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JUDAS PRIEST's 'True Story' Book Due In September

Omnibus Press will publish Neil Daniels' book "Defenders of the Faith: The True Story of Judas Priest" book in September. According to the book's official description, "Defenders of the Faith" — which is said to be "the first definitive biography of the metal Gods" — "reveals how a group of poor, wo...

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ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED Reunite For Benefit Show In San Francisco

Veteran San Francisco metal bands ANVIL CHORUS, MORDRED and MERCENARY reunited this past Thursday night, April 12 at the Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco to help raise money for the family of guitarist Curtis Grant (ex-BLACK CHERRY, AMERICAN HEARTBREAK),who recently lost his battle with non-Hodg...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY, INTO ETERNITY: New Audio Interviews Posted Online

The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features part one of their coverage of the Metal for the Masses 2007 tour. It features interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with DARK TRANQUILLITY vocalist Mikael Stanne and INTO ETERNITY vocalist Stu Block. Topics include DARK TRANQUILLITY'...

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CANDLEBOX: New Music Posted Online

Audio clips of two new CANDLEBOX songs — "Stand" and "Surrendering" — are available for streaming via the band's MySpace page. Both tracks are expected to appear on the reunited band's first album of new material, tentatively due this summer. A live concert DVD, entitled "Alive in Seattle", is slate...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Hearing AC/DC For First Time Changed His Life

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Neil Jeffries of Classic Rock (web site) about AC/DC's classic "Let There Be Rock" LP for the magazine's "Every Home Should Have One - Albums You Should Own" feature. "When I was in my teens, I lived in Huntington Beach, California, and there was a gi...

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RUSH Drummer Shows Off Comedic Chops In 'Aqua Teen' Movie

Garnet Fraser of the Toronto Star reports: "I'm a cheap device for exposition," Neil Peart says over the phone from California, establishing two things straightaway. One: he knows his function in his role in the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" movie. Two: He's a comedy buff, who goes on to explain that he'...

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STATIC-X Taps DARK NEW DAY/VINCE NEIL Drummer For Current Tour

STATIC-X has tapped drummer Will Hunt (TOMMY LEE, DARK NEW DAY, SKRAPE, STUCK MOJO) to fill in for the group's regular skinsman Nick Oshiro while he is recovering from a broken hand. Hunt's first show with STATIC-X took place Friday night (April 13) in Houston, Texas. In addition to being a member o...

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NILE: More OZZFEST 'Off' Dates Announced

NILE has scheduled the following Ozzfest "off" dates with CHTHONIC: July 13 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven July 18 - Orangevale, CA - The Boardwalk July 20 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre July 23 - Hollywood, CA - House of Blues July 25 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad July 27 - ...

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ADLER'S APPETITE: Previously Unreleased Song Posted Online

A previously unreleased song by ADLER'S APPETITE, featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler doing "what he does best — kicking ass on the drums", has been posted online at this location. The music for "Sadder Days" — which was recorded in April 2005 — was composed by the "wickedly talented...

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NILE: New Album Details Revealed

NILE mainman Karl Sanders has issued the following update: "We are currently finishing the mixes on the new NILE album, entitled 'Ithyphallic', our first album for Nuclear Blast [Records]. So far we have been nothing but thrilled to work with the entire cast at Nuclear Blast; they have treated us ex...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer To Appear At Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil is among the celebrities that will appear at the inaugural Jennifer Harman Charity Poker Tournament, set to take place Friday, April 20, inside the Caesars Palace poker tournament room at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The no-limit Texas hold'em tournament will begin...

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VINCE NEIL'S MOTLEY CRUISE 2008 To Include Live Performance By MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil and Carnival Cruise Lines invite you to embrace your "Wild Side" and board the newly renovated Carnival Imagination for a four-day rock and roll vacation filled with music, fun and sun — and of course, plenty of "Girls Girls Girls"! Departing from Miami on January 24, 2...

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VINNIE PAUL Says PANTERA's 'Far Beyond Driven' Is His 'Most Impressive' Drumming Record

The U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm (web site) recently conducted an interview with former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rhythm: What or who inspired you to become a metal drummer? Vinnie Paul: The first time...

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SICKENING HORROR: New Song Available For Download

Greek extreme metallers SICKENING HORROR have made a new song, entitled "This Cold Funeral", available for download at this location. SICKENING HORROR last year signed a multi-album deal with Neurotic Records. The group's debut album, entitled "When Landscapes Bled Backwards", was mixed and mastered...

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NILE: OZZFEST 'Off' Dates Announced

NILE has lined up the following Ozzfest "off" dates with Taiwan's CHTHONIC: July 20 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre July 27 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater July 29 - Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck Aug. 09 - Cleveland, OH @ Harpo’s Aug. 21 - New York, NY @ B.B. King Blues Club (with ...