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GEEZER BUTLER Says It Has Been 'Really Hard' Re-Learning DIO-Era BLACK SABBATH Songs

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN AND HELL bassist Geezer Butler. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: When did you first hear about [the possibility of a HEAVEN AND HELL tour]? Geezer: I knew that Tony [Iommi] met...

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SABBAT: Remastered Early Albums Due In March

Sanctuary Records has set a March 26 U.K. release date for reissues of two classic SABBAT albums: "History of a Time to Come" (1988) and "Dreamweaver" (1989). The remastered CDs contain audio recordings from the band's 1990 concert in East Berlin, which was previously released as the official "The E...

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GUNS N' ROSES, EVANESCENCE To Perform At South Africa's MY COKE FEST

According to 5FM.co.za, GUNS N' ROSES, EVANESCENCE and HOOBASTANK will perform at this year's My Coke Fest, set to take place in late April/early May in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. This exciting music festival kicks off in Johannesburg on Friday, April 27 at the New Market Racecourse,...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: Feedback On New Album Has Been 'Absolutely Tremendous'

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has issued the following update: "The feedback on [the new PAIN OF SALVATION album] 'Scarsick' so far has been absolutely tremendous. The album has rendered more press and good reviews than any of the previous PAIN OF SALVATION albums, and stirred a lot of discussion. Some...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Issues Post-NAMM Update

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon has posted the following message on the group's MySpace page: "Well, it's been a week since NAMM [National Association of Music Merchants, Jan 18-21 in Anaheim, California]. It's taken awhile to digest that whole experience. There is so much to see, and if you...

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QUIET RIOT: 'Rockline' Performance Available For Download

QUIET RIOT's four-song performance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", recorded on January 10, 2007 at the "Rockline" studios in Los Angeles, California, has been made available for download at this location. The tracks played were as follows: 01. Free (4:10) 02. South of Heaven (6:0...

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RHINO BUCKET: New Live Video Posted Online

A video clip of RHINO BUCKET playing the song "Welcome to Hell" on January 20, 2007 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California has been posted online at this location. RHINO BUCKET recently announced the departure of drummer Jackie Enx. According to a press release, "the parting of ways was by mutua...

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QUIET RIOT Frontman On Ex-Bassist RUDY SARZO: 'The Less Said About Him The Better'

QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin Dubrow has revealed that bad interpersonal relationships were largely to blame for the breakup of the band's classic lineup. In an interview with "The Classic Metal Show" (which can be heard at this location),DuBrow lashes out at QUIET RIOT's former bassist Rudy Sarzo (als...

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QUIET RIOT Frontman: 'People Just Expect Us To Be Old And Sh*tty With No Energy'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently interviewed QUIET RIOT frontman Kevin DuBrow. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: Are you ashamed of any performance on an album in your career? Kevin: "Condition Critical". I think "Metal Heath" is a great record for the time and I...

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IN SLUMBER Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Austrian death metallers IN SLUMBER, who feature in their ranks vocalist Wolfgang Rothbauer (THIRDMOON, EISBLUT),have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The group's sophomore album, "Scars: Incomplete", is scheduled for release on March 23. Formed in 2002, IN SLUMBER recorded its debut CD "Stillbo...

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QUIET RIOT Guitarist Schedules NAMM Appearance

QUIET RIOT guitarist Alex Grossi will appear at Paul Reed Smith Guitars NAMM booth on Saturday, January 20 at 1:00 p.m. as part a press conference to be held by company founder Paul Reed Smith himself. The conference will include the debut of many of Paul Reed Smith's new models for 2007, as well as...

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CATARACT Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Swiss metalcore band CATARACT has parted ways with guitarist Simon Fullemann. "We've had several discussions between different members about our future concerning music, shape, form and structure of CATARACT and, of course, the year lying ahead," the group writes in a statement. "And, after a final...

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'Metal Universe' Show To Launch This Month

Beginning January 26, British rock/metal radio station ARfm will launch a new metal show, described by DJ Niel, who with DJ Simon will host "Metal Universe", as "featuring many different genres of music from power metal right through to death and black metal, while featuring new unsigned bands as we...

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PAIN OF SALVATION: Temporary Bassist Announced

Sweden's PAIN OF SALVATION has recruited bassist Simon Andersson (BOSSON, OUTSHINE) as a "temporary tour member" following the departure of Kristoffer Gildenlöw (younger brother of PAIN OF SALVATION frontman Daniel Gildenlöw) early last year. A permanent replacement for Kristoffer is not expected to...

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Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist To Perform Tracks From Solo Album At Sherman Oaks Gig

According to All About Jazz, former OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Phil Soussan and friends will perform tracks from Phil's recent release "Vibrate" at Cafe Cordial in Sherman Oaks, CA on January 10, 2007 at 9:00 p.m. Cafe Cordial is located at 14015 Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks (Tel: 818-789-1985). Soussan'...