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VELVET REVOLVER Manager Says Band 'Asked' To Be Released From RCA

The following press release has been issued by VELVET REVOLVER's publicist: Finding the new lead singer for VELVET REVOLVER is a formidable task, and the remaining members knew this would be the case when they dismissed their former singer, Scott Weiland. So in June 2008, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt S...

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Chinese Democracy

After 17 years, six producers, enough musicians to start four new bands, an army of assistants, a bailout-sized budget and who knows how much actual recording time and hard drive space, "Chinese Democracy" has finally arrived. And of course the question is: what is worth it? Was it worth the wait, t...

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SLASH's Forthcoming Solo Album To Feature OZZY OSBOURNE, FERGIE

The Rockerrazzi web site recently conducted an interview with Perla Hudson, the wife of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (real name: Saul Hudson). During the chat, Perla revealed that Slash's forthcoming album will feature a plethora of special guests, including Ozzy...

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AXL ROSE Biographer: 'Democracy' Is 'An Over-Reaching, Self-Pitying Piece Of Inspired Lunacy'

British rock journalist Mick Wall, who released a biography of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose, "W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose", in February 2008, has posted the following message on his blog: "Seeing as people keep asking: yeah, I think [GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new albu...

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SCOTT WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER Split, STP's Future

Gary Graff of Reuters/Billboard recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Q: What did happen with VELVET REVOLVER? Weiland: I had already talked to (guitarist) Slash and said there was going to be an STP...

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HINDER Says GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Sounds 'Too Artsy' And 'Overproduced'

Oklahoma hard rockers HINDER recently spoke to MTV News about GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", which is due for release on November 23. "We've heard some of the earlier stuff that's leaked, and the single, and I was just kind of like, 'Eh,' " frontman Austin Winkler said....

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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Confirms RCA Split

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported on November 14, VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has now confirmed that the band has parted ways with RCA Records (a Sony BMG label),the record company that released the group's first two full-length albums. According to a posting on Slash's official fan site, "whi...

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SLASH Performs At LES PAUL Tribute Concert; Video Available

According to The Plain Dealer, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash was on hand Saturday night (November 15) at Cleveland's Playhouse Square's State Theatre for a salute to Les Paul, the original guitar hero. The guest of honor forever changed the sound of popular music w...

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SLASH, Wife Speak Out Against Proposition 8; Video Available

A short video clip of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (born Saul Hudson) and his wife Perla Hudson speaking out against Proposition 8 can be viewed below. Proposition 8 was a California State ballot proposition that amended the state Constitution to restrict the defi...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist IZZY STRADLIN Is A Fan Of 'Chinese Democracy'

According to The Pulse of Radio, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin hasn't heard all of the band's new album, "Chinese Democracy", but he likes what he has heard. Stradlin, who quit the group in 1991, told Punk.bz, "I have listened to some tracks off the record and I enjoyed them." As for...

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VELVET REVOLVER Dropped by RCA/SONY BMG

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received word from a reliable source that RCA Records (a Sony BMG label) has dropped VELVET REVOLVER, the band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. VELVET REVOLVER released two full-length albums through RCA/Sony BMG — 2004's "Contraband", w...

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MOTÖRHEAD: Special LEMMY Limited-Edition Shirt Available

Filmmakers Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski have been working hard on a documentary about legendary MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and are offering a shirt as a special, limited-edition release to celebrate this long-overdue film. Lemmy himself designed the shirt. A portion of the sale of eac...

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Lawyer: GUNS N' ROSES Uploader To Walk

David Kravets of Wired.com reports that the lawyer for Kevin Cogill, the Los Angeles man charged with uploading nine unreleased GUNS N' ROSES tracks from the upcoming "Chinese Democracy" album, said Thursday his client's plea deal with prosecutors does not require any prison time. "We're looking at...

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OPETH Frontman Checks In

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Well, the North American tour went great; in fact, I think it was one of my favourite tours ever! BARONESS were great guys and a great band, and HIGH ON FIRE...well, I love those guys. Pike was like my b...

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MACHINE HEAD's PHIL DEMMEL On 'Chinese Democracy', 'Death Magnetic' And Loss Of His Father

Mia Timpano, a metal writer and broadcaster from Melbourne, Australia, recently conducted a backstage interview with MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel. The 18-minute chat, which originally aired on the Melbourne radio station 3RRR 102.7 FM, can be streamed and/or downloaded as an MP3 audio file at...