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MEKONG DELTA Drummer Comments On STRATOVARIUS Gig

Alex Landenburg (pictured below; AT VANCE, ANNIHILATOR, MEKONG DELTA) has commented on his new gig as the stand-in drummer for STRATOVARIUS after the band's regular drummer, Jörg Michael, was diagnosed with cancer and had his entire thyroid removed. "I will be stepping in for Jörg Michael on the fir...

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VINCE NEIL Talks MÖTLEY CRÜE/POISON Tour, 'Skating With The Stars' Gig (Audio)

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was interviewed this past Friday's (November 19) episode of "Elliot In The Morning", a morning radio talk show hosted by DJ Elliot Segal. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. When asked about POISON singer Bret Michaels' recent onstage claim that PO...

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WASTEFALL Is Back!

Two years after announcing their split, Greek progressive metallers WASTEFALL have reformed. The band states, "We are more than glad to announce that Domenik [Papaemmanouil; vocals, guitar, keyboards] returned from exile and Alex [Katsiyiannis, guitar] decided to abandon his haven. The only differen...

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AC/DC, OZZY OSBOURNE, RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES On List Of '80s' Greatest Riffs

According to The Pulse of Radio, Gibson.com has compiled a list of the 10 greatest guitar riffs of the Eighties, or as the site put it, the 10 riffs "we deem the most totally awesome of the (decade)." Included on the list are riffs from acts like RUSH, GUNS N' ROSES, JUDAS PRIEST ...

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NEURAXIS Members Discuss Forthcoming Album

In a recent interview with the Canadian metal radio program "The Great Black North", Rob Milley and Alex Leblanc of Montreal-based death metallers NEURAXIS spoke about their upcoming sixth studio album, "Asylon", which is scheduled for release in North America on February 15, 2011 via Prosthetic Rec...

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VAN HALEN Spokesperson Shoots Down Reports Of New Album And Tour In 2011

Larry Solters, the spokesman for VAN HALEN, has dismissed as "untrue" a report the MelodicRock.com web site that indicated that work on the first VAN HALEN album in more than 25 years with David Lee Roth on vocals was moving forward. The site reported earlier in the week that the band had tapped pro...

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MALIGNO Mixing New Album

Mexican doom rockers MALIGNO are currently mixing their third album, tentatively titled "TFD", in Los Angeles, California with American producer/engineer Billy Anderson (MELVINS, NEUROSIS, CATHEDRAL, SLEEP). The CD was recorded by MALIGNO at La Nave studios in Monterrey, Mexico and features collabor...

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STRATOVARIUS Drummer Diagnosed With Cancer

Swedish keyboardist Jens Johansson of multi-national melodic metallers STRATOVARIUS has issued the following update: "Dear STRATOVARIUS fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind. It's about our friend and [German] drummer Jörg Michael [STRATOVARIUS]. "Jörg...

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ADLER'S APPETITE In Pre-Production With CINDERELLA Drummer

ADLER'S APPETITE — the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler — will begin pre-production on its new album tomorrow (Thursday, November 18) with CINDERELLA drummer Fred Coury at the helm. An early 2011 release is expected. "Freddy and I have a lot of history together," says Adler. "He...

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LARS ULRICH 'Doesn't Take Any Prisoners On The Drums,' Says RAY DAVIES

The Pulse of Radio reports: Out now is Ray Davies' star-studded album of duets featuring over a dozen remakes of his KINKS classics, called "See My Friends - Ray Davies & Special Guests". Highlights on the set include his re-recording with Bruce Springsteen of the 1981 "Give The People What They...

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VAN HALEN Reportedly Taps Producer ROSS HOGARTH For New Album

According to Melodicrock.com, VAN HALEN's long-awaited new studio album is being produced by Ross Hogarth, who has previously worked with MÖTLEY CRÜE, COAL CHAMBER, FASTER PUSSYCAT and DEVILDRIVER, among others. Hogarth wrote in an early July online posting, "The record I just started ROCKS!!! [It]...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman Becomes A Lord

According to Music-News.com, Dani "Filth" Davey's CRADLE OF FILTH bandmates have presented the singer with the title Lord Filth to celebrate the fact that he is leading the race to be named one of the top 10 icons of the U.K.'s Suffolk county. "I'm looking into what my title allows, whether that's d...

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VINCE NEIL Rehearsing For 'Skating With The Stars'; New Photos Released

The first official photos of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's daily five-plus hours of rehearsals for ABC's upcoming "Skating With The Stars" show, which is described as "Dancing With The Stars" on ice (and comes from the same producers),can be found at LasVegasSun.com. "It's tough work," Vince rece...

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SINISTER: New Album Track Listing Revealed

Dutch death metallers SINISTER will release their new album, "Legacy of Ashes", on December 17 via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded at Soundlodge studios in Rhauderfehn, Germany with producer Jörg Uken (GOD DETHRONED, OBSCENITY). The band states, "Expect the most brutal and fast SINISTER album...

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ADVENT OF BEDLAM Signs With MICELI RECORDS

Costa Rica-based metallers ADVENT OF BEDLAM (formerly DECEMBER'S COLD WINTER) have inked a deal with the Dutch record label Miceli Records. A "new version" of the band's latest album, "Behold The Chaos", will be made available via Miceli in the near future. The CD was recorded at Cavan Studio with p...