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VOIVOD Frontman Launches PARANOLAND Project

In a complete departure from what they have done before, Denis "Snake" Belanger (VOIVOD) and longtime friend Botcher (AGGRESSION) spent the last year working on a project called PARANOLAND. Experimenting with modern sounds and samples over knockout riffs and twisted arrangements, the group stepped u...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Reflecting On Life

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "After the gig in Belgium we went to Holland. The two shows were really good; they were the only gigs we did on those countries, all sold out! We left Holland to a long trip till Spain, more precisely in Huesca, Aragon. We arrived a...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER To Play Softball For Charity

Two teams of stars, including TWISTED SISTER singer Dee Snider, 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer and Lonny Ross, former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Horatio Sanz, WWE Smackdown wrestler Mike "The Miz" Mizanin, TLC host Evan Farmer, actress Alison Becker, "Access Hollywood"'s Tim Vincent and CW11 Morning...

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TWISTED SISTER To Release 'A Twisted Christmas Live' DVD

TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider and Jay Jay French recently stopped by the VH1 Classic offices to present Autism Speaks/Cure Autism Now with a check for $17,000. The check represents the proceeds from TWISTED SISTER's "A Twisted Christmas", the rockin' holiday album that enamored both critics and fans a...

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RIKETS To Co-Headline This Weekend's WOODSHOCK Festival

Ohio's RIKETS has been tapped as one of the co-headlining acts of this summer's Woodshock festival in Bellfontaine, Ohio. The event is an annual concert and camping festival that runs for three days (August 10-12) with performance by 40-plus bands. Other notable acts co-headling the festival include...

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DOKKEN, QUEENSRŸCHE, SKID ROW, STRYPER Featured On New 'Christmas' CD

According to CDUniverse.com and other online vendors, Razor And Tie Records has set a September 11 release date for the "Monster Ballads Christmas" CD. The track listing for the collection, which was spearheaded by TWISTED SISTER, is as follows: 01. I'll Be Home For Christmas - TWISTED SISTER 02. Ch...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: 'Free Tibet!'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "The show in Jena [Germany] was great — completely sold out with an amazing crowd. Danke Jena! Went to Cologne, it was very good also with two great opening bands: LAST ONE DYING and BORN FOR PAIN. "After Germany we went to France t...

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U.D.O. Recruits Temporary Bassist

U.D.O., the German band led by former ACCEPT frontman Udo Dirkschneider, has tapped ex-VANIZE/MAJESTY bassist Marcus Bielenberg as the temporary replacement for Fitty Weinhold, who is currently unable to perform with the group "for private reasons." Bielenberg played with U.D.O. last weekend at the...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist: 'We Need No Politicians To Do The Stuff We Need For Ourselves'

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "Living and learning. It's amazing to be a part of a band that have the privilege of travel the world so many times. Today, I've walked around Jena, a city that used to be East Germany, very nice people and beautiful buildings. I kn...

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Former OVERKILL Drummer To Be Interviewed On WRAT 95.9 FM

An interview with filmmaker Rat Skates (ex-OVERKILL drummer) will air this Sunday, August 5 on "The Electric Ballroom" program at 10:00 p.m. EDT on WRAT 95.9 FM in New Jersey. Fans outside of NJ can listen to the interview via www.wrat.com, by clicking "Listen Live." Hosted by veteran air personalit...

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NIKKI SIXX Talks 'The Heroin Diaries'

Jesse Capps of RockConfidential.com conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx earlier today. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: One thing I love about "The Heroin Diaries" [Nikki's upcoming book] is that it features comments from several different peopl...

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ANTHRAX's DAN SPITZ Teams Up With Composer KEVIN MANTHEI For 'Upshift StrikeRacer' Soundtrack

StrikeRacers everywhere now have distinctive guitar-heavy music to compliment the online rubber-burning, explosive action of Gala-Net's Upshift StrikeRacer. The online game publisher announced today that acclaimed composer Kevin Manthei, who has scored dozens of critically and commercially successfu...

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ROCKLAHOMA: More Than 3,000 Photos Posted Online

More than 3,000 photos from fans and professionals taken at the inaugural Rocklahoma festival have been posted at the Rocklahoma Fan Photo site. Over 30,000 people attended the festival, which took place earlier in the month in Pryor, Oklahoma. Performers included POISON, RATT, QUIET RIOT, SLAUGHTER...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Schedules London Clinic

The Guitar Institute (part of London, England's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance) has announced that SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser will deliver an exclusive clinic during the Institute's Metal Hammer Weekender this summer. This fantastic two-day weekend event, sponsored by Metal Hamm...