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ENUFF Z'NUFF Drummer Dies After Long Battle With Cancer

ENUFF Z'NUFF drummer Ricky Parent passed away yesterday (Saturday, October 27) after a long battle with cancer. According to antiMUSIC, Ricky Parent was born in Passaic, New Jersey. His spent his childhood in New Jersey and New York before he headed to Los Angeles to follow his rock n' roll dream. R...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN Fans Desperate For Tickets

Press Association reports that LED ZEPPELIN fans have resorted to desperate measures in a bid to bag tickets for the band's reunion. The group is reforming for a one-off charity gig at London's O2 Arena next month and more than one million people applied for the 20,000 tickets on offer. Virgin Radio...

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GENERAL SURGERY Confirmed For Sweden's CLOSE-UP BÅTEN

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have been confirmed for the Close-Up Båten metal cruise departing Stockholm, Sweden on February 14, 2008 and returning the following day. Also scheduled to appear are SOILWORK, BACKYARD BABIES, DANKO JONES and AVATAR. For more information on Clos...

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METALLICA Book 'The Encyclopaedia Metallica' Due In November

Chrome Dreams has set a November 1 release date for "The Encyclopaedia Metallica", a 300-page paperback written by Jerry Ewing and Malcolm Dome, Compiled from exclusive interviews with the band, "this definitive rock reference chronicles all the facts surrounding one of the biggest metal bands to ev...

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WET ANIMAL Working With Producer NEIL KERNON

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell, will begin pre-production on its second album, "Get Bit", in December with producer Neil Kernon (NEVERMORE, DEICIDE, CANNIBAL CORPSE). The CD recording sessions will start in January 2008 for a projected spring 2008 rel...

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Take A Video Tour Of VINCE NEIL's New West Palm Beach Bar

According to PalmBeachPost.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil walked into his new downtown West Palm Beach, Florida bar for the first time Tuesday afternoon and saw beyond the dust, countertop-devoid bars and the half-finished handpainted mural of famous album covers. "Nice," he said. "This is gon...

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SICKENING HORROR Announces New Drummer

Greek extreme metallers SICKENING HORROR have announced the addition of drummer Yannis Theodorakis to the group's ranks. "Yannis is a very talented musician and a great guy and has contributed some fantastic stuff to our songs, present and future," the band writes in a statement. "He combines speed...

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Adult Film Stars Spice Up VINCE NEIL's Off The Strip Poker Tournament

Vince Neil's Off the Strip Poker Tournament is already a wildly entertaining, star-studded, can't-miss charity affair. If possible, it just got a whole lot hotter with the addition of co-hostesses Tera Patrick and Taylor Wane (photo). For both adult superstars, this is a return engagement. Patrick a...

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METALLICA Drummer: New Songs Are 'Heavier, But A Lot More Melodic' Than 'St. Anger'

Tom Lanham of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how being a father is more demanding than anything else he has ever done in his life: "Because having kids has changed everything in my life, from my relations to ot...

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VINCE NEIL: New Concert Footage Available

Recent fan-filmed video footage of MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil performing the CRÜE classic "Dr. Feelgood" with his current solo band — which includes Jeff Blando and Dana Strum of SLAUGHTER along with drummer Zoltan Chaney — can be viewed below. Vince Neil rocked the Jägermeister Mobile Stage at C...

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ROADKILL To Release 'God Bless America' In November

Australian hard rockers, ROADKILL will release their debut album, "God Bless America", on November 9. The 12-song CD was recorded at Izaneer Studios in Hobart (Tasmania) between July and September and was engineered, mixed and co-produced by Brett Collidge ROADKILL features veteran TYRANT screamer N...

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FATALIST To Release 'Loss' EP In November

FATALIST, the new band featuring Wes Caley (guitar/vocals; ex-EXHUMED, UPHILL BATTLE),Neil Burkdoll (guitar/vocals; ex-STUMP, DIRTY DEAD),Tyler Castro (drums) and Art Hayes (bass),has posted four new full-length songs on its MySpace page. All four cuts will be included on the group's upcoming min...

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RESISTANCE To Hold Free CD Listening Party Tomorrow

Los Angeles metallers RESISTANCE will hold a free listening party for their new album, "Patents of Control", tomorrow (Saturday, October 20) at the Plush Lounge of the Key Club in Hollywood. According to the band, "the party starts at 9:00 p.m. and the CD will debut at 11:00 p.m. DJ Will from KNAC.C...

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RUSH Lighting Director Answers Fan Questions

A few weeks ago, The Canadian Music Scene web site took questions from fans for RUSH lighting director Howard Ungerleider. A couple of excerpts from the resulting question-and-answer session follow: Q: Who does the videos, how are they integrated into the show, controlled? Ungerleider: "The videos a...

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BENEDICTION Bassist Talks About Upcoming Album

Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with BENEDICTION bassist Frank Healy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Tangra Mega Rock: To begin with, the world is avid to get your new album. When is it going to be ready? Frank: We'll go in the studio on ...