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ANTHRAX Guitarist Performs With STEEL PANTHER In New York City; Video Available

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian joined STEEL PANTHER on stage last night (Wednesday, April 1) at the Canal Room in New York City to perform the track "Asian Hooker". Watch video footage of the performance below (courtesy of "The Tour Bus"). STEEL PANTHER is the '80s metal/hard rock tribute band formerly...

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BERNIE TORMÉ: New Audio Interview Available

Bernie Tormé, former guitarist for GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE, ATOMIC ROOSTER, and DESPERADO, and current guitarist/vocalist for rock and roll power trio GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),was interviewed last week by Bahama Kin of Connecticut Music Online (CMO1). The 11-minute chat is now available for streaming be...

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ACE FREHLEY To Be Backed By ANTHRAX Members At Hard Rock Café Yankee Stadium Grand Opening

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will perform at the grand opening of the 7,000-square-foot Hard Rock Café in the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday, April 2. Frehley will be backed by guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX),bassist Frank Bello (ANTHRAX) and drummer Anton Fig ("Late Show with David Letterman"...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Performing Entire 'British Steel' Album Is 'A Dream Come True'

For the past few years, JUDAS PRIEST has unquestionably ruled the U.S. summer concert scene, having been a part of both the top-grossing Ozzfest and Metal Masters tours. And this summer, PRIEST has done it again, by uniting with WHITESNAKE for a series of stateside shows. PRIEST will be celebrating...

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ANTHRAX To Headline Opening Night Of Third Annual ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The celebration of ANTHRAX's 25th anniversary is about to begin in earnest, as ANTHRAX, recognized as one of the founders of thrash metal, with worldwide sales in excess of ten million copies, will bring its brand of New York metal to Oklahoma when it kicks off the third annual, four-day Rocklahoma...

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Moncton Says AC/DC Hasn't Inked Any Concert Deal

According to the Canadaeast News Service, officials with Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, which owns the city's Magnetic Hill concert site, emphatically deny that a deal has been signed to bring AC/DC to the venue this summer. But they have long been candid in saying the Australian rockers are the ba...

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ANTHRAX's 'Fistful Of Metal' To Be Reissued As 3-Record Vinyl Release

One of the albums that can be pinpointed to as the birth of thrash metal is ANTHRAX's 1984 debut, "Fistful of Metal", a recording that perfectly set the stage for the group's subsequent triumphs, and introduced the world to this hard-hitting New York band. To celebrate the album's 25-year anniversar...

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EXTREME On VH1 CLASSIC's 'That Metal Show'; Video Available

Guitarist Nuno Bettencourt and singer Gary Cherone of reunited Boston hard rockers EXTREME were interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's hit weekly series "That Metal Show". Watch a clip of their apearance on the program below. "That Metal Show" premiered last season to rave reviews and fe...

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MEGADETH Mainman Checks In From Amsterdam

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has issued the following update from the "Priest Feast" European tour, also featuring JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT: "So the last day of the 'Priest Feast' tour is upon us, and last night was the first night that I actually got a chance to talk to Rob Halford, and beside...

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DIO, SCOTT IAN, VINNIE PAUL Star In EPIPHONE REVOLVER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Commercial

A 30-second commercial for the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards — featuring Ronnie James Dio (HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW),Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) and Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) — can be viewed below. MEGADETH has been confirmed as the headliner of...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Says HENDRIX Was The King Of Sex, Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll

ContactMusic.com reports that MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister insists no one will ever be able to top Jimi Hendrix's rock star credentials — because he was the best guitarist, drug user, womanizer and sex soldier the world has ever known. Lemmy hitmaker worked as Hendrix's roadie and drug de...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE On IAN GILLAN: 'Hasn't The Time Come For Him To Act Like An Adult?'

During a recent interview with Greece's Rockpages.gr web site, DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan made a number of unfavorable comments about the band's former guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, thus prompting Blackmore to respond via his attorney in an attempt to "set the record straight." Ian's original c...

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Former APRIL WINE Drummer Snubbed At Canadian Music Industry Hall Of Fame Induction

FYImusic.ca reports: When APRIL WINE was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame last week, they did so without veteran drummer Jerry Mercer and he's not happy about the situation. Mercer, who had been with the veteran Canadian rock band for 36 years, left the group in November after...

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IAN GILLAN's 'One Eye To Morocco' On German Chart

"One Eye To Morocco", the new solo album from DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 97. "One Eye To Morocco" will be released on March 31 in North America via Eagle Rock Entertainment. In Europe, "One Eye To Morocco" is available in the following...

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BLEEDING THROUGH, UNEARTH Among Nominees For MySpace Music Reader's Choice Award

MySpace Music, the world's premier online music portal, has announce a special MySpace Reader's Choice Award to be presented at the first annual Epiphone Revolver Golden Gods Awards. Taking place on Tuesday, April 7 at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, the show will feature performances by MEGADET...