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METALLICA, ANTHRAX, ALICE IN CHAINS Members To Comment On 'Greatest Metal Songs Of All Time'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell and Ronnie James Dio are among the musicians making up the panel of hard rock scholars who will rate some of the "very best hotel-trashing hard rock anthems" as part of VH1's "40 Greatest Metal Songs" two-hou...

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WINTER SOLSTICE Call It Quits

Virginia-based metalcore act WINTER SOLSTICE have officially split up. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "For those of you who have yet to hear, we at the WINTER SOLSTICE camp have decided to call it quits. Each of our members was feeling pulled in different directions and it see...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman Guests On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show: Audio Available

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan was interviewed by IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson for this Saturday's (April 15) edition of Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to a replay of the program at BBC.co.uk. Gillan's upcoming all-star retrospective disc, "Gillan's I...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Checks In From London

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I'm just waking up from last night's insanity in London. The show was the best yet. Best Astoria show ever and dare I say the best show of the tour so far. "You always hear how cities like London, New ...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman Eyeing Solo Shows This Summer

Launch Radio Networks reports: DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan is getting ready for the release of his solo album "Gillan's Inn", and he's also looking at the possibility of a tour to support it. Gillan is usually booked pretty solidly with DEEP PURPLE shows, but he told Launch that a change in the...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman To Guest On BRUCE DICKINSON's Radio Show

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will join IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson in the studio on Saturday, April 15 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p....

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Talks About Playing With IAN GILLAN At Royal Albert Hall

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "Here we are in April and us usual I am surprised that the year is nearly a third over. Does everyone go through that? Then again, I have to acknowledge that I've been rather busy lately, to say ...

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Label Founder Talks About EXODUS' Classic 'Bonded By Blood' Album: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a four-minute clip featuring Todd Gordon — who earned his rightful place in the annals of thrash metal's history by signing EXODUS to t...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist 'Basking In The Glasgow Afterglow'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has commented on the opening gig of the band's European tour, which kicked off Friday night (April 7) in Glasgow, Scotland. In a posting on the group's official web site, Ian wrote, "It's 7 a.m. and I'm still basking in the Glasgow afterglow. What a way to kick this off!!...

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HAIL OF FIRE Featuring Ex-CANCER Members: Entire Demo Available For Download

HAIL OF FIRE, the new band featuring former CANCER members Carl Stokes (drums),Dave Leitch (lead guitars),Barry Savage (lead guitars),and Ian Buchanan (bass),along with newcomer Rob Lucas on vocals, have made their entire first demo available for download via their official web site. The group,...

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ANTHRAX: Official Podcast Available For Download

ANTHRAX have made a 70-minute podcast available for download at this location (MP3, 20 MB). The podcast features commentary by ANTHRAX's webmaster Brent Thompson. "Listen along as he spews ANTHRAX news, blathering ramblings, site updates, outright lies, heavy breathing, behind-the-scenes info, comed...

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ANTHRAX, FATES WARNING, THE CULT Members Guest On BRIAN POSEHN's Debut CD

Guitarist Scott Ian (ANTHRAX, S.O.D.),bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING),drummer John Tempesta (WHITE ZOMBIE, THE CULT, TESTAMENT) and lead guitarist Jonathan Donais (SHADOWS FALL) are among the musicians featured on comedian/actor Brian Posehn's debut stand-up CD, "Live In: Nerd Rag...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Create Conceptual Album Based On Life Of NOSTRADAMUS

JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST. JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal A...

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JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, IAN GILLAN: More Photos of Royal Albert Hall Gig Posted Online

More photos have been posted online of what will apparently turn out to be JUDAS PRIEST's only live appearance of 2006 — the March 31 gig at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. This special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity was a tribute to to the late DJ Tommy Vance ...

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SICK OF IT ALL: 'Death To Tyrants' Details Revealed

New York City hardcore heavyweights SICK OF IT ALL will release their brand-new studio album, "Death to Tyrants", on Century Media Records in Europe (Abacus Recordings in North America) on the following dates: Benelux: Friday, April 14, 2006 Germany, Austria, Switzerland: Saturday, April 15, 2006 Fi...