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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI: 'I Think Certainly What We're Doing Is Honest Music'

Kevin W. Smith of AZStarNet.com recently conducted a short interview with legendary heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN AND HELL). Q: When you guys hired Dio to front BLACK SABBATH back in the late '70s, how big of an artistic risk did you feel you were taking? Iommi: "There wasn...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Joins ALICE IN CHAINS On Stage In Las Vegas

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at the The Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas on Friday, September 21 for a rendition of the AIC classic "Man in the Box". Check put a photo at this location (taken by Brian Smith). ANTHRAX is rumored to once again be ...

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DOOGIE WHITE Says Recordings For New YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Album Have Not Yet Begun

According to a posting on The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy web site, singer Doogie White (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, CORNERSTONE, ex-RAINBOW) has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "I am really really happy and excited by the new EMPIRE album [Doogie makes an appearance on the fourt...

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Funeral Services For Late TIGERTAILZ Bassist To Be Held On Thursday

Funeral services for late TIGERTAILZ bassist Pepsi Tate (real name: Hugh Justin Smith) will be held on Thursday, September 27 at 12:00 noon at The Point, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff, Wales, UK. After a short, 45-minute ceremony at the Point, his close family will take Justin to rest in a Dinas Powy...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Lineup Confirmed For Upcoming Shows

Legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will perform at the Crazy Donkey in Long Island on Thursday, September 20 as a wam-up gig for his European dates. His band will include a cohort of fellow "previously-played-with-Ritchie-Blackmore" musicians: Gr...

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SEVENDUST: Tour Dates Announced

SEVENDUST will embark on the "…Ladies Get Out Of Jail Free Tour '07", set to kick of Friday, October 19 in Minneapolis, MN. Support on the trek will reportedly come from 10 YEARS, BLACK LIGHT BURNS and NEVERSET. The dates are as follows: Oct. 19 - Maplewood, MN @ Myth Oct. 20 - Waterlook, IA ...

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METALLICA Guitarist's 1989 Porsche Being Auctioned

A 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 car that once belonged to METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is currently being auctioned on eBay. According to a posting on the auction page, "There is an interesting piece of METALLICA history involving this car. In 1991 shortly before the release of the eponymous METALL...

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MERCENARY: Studio Time Pushed Back To November

Danish metallers MERCENARY have issued the following update: "After a long summer break, we're finally back from the living and ready to roam amongst the dead again... "The songwriting for the next album has begun and we're currently recording song structures and demoing ideas. The studio time has b...

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PITIFUL REIGN Taps Renowned Artist ED REPKA For Debut Album

Young U.K. thrashers PITIFUL REIGN have secured the services of renowned artist Ed Repka (MUNICIPAL WASTE, MEGADETH, DEATH) to produce the artwork for their debut album, due for release early next year on Italy's Punishment 18 Records. Punishment 18 label spokesperson Marita Mirabella previously sai...

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NEUROSONIC: Second 'Family Vaules Tour 2007' Video Posted Online

Vancouver, British Columbia hard rockers NEUROSONIC have posted the second episode in the "Neurosonic on the Family Values Tour 2007" video series. Watch it below. As previously reported, NEUROSONIC has posted the video for the song "So Many People" at this location. The clip was shot in Los Angeles...

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BLIND MELON: Tour Dates Announced

After reuniting last year with new singer Travis Warren, BLIND MELON hunkered down in the studio owned by guitarist Christopher Thorn and bassist Brad Smith and started writing and recording new material. The result is two albums' worth of new BLIND MELON music. Release dates haven't been set for th...

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CURIOSITY KILLED THE COP Adds Singer

CURIOSITY KILLED THE COP, the new San Luis Obispo, California-based project featuring ex-MOTOGRATER guitarist Matt "Nuke" Nunes, bassist Johnny Montanio (IMPLANT, FORTY43THREE),former MOTOGRATER guitarist J.R. Swartz and drummer Mike Hamilton (DEEDS OF FLESH),has solidified its lineup with the add...

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GODHEAD To Play LOCOFEST Kick-Off Party

On Saturday, September 8, GODHEAD will play a kick-off party for LocoFest: Locobazooka! 2007. The show will take place at Harpers Ferry in Allston MA. Also appearing are LATE 4 THE SKY, FROZEN and BURNING BRIDES. This is a FREE event. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Anyone 21 and over will be admitted. For...

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PRONG Mainman Pays Tribute To Late CBGB Founder

PRONG mainman Tommy Victor has posted the following bulletin on the band's MySpace page: "Raven [former PRONG and current MINISTRY bassist Paul Raven] just let me know that Hilly Krystal, owner of CBGB, is gone. He was my boss from 1986 to '90. He was a tough guy to work for, but that's what he ...

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CBGB Founder HILLY KRISTAL Dead At 75

MTV.com reports that Hilly Kristal, the founder of legendary New York punk rock venue CBGB, died on Tuesday from complications from lung cancer at the age of 75. Kristal, who opened the now-defunct venue in 1973 in the then-gritty Bowery neighborhood in Manhattan, is credited with helping to launch...