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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Discusses 'Matzo and Metal' VH1 CLASSIC Special
The New York Post reports that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined three Jewish rockers — MOUNTAIN's Leslie West, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and SISTER bandmate JJ French — for VH1 Classic's "Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover", which airs April 24, the second night of Passover. West leads the...April 14, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD: New Album Tentatively Due Early Next Year
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister recently spoke to Canada's Chart Attack about the group's current tour and his upcoming solo album, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the tour: "We've changed the set list altogether, more or less. There are a few surprise...April 14, 2005
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THE LIZARDS To Tour with IAN HUNTER BAND And UFO
Hot off the heels of a successful tour of Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey, opening for ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist Glenn Hughes, hard rockers THE LIZARDS will be performing a series of gigs with the IAN HUNTER BAND (ex-MOTT THE HOOPLE) and heavy metal legends UFO. THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Ron...April 13, 2005
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'Matzo And Metal' To Premier On VH1 Classic This Month
VH1 Classic presents a first-ever television special event that is sure to have you shouting Shalom! "Matzo And Metal: A Very Classic Passover" invites viewers — Jews and Gentiles alike — to the network's own version of a rock-n-roll Passover Seder attended by heavy metal and hard rock artists who h...April 13, 2005
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ELEGY Singer Offers Update On New Solo Album
ELEGY singer Ian Parry's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Since Ian's trip to Florida last December, he's decided to add a few more songs as singles to give his solo album a little more of a diverse style and a few great radio songs. Ian has recently co-written additio...April 11, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Bassist Discusses The Band's New Album
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean recently spoke to Dave Pehling of KTVU.com about about the band's history, their hard-hitting new effort, "In the Arms of God", and what it was like working with GALACTIC drummer Stanton Moore. A few excerpts from the interview follow: KTVU.com: COC's approa...April 11, 2005
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Report: Aging Heavy Metal Fans Refuse To Give Up
Ethan Sacks of the Columbia News Service has published the following article in the Naples Daily News: Discordant heavy metal music struck a chord with many teenagers during the late '70s and '80s. The loud, fast, guitar-driven music has since languished commercially as successive generations have c...April 10, 2005
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ANTHRAX: Detroit Show Announced
ANTHRAX's reunited classic lineup of Joey Belladonna (vocals),Dan Spitz (guitar),Frank Bello (bass),Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) will make their U.S. live debut on Friday, April 29 at Harpo's in Detroit, Michigan. ANTHRAX's current itinerary is now shaping up as follows: Apr. 29...April 9, 2005
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MEGADETH, DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER Rockers Head Back To School
The soundtrack to the much-anticipated film "Rock School" will be released on May 31, 2005 through Trillion Records. The documentary, which will hit theaters early this summer through NewMarket Films, chronicles the inception and success of Paul Green's School Of Rock Music, which was founded in Phi...April 8, 2005
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M3: 'Classic WHITESNAKE' DVD Gets A Release Date
Classic Pictures has set a May 23 U.K. release date for "Rough an' Ready" (cover),the new live DVD from M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Copley (drums, e...April 7, 2005
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ANTHRAX Confirmed For Finland's ILOSAARIROCK Festival
ANTHRAX's reunited classic lineup of Joey Belladonna (vocals),Dan Spitz (guitar),Frank Bello (bass),Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) has been confirmed for Finland's Ilosaarirock festival, set to take place July 15-17 in Joensuu. Other bands scheduled to appear at the three-day fest...April 6, 2005
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ANTHRAX Guitarist On Reunion With Former Bandmates: 'The Ball-Busting Has Been Non-Stop'
The April 1, 2005 ANTHRAX reunion press conference was no April Fool's joke. Kicking off an entire "Spreading the Anthrax" weekend on Sirius Satellite Radio's metal station Hard Attack, ANTHRAX announced the reinstatement of their classic "Armed and Dangerous" lineup, featuring Joey Belladonna, Fran...April 4, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of First Professional Gig
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following message on his official web site: "1st April 2005. Today is an anniversary. "1st April 1965 — 40 years ago today — I first stepped onto a stage with EPISODE SIX as a professional musician, having decided to drop out of Hornsey Art College. "I...April 4, 2005
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ANTHRAX Drummer: JOHN BUSH 'Declined' To Take Part In 'Reunion' Tour
ANTHRAX's most recent vocalist, John Bush, "was asked to be a part" of the group's upcoming reunion tour "but declined," according to an e-mail allegedly sent to a fan by the band's drummer Charlie Benante. In a posting on ANTHRAX's official message board, an ANTHRAX fan from Australia calling himse...April 4, 2005
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ANTHRAX Talk About Reunion Tour, OZZFEST And Possibility Of New Studio Album
The reunited pre-1993 lineup of ANTHRAX — Joey Belladonna (vocals),Frank Bello (bass),Scott Ian (guitar),Dan Spitz (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) — were the special guests on on the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 FM this past Friday (April 1). The reformed group discussed th...April 2, 2005
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