherie Currie have filed a lawsuit to try to stop the June 28 release of the RUNAWAYS tribute album "Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Queens Of Noise": ...June 10, 2011
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GIRLSCHOOL Pulls Out Of North American Tour With DIAMOND HEAD
Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have pulled out of the previously announced North American tour with DIAMOND HEAD and HOLY RAGE (featuring original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins). The trek was scheduled to take place in late August/early September and was expected to include dates i...June 9, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE Calls Dying Teen
According to KTLA, legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne placed a call to a cancer-stricken teenager on Tuesday, saying he plans to fulfill the teen's one last wish and visit him at his home in Arleta, California. Osbourne made the call one day after KTLA aired a story about the 14-year-old boy...June 7, 2011
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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Tour Documentary Teaser
Filmmaker Tom MacLeod accompanied and documented Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD on their recent tour with CANCER BATS, but he needs your help. Tom has set out to raise $6,000 to fund the project and is asking for any donations possible. Said Tom MacLeod: "This...June 7, 2011
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COREY TAYLOR Says He Will Begin Work On Next STONE SOUR Album Later This Year
SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was interviewed at the first-ever Carolina Rebellion festival, which was held on Saturday, May 7 at Metrolina Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. When asked about his plans for the foreseeable future, Taylor said, "We're talking about doing another STONE SOUR a...June 3, 2011
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