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Former BRITNY FOX Frontman 'DIZZY' DEAN DAVIDSON Is Back

Former BRITNY FOX frontman "Dizzy" Dean Davidson will release a new studio album, entitled "Sermons Of The American Tabloid", in late 2009/early 2010 via Greenplanet Records. Produced by Dizzy Dean, engineered by Phil Nicolo and mastered by Bob Ludwig, the CD features the following recording lineup:...

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METALLICA: 'All That Matters' Biography Coming In October

A new METALLICA biography, "All That Matters", is scheduled for release in October via Plexus Publishing. Written by Paul Stenning, the 320-book is "the first all-access biography to detail [METALLICA's] entire history from early childhood through to the present day based on exclusive interviews wit...

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Death... The Brutal Way

Anyone who came up in the early 1990s death metal scene and was paying attention knows the place of honor that ASPHYX hold. "The Rack" stands alongside "Left Hand Path", "Cause of Death" and a select few other indisputably classic band- and genre-defining albums. These groups took what was thought t...

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Magrudergrind

"Destruction of eardrums / creation of tonal sores / aural death and anti-sound / the protocols of the harshest noise / the sound of noise ascending through your skull." By god, I think we've found a set of lyrics (from "The Protocols of Anti-Sound") that encapsulates the damage that will be inflict...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Schedules Solo Dates

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has scheduled the following dates in September: Sep. 18 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ Sep. 19 - Flushing Library - Flushing, NY Drummer John Macaluso (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ARK, TNT) will join Caffery for both shows. Caffery's latest solo album,...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says There Are 'Rumors' Of A SLAYER/MEGADETH U.S. Tour

Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience conducted a short interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at the Camden, New Jersey stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on August 7, 2009. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock N Roll Experience: With a lot of the '80s ...

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FIREWIND's KATSIONIS To Guest On GUS DRAX's Solo Album

Keyboardist/guitarist Bob Katsionis (FIREWIND, OUTLOUD) will record all the keyboards for the upcoming album from 21-year-old Greek guitarist Gus Drax (BIOMECHANICAL). Gus says, "Bob already started working on the songs and the results are brilliant!" As previously reported, Steve Smyth (FORBIDDEN,...

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ERIC SINGER, ALEX HOLZWARTH To Appear On New AVANTASIA Album

Acclaimed drummers Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER, BLACK SABBATH) and Alex Holzwarth (RHAPSODY OF FIRE, ANGRA, SIEGES EVEN) will both appear on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "Eric has played on many tracks [for the upcoming AVANTASIA...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Pro-Shot Footage From U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival Available

Professionally filmed video footage of Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) performing the BEYOND FEAR track "Scream Machine" on June 13, 2009 at this year's Download festival at Donington Park, United Kingdom can be viewed below. Owens recently wrapped up...

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ROB ZOMBIE To Guest On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Rocker-turned-writer-producer-director Rob Zombie will be interviewed on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Tuesday, August 25 episode (which will actually air the morning of Wednesday, August 26 beginning at 12:05 a.m.). Following the success of Rob Zombie's initial reinvention of John Carpenter'...

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EDGUY Frontman Discusses Forthcoming AVANTASIA Album

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's official web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the singer/songwriter about the forthcoming album from his AVANTASIA project. The question-and-answer session follows below. Q: Tobias, how are things going in the studio? Sammet: I am pretty damn busy,...

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ACE FREHLEY: 'Writing Comes To Me Real Easy These Days'

Magnet magazine recently conducted an interview with original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Magnet: Your last solo record, "Trouble Walking", came out 20 years ago. Why so long between albums? Frehley: A lot has happened! [Laughs] The main reason was I ended...

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Former KORN Guitarist Schedules More Solo Tour Dates

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch is set to launch the second leg of his first-ever solo U.S. tour in support of his debut album, "Save Me From Myself", which was released in September 2008 on his Driven Music Group label. With a new band at his side — Scott Von Heldt (guitar),Ralph Patlan ....

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How Millions Of AC/DC Fans Sparked A Global Cultural Institution

The 27th installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast features a discussion between host Bob Nalbandian, regular contributor Ed Rivadavia and "Beyond Thunder" filmmakers Kurt Squiers and Gregg Ferguson. "Beyond Thunder" is a documentary attempting to answer the question of how millions of...

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POWERMAN 5000: New Album Title Revealed

POWERMAN 5000 has set "Somewhere On The Other Side Of Nowhere" as the title of its new album, due on October 6. Three songs from the CD — "Timebomb", "Make Us Insane" and "Show Me What You Got" — can be streamed below. POWERMAN 5000 were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show .....