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PAUL STANLEY To Play KISS Classics With ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY Campers

Paul Stanley (KISS),Bret Michaels (POISON),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),Bruce Kulick (KISS),Sully Erna (GODSMACK),and Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) are among the artists that have signed on to serve as "counselors" at next month's Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp. The cost of the five-day retreat, which will take...

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ROB ZOMBIE: More Casting Announcements For 'Halloween'

Rob Zombie has made more casting announcements for his upcoming remake of "Halloween". According to the rocker-turned-director, Pat Skipper will play Mason Strode, the father of Laurie Strode, while Dee Wallace-Stone will play Laurie's mother, Cynthia Strode. Skipper's credits include "Predator 2" a...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirmed For PROGPOWER USA VIII Festival

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has been confirmed for the ProgPower USA VIII festival, set to take place October 5-6, 2007 at Center Stage Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia. The final festival billing is as follows (in alphabetical order): AFTER FOREVER COMMUNIC FIREWIND PAGAN'S...

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HATEBREED Planning World Domination

HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta has issued the following update: "Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for a great year. 2007 is looking to be an amazing one for us as well. We are ready to start announcing our world tour plans this month. "As most of you know we are going to Australia in February and ...

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Report: GREAT WHITE Victims Feel Bite; Band To Raise Cash For Harp Seals

Dave Wedge of the Boston Herald reports: Aging rockers GREAT WHITE are kicking off a reunion tour in Los Angeles later this month, but they'll be raising money to save harp seals in Canada, not to help the hundreds of victims burned when the band's pyrotechnics sparked a deadly nightclub blaze in Rh...

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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members; Audio Available

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, has posted audio samples of the tracks "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" (Living like a God in France) and the single "Evil, In The Bag" on its MySpace page. THE CURSED, which also featu...

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AEROSMITH Donates Autographed Guitar For Charity

One of Boston's best loved bands, AEROSMITH, has donated an autographed guitar to raise money for The Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center run by Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Th...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirms New Album Title

After four full-length albums and one mini-album, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has officially decided to make its upcoming album a self-titled affair. Commented guitarist Sander Gommans: "This album does not only show new elements of AFTER FOREVER, but it's also a reflec...

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AEROSMITH Singer Makes Surprise Visit To Farmington School

Kara Hildreth of Thisweek Newspapers reports: Just like his band's classic rock tunes "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" elicit energy and excitement from fans, a surprise visit to a Farmington elementary school gave one famous rock star rave reviews. The legendary lead vocalist Steven Tyler from t...

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SLIPKNOT DJ's 'Nightmare Before Christmas Party' Gets Shut Down By Police

Kyle Munson of DesMoinesRegister.com reports that the "Nightmare Before Christmas Party" — organized by the Des Moines collective of DJs known as the Sound Proof Coalition that includes SLIPKNOT member Sid Wilson (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) — planned for Friday night and Saturday morning in downtown Des...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Will Be A Self-Titled Affair

According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the title of the forthcoming AFTER FOREVER album will be simply "After Forever" and NOT "Energized", as was previously reported. The song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard dueting w...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...

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Former ATLANTIC Marketing Director Shares Story Of Day With LED ZEPPELIN

Former Atlantic Records regional promotion and marketing director Phillip Rauls recently shared his story of a day with LED ZEPPELIN in Memphis, Tennessee on April 17, 1970. Read all about it at Led-Zeppelin.com. LED ZEPPELIN was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November, alongside BRIAN W...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS, DORO PESCH Guest On New AFTER FOREVER Album

According to an article in the December 2006 issue of Holland's Aardschok magazine, ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters and German hard rock singer Doro Pesch make guest appearances on the new AFTER FOREVER album, tentatively titled "Energized", due on March 23, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Waters...