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Court Battle Over JIMI HENDRIX's Estate Begins

Gene Johnson of The Associated Press reports: Relatives of the late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix returned to court Monday (June 28) to begin another legal battle over which family members should receive money from the musician's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise. The case, the latest of s...

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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Guitarist Comments On DEATH Tribute CD

SINGLE BULLET THEORY guitarist Matt Difabio has released the following statement regarding his participation in the upcoming DEATH tribute CD, "Within The Mind - In Homage To The Musical Legacy Of Chuck Schuldiner", due later in the year through Holland's Mascot Records: "As most of you may know, I...

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RHAPSODY: 'Unholy Warcry' Video Posted Online

Italian symphonic metal band RHAPSODY have uploaded their video for the track "Unholy Warcry" (short version) at their official web site. Check it out here (scroll down and click on "Unholy Warcry video added" under "Site Updates"). "Unholy Warcry" (short version) comes off the group's new mini-CD,...

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Norway's Black Metal Elite To Pay Tribute To BATHORY Mastermind

A number of well-respected Norwegian black metal musicians will gather to perform a selection of classic BATHORY songs during Norway's Hole In The Sky Festival as a tribute to the group's mastermind Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg, who passed away earlier this month. So far, the following musicians have...

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AC/DC Frontman Travels To Greece For Upcoming TV Series

According to AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson recently spent a week in Greece filming an episode for the syndicated television series "Goddess Odyssey". On the trail of Helen Of Troy, the renowned rock singer traveled through remote areas of Greece seeking out the shrine...

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HEATHEN Guitarist Talks About Working With Late EXODUS Singer PAUL BALOFF

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrash band HEATHEN recently took time to chat with Electricbasement.com about their new album "Recovered", as well as their history. Guitarist Lee Altus explained how the late EXODUS vocalist Paul Baloff was briefly a replacement for original vocalist Dave White. "Ye...

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THE HIDDEN HAND Name New Album

THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN),have set "Mother Teacher Destroyer" as the title of their new album, due in Germany on September August 23 and rest of Europe on October 4 through Exile On Mainstream Records....

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KYUSS: Argentinean Tribute Album Due This Month

Argentinean label Dias De Garage (home of BUFFALO and DRAGONAUTA) will be releasing the first-ever tribute to the rock legend KYUSS at the end of the month. Titled "Listen Without Distraction", the collection was named after the instructions KYUSS used to give music fans on their albums. This CD con...

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SATYRICON Frontman Comments On QUORTHON's Passing

SATYRICON frontman Satyr has issued the following statement regarding the passing of BATHORY legend Thomas "Quorthon" Forsberg (as exclusively reported here on June 8): "Hearing about Quorthon's death was just sad. 39 years old you know... BATHORY made a huge impact on Frost and myself and it was th...

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KISS: New Two-Disc Set To Surface In August

According to KissOnline.com, Universal Music will be releasing on August 10 a new two-disc set from KISS, called "KISS Gold (1974–1982)". The complete track listing for the set is as follows: Disc One: 01. Strutter 02. Nothin' To Lose 03. Firehouse 04. Deuce 05. Black Diamond 06. Got To Choose 07. P...

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ROB ZOMBIE To Develop Series For MTV, Porn Star GINGER LYNN Joins Cast Of 'The Devil's Rejects'

Rob Zombie has scored a pilot commitment from MTV for a new horror-themed series titled "Zombie Chronicles". No other details were given about the project other than the possibility of Ozzy Osbourne also being featured on the show. In other news, ComingSoon.net is reporting that porn legend Ginger L...

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THOR To Begin Recording New Album

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR is heading to Los Angeles in June to record his 14th studio album, titled "Thor Against The World", with producers Messiaz (a.k.a. Frank Meyer and Bruce Duff) at the helm. On "Thor Against The World", THOR will be backed by Los Angeles three-piece SWEET JUSTICE, whic...

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Veteran Rock Drummer CARL PALMER Jams With MOTÖRHEAD Offspring

Tryst Williams of The Western Mail is reporting that veteran rock drummer Carl Palmer (ELP) treated students at a school in South Wales to a percussion lecture and workshop during a recent visit. Teacher Richard Thomas, who helped arrange the visit to Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School, Beddau, near...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: Doing Acid Gives You A New Angle On Things

MOTÖRHEAD legend Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has spoken to the U.K.'s Guardian about a variety of topics, including his collection of Nazi memorabilia, his drug use and his past and current relationships. What follows are some of the highlights of that interview: On his collection of Nazi memorabilia: Lem...

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VERNON REID & MASQUE: Entire CD Available For Online Listening

Favored Nations Records has made available the entire VERNON REID & MASQUE CD, "Known Unknown", available for listening online at this location. In addition, you can enter to win an iPod pre-loaded with the record. VERNON REID & MASQUE is the "solo" project of LIVING COLOUR guitarist Vernon...