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QUIET RIOT Bassist: 'We Are Like A Band Of Brothers'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with QUIET RIOT bassist Chuck Wright. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you become reunited with QUIET RIOT? Chuck Wright: "It all started with a couple one off shows I did with Kevin [DuBrow, vocals] and Frankie [Banali, d...

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STEVEN ADLER's Book Collaborator Talks About Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Drummer's Early Years

Swedish web site Metalshrine recently interviewed Brooke Ellis, who runs Steven Adler's (ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer) official fan site and who also worked on a book about Steven's life. The interview is mostly about the book, tentatively entitled "No Bed of Roses", with some stories from Steven's past...

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VIOLENT STORM Sign Taiwanese Record Deal

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, have just signed a licensing deal with Rock Empire Music and Screaming Shout Records in Taiwan, republic of China. The group's debut album will be released in Taiwan on June 1. The Japanese release will...

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Paying Tribute To TOMMY VANCE

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com has issued the following statement regarding the pasing of former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance: "If there's one person I really owe a debt to in my career it's Tommy Vance. It might be hard for those outside the U.K. to realize just how important Tommy was to the...

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METALLICA: Full Details About 'Hip Hop' Tribute Album Revealed

BLABBERMOUTH.NET has obtained more information about the brand new METALLICA tribute album, entitled "Hip Hop Tribute To Metallica", which is due for release on March 8. The album was produced, performed, mixed and mastered by Brian Bart at Logic Recording in Minneapolis, MN and will be released thr...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Perform With BLACKFIELD

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will be appearing on keyboards with the band BLACKFIELD at their East Coast acoustic shows next week. BLACKFIELD is the brain child of Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE and Israeli singer/songwriter Aviv Geffen. Commented Jordan: "BLACKFIELD's music is very melo...

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DJs Fired Over 'KORN Gave HEAD To God' Phrase

Steven Mayer of The Bakersfield Californian has issued the following report: Two Bakersfield radio disc jockeys were fired Friday, two days after they talked on air about an offensive catch phrase that began appearing online following Brian "Head" Welch's recent departure from the rock band KORN. Ro...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Celebrates 40 Years In Rock With Special CD, DVD

According to an article in The Buffalo News, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has been spending time in Buffalo, New York working on a record documenting and celebrating his 40 years in the rock world. "I love Buffalo," Gillan told Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News. "The people here are wonderful, genui...

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Report: Judge Orders Station Owners To Pay Workers' Death Benefits

Lynn Arditi of The Providence Journal is reporting that a state Workers' Compensation Court judge Thursday (March 3) ordered the owners of The Station nightclub to pay more than $200,000 for funeral expenses and lost wages to the families of a waitress, a bouncer and two security workers killed in t...

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Report: Station Workers' Families Seek Benefits

Lynn Arditi of The Providence Journal is reporting that lawyers representing the families of four Station nightclub employees killed in the fire of Feb. 20, 2003, will ask a state Workers' Compensation Court judge today to order the nightclub's owners, Michael and Jeffrey Derderian, to pay death ben...

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SLASH's Top Hat Recovered?

A California man has apparently come forward claiming that he has the top hat that was allegedly stolen from guitarist Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) limo that took him to the Grammy Awards on February 13 (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Feb. 20). The man claims that he bought...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Audio From Benefit Concert Available For Download

Several low-quality MP3s from ALICE IN CHAINS' performance at a benefit for tsunami relief Friday night (Feb. 18) night in Seattle, Washington have been posted online. Check them out: 01. Got Me Wrong (mp3) 02. Down In A Hole (mp3) 03. It Ain't Like That (mp3) 04. Angry Chair ...

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ALICE IN CHAINS: Photos From Tsunami Benefit Concert Posted Online

The surviving members of ALICE IN CHAINS were joined on stage by Maynard James Keenan (TOOL),Wes Scantlin (PUDDLE OF MUDD),Patrick Lachman (DAMAGEPLAN) and Ann Wilson (HEART) during their performance at a benefit for tsunami relief Friday night (Feb. 18) night in Seattle, Washington. ALICE IN CHAI...

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STEVEN ADLER Talks About ADLER'S APPETITE And GUNS N' ROSES

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and ex-LOVE/HATE/current RATT singer Jizzy Pearl spoke to Sweden's MetalShrine.se last Thursday (Feb. 17) when their new band, ADLER'S APPETITE, played in Stockholm. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalShrine.se: What's the plan after this? Are...

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AEROSMITH's STEVEN TYLER Separating From Wife

AEROSMITH lead singer Steven Tyler and his wife of 17 years, Teresa, are separating, the singer announced Sunday, according to the Associated Press. Tyler, 56, asked the public to respect his family's privacy in a statement released through the band's publicist, Mitch Schneider. "Before the tabloid...