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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Host Guitar Forum

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will host a live forum on SodaHead to talk guitars with his fans. Autographed ANTHRAX merchandise will be given away to the users with the best questions. For more information, click here. ANTHRAX recently abandoned plans to utilize the services of SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR fro...

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THE CULT: Another New Song Posted Online

Another brand new track from THE CULT, entitled "I Assassin", is available for download at this location (free sign-up required). THE CULT's previous single, "Dirty Little Rock Star", can be streamed in its entirety at this location. Both tracks come off the reunited band's new album, "Born into Thi...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Set For MTV's 'Celebrity Rap Superstar' TV Competition

You've just finished your new album and you've got Axl Rose singing on it. What do you do next? Go to Disneyland? If you're Sebastian Bach, you sign on as a celebrity contestant for MTV's new weekly competition show "Celebrity Rap Superstar", which kicks off this Thursday, August 30 at 10PM ET/PT. B...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist's Early DIXIE DREGS Albums Reissued On Double CD

According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse's three early-Eighties Arista albums from the DIXIE DREGS — "Dregs of the Earth" (1980),"Unsung Heroes" (1981) and "Industry Standard" (1982) — are out in Europe on a double-CD set called "Dregs". This is the first time they've been av...

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ROSE TATTOO Documentary To Be Screened In Sydney Next Month

The feature-length documentary on the Australian rock legends ROSE TATTOO, called "Rock'n'Roll Outlaw", will be screened on Thursday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. at The Guthrie Theatre in Sydney, Austria. The documentary is the brainchild of writer/director/editor/producer Lucille Clements, who has ju...

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MANDY LION To Hit The Road In October

Vocalist Mandy Lion (WWIII, WICKED ALLIANCE) will embark on a short tour at the end of October. So far only only date has been confirmed; October 27 at Studio 7 in Seattle. "The plan is to do about a week to two weeks' worth of gigs around that time," says Mandy. Lion is currently collaborating ...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman Backs Road Protest

Ian McDonald of the U.K.'s Thisisdorset reports that DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has joined the fight to halt the building of the Weymouth relief road. Gillan has thrown his support behind campaign group Bypass the Bypass. The rocker, who lives in Lyme Regis, has urged people to get involved and...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Travelling In Style

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has issued the following update: "It's getting close to the end of this leg, our U.S. tour. It's been quite a variety of gigs from amphitheaters to smaller venues. It always feels so comfortable to tour in the U.S. for me, anyway. I'm happy to know in advance that I...

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SIRIUS' 'Roots Bloody Roots' Celebrating SLAYER's 'Raining Blood'

Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack radio program "Roots Bloody Roots", hosted by "Sound of the Beast" author Ian Christe, will celebrate the 21st anniversary of SLAYER's classic 1986 album "Raining Blood" on August 28 at 9:00 p.m. ET. The show is described as follows: "SLAYER's amazing thrash anth...

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VAN HALEN: 'Everybody Wants Some' Book Released Today; Chapter Excerpt Available

August 24 marks the official release date for "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga" by Ian Christe. Published in hardcover by John Wiley & Sons and years in the making, this is the first definitive biography of the ultimate American rock band. Download an excerpt containing chapter one of t...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer Cancels Appearance At Sweden's DRUM AND BASS DAYS

According to promoters, DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice's appearance at the Drum And Bass Days 2007 festival in Stockholm, Sweden, which is scheduled to take place September 28-29, has been cancelled. On September 18, Eagle Rock Entertainment will re-release one of its most popular DVDs, DEEP PURPLE's...

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JIMMY PAGE Unveiled As 'Living Legend' At Third Annual CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page, is to be honored as the Living Legend at this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Classic Rock magazine's third annual award show, which this year takes place on Monday, November 5, 2007 at London's prestigious Landmark Hotel. Elsewhere in the awards, one of the most...

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Former GRIM REAPER Singer Returns With THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new U.K.-based group led by former GRIM REAPER/ONSLAUGHT singer Steve Grimmett, will release its debut album, "Personal Crisis", on October 26 via Metal Heaven. This new outfit features Grimmett's former LIONSHEART bandmate Ian Nash on guitar, Pete Newdeck (PAUL DI'ANNO,...

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DEEP PURPLE: Classic Live Recordings Issued In Latin America

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, Biplane Records has released exclusively licensed DEEP PURPLE CDs by Purple Records (UK) in Latin America. The titles are "Live In Stockholm 1970" (with Ritchie Blackmore on guitar),"Live in Paris 1975" (the legendary recording of the l...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'I Find Most Reality Shows To Be Extremely Cheesy'

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an nterview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metro.co.uk: Which bands at the Kerrang! awards do you want to meet? Scott: FALL OUT BOY are going, which is cool because I'm friends with them. People might not expect me to like...