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MR. BIG: 'Back To Budokan' CD/DVD European, U.S. Release Dates Announced

Frontiers Records will release MR. BIG's reunion live CD and DVD, entitled "Back To Budokan", on October 16 in Europe and October 27 in the USA. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. "Back to Budokan" CD will include: CD1: 01. Daddy, Brother, Lo...

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SOLITUDE's 'Poisoned Population: The Complete Collection - 1987-1994' Due In October

Delaware thrash/speed metal band SOLITUDE was formed in 1983. Despite releasing three critically acclaimed demos true "breakout success" always seemed to slip through their fingers. While influenced by METALLICA and TESTAMENT, they were also equally drawn to works by RUSH, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA and e...

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'Vintage Kiss Photos: 1974-1981' Book Now Available

A limited-edition "Vintage Kiss Photos: 1974-1981" book, compiled by veteran KISS photo archivist Marc Scallatino, chronicles the early days of the "hottest band in the land." Culled from hundreds of rare, previously unseen images of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Eric Car...

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SAMMY HAGAR Says EDDIE VAN HALEN Is 'Not As Prolific' As JOE SATRIANI

Russell Hall of Gibson.com recently conducted an interview with CHICKENFOOT/ex-VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Gibson.com: Early on you described CHICKENFOOT as "like CREAM, without the jazz, with funk mixed in." Do you still feel that's a pretty apt description...

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SLASH, STEVEN ADLER Jam With ACES 'N' EIGHTS In Hollywood

Former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Steven Adler joined the Los Angeles band ACES 'N' EIGHTS on stage last night (Saturday, August 29) at the Viper Room in Hollywood, California to perform two songs: "It's So Easy" and "Mama Kin". Slash wrote on his Twitter account, "Going to the Viper Room is li...

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Former HELLOWEEN Singer To Guest On AVANTASIA Album

Former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Kiske has appeared on every AVANTASIA album so far, including the first two full-length releases, "The Metal Opera" (2001) and "The Metal Opera Pt. II" (2002). Commented...

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CANCER BATS: Footage From The Road Posted Online

Toronto, Canada's hardcore/metal band CANCER BATS has posted the first in a series of webisodes featuring footage from the road and the studio. Watch the clip below. CANCER BATS is tentatively scheduled to enter the studio next month to begin recording the band's new album for an early 2010 release....

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX, SONY MUSIC Announce 'Monumental' Catalog Licensing Deal

Sony Music Entertainment and Experience Hendrix L.L.C. have agreed to a monumental catalog licensing deal to set the stage for a worldwide campaign to make all of Jimi's extraordinary music, including classics, never-before-heard archive recordings, and filmed concerts available through every type o...

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SLASH To Pay Tribute To LES PAUL With New 'Appetite' Guitar

Guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has revealed via his Twitter page that he is currently working with the technicians at the Gibson guitar-manufacturing company on a new Les Paul signature model. Says the top-hatted axeman: "We're going to call the new Les Paul Slash model the 'App...

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MAGNUM Frontman To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

MAGNUM vocalist Bob Catley will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Catley toured with AVANTASIA in 2008 when he was part of the live ensemble that travelled around the globe. The vocal session took place at the Viper Room Recording Studio in England...

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SLASH's New Audio Blog Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has posted a new audio blog via SayNow — a service that enables celebrities to connect to their audience over the phone. Listen to it below. Slash tracked his new solo record ...

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AUGURY: More Canadian Tour Dates Announced

Montreal progressive death metal quartet AUGURY has confirmed a number of new tour dates in Canada in support of its first new album in five years, "Fragmentary Evidence". The CD was released internationally on Nuclear Blast and has been licensed for release at home in Canada through Goodfellow/Soni...

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DERELICT: 'Machete' Video Released

"Machete", the new video from Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based metallers DERELICT, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in Brantford, Ontario by director Justin Peeler of Frontline Pictures. Commented DERELICT's Eric Burnet: "'Machete' is about the violence going on around the world at any given mom...

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ICARUS WITCH Guitarist Quits, Goes Back To School To Become Funeral Director

Guitarist Quinn Lukas will play his final show with Pittsburgh traditional metallers ICARUS WITCH on Thursday, September 17 at Club DV8 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Also scheduled to appear are CAULDRON, ENFORCER and MANTIC RITUAL. Commented ICARUS WITCH: "When Quinn joined the band in 2006, he put...

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MR. BIG: 'Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009' DVD Preview Available

The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-ray on September 9. The set features footage of the band's June 20, 2009 performance at Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. A four-and-a-half-minute snippet of the "Budokan" DVD can be viewed below. Fo...