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ALICE COOPER Says New Album Is '75% Complete'
Rock legend Alice Cooper has told Mitchell Peters of Billboard.biz that his forthcoming studio album, "Along Came A Spider", is about 75% complete. "It's a real 'Alice' album," he says, noting that the set could see an August release date. "Conceptually, it's going to be pretty interesting." Cooper...April 17, 2008
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SAMMY HAGAR And JIMMIE JOHNSON Rock N' Roll Before JOHNSON's NASCAR Win
Rock legend, entrepreneur, tequila aficionado and owner of the Cabo Wabo Cantinas Sammy Hagar treated die-hard Redhead fans to a private live performance on Tuesday, April 8 at his Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and online at CaboWaboRadio.com as part of his third annual Are We Having A...April 17, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD Issues Single As Downloadable Content for 'Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock'
Rock heavyweights DEF LEPPARD have partnered with Activision Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock on an epic three-song track pack that will give fans an exclusive opportunity to sample the band's #1 new radio single, "Nine Lives", five days before their upcoming studio album "Songs from the Spar...April 17, 2008
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STORMLORD: New Song Posted Online
Italian "extreme epic metal" band STORMLORD has posted a new song, entitled "Mare Nostrum", on its MySpace page. The track is the title cut of the group's long-awaited fourth full-length album, due on May 23 via Locomotive Records. The CD was recorded at Giuseppe Orlando's Outer Sound Studios (NECRO...April 17, 2008
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ANNIHILATOR: 'Clown Parade' Instructional Video Available
ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters' instructional video for the song "Clown Parade" from the band's "Metal" CD, taken from the February 2008 issue of Japan's Young Guitar magazine, can be viewed below. ANNIHILATOR released its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15 via SPV. The CD's ten...April 17, 2008
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GWAR: Bassist CASEY ORR Returns To The Fold
GWAR guitarist Balsac the Jaws of Death has issued the following update: "I know that most of you have heard the new that Todd Evans [bass] has decided to quit GWAR, and many of you have being asking, 'Does this mean the end for GWAR?' Of course not, you silly little minxes. Beefcake is larger ...April 16, 2008
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JIMI HENDRIX Gets Shuffled
CNN.com reports that David Alvarez of Leavenworth, Washington has constructed a portrait of guitarist legend Jimi Hendrix using more than 8,500 Bicycle playing cards. While others have used Post-it Notes for mosaics like this, as far as Alvarez can tell from Internet searches, he is the first to exp...April 15, 2008
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HANOI ROCKS: 'The Nottingham Tapes' DVD To Be Released In June
Cherry Red/MVD has set a June 10 release date for the HANOI ROCKS "The Nottingham Tapes" DVD. According to a press release, "this performance, filmed on April 23, 1984 at the Palais in Nottingham, England, has since established itself in the annals of rock 'n' roll legend. Here, at last, for the fir...April 15, 2008
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MOONSORROW: We Are Not Nazis
Finnish folk/pagan metal band MOONSORROW has issued the following statement: "Recently there have been claims about MOONSORROW being a fascistic-orientated Nazi band. We would hereby like to declare that MOONSORROW is not affiliated or fascinated with the Nazi movement in any way. They are not polit...April 14, 2008
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Drummer MIKE MANGINI On His ANNIHILATOR Performances
Drumming legend Mike Mangini (ANNIHILATOR, EXTREME, STEVE VAI) has posted extensive studio clips, videos, notes and comments on the different ANNIHILATOR CDs he has performed on ("Set The World On Fire", "All For You", "Metal"). Check it out at this location. Mangini is notorious for his technical p...April 14, 2008
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'DIMEBAG' DARRELL ABBOTT Picture Book Due This Summer
A picture book celebrating the life of late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abott compiled by his brother, Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and father, Jerry Abbott, is scheduled for release this summer. Also in the works is the follow-up to the DVD "DimeVision - Vol...April 11, 2008
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SAMMY HAGAR To Get Driving Lessons From NASCAR's KURT BUSCH
According to PaddockTalk, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and inaugural SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 champion Kurt Busch will take on the role of teacher Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, as he will provide driving instructions to American rock legend Sammy Hagar before Hagar drives the honorary PIR...April 11, 2008
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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Issues New Album Update
Guitarist Jeff Waters of the long-running Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR has issued the following update: "[The songwriting process for the] new CD [is] coming along just delightfully. Something strange happened in the last few years in that I have started to really play guitar more than usual, thus...April 10, 2008
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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT: Video Footage From Recording Studio Posted Online
After spending two months on the road as part of the 2008 Take Action Tour, Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT has entered Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, CA with producer Toby Wright (METALLICA, SLAYER, ALICE IN CHAINS, SOULFLY, FEAR FACTORY) to complete the rec...April 8, 2008
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DEICIDE's STEVE ASHEIM: 'I Think This New Album Is A Good Mix Of Old And New'
MetalSucks's Axl Rosenburg recently conducted an interview with DEICIDE founder and drumming legend, Steve Asheim. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On DEICIDE's new album, "Till Death Do Us Part": "I think this new album is a good mix of old and new styles of DEICIDE. It reminds me of a .....April 8, 2008
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