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EVANESCENCE Drummer's SOUL EMBRACED Resurrected: New Band Photo Available

SOUL EMBRACED, the Little Rock, Arkansas-based band featuring EVANESCENCE drummer William "Rocky" Gray, has apparently regrouped and is planning on releasing new material soon. They have also added two new members in the form of Jack Wiese (guitar) and Jeff Bowie (bass). A new band photo can be seen...

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LINKIN PARK Guitarist BRAD DELSON to Visit Los Angeles Middle School

Little Kids Rock (LKR),a program providing free instruments and instruction for public school students, has announced that LINKIN PARK guitarist and Little Kids Rock Honorary Board member, Brad Delson, will be visiting Los Angeles' Nightingale Middle School on Thursday, December 14. During his visi...

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ATLANTIC RECORDS Founder ERTEGUN Seriously Ill

According to Reuters, Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who helped LED ZEPPELIN became stars, is in a coma after injuring his brain in a fall, his doctor said on Monday. Dr. Howard Riina, his neurosurgeon, told Reuters in a telephone interview that the music industry legend "sustained a sev...

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WHITESNAKE Frontman: 'Comparisons Are Unnecessary For Me'

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale was recently asked by a fan on the band's message board about how his voice has developed and grown over the years. "I have always regarded my voice as an instrument and approached different songs tonally," Coverdale replied. "I love singing soft and I love singin...

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THE FIRE THE FLOOD Signs With NO SLEEP RECORDS

No Sleep Records has announced the signing of THE FIRE THE FLOOD. The band will enter the studio in March of 2007 to record their debut full-length with Jamie King (BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DEAD, HE IS LEGEND, KILLWHITNEYDEAD). A mid-to-late 2007 release is expected. Drawin...

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WHITESNAKE: 'Ready To Rock' Video Posted Online

WHITESNAKE's video for the new studio song "Ready to Rock" has been posted online at this location (Real Media). The track is one of four previously unreleased cuts that appear on WHITESNAKE's new live record, entitled "Live… In the Shadow of the Blues", which was issued in Europe last month via Ste...

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WHITESNAKE To Release New Studio Album Next Summer

WHITESNAKE has set "Good to be Bad" as the title of its forthcoming studio album, tentatively due next summer. A 20th anniversary reissue of the multi-platinum "1987" album (featuring a bonus DVD) is expected in the spring. WHITESNAKE has just released a live record, entitled "Live… In The Shadow of...

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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Seeks Keyboard Player

Phoenix-based extreme metal band ABIGAIL WILLIAMS is in need of a keyboard player for its upcoming U.S. tour with DARK FUNERAL and ENSLAVED. Submissions will be taken via email at [email protected]. The band will provide all applicants with keyboard tablature once they've accepted your ini...

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JIMI HENDRIX Guitar Auctioned For $168,000

Reuters reports that a Texas bookstore owner won the bidding for one of rock legend Jimi Hendrix's electric guitars — a 1968 Fender Stratocaster — for $168,000, the guitar's strap for $10,800 and a photograph of Hendrix and band members Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell framed by two topless blondes f...

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Maniacal Renderings

Listening to the metal majesty and rock grandiosity of "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN is proof that I made a big mistake letting 2004's "Tage Mahal" get past me. The new effort by the SAVATAGE and DOCTOR BUTCHER legend is a masterful album filled with operatic grandness, heavy metal power...

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Suck Out the Poison

The first thing that strikes you about HE IS LEGEND is the unexpected sound of Schuyler Croom's melodic vocals — a little hoarse, kinda bluesy, he doesn't sound a damn thing like you'd expect a modern metal singer to. (Nerdy-critic reference #1: he bears an uncanny resemblance to the guy from ATOMIC...

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JERRY LEE LEWIS Performs LED ZEPPELIN's 'Rock And Roll': Video Available

A video clip of JERRY LEE LEWIS performing a cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll" on the "Today Show" earlier this week has been posted online at YouTube.com. The song can also be found on Lewis' all-star studio album, "Last Man Standing", which came out in September. ZEPPELIN guitar legend Jimmy...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Join MATT FILIPPINI For Italian Dates

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini (MOONSTONE PROJECT) for two Spanish dates in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 26 - Sala Heineken – Madrid, SPA Jan. 27 - Nave 8 - Alicante, SPA As usual, the band will perform PURPLE material and other classic rock son...

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VAINS OF JENNA To Support WEDNESDAY 13 On U.S. Tour

Sweden's VAINS OF JENNA has been confirmed as the support act for WEDNESDAY 13 on the ex-MURDERDOLLS frontman's upcoming U.S. tour. The dates are as follows: Jan. 12 - Monkey Bar - Huntington, West Virginia Jan. 13 - Sudsy Malone's - Cincinnati, Ohio Jan. 15 - Remmingtons - Springfield, Missouri Jan...

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ROBERT PLANT's Appeal Boost

According to Express & Star, a British woman seeking life-saving treatment for a tumor was due to meet her surgeon in America today after fundraisers, including rock legend Robert Plant, helped raise vital funds. He was among enthusiastic bidders at a fundraising auction for the Jackie Jennings...