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MANOWAR: German Signing Sessions Announced

MANOWAR has scheduled the following German signing sessions in connection with their upcoming "Magic Circle Festival Volume I" DVD Friday, November 23 From 16:00 to 18:00 Saturn Moenckebergstrasse 1 20095 Hamburg Saturday, November 24 From 16:00 to 18:00 Saturn Tauentzienstrasse 9 10789 Berlin Sunda...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Goes Camel-Riding; Prepares To Support SKID ROW, GRAHAM BONNET

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins (currently the frontman of THE HOLY RAGE) has issued the following update: "After taking a well-earned break, we finally take to the road again this month starting with opening up for USA rockers SKID ROW at JB's Nightclub Dudley on the 25th. "Last month saw me...

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JIMMY PAGE, STEVEN TYLER, ALICE COOPER At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR; Video Available

UK-based music journalist Dave Ling has posted the following report from last night's Classic Rock Roll of Honour event, which was held at the Landmark Hotel in London, England: "Astonishingly, given that last night Classic Rock's third annual awards ceremony took place, I awake in a blissfully hang...

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VINCE NEIL's Poker Tournament Raises Money For Skylar Neil Memorial Fund

According to CardPlayer.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE lead singer Vince Neil held his third-annual Off the Strip Poker Tournament on Saturday, November 3 inside the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event raised approximately $175,000 for both the Skylar Neil Memorial Fund and the...

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ROBERT PLANT Talks About His Admiration For AHMET ERTEGUN

Scott Colothan of Gigwise.com reports: In an interview with the Scotsman, LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant has revealed his admiration for Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun — in whose memory of course the band are performing a tribute concert for this December. Before LED ZEP were even sig...

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NEIL PEART Commemorative 'Snakes & Arrows' Snare Drum Available

According to a posting on the RUSH fan site Power Windows, the November Guitar Center catalog includes a new item that will make some RUSH fan's holiday season a happy one. Coming this month to select Guitar Center stores, the Neil Peart signature "Snakes & Arrows" snare drum. Guitar Center will...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer Says 'Dead Again' Will Be Reissued With New Artwork, Accompanying DVD

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: You guys have been out on the road for your Halloween tour. How was it this year? Johnny: It's always been something of a tr...

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Manager: METALLICA Wanted Sales-Based Royalties Before Licensing Music To Video Games

According to The Wall Street Journal, METALLICA licensed two of its best known songs — "One" and "Enter Sandman" — for use in the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and Rock Band video games, respectively. Marc Reiter, who works for Q Prime, the firm that manages METALLICA, says the band was previousl...

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GENERAL SURGERY To Embark On Spanish Mini-Tour

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY will embark on a Spanish mini-tour at the end of November. They will be sharing the stage with great friends HAEMMORHAGE and LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, plus some other cool bands. The trek, dubbed the Unruly Dissection Marathon, includes the followin...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: Headlining Shows Announced

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer — has confirmed the following headlining shows: FIVE...

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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...