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FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE Guitarist Working On Solo Album

According to Rock Overdose, FIREWIND/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Gus G. (real name: Kostas Karamitroudis) has begun collecting ideas and recording demos for his first solo album, to be released sometime in 2013. The CD will feature instrumental tracks as well as songs with guest singers. On the FIREWIND...

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GEOFF TATE Says People Anonymously Stating Opinion As Fact On Internet Is 'Disheartening'

Sonic Abuse recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sonic Abuse: The first thing I'd like to ask is: "Kings & Thieves", for me, is an album that is very varied and has a lot of depth to it. How long does ...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Dallas-Area 'Celebration Day' Promotional Stunt Captured On Video

To celebrate the release of their new live concert film and album "Celebration Day", LED ZEPPELIN teamed up with DIRECTV and Lone Star 92.5 FM for a special simulcast over downtown Dallas last Wednesday, November 21 at 5 p.m. At that time, the DIRECTV Blimp, an airship similar in appearance to those...

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THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Supports TNT In Norway (Video)

Norwegian seven-string guitarist/singer/songwriter The Commander-In-Chief supported Norwegian metal legends TNT at Garage in Bergen and Rockefeller in Oslo earlier this month as part of TNT's 30th-anniversary celebrations. It was The Chief's first shows in her native country and it was a huge succes...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Marries Longtime Girlfriend

Former METALLICA, VOIVOD and FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted married his longtime girlfriend Nicole Leigh Smith last month. Stated Nicole: "[Jason is] a fantastically talented guy, and I'm happy to be taking on his last name." In his acceptance speech at METALLICA's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fa...

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Former TNT Singer's Collaboration With GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT Schedules Live Debut

TONY HARNELL & THE WILDFLOWERS FEATURING BUMBLEFOOT, the band featuring former TNT singer Tony Harnell alongside GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, will make its live debut on January 18, 2013 at The Cutting Room in New York City. Since leaving TNT in 2006, Harnell has been recording...

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ANTHRAX Featuring Drummer JON DETTE: Video Footage Of Paris Concert

ANTHRAX has tapped former TESTAMENT/SLAYER and current ANIMETAL USA drummer Jon Dette to sit behind the kit for the veteran thrash metal band's European tour as the support act for MOTÖRHEAD, which kicked off on November 5 in Wolverhampton, England. Dette is "kicking ass" as a temporary replacement...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Audio Samples Of Two New Songs Available For Streaming

Audio samples of two new songs — "Ugly Noise" and "Play Your Part" — from Arizona metal veterans FLOTSAM AND JETSAM can be streamed below. The tracks come off the band's new album, "Ugly Noise", which will be released on December 4. Funding for the new FLOTSAM AND JETSAM CD was aided by the

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RIVAL SONS: 35-Minute Video Interview Posted Online

Musician and journalist Barbara Caserta of Italian web radio LineaRock.it conducted an interview with California blues rockers RIVAL SONS. You can now watch the entire 35-minute chat below. RIVAL SONS' new album, "Head Down", was released in Europe on September 17 via Earache Records. The CD, which...

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LED ZEPPELIN's 'Celebration Day' Projected To Sell 90K-100K Copies First Week

LED ZEPPELIN's concert film, "Celebration Day", which is available on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, is likely to sell between 90,000 and 100,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to industry web site Hits Daily Double. The estimate was based on two-day sales reports co...

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PAUL DI'ANNO: New Audio Interview Posted Online

On October 30, Jason Saulnier of the MusicLegends.ca web site conducted an interview with former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Due to a number of health issues, including a knee problem which will require surgery soon, Di'Anno announced in...

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BUTCHER BABIES Interviewed By 'Resident Rock Star' (Video)

On November 14, Resident Rock Star conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES at Moe's Original Bar B Q in Englewood, Colorado. You can now watch the chat below. BUTCHER BABIES have just signed a deal with Century Media Records. The band's full-length debut is scheduled for a summer 2013 release. Ha...

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VOIVOD Interviewed By Vinyl-Blog.com (Video)

Vinyl-Blog.com conducted an interview with Canadian metal innovators VOIVOD on November 17 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California. You can now watch the chat below. VOIVOD will release its new album, "Target Earth", on January 22, 2013 (one day earlier internationally) via VOIVOD's own company, I...

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JIMMY PAGE On LED ZEPPELIN's 2007 Reunion: 'Some Of Us Thought We Would Be Continuing'

LED ZEPPELIN guitarist Jimmy Page spoke to Rolling Stone magazine about the band's just-released concert film, "Celebration Day", recorded and filmed at LED ZEPPELIN's December 10, 2007 reunion show at London's O2 Arena. The package, which is available on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc, commemorates ZEPP...

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BUTCHER BABIES Interviewed On 94.3 KILO (Audio)

On November 15, Jack Mehoff of the Colorado Springs, Colorado radio station 94.3 KILO conducted an interview with BUTCHER BABIES. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. BUTCHER BABIES have just signed a deal with Century Media Records. The band's full-length debut is scheduled for...