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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist METAL MIKE Reports On Madison Square Garden Show

The third installment of guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak's (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) diary from the SEBASTIAN BACH tour with GUNS N' ROSES can now be found at this location. This special installment spotlights the November 10, 2006 date which found the tour at New York's legendary Madis...

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LUNARMILE To Support M3 In Wolverhampton

LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will support M3 — the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guit...

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Photos From SLIPPED DISC In-Store Archives Posted Online

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a gallery of Slipped Disc Records "in-store" archives, featuring photos of such artists as MEGADETH, SLAYER,...

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SODOM Discusses Thrash Metal: Video Available

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a video clip featuring German thrashers SODOM talking about thrash metal and punk rock. Check it out at this...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman: 'It's Inevitable That CDs Will Become Obsolete'

Metal-Temple.com editor Orpheus Spiliotopoulos (also a writer for Rock Hard magazine) recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Temple.com: Why did you decide to release new HALFORD tracks exclusively on iTunes and n...

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ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY: New Song Posted Online

A brand new ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY track, entitled "Words of the Dying", has been posted online on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's brand new full-length album, "Open Fire", due in March 2007 via Relapse Records. "Open Fire" was recorded at The Etching Tin Studios in Richmond, V...

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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman To Guest On SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO's 'Bloody Roots'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford will be a guest on "Bloody Roots" on Sirius Satellite Radio on Tuesday, December 12 at 9:00 p.m. EST. Host Ian Christe interrogates the metal god for a full debriefing on growing up in Birmingham, England in the shadow of BLACK SABBATH, forging a path for metal in t...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Dio Years' Collection Tentatively Due In April

Rhino Records has set a tentative April 3, 2007 North American release date for the new Ronnie James Dio-era BLACK SABBATH best-of set, appropriately titled "Black Sabbath: The Dio Years". The single-disc collection will include a couple of brand new tracks that are currently being recorded in Engla...

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OLYMPOS MONS Seeks New Label Home

Finnish melodic metallers OLYMPOS MONS have issued the following update: "The negotiations with our former label concerning the [already completed] new album ['Medievil'] has taken unexpected turns. OLYMPOS MONS is not satisfied how the distribution of the debut album, 'Conquistador' [2004], was han...

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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...

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DEEP PURPLE Performs On Brazilian TV: Video Available

DEEP PURPLE performed two tracks on the Brazilian TV talk show "Programa do Jô" earlier in the month. Watch the footage at YouTube.com: "Smoke on the Water" (video) and "Rapture of the Deep" (video). PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan will embark on a solo tour of Australia in late January in support ...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Join MATT FILIPPINI For Italian Dates

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini (MOONSTONE PROJECT) for two Spanish dates in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 26 - Sala Heineken – Madrid, SPA Jan. 27 - Nave 8 - Alicante, SPA As usual, the band will perform PURPLE material and other classic rock son...

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IAN GILLAN's Touring Bassist Shot In Jaw

According to The Buffalo News, Rodney Appleby — the bassist for DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan on his North American tour in support of his new album, called "Gillan's Inn" — was shot in the jaw after he accepted an invitation to visit a neighbor's house, Buffalo police said Saturday (Nov. 25). App...

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POISON Frontman Talks About Upcoming DVD Shoot; Audio Available

An 11-minute audio interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels, conducted earlier today (Nov. 27) by Jim Bone of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA's WBSX-97.9X, has been posted online at this location (10 MB). Michaels talks about the two separate shooting incidents he experienced in the past year, how he...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On Tonight's 'Rockline'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and Don Bernstine — director of acquisitions for the Hard Rock Café chain — will be two of the featured guests on tonight's (Nov. 27) edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline". A posting on the "Rockline" web site reads, "If you've ever wondered where [Ha...