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CAMP FREDDY Announces Benefit Concert For Long-Time Tour Manager

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: New Audio Interview Available

Revolution-Music.dk conducted an interview with drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas and bassist Jason "Jay" James of the Welsh metal band BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE at this year's Roskilde Festival, which is being held July 3-6 in Roskilde, Denmark. Download the 14-minute audio file at this location (13 MB)...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Interviewed By Former MEGADETH Bassist; Video Available

Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, who currently works for Peavey Electronics (manufacturer of musical equipment, gear and accessories) as an artist relations representative, conducted an interview with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE vocalist/guitarist Matt Tuck during BULLET's recently completed Tast...

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UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival: More Bands Announced

More bands have been confirmed for this year's Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: Friday, December 5: Classic Rock Stage: LITMUS GLYDER BENEDICTUM BUDGIE THIN LIZZY DORO TIGERTAILZ M...

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ELEVEN's NATASHA SHNEIDER Dies Of Cancer

Bilboard.com reports that ELEVEN vocalist Natasha Shneider, who was also a one-time member of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, died today (July 2) of cancer. The age of artist, who was born in Moscow, is unknown. Shneider, her husband Alain Johannes and Jack Irons formed ELEVEN in 1990 following the latter'...

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Friends Pay Tribute To WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Legend MEL GALLEY

According to Telegraph.co.uk, friends in the music business have paid tribute to former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE guitarist Mel Galley, who succumbed to cancer of the oesophagus a month before he was scheduled to go on the road again with a new band. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cance...

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Former WHITESNAKE/TRAPEZE Guitarist MEL GALLEY Loses Battle With Cancer

Classic Rock magazine reports that Mel Galley, former guitarist of TRAPEZE and WHITESNAKE, has lost his battle with cancer of the oesophagus. In February, Galley announced that he was dying of cancer. Bravely, instead of wallowing in self-pity he made the most of the time he had left. "I have been v...

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INTO ETERNITY: Album Version Of 'Diagnosis Terminal' Track Posted Online

Canadian progressive metal titans INTO ETERNITY have posted the album version of their new track "Diagnosis Terminal" on their MySpace page. The song comes off the group's first conceptual offering, "The Incurable Tragedy", which will be released in North America on September 2 via Century Media Rec...

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CANCER BATS: New Video Interview With LIAM CORMIER Available

A video interview with vocalist Liam Cormier of Toronto's CANCER BATS conducted during the band's just-completed European tour can be viewed in six parts below (clips uploaded by YouTube user "KristiaanAsscheman"). CANCER BATS released its sophomore full-length album, "Hail Destroyer", last week via...

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VOIVOD's PIGGY Tribute At HEAVY MTL Festival; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of VOIVOD singer Denis "Snake" Belanger holding late guitarist's Denis "Piggy" D'Amour's signature axe and pointing it to the sky at the conclusion of the band's trimphant return to the stage on Sunday (June 22) in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Pa...

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VOIVOD Interviewed By MusiquePlus At HEAVY MTL; Video Available

Canada's pioneering metal band VOIVOD was interviewed by the Quebec music channel MusiquePlus on Sunday, June 22 ahead of the band's trimphant return to the stage in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat in two parts b...

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Former CANCER Frontman's LIQUID GRAVEYARD: Demo Details Revealed; Live Clip Available

LIQUID GRAVEYARD, the new band featuring former CANCER frontman John Walker, has completed work on a four-song demo, "Criministers", and is currently approaching record labels and seeking a producer/studio to record its debut album at the end of this year. Joining John Walker in LIQUID GRAVEYARD's c...

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THE AMENTA Begins Mixing New Album

Australia's extreme industrial metal collective THE AMENTA will enter The Vault Studios in Sydney, Australia this week to mix its latest release, "n0n", with longtime engineer Lachlan Mitchell (NAZXUL). Mastering for the album will take place at Studios 301 with Australia's premier mastering enginee...

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RADIO ONE DJ To Host Metal Hammer Stage At UK's HARD ROCK HELL II Festival

BBC Radio One DJ Daniel P Carter will host the Metal Hammer stage at this year's Hard Rock Hell II festival, set to take place December 5-7, 2008 at Prestatyn Sands, North Wales, UK. The Daniel P Carter stage promises to showcase the best new rock music around with sets from six up and coming ...

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VOIVOD: More Footage From HEAVY MTL Festival Available

Canada's pioneering metal band VOIVOD made its trimphant return to the stage on Sunday (June 22) in front of 22,500 fans as part of the Heavy MTL festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was joined by original bass player Jean-Yves Theriault ("Blacky") for the first time...