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LILLIAN AXE: New Song Available For Download

"Ignite", a brand new song from New Orleans-based rockers LILLIAN AXE, is available for free download at this location. Audio samples of the other songs that appear on LILLIAN AXE's forthcoming album, "Sad Day On Planet Earth", are available on MelodicRock.com. "Sad Day On Planet Earth" will be rele...

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CRASHDIET Recruits JAILBAIT Singer

Swedish glam-rock band CRASHDIET has recruited Simme of the Stockholm act JAILBAIT as its new lead singer. A new demo track, "Caught In Despair", featuring the band's latest addition is available for streaming on the CRASHDIET MySpace page. CRASHDIET parted ways with its last vocalist, the Finland-b...

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SLAYER Frontman's Sister Dies Of Cancer

Anamaria Araya, the older sister of SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya, died on June 1 after a 13-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 55 years old. Says her daughter Andrea: "First of all, I would like to say thank you for your continued support and comforting words. I appreciate all of your tho...

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SPACE EATER Singer Dies In Fire; TV Report Available

Boško Radišic, the 28-year-old frontman of the Serbian thrash metal band SPACE EATER, and his 26-year-old sister died last night (June 2) when a fire broke out in their apartment building in Belgrade. According to media reports, the two fled their apartment at the sight of the fire and suffocated in...

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FORBIDDEN Performs In U.K. For First Time In 19 Years; Photos Available

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN played their entire 1990 album, "Twisted Into Form", on June 1, 2009 at the Camden Underworld in London, England. It was FORBIDDEN's first U.K. appearance in 19 years. Photos of the event can be found at RockersDigest.com. FORBIDDEN's setlist wa...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Talks 'Stay Hungry' Re-Release, 'Strangeland: Disciple' Movie

Jason Price of Icon Vs. Icon recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Icon Vs. Icon: This June you will be re-releasing "Stay Hungry" for its 25th anniversary. What can you tell us about the process of putting this re-r...

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FORBIDDEN: Pacifica Photos Posted Online

Photos of the May 22, 2009 concert by reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metallers FORBIDDEN at the Octopus Lounge in Pacifica, California can be found at this location (all photos by Alan Ralph). FORBIDDEN is performing its 1990 album "Twisted Into Form" in its entirety on the band's current Europe...

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Former DOKKEN, ADLER'S APPETITE, BATON ROUGE Members Added To LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Album

Sheldon Tarsha of TARSHA/ADLER'S APPETITE, Jeff Pilson of DOKKEN/FOREIGNER, Kelly Keeling of BATON ROUGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, Keri Kelli of ALICE COOPER and Harry Hess and Pete Lesperance of HAREM SCAREM have been added to to the list of guest musicians appearing on Christian rockers LIBERTY N'...

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THE CULT Singer: I Don't Want My Legacy To Be 'Sonic Temple'

In July, THE CULT will kick off an international tour on which the band will play its seminal, 1985 "Love" album from start to finish. The "Love" album is viewed by fans and worldwide media as THE CULT's pre-eminent release. From the immediately recognizable opening notes of "She Sells Sanctuary", t...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Performs At D1 Drift Racing Grand Prix; Video Available

For the second consecutive year, former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman performed the Japanese national anthem, "Kimi Ga Yo", at the D1 Drift Racing Grand Prix on May 23. Marty is the first foreign musician to play the anthem at a major sporting event in Japanese history. This time, after his perf...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman: 'Heavy Metal Itself, I Always Call It The Cockroach Of Rock 'N' Roll'

Chris Kaltenbach of BaltimoreSun.com recently conducted an interview with TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the popularity of '80s metal: "Heavy metal itself, I always call it the cockroach of rock 'n' roll. It thrives in the corners and cracks."...

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SINNER Reissues Detailed

Metal Mind Productions has set a July 6 European release date (August 11 in North America via MVD) for the reissues of three albums from German metallers SINNER — "Judgement Day" (1997),"The Nature of Evil" (1998) and "There Will Be Execution" (2003). The reisues will be digitally remastered using...

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LED ZEPPELIN Drummer JOHN BONHAM's Chinese Gong To Be Sold At Auction

James Cartledge of U.K.'s Birmingham Mail reports that a brass Chinese gong once owned and used by LED ZEPPELIN legend John Bonham is expected to bring in up to £76,000 (approximately $121,000) at an auction in America. The gong, which features two painted Chinese characters, has been put up for sal...

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DEVILDRIVER Bassist Says 'Villains' Is 'Without A Doubt' Band's Finest Album To Date

Santa Barbara, California's DEVILDRIVER will release its fourth full-length album, "Pray For Villains", on July 14 via Roadrunner Records. The effort — which will also be made available as a special-edition CD/DVD package featuring three bonus tracks, a behind-the-scenes DVD and expanded artwork — w...

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TWISTED SISTER Members Perform With 'The Paul Green School Of Rock'; Video Available

Video footage of TWISTED SISTER members Dee Snider (vocals) and Mark "The Animal" Mendoza (bass) performing the TS classics "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" with The Paul Green School of Rock Music - Melville Campus "B" Team at Lighthouse Harley Davidson in Huntington, New York on Saturd...