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Metal/Hard Rock Musicians Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was the subject of the "Trailblazer" column in the August 2005 issue of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine, which is devoted to albums that changed the face of guitar music. The following quotes from the article illustrate just how important the album is to ma...

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DEF LEPPARD: More Dates With BRYAN ADAMS Announced

DEF LEPPARD have lined up the following dates with BRYAN ADAMS during October/November: Oct. 11 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena Oct. 12 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Arena Oct. 14 - Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion Oct. 15 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion Oct. 17 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena...

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AC/DC Frontman Jams With VELVET REVOLVER In Orlando

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson joined VELVET REVOLVER onstage during their appearance at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday (Sept. 6) for a rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll". VELVET REVOLVER's concert at Hard Rock Live was a benefit for victims of 2005 hurricanes, including Katrin...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stand-In Drummer MARK SCHULMAN Speaks

Davesontour.com recently conducted an interview with veteran drummer Mark Schulman, who was on tour drumming for VELVET REVOLVER on their appearances at Ozzfest. Mark was spending his first off-day on the tour traveling to and from Muskegon, Michigan, where he was conducting a drum clinic. An excerp...

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Norway Gears Up For Brand New Metal Show On National Radio

NRK's trend-setting radio channel P3 goes back to wearing black every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. from September 7 during "Tinitus" — a two-hour program featuring music to crush your eardrums to. From SLAYER and SLIPKNOT, METALLICA and MESHUGGAH to SLOGSTORM and SCUM, "Tinitus" is the show that doesn't t...

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OZZY Gets Massage, SLASH Raps With Tarot Card Reader At Dallas OZZFEST Stop

According to the Dallas Morning News, Hotel ZaZa in downtown Dallas was something akin to summer camp headquarters for the Ozzfest stars last week. Founder and spiritual leader Ozzy Osbourne, checked in, unpacked and kicked back. (He was suffering from a respiratory infection.) He spent most of one...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform Benefit Concert For Hurricane Victims

On Tuesday, September 6, VELVET REVOLVER will perform a benefit concert for victims of 2005 hurricanes, including Katrina, at the Hard Rock Live concert venue in Orlando. The supergroup, comprised of former members of GUNS N' ROSES Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, frontman Scott Weiland, formerly...

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AXL ROSE Slams SLASH And DUFF For Filing 'Baseless Lawsuits' And 'Spreading Untruths'

MTV.com is reporting that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has fired back at his former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan, through his attorney. Last week, Slash and Duff filed a federal lawsuit against the singer, charging that Rose transferred the publishing rights to the band's back catalog without...

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AXL ROSE's Attorney: 'Clerical Error' Is To Blame For All Royalties Being Sent To Singer

Axl Rose's attorney has told the Los Angeles Times that "a clerical error" by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is to blame for all GUNS N' ROSES-related publishing royalties being sent to the singer, thereby bypassing the band's other partners, Slash and Duff McKagan...

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SLASH, VINNIE PAUL Attend DIMEBAG's Birthday Party In Hollywood: Photos Available

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N'ROSES),Vinnie Paul (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN),comedian Pauly Shore and "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's "significant other," Rita Haney, were among the attendees at a special birthday party held for late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist Dimebag on August 20 at the Rainbow Bar an...

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SLASH, DUFF Sue AXL Over GUNS N' ROSES Publishing Royalties

MTV.com is reporting that former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Duff McKagan filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Aug. 17) against Axl Rose, accusing the GN'R frontman of changing the publisher of the group's copyrighted songs without their consent and pocketing the royalties. The l...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks About MATT SORUM's Injury, Playing OZZFEST

Paul Maldonado Jr. of The Albuquerque Tribune recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER basist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Several excerpts from the chat follow: On playing this year's Ozzfest: "We'll do all right; we'll hold our own. We did Ozzfest in Europe last month - we did Doni...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist NICK CATANESE: DIMEBAG Loved Us Like Brothers

Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao recently spoke to BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese about the group's upcoming headlining tour and Ozzfest, among other topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the Ozzfest tour is going: "All the shows are cool in one way or another. The fans are a...

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DEF LEPPARD Part Ways With Longtime Management

After spending most of their career under the management of Peter Mensch and Cliff Bernstein at Q-Prime Management, DEF LEPPARD have jumped ship to sign with Trudy Green at HK Management, according to Hits Daily Double. HK, which is now part of Irving Azoff's Frontline Management, has looked after s...

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VELVET REVOLVER, DISTURBED, ALICE IN CHAINS Members Jam With CAMP FREDDY In Hollywood

VELVET REVOLVER members Slash and Scott Weiland, along with Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS),David Draiman (DISTURBED) and Billy Duffy (THE CULT),were among the special guests during CAMP FREDDY performance at the X Games party on Friday, August 5 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, Californi...