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REVAMP, THEATRES DES VAMPIRES, SARAH JEZEBEL DEVA Confirmed For FEMME METAL FESTIVAL
The full lineup has been confirmed for the second edition of the Femme Metal Festival, which is scheduled to take place on the Bank Holiday weekend of May 29-30, 2011 at The Asylum venue in Birmingham, England. All profits will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. The festival billing is as follo...April 1, 2011
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VINCE NEIL Invites You To 15th Annual 'Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament'
MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil cordially invites you to join him for the 15th annual Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament, which will take place on Saturday, May 7 at Lost Canyons Golf Club in Simi Valley, California. All of the proceeds from the event will again benefit Neil's Skylar Neil Foundation...March 31, 2011
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BEHEMOTH Frontman Talks About His Battle With Leukemia
Revolver magazine is hosting the first part of an in-depth interview with guitarist/vocalist Adam "Negal "Darski of Polish extreme metal veterans BEHEMOTH. In it, he talks about his battle with leukemia, his current health status, and everything he went through. A couple of excerpts follow below. Re...March 31, 2011
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SCORPIONS Perform At MIKHAIL GORBACHEV's Birthday Party; Video Available
According to The New Age, German hard rock legends SCORPIONS played their global hit "Wind of Change", which captured the spirit of the times as the communist bloc fell apart, at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday at a charity gala event in London on Wednesday. A host of stars fr...March 31, 2011
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DISFEAR Bassist Dies
Longtime DISFEAR bassist Henrik Frykman passed away last week after a battle with cancer. The surviving members of the band — Björn Pettersson, Marcus Andersson, Ulf Cederlund and Tomas Lindberg — have released the the following statement regarding the matter: "It is with heavy hearts we inform you...March 30, 2011
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KING KOBRA Records RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Song
"Monsters And Heroes", a brand new song from the reunited KING KOBRA, is available for download at this location. Proceeds from the track will be donated to Ronnie James Dio's Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. "It's an awesome song," drummer Carmine Appice tells Classic Rock. "The song was originally...March 25, 2011
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3 INCHES OF BLOOD Named 'Metal Artist/Group Of The Year' At THE INDIES
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based metallers 3 INCHES OF BLOOD were honored in the "Metal Artist/Group Of The Year" category at the 11th annual Canadian Independent Music Awards, known as The Indies. Presented in association with Astral Radio and XM Satellite Radio, the awards were handed out...March 14, 2011
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IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, STONE SOUR Among 'Metal Hammer Golden Gods' Nominees
IRON MAIDEN, SLIPKNOT, SLAYER, STONE SOUR, DOWN and DIMMU BORGIR are among the nominees at this year's edition of the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, set to take place on Monday, June 13 in London, England. The nominees for the 2011 Golden Gods are: Best International Band: * AVENGED SEVENFOLD * DI...March 11, 2011
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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Claims He Cured Himself Of Cancer
According to The Pulse Of Radio, in Sammy Hagar's new memoir "Red: My Uncensored Life In Rock", which will be released on March 15, he talks frankly and candidly about his former partner, Eddie Van Halen. In the book, Hagar points out some of the more outlandish displays from Eddie in recent times,...March 10, 2011
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'Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund' Teams With Asian Elephant Art Project
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund has teamed with the Asian Elephant Art & Conservation Project (AEACP) to create one-of-a-kind guitars painted by the project's elephants in Thailand to raise money and awareness for both organizations. Wendy Dio, president and founder of Stand...March 8, 2011
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SIN CITY SINNERS Schedules Last-Minute Benefit Concert
On Friday, March 4, Las Vegas' favorite band SIN CITY SINNERS will host a last-minute benefit show to fight childhood cancer. The next day SINNERS manager Jason Green will shave his head in front of a live audience in solidarity with children who have cancer and typically lose their hair during trea...March 3, 2011
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OZZY OSBOURNE's Black Jumpsuit From BEST BUY Commercial Raises $2,500 For Charity
The futuristic-style black jumpsuits worn by Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber in their recent commercial for home electronics chain Best Buy raised more than $8,000 for the Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The space suits worn by the pair were put up for sale and w...March 3, 2011
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Greek Metal Musicians To Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO At Special Concert
ROCK'N'ROLL CHILDREN — featuring Greek metal musicians Yiannis Papanikolaou (vocals; ex-INNERWISH, ex-BATTLEROAR),Yiannis Tsimas (bass; DEXTER WARD),George Georgiou (keyboards; INNERWISH, FORTRESS, UNDER SIEGE),Nikos Anastasiadis (drums; DREAM WEAVER),Manolis Tsigkos (guitar; INNERWISH) — will p...March 1, 2011
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DON DOKKEN: 'I Would Love To Do One Last CD With The Original Members'
DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken has issued the following update: "We're starting to write a new CD now [that] my voice problems have been hopefully fixed [after recently undergoing surgery]. "It's been very frustrating not to be able to sing a hundred percent. "For all of you that blasted me about smokin...February 26, 2011
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LEMMY, RUDY SARZO Join GIRLSCHOOL On 'Emergency Haiti 2010' Charity Single
MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT),veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL and 25 young musicians from Cornwall's live youth music project Livewire are featured on the "Emergency Haiti 2010" charity single put togeth...February 26, 2011
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