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ENDORPHINS In Writing Mode

Toronto-based metal quartet ENDORPHINS has issued the following update: "We've been writing new material, jamming on tasty riffs, coming up with new shit that will make you poo your pants... But, be patient… Eventually the songs will end up on a hard drive, uploaded, downloaded and leaked into the g...

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CONSORTIUM PROJECT: Dutch, German Dates Announced

CONSORTIUM PROJECT, the band led by former ELEGY/VENGEANCE singer frontman Ian Parry, has scheduled the following shows: Feb. 15 - De Peppel - Zeist, NETH Feb. 22 - Groene Engel - Oss, NETH Feb. 29 - Poppodium - Hardenberg, NETH Mar. 01 - Bergkeller - Reichenbach, GER More dates will be announced so...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Issues Year-End Message

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick posted the following message on his web site: "I trust you all are having a great holiday with friends and family and I hope you all can be happy for whatever blessings in life you really have. Perfect example for me to share is my ....

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THE CULT: Quality Footage From San Francisco Concert Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of THE CULT's December 7, 2007 concert at the Warfield in San Francisco, California is available on YouTube (courtesy of "MikiMarr"). THE CULT's latest album, "Born into This", sold 12,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position...

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YAKUZA Frontman, BUSKER SOUNDCHECK Members To Pay Tribute To LED ZEPPELIN

ZEP2: THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME, the LED ZEPPELIN tribute act featuring Bruce Lamont (frontman for Chicago-based avantgarde metallers YAKUZA) and members of BUSKER SOUNDCHECK, will perform ZEPPELIN's entire "The Song Remains The Same" soundtrack plus a few other classic ZEPPELIN numbers on January 1...

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VAN HALEN Book Author Interviewed; Audio Available

"Talking Metal" has posted a podcast interview with Ian Christe — author of "Sound of the Beast" and "Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga", and host on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack and Buzzsaw. Check out the chat in MP3 format at this location. In a recent interview with The Toronto Sta...

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DEEP PURPLE Performs 'Private' Concert In Zurich; Video Available

DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star reports that PURPLE gave a closed private performance on December 18 at the Congress Centre in Zurich, Switzerland. According to Swiss websites 20min.ch and Blick.ch, the gig was organized and financed by Swiss banker Stefan J. and three other individuals. About...

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NIKKI SIXX To Guest On REC RADIO

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx was recently interviewed by REC Radio's own Cassiopeia. Cassiopeia talked to Sixx about his experiences and motivation to write "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star". The interview will air Friday, December 28 at 6 p.m. EST. Click here to li...

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New ANTHRAX Singer Says He Has His Wife To Thank For Landing Gig

New ANTHRAX frontman Dan Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3) spoke to Newsday.com this week about how he went from being a part-time singer from Levittown, New York, working as a personal trainer to make ends meet as he tried to put together a new band, to fronting the ...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says Response To New Singer Announcement Has Been 'Great'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "The response to us announcing Dan [Nelson] as the new singer has been great, thank you. I can't wait for you to hear what we've got going on. Thanks for the patience, support and loyalty!!!" Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),31, ...

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ROYAL HUNT: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Denmark-based hard rock band ROYAL HUNT has set "Collision Course - Paradox II" as the title of its new album, due in Europe on March 14, 2008 via Frontiers Records. The CD, which is said to be the conceptual follow-up to the 1997 release "Paradox", marks the recorded debut with the band of new voca...

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Ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Singer MARK BOALS Joins ROYAL HUNT

Danish hard rock band ROYAL HUNT has announced the addition of singer Mark Boals (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE, BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB, RING OF FIRE) to their ranks. The band has just completed mixing its new album, which is said to be the conceptual follow-up to the 1997 release "Paradox". Gue...

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New ANTHRAX Singer: 'The Naysayers Are Gonna Be Shut Down'

ANTHRAX has issued a press release officially announcing its new singer, Dan Nelson (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET back on December 6). Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2),32, is a virtual unknown, having fronted several local bands in the Long Island/New York area, including DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENE...

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BRUCE KULICK On 'Gene Simmons Roast': 'He Asked For It, And He Got It'

"Gene Simmons Roast" was taped on November 27, 2007 at the Key Club on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California. Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick attended the event and has issued the following report: "Got an invite to the 'Gene Simmons Roast' and it was a hilarious evening. It ran so late I couldn'...

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'Sound Of The Beast' Book Available In French Translation

"Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal" is now available in French translation as "Sound of the Beast: L'Histoire Définitive du Heavy Metal" from Editions Flammarion. The 470-page trade paperback includes a brand new 10-page "Brief History of French-speaking Metal" by a...