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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'All Issues Have Been Resolved'; Tour To Go Ahead As Scheduled

According to a posting on guitar legend Michael Schenker's (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) official web site, all previously reported legal "issues" regarding his ability to re-enter the United States have been resolved and his originally announced dates with LESLIE WEST and DOUG DOPPLER beginning late Decemb...

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Alive or Just Breathing (2-CD Special Edition)

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's 2002 magnum opus "Alive or Just Breathing" is one special album. Its release marked a defining moment in metal. The album spawned an army of imitators that proceeded to take a formula consisting of growl-n-croon vocals, kick-drum/riff syncopation, and Swedish-influenced melodies...

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PHILIP ANSELMO To Undergo Back Surgery On Monday

Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo is scheduled to undergo back surgery on Monday, November 21. If all goes well, Anselmo will be in the hospital for no more than three days before being allowed to return home for a longer period of recuperation. In an interview with Ha...

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MANDY LION Talks About Working With SHARON OSBOURNE's Father, JAKE E. LEE

FullInBloomMusic.com recently conducted an interview with WWIII vocalist Mandy Lion. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: Eventually, you met Don Arden, who is not only known for being one of the elite managers, managing BLACK SABBATH, but also for the fact, that Sharon Osbour...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, LESLIE WEST To Team Up For U.S. Tour

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) and LESLIE WEST will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in late December. So far the following dates have been announced: Dec. 30 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre Jan. 04 - New York, NY - BB Kings Jan. 07 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx Jan. 15 - Concord, ...

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Bite Your Tongue

Well, we've got two "ladies" sucking face on a cover with pink lettering. Must be a death metal album, right? You know the deal; if NYC punked up, glam-tinged and pop-flavored rock is anathema to all that you believe in, stay far away from SEX SLAVES' "Bite Your Tongue". Those that cannot get enough...

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KRUNK: SCORPIONS Drummer's Side Project To Release New Album

KRUNK, the long-running side project of Eighties drum legend James Kottak (SCORPIONS, ex-KINGDOM COME) and his wife Athena Lee (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee),have completed work on their new studio album, entitled "Therupy". The band, who describe their sound as "CHEAP TRICK meets GREEN DAY, o...

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DROWNING POOL: Photos From USO Tour Posted Online

Texas-based metallers DROWNING POOL have posted a number of photos from their recent trip to the Persian Gulf, where they are performed several shows for service members serving in the region. Check them out at this location. The band also "met and greeted" troops, signed autographs and posed for pi...

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LED ZEPPELIN Win Polar Music Prize

CBC Arts is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN and Russian conductor Valery Gergiev have been named the 2006 winners of the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm. Founded in 1989 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and Stig Anderson, manager of Swedish pop group ABBA, the annual prize honors one pop and one cla...

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EVANESCENCE Guitarist Remixes Track For Boxing World Champion

Little Rock, AR-based Official 1 Records has enlisted EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt and Phil Tayler, frontman for alternative rock band FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD, to remix a track inspired by Arkansas' world-champion boxer Jermain Taylor as he prepares to defend his belt against ex-champ, Ber...

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DROWNING POOL Check In From The Persian Gulf

DROWNING POOL checked in from the Persian Gulf, where they are currently performing several shows for service members serving in the region. Listen to the message: Windows Media, Real Media. The band are also "meeting and greeting" troops, signing autographs and posing for pictures. The Texas-based...

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Comedian JIM FLORENTINE Talks About Touring With DAMAGEPLAN

In a recent interview with Dan Lorenzo (ex-HADES guitarist) of Steppin' Out magazine (web site),comedian and avid heavy metal fan Jim Florentine ("Crank Yankers", "Inside the NFL", "The Howard Stern Show") spoke about touring with DAMAGEPLAN in 2004 as the band's opening act. An excerpt from the ch...

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DAVID LEE ROTH's Letter To The Staff Of 'The Howard Stern Show'

The Village Voice has published what it claims is the letter former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth wrote to the staff of "The Howard Stern Show" regarding his new appointment as Stern's morning-slot replacement in New York and six other cities beginning in early January. Read it at this location....

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Former SCORPIONS Guitarist ULI JON ROTH Reportedly Declared Bankrupt

Gareth Morgan of icWales has issued the following report: A rock star who spent a fortune to become a Lord of the Manor in Wales has been declared bankrupt. Uli Jon Roth, former lead guitarist with the SCORPIONS, is believed to owe tens of thousands of pounds. Roth, 54, paid £250,000 (approx. $450,0...

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ROBERT FLYNN Says Collaboration With KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Frontman Is 'Ebony And Ivory' Of Metal

Austin Powell of The Daily Texan recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn about Robert's contributions to the ROADRUNNER UNITED "The All-Star Sessions" CD, a collection of original tracks that are collaborations between numerous Roadrunner Records stars. The short ques...