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Former MSG Singer ROBIN MCAULEY Joins SURVIVOR

Former MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) frontman Robin McAuley has replaced Jim Jamison as the new lead vocalist for SURVIVOR. Jamison first joined the band in 1984 after original lead singer Dave Bickler encountered voice problems before a tour supporting the band's "Caught In The Game" album. Bickler...

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GUNS N' ROSES Drummer Welcomes Baby Daughter

GUNS N' ROSES drummer Brain (a.k.a. Bryan Mantia) and his wife welcomed a baby daughter on July 4. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES were forced to postpone their June 21 show in Zurich, Switzerland at the Hallenstadion so that Brain could return to San Francisco earlier than scheduled to be wit...

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GOREFEST: European Festival Report

Guitarist Frank Harthoorn of the reunited Dutch metallers GOREFEST has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We'd been asked to fill in for DEICIDE on the Nummirock festival in Finland two weeks ago, an invite we gladly accepted since we'd never been there before. Nummirock...

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UFO Guitarist To Guest On SANTANA Tribute Album

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has posted the following message on his official web site: "The new UFO album will be released at the end of September [September 26 in North America]. It's called 'The Monkey Puzzle' and will be out on SPV. We'll be doing a series of shows in July and August and then ...

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Lords of Depravity, Part I

If you care anything about the history of thrash metal and of one of the genre's most important bands, then take the time to watch this double-disc set. Time spent watching the 180-minute documentary disc ("Historical Depravity") and the 22-song live disc ("Live Depravity") will be time well spent....

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H.I.M. Frontman VILLE VALO: 'Touring In The States Is A Pain In The Ass'

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Live-Metal.net: You have had a slow build in the United States. As you have toured the U.S. for the past few years, how has touring changed you? Ville: "Well, to be brutally fra...

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THE ALIEN BLAKK Seeks Musicians For Upcoming Tour

THE ALIEN BLAKK — a predominantly instrumental project led by Boston-based guitarist Joshua Craig, with contributions from former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen — is seeking a basist and drummer to play the parts recorded by Ellefson and Nielsen on an up...

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ACCEPT: Video Footage From Greece's ROCKWAVE FESTIVAL Available For Download

Video footage of three complete songs — "Starlight", "Living for Tonight" and "London Leatherboys" — from ACCEPT's performance at the Rockwave Festival in Greece in July 2005 has been made available for download at the ACCEPT fan site Joe Schlared's Accept Home Page. ACCEPT completed a 25th annivers...

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GUNS N' ROSES Schedule Turkish Date

GUNS N' ROSES have confirmed a headlining show at the Kuruçesme Arena in Istanbul, Turkey on July 12. GUNS N' ROSES performances over the past decade have been an extreme rarity and Rock Istanbul Org./Supernova Concerts, by arrangement with John Jackson at K2 Agency, have announced they will be excl...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Rock Am Ring Performance To Air On German TV

On August 11, German TV channel WDR will broadcast GUNS N' ROSES's show from the Rock Am Ring festival, which took place earlier this month in Nürburgring, Germany. The concert will air on the "Rockpalast" show on Friday, August 11 at 12:30 a.m. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES were forced to p...

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ACCEPT Bassist Launches Web Site For Music School

ACCEPT bassist Peter Baltes has launched a web site for his recently opened music school called the Rockfactory. Check it out at this location. According to a posting on the web site, "Rockfactory offers local guitar, bass, keyboard, drum, and vocal lessons in Newtown, PA. We also offer a KiddyRock...

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AXL ROSE With 'Leggy Blonde' At London Club: Photos Available

GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose was photographed outside Kabaret's Prophecy in London, England with a leggy blonde companion. Check out pictures from Intertopics. As previously reported, GUNS N' ROSES were forced to postpone last night's (June 21) show in Zurich, Switzerland at the Hallenstadion. The...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Zurich Show Postponed

GUNS N' ROSES have been forced to postpone tonight's (June 21) show in Zurich, Switzerland at the Hallenstadion. The band's drummer Brain (a.k.a. Brian Mantia) has had to return to San Francisco earlier than scheduled to be with his pregnant wife. The band have been travelling with understudy drumme...

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The Parallel Otherworld

By now, most folks are aware of EIDOLON brothers Glen (guitar) and Shawn (drums) Drover's positions as members of MEGADETH, an event that raised their status from respected Canadian creators of melodic power/thrash metal to world stage musicians. Said event is not the only thing that has changed in...

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OBITUARY Ready To 'Kick The Sh.t Out Of The Brits'

To put the U.K. at ease with regards to their upcoming appearance in London and the cancellation of their scheduled Jan. 8, 2006 performance at the Mean Fiddler in over "immigration issues," legendary death metallers OBITUARY have sent an e-mail to the folks at Arcane Promotions to let everyone know...