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GREG LEON Starts Work On New INVASION album; Re-Teams With SURVIVOR Drummer
Southern California guitar legend/vocalist Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has started work on a new studio album, tentivately titled "Stormbringer". Joining Greg Leon on the follow-up to last year's "Unfinished Business" (Leon's first record under the INVASION banner since their cult classic 1984...March 2, 2006
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DEF LEPPARD Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
DEF LEPPARD have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DEF LEPPA...March 2, 2006
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Unauthorized SLIPKNOT Documentary 'Unmasks' Band's Alleged Attempts To 'Destroy' Local Scene
MTV.com recently spoke to filmmaker Chad Calek about his latest "documentary," "A Clown Short of Destiny", which follows the controversial rise of SLIPKNOT from the cornfields of Des Moines, Iowa, to the horn-throwin' crowds of Ozzfest. But it also chronicles the 'KNOT's alleged "attempts to disgrac...March 1, 2006
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QUIET RIOT's BANALI Says SYSTEM OF A DOWN Drummer's Criticism Is Not Rooted In Reality
QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has responded to remarks made by SYSTEM OF A DOWN's John Dolmayan in a recent interview in which Dolmayan appeared to slag QUIET RIOT off for "liv[ing] way outside their means and squander[ing] whatever they made" during the peak years of their commercial success. I...February 27, 2006
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TNT Frontman Says He's 'Not Sure' There Will be Another STARBREAKER Album
George Dionne of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with TNT frontman Tony Harnell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Is Life: [TNT's] current release "All the Way to the Sun" is a slight departure from your last release "My Religion". Was this a conscious effort to sound dif...February 25, 2006
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ASIA, VANDEN PLAS, THE QUILL Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival
ASIA, VANDEN PLAS, and THE QUILL have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ASIA BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC F...February 24, 2006
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NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, H.I.M. Confirmed For SASQUATCH! Festival
NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and H.I.M. are among the confirmed bands for the fifth Sasquatch! Festival, set to be held May 26-28 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. Also scheduled to appear are BECK, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, THE FLAMING LIPS, THE SHINS, BEN HARPER, ARCTIC MONKE...February 22, 2006
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KROKUS Members To Take Part In Concert To Celebrate Chronology Of Electric Guitar
Former and current KROKUS members Mandy Meyer, Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb will be among the guests at a special concert to celebrate the chronology and history of the electric guitar, to be held on Saturday, March 4 at Bierhübeli in Bern, Switzerland. The show will also feature Vic Vergeat fr...February 21, 2006
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DEVILDRIVER: Audio Interview With DEZ FAFARA Posted Online
TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 43 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode spotlights a nine-minute interview hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with DEVILDRIVER frontman Dez Fafara. Interview topics include Ozzy Osbourne, BLACK SABBATH, Johnny Cash, RAGING SLAB, Aleister Crowl...February 21, 2006
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Flying High Again: Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute albums are usually good for a little fun, maybe even surprising you with a couple of bands you wouldn't expect to be covering a classic song by a classic band/artist. In my case, I typically check out the album, appreciate it for the handful of cool covers, and never again take it off the .....February 20, 2006
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WAYSTED Part Ways With Guitarist CHRIS GEORGE
Guitarist Chris George has officially left WAYSTED, the reunited semi-obscure mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name). George's statement on the matter reads as follows: "After a whirlwind 18 months, I have come to the decision to leav...February 18, 2006
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TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
TED NUGENT, PORCUPINE TREE and TIGERTAILZ (featuring guitarist Jay "John" Pepper, bassist Pepsi Tate and singer Kim Hooker) have been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (i...February 17, 2006
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MINISTRY Mainman: I Guarantee That BUSH Will Be Out Of White House Before Year's End
On REVOLTING COCKS' new album, "Cocked And Loaded", MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen is using humor as a weapon. Songtitles include "Devil Cock", "Revolting Cock Au Lait" and "Prune Tang", which is yet another attack on his arch enemy, the Bush family. "It's a play on words," he tells the Swedish maga...February 15, 2006
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ALICE COOPER Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
ALICE COOPER has been confirmed for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL BLITZKRIEG BONFIRE CACTUS CATHEDRAL CELTIC FROST DEEP PURPLE DORO DRAG...February 15, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD, TWISTED SISTER, JUDAS PRIEST Members On OZZY Tribute CD: Audio Samples Available
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister, TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens and legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen are among the metal icons appearing on "Flying High Again: The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne", due on Marc...February 10, 2006
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