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Norwegian Black Metallers VRAGVOLD Complete New Demo

Norwegian black metallers VRAGVOLD have added a "taster" to their MySpace page made up of tracks from their forthcoming demo entitled "Krig Hat Pest Selvforakt" (War Hate Pestilence Self-Hatred),together with the full-length version of "Prophecy of the Fallen". "Krig Hat Pest Selvforakt" will be th...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Hearing AC/DC For First Time Changed His Life

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Neil Jeffries of Classic Rock (web site) about AC/DC's classic "Let There Be Rock" LP for the magazine's "Every Home Should Have One - Albums You Should Own" feature. "When I was in my teens, I lived in Huntington Beach, California, and there was a gi...

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W.A.S.P. Mainman Says BUSH 'Shouldn't Have Been Elected The First Time'

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with W.A.S.P. mainman Blackie Lawless. A couple of excerpts follow: Metalshrine: The new album, how long has it been in the making? Were there stuff done before "Neon God"? Blackie: No. It took about a month to write it and we recorded it on and o...

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UFO Bassist, DAMAGE CONTROL Guitarist To Guest On U.K.'s ARfm

UFO bassist Pete Way and producer/guitar player extraordinaire Robin George will be interviewed on ARfm on Saturday, April 21 at 18.15 (U.K. time). You can listen to the interview live via the Internet at www.arfm.co.uk. Way and George are members of DAMAGE CONTROL, the U.K. rock n' roll outlaw proj...

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Australian Actor Denies He Is BON SCOTT's Son

According to the Herald Sun, Australian actor Alex O'Loughlin's parents suffered a "High Voltage" shock when they got wind of reports he was the son of AC/DC frontman Bon Scott. The "Oyster Farmer" star's happily married mom, who was pretty confident of the identity of her son's father, apparently f...

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DARKEST HOUR's MIKE SCHLEIBAUM To Teach Guitar Course

DARKEST HOUR's Mike Schleibaum will teach a guitar course for the National Music Center and Museum Foundation this April and May. According to a posting on the group's web site, "The class is basically an intro to guitar playing. It's a VERY beginner's course but feel free to attend. Lessons will in...

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VINNIE PAUL Releases HELLYEAH Video Message

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has released a short video message promoting the release of the self-titled debut disc from his new band, HELLYEAH. Watch it at this location. In a brand new interview with The Dallas Morning News, Vinnie Paul said that he sees the supergroup, com...

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COLISEUM Prepares To Record RELAPSE Debut, Announces Tour Dates

Louisville, KY's COLISEUM is preparing to enter the studio next month to begin work on its debut Relapse full-length album. The as-yet-untitled CD will be recorded at Godcity Studios in Salem, MA with Kurt Ballou (CONVERGE) at the helm. Advance songtitles include "The Fate Of Men", "Believer", "Seve...

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THE ACTUAL To Support VELVET REVOLVER On U.S. Dates

Los Angeles power trio THE ACTUAL, which is signed to Softdrive Records, the label headed up by VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS),has been confirmed as the support act on VELVET REVOLVER's U.S. tour in May. The dates are as follows: May 03 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer: 'After I Left The Band, They Didn't Have Any More Hits'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell. A couple of excerpts follow: On touring extensively in the States on the strength of "Animal Magnetism": "We were special guests for TED NUGENT, AC/DC and AEROSMITH. Our opening act wa...

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SLAYER Drummer DAVE LOMBARDO: 'I Don't Practice At Home'

The U.K.'s "best-selling drum magazine" Rhythm (web site) recently conducted an interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On training his left bass drum foot on his hi-hat: "IRON MAIDEN first did it in the song 'Ghenghis Khan' where the hi-hat is doing w...

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ROSE TATTOO: New Live Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of Australian rock 'n' roll legends ROSE TATTOO performing at the Havana Café in Toulouse, France on April 3, 2007 have been posted online at www.metalsickness.com. ROSE TATTOO's new album, entitled "Blood Brothers", was released in February via Armageddon Music. The...

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JAMES IHA Says He Has Nothing To Do With SMASHING PUMPKINS 'Reunion'

RollingStone.com recently spoke with ex-SMASHING PUMPKINS guitarist James Iha, who has been going about his business while his former bandmates schedule summer tour dates and discuss the details of their new record. It has never been totally clear which members of the original PUMPKINS lineup would...

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Australian Media Probing Actor's Alleged Claim That He Is BON SCOTT's Son

Australia's The Daily Telegraph has issued the following report: He's on the well-trodden path to Hollywood stardom, but it seems Aussie actor Alex O'Loughlin may also be well-versed in the "Highway to Hell". The "Oyster Farmer" star — who recently joined the cast of U.S. cop drama "The Shield" — ha...

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SOULFLY Mainman Discusses Upcoming Album

For the past month, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera has been holed up inside his home in Arizona writing songs for the band's next album, recording demos, and letting his creativity flow. The following question-and-answer session with Max was posted on the group's official web site, SoulflyWeb.com: Q:...