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CHICKENFOOT: 'Deluxe Edition' Of Debut Album To Include Bonus DVD

International rock music record label earMUSIC will release a new, "deluxe edition" of the eponymous debut album by CHICKENFOOT in the U.K. on October 26. The two-disc deluxe edition includes a bonus DVD disc featuring exclusive live footage, behind-the-scenes interviews and both of the band's offic...

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SEBASTIAN BACH To Shed Unwanted Weight On 'Celebrity Fit Club'

According to Reality TV World, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is one of eight celebrities who will be attempting to shed unwanted weight on "Celebrity Fit Club"'s seventh season, which VH1 recently began filming. "Celebrity Fit Club"'s seventh-season cast members are former "Britney and Kev...

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Students To Go Behind The Scenes With CHICKENFOOT At Grammy SoundChecks

Grammy SoundChecks is offering 50 students — including South El Monte High School students and Grammy USM members from universities across the Los Angeles area — a unique opportunity to experience a special rehearsal with CHICKENFOOT, followed by an interactive and candid question-and-answer discuss...

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SHADOWS FALL Frontman Says New Album Is 'More Aggressive' And 'Immediate'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with SHADOWS FALL frontman Brian Fair. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. About.com: What led you to release "Retribution" on your own label? Brian Fair: A lot of things led that way. It began with us coming through every cycle of the m...

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MICHAEL ANTHONY: EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Always Has To Have The Last Word'

Hector Saldaña of San Antonio Express-News recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN and current CHICKENFOOT bassist Michael Anthony. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On touring with CHICKENFOOT: "It's been a fun party on the road and off the road. We're having a great time and...

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MUDVAYNE Drummer Interviewed On 'The Big Dumb Radio Show'

On September 11, Kevin "Taz" Conklin of "The Big Dumb Radio Show" (web site) — which airs on Kalamazoo, Michigan's 92.5 WZUU FM radio station — conducted an interview with MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough. The chat is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray...

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CHICKENFOOT: Quality Houston Footage Posted Online

Quality fan-filmed video footage of CHICKENFOOT performing the song "Down The Drain" on Wednesday, September 16 in Houston, Texas can be viewed below (courtesy of "eduvh"). As previously reported, CHICKENFOOT's September 23, 2009 concert at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona will be filmed for po...

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REDEMPTION Guitarist Diagnosed With Multiple Myeloma

Guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk of the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band REDEMPTION has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he describes as "a particularly bad form of blood cancer which is generally considered incurable and which has a five-year survival rate of 34%." Nicolas' l...

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LITA FORD To Be Backed By Members Of QUEENSRŸCHE On Upcoming Tour

QUEENSRŸCHE — who have been touring since late March in support of their newest effort, "American Soldier" (Atco/Rhino) — will be taking The Queen of Heavy Metal, Lita Ford, on the road with them for over two dozen dates beginning October 15. Ford will hit the stage during the QUEENSRŸCHE set to per...

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DEFIANCE: New Song Posted Online

A new DEFIANCE song, "Sloth", is available for streaming on the band's web site. The track comes off the reunited Oakland, California thrashers' new album, "The Prophecy", which is scheduled for release on October 19 via Candlelight Records. The first collection of new music from DEFIANCE in over 15...

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CHICKENFOOT: Phoenix Concert To Be Filmed For Possible Use On Future DVD

CHICKENFOOT's September 23, 2009 concert at the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona will be filmed for possible use on a future DVD release. The band's August 30, 2009 show at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, Georgia was also recorded for the same purpose. CHICKENFOOT's self-titled debut album was certified...

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OPETH Mainman: New KATATONIA CD Is Greatest 'Heavy' Record I've Heard In The Last 10 Years

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "KATATONIA's [forthcoming album] 'Night Is The New Day' is possibly the greatest 'heavy' record I've heard in the last 10 years. "Most people know my history with them and also my friendship w...

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KATATONIA: 'Night' Mini-Site Launched; More Album Details Revealed

The mini-site for KATATONIA's eighth studio album, "Night is the New Day", can be accessed at this location It includes audio samples, downloads, album information, interviews, art gallery plus exclusive previously unseen studio diaries from the recording session. A free MP3 of the track "Forsaker"...

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KATATONIA: New Song Available For Free Download

Subscribers to the Peaceville Records mailing list are being given the first opportunity to download a free song from KATATONIA's eighth studio album, "Night Is The New Day". Entitled "Forsaker", the track is now available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. "Night Is The New Day" is scheduled...

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Paperback Edition Of Unauthorized JUDAS PRIEST Biography Due In February

The paperback edition of "The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith" will be published on February 15, 2010 via Omnibus Press. The book — which Geoff Barton of Classic Rock said "is great on the early history of the Brummie metal legends" and Chad Bower of About.com called "well-written and...