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KISS: 'Alive 35' North American Tour Dates Announced

As they celebrate 35 years of rockin', KISS today announced the dates of the KISS Alive 35 North American tour. The tour kicks off with a rapidly selling, special multiple-show engagement in Detroit beginning September 25, where KISS will be playing the classic album that started it all: "Alive!" Th...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS To Guest On New AVANTASIA Album

Powerhouse heavy metal singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR) will guest on the forthcoming album from EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project. Commented Tobias: "I had this pretty heavy riff monster and I remembered a JUDAS PRIEST live album wit...

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ALICE COOPER To Guest On SLASH's Solo Album

Legendary rocker Alice Cooper has confirmed to Australia's Undercover News that he will guest on the forthcoming solo album from VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. "I just finished writing a couple of songs for Slash's new album that is going to be coming out," Alice tells Undercover...

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KISS' PAUL STANLEY Interviewed On Detroit's 101 WRIF; Audio Available

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley called in to Detroit, Michigan's 101 WRIF radio station on Friday, August 21 to talk about the band's upcoming shows (Sept. 25-26) at the Cobo arena and KISS' new album, "Sonic Boom". Listen to the seven-and-a-half-minute chat below. According to Gary Thison of E...

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OZZY OSBOURNE's New Band Rehearses With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy: Video Available

Video footage of nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa rehearsing with OZZY OSBOURNE and his new band on Thursday, August 20 can be viewed below. Miyazawa will join Ozzy and the rest of his current group — guitarist Gus G. (FIREWIND),drummer Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE, ALICE COOPER, TED NUGENT...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With 9-Year-Old Guitar Prodigy At BLIZZCON

According to a posting on his official Facebook page, nine-year-old guitar prodigy Yuto Miyazawa will play with OZZY OSBOURNE at the closing concert of this year's BlizzCon on Saturday, August 22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Miyazawa is expected to join Ozzy and the rest...

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FISCHER On TRIPTYKON: 'It Invokes An Extreme Darkness, A Darkness We Are All Addicted To'

Former CELTIC FROST and current TRIPTYKON frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has issued the following update: "The third day of album recording sessions with TRIPTYKON. I am writing these lines in the control room of the studio, far in the countryside west of Landshut, Germany. The studio is surrounded by...

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KISS: Second Detroit Show Added

By "overwhelming demand," a second KISS show has been added at Cobo arena in Detroit, Michigan. The new concert will take place on Saturday, September 26 — one day after the previously announced gig. Tickets are now on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets and at Ticketmaster.com. According to Gary Thiso...

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KISS To Recreate 1975 Cobo Show On September 25

Gary Thison of Examiner.com reports that Gene Simmons revealed in an interview with Dominski and Doyle on WCSX -FM that KISS, who is scheduled to perform at Cobo arena in Detroit on September 25, is planning to recreate the show they performed there in 1975. That show was recorded and featured on th...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK To Appear At CHILLER THEATRE Expo

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has been added to the list of artists who are scheduled to make guest appearances at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on October 30 - November 1 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. For more information, go to

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY To Team Up For 'Darkness Over X-Mas Tour 2009'

HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, DEADLOCK and SWASHBUCKLE will team up for the Darkness Over X-Mas Tour 2009, set to take place in December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 25 - Leipzig, Germany - Werk 2 Dec. 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Dec. 27 - Brügge, Belgium - L'Entrepot Dec. 28 - Her...

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ARAPACIS To Release 'Consequences Of Dreams' In October

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted progressive/gothic metal band ARAPACIS will release its second full-length album, entitled "Consequences of Dreams", on October 5 via Femme Metal Records. The effort includes the track "Death of Loneliness", which originally appeared on Femme Metal's dou...

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KINGDOM COME: Footage From Ukraine's GLOBAL EAST FEST Posted Online

Quality video footage of KINGDOM COME's August 1, 2009 performance at the Global East Fest in Kiev, Ukraine can be viewed below (courtesy of Darkside.ru). KINGDOM COME's latest album, "Magnified", was released on February 27 via Planet Music. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Livin...

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HENDRIX, SLASH, PAGE, MALMSTEEN Among TIME Magazine's '10 Greatest Electric Guitar Players'

Time magazine has compiled a list of the "10 greatest electric guitar players." They are as follows: 01. Jimi Hendrix 02. Slash 03. B.B. King 04. Keith Richards 05. Eric Clapton 06. Jimmy Page 07. Chuck Berry 08. Les Paul 09. Yngwie Malmsteen 10. Prince To read individual descriptions of all the mus...

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TESTAMENT Interviewed by Germany's METAL HAMMER; Video Available

Guitarist Eric Peterson and vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT were interviewed by the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine after the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch t...