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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD To Take Part In 'Experience Hendrix' Show In New Hampshire

According to the Portsmouth Herald News, AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford is among the musicians that will take part in the Experience Hendrix performance on Wednesday, October 15 at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in southern New Hampshire. Also scheduled to appear are Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, Buddy G...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Release 'Happy' In November

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that former VELVET REVOLVER and current STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland's second solo album, "Happy", will arrive November 18 via his own Softdrive label. The set was co-produced by Scott Weiland and Doug Grean, with Steve Albini engineering. "Happy"...

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GREAT WHITE Agrees To Pay $1M To Station Fire Victims

According to The Providence Journal, GREAT WHITE, the band whose pyrotechnics set off the disastrous fire at The Station nightclub in 2003, has agreed to pay the victims $1 million, in a tentative settlement agreement announced this afternoon in a federal court filing. Covered by the settlement agre...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Writing Material For RIPPER OWENS' Solo Album

Guitarist Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) has revealed in a posting on his MySpace page that he is going to lay down some lead guitar with producer Bob Kulick for singer Tim "Ripper" Owens' (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) forthcoming "solo CD." Caffery...

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WYKKED WYTCH Covers EVANESCENCE's 'Bring Me To Life'; Audio Available

Florida-based, female-fronted extreme metal band WYKKED WYTCH has posted its cover of the EVANESCENCE smash hit "Bring Me To Life" on its MySpace page. The track was recorded by Matt LaPlant (NONPOINT, SIKTH) and Gus Rios (MALEVOLENT CREATION) at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mixin...

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BURY YOUR DEAD Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Boston-based hardcore/metal band BURY YOUR DEAD has officially parted ways with guitarist Eric Ellis due to "medical reasons and personality differences." His replacement in the group is longtime friend and (for some) former bandmate Chris Towning, who began appearing in Ellis' place at shows in lat...

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ERIC SINGER: 'For Me, KISS Is The Perfect Band As A Musician, A Performer And An Entertainer'

Drummer Eric Singer recently described KISS to the Tahoe Daily Tribune as "rock meets Barnum and Bailey's Circus," making it his ideal band. "I always liked the entertainer-type drummers," said Singer, who first joined KISS in 1991. "For me, I feel KISS is the perfect band as a musician, a performer...

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AEROSMITH Crowns 'Guitar Hero' Champion in Boston

Spin magazine reports: With the astounding score of 398,000, Eric Miller blew away his rivals on stage [Monday] night in Boston, winning the booty in the Guitar Hero: Aerosmith ROCKS the Hard Rock competition. His prize? One rather stylish motorcycle signed by AEROSMITH's Steve Tyler himself. But th...

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KISS' Collection Of Re-Recorded Classics: Audio Samples Available

DefSTAR Records/Sony Music Japan has just released "Jigoku-Retsuden", a new KISS greatest-hits CD featuring all-new recordings of 15 KISS classics. The tracks were recently recorded and feature Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer. A limited-edition version of the CD includes a b...

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DELAIN, DETONATION, STREAM OF PASSION Members To Guest On THE COMEBACK Album

This October, Kevin Storm (CARDAMON) will start the recordings for his new project entitled THE COMEBACK. A concept album, including a dark graphic novel (comic strip),the story follows a rock star inside his mind as he lays comatose in the hospital. THE COMEBACK is an ambitious attempt at joining...

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DEICIDE: Japanese, Australian Tour Dates Announced

Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE have scheduled the following dates: Sep. 13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room Sep. 18 - Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti Sep. 19 - Bologna, Italy - Kinder Garten Sep. 20 - Bari, Italy - Demode Club Sep. 21 - Turin, Italy - Fabrick Nov. 28 - Yokohama, Japan...

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Drummer JIMMY DEGRASSO Filling In For ERIC SINGER On ALICE COOPER Dates

According to a posting on the ALICE COOPER fan site SickThingsUK, former MEGADETH/Y&T and current F5 drummer Jimmy DeGrasso will fill in for Eric Singer on all ALICE COOPER shows between tonight (August 26) in Lakewood, Ohio and September 12 in Hutchinson, Kansas as Eric has commitments with KIS...

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Former TROUBLE Frontman Launches BLACKFINGER

Former TROUBLE singer Eric Wagner has launched a new Illinois-based rock/acoustic/psychadelic project called BLACKFINGER. A song called "All The Leaves Are Brown" is currently being streamed on the band's MySpace page. Eric Wagner left TROUBLE in April 2008, citing his disdain for the touring life a...

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ONLY LIVING WITNESS: Footage From 'Secret' Massachusetts Concert Posted Online

Most of the reunited ONLY LIVING WITNESS — minus drummer Eric Stevenson (ex-FORMICIDE) — reportedly played a secret show this past Friday (August 22) at The Spillway in Clinton, Massachusetts. Video footage of the "Deed's Pride" performance can be viewed below (clip filmed by Bruce D. Millet). ONLY...

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DEICIDE To Play Four Shows In Italy

According to Vivo Management, Florida-based death metallers DEICIDE will play four shows in Italy in September. The details are as follows: Sep. 18 - Rome, Italy - Palarockness Sep. 19 - [to be announced] Sep. 20 - Modugno - Bari, Italy - Demodè Disco Club (Total Metal Festival) Sep. 21 - Bologna, I...