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PAUL STANLEY: 'I Couldn't Stop KISS If I Wanted To'

Courtney Devores of The Charlotte Observer recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley about his work as a painter. The question-and-answer session follows: Q: Have you always been a visual artist as well as a musician? Paul: From the time I was very little, according t...

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TWISTED SISTER To Release 'The Video Years' DVD In June

Big hair, big hits and even bigger riffs — the era of big metal returns as Rhino presents the DVD debut of hard-to-find and out-of-print video collections from one of the biggest-selling bands of the '80s: TWISTED SISTER. The DVD offers a clear digital picture along with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround S...

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THE OLD DEAD TREE To Enter Studio In July

French goth metal act THE OLD DEAD TREE will enter Stage One studio in Germany on July 3 with producer Andy Classen to begin recording its third album. The band describes the new material as "a twisted and schizophrenic blend of evocative riffs and arrangements put together with an overload of sheer...

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Ex-CRADLE OF FILTH Drummer's NEMHAIN Parts Ways With Guitarist

NEMHAIN, the British band featuring ex-CRADLE OF FILTH/AT THE GATES drummer Adrian Erlandsson and his wife, fetish model Morrigan Hel (a.k.a. Amber England),has issued the following update: "Unfortunately NEMHAIN and guitarist Sam Astley have parted ways. He was an integral part of the band and his...

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Holy Murder Masquerade

Here's one novel way to make people want to buy your physical CD, instead of downloading your album — make it a concept album, and then print the lyrics in the form of dialogue bubbles in a comic! The story, a twisted tale of murder, redemption and, well, more murder, is standard-issue graphic novel...

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KORN: 'Hip-Hop Tribute' Due In June

Tribute Sounds has set a June 26, 2007 release date for the "Hip-Hop Tribute to Korn" CD. The disc will feature various hip-hop artists covering KORN songs. The same label has previously released hip-hop tributes to METALLICA (audio samples),JIMI HENDRIX, AC/DC (audio samples),DEF LEPPARD (audio s...

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ALL ENDS Featuring IN FLAMES Guitarist's Sister: 'Wasting Life' Video Available

ALL ENDS, the new Swedish band featuring Emma Gelotte (sister of IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte) and Tinna Karlsdotter on vocals, Fredrik Johansson (DIMENSION ZERO, IN FLAMES' "The Jester Race" album) and Peter Mårdklint (EMBRACED, TENEBRE) on guitar, along with Josef Skanås on drums, has posted...

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SALEM'S WYCH Singer Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Ron Johnson, lead singer of the metal band SALEM'S WYCH, died this past Monday (April 23) in Lima, Ohio from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Johnson is survived by two children, life companion Cindy Ritchie, his mother, father and a sister. SALEM'S WYCH is known as one of the original '...

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DEATH BREATH: New Mini-Album To Include BATHORY, G.B.H., DISCHARGE Covers

DEATH BREATH, the Swedish old-school death metal project featuring former ENTOMBED drummer and main songwriter Nicke Andersson (currently the frontman of his rock 'n' roll band THE HELLACOPTERS),will release its new mini-album, "Let It Stink", on May 4 in Sweden and May 18 in the rest of Europe via...

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DEE SNIDER's Son Is BAPTIZED BY FIRE

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider's son Jesse Blaze, who fronts a Long Island, New York-based rock band called BAPTIZED BY FIRE, was recently interviewed by VM Underground. Topics of discussion include the music industry, being Dee Snider's son, BAPTIZED BY FIRE, file sharing and more. Download the...

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RUDY SARZO To Play Bass For BLUE ÖYSTER CULT At HAWGS OF TEXAS Rally

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has been tapped by Eric Bloom of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to handle bass guitar duties for the band's April 28 concert at the Hawgs of Texas motorcycle rally in Lake Somerville, TX. Also scheduled to appear are QUIET RIOT...

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PRIMUS' LES CLAYPOOL To Release 'Fancy' Concert DVD

On May 29, renowned bassist and legendary PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool will release "Fancy" (Prawn Song),his first solo live concert DVD from his 2006 summer tour with his latest group of accomplished players. A major market tour commences May 23 in Minneapolis and wraps July 14 at the All Good Mus...

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KORN: Video Interview With JONATHAN DAVIS, FIELDY Available

An exclusive interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis and bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, conducted by Possum of Altitude TV backstage at the Boost Mobile Rock Corps show on March 30 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, has been posted online at YouTube. Davis and Feldy talk about Terry Bozzio,...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman Comments On Virginia Tech Massacre

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Seems like the another dude lost it. The tragedy at Virginia Tech gets to me. But it gets to me on many levels. "Certainly the death of teachers and students is hard to grasp, 30 something people murdered in .....

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ROB ZOMBIE: I Didn't Choose 'Halloween', It Chose Me

Rob Zombie recently answered a number of fan-submitted questions regarding his upcoming remake of the 1978 horror classic "Halloween". "Halloween" is due in theaters on August 31, 2007. The movie is Zombie's third feature film as a director after 2003's "House of 1000 Corpses" and 2005's "The Devil'...