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SKID ROW Bassist: CARRIE UNDERWOOD 'Did An Awesome Job' Covering 'I Remember You'

SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan has commented on "American Idol" star Carrie Underwood's rendition of the SKID ROW classic "I Remember You", which appears in Underwood's current live set. He said: "Pretty fuckin' cool. "A friend called me the other morning (he woke me up) to tell me that he went to se...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is '100% Honored' By CARRIE UNDERWOOD's Cover Of 'I Remember You'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach has issued the following update: "Wow! It will never cease to blow my mind when another successful artist covers one of my tunes. Here is the 'American Idol' herself, Carrie Underwood, doing [SKID ROW's] 'I Remember You'. "Never in my wildest dreams could I ev...

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Report: Metal Is Alive And Kicking In India

Guitarist Viresh of the Mumbai, India-based thrash metal band METAKIX has told The Times of India that there is need for Indian record labels to release and promote local music, so that bands can expect more avenues and opportunities to perform live. "Metal bands from India are really getting in goo...

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD Performs SKID ROW, GUNS N' ROSES; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of "American Idol" star Carrie Underwood performing the SKID ROW classic "I Remember You" this past Saturday (July 21) in Harrington, DE has been posted on YouTube. Also available is a 2006 clip of Underwood singing a half-acoustic/half-electric version of GUNS N' ROSES' "Sw...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman Schedules More European Solo Tour Dates

LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo has scheduled the following solo dates in Europe in September/October: Sep. 13 - Hedon - Zwolle, NL Sep. 14 - Pul - Uden, NL Sep. 15 - Bibelot - Dordrecht, NL Sep. 16 - Prime Club - Cologne, DE Sep. 18 - Knust - Hamburg, DE Sep. 22 - ...

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ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY Concerts To Feature Famed Cello Player ANDREW SHULMAN

One of the world's leading cello players and classical conductors, Andrew Shulman, will participate in Uli Jon Roth's Sky Academy concerts this year. ULI JON ROTH & FRIENDS will also perform one of Andrew's compositions, which is going to feature Andrew on electric cello and Uli on guitar. Accor...

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LIFE OF AGONY Frontman Completes Work On New Solo Album

LIFE OF AGONY frontman Keith Caputo has completed work on a new solo album, entitled "Fondness for Hometown Scars". The CD was produced by Martyn Lenoble (JANE'S ADDICTION, DAVE GAHAN, PORNO FOR PYROS, THE CULT) and features the following band lineup: Keith Caputo - Vocals Jochem Van Rooijen - Drums...

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SAHG: New Songtitles Revealed

Norwegian heavy rockers SAHG, who feature in their ranks members of GORGOROTH, MANNGARD and AUDREY HORNE, have issued the following update: "The recording sessions for the upcoming second SAHG album are finally coming to an end. Among the songs on the album are 'Ascent To Decadence', 'Pyromancer', '...

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CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY, VAINS OF JENNA To Team Up For 'Viva La Bands' Tour

CRADLE OF FILTH, CKY and VAINS OF JENNA will team up for the "Rockstar Viva La Bands 2007 Tour" featuring high-energy live rock music and a traveling video show. Another very special guest act (heavily rumored to be GWAR) will be announced later this summer. Action sports/film star Bam Margera and s...

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DEEP PURPLE Frontman To Guest On 'The Wizard Rock Show'

For those in the Triton College community (near River Grove, Illinois just outside of Chicago),legendary DEEP PURPLE vocalist Ian Gillan will be interviewed on "The Wizard Rock Show" on Sunday, July 22. The interview will take place before PURPLE's performance at the House Of Blues that evening. Th...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'

Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...

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MISFITS: '30th Anniverscary Tour' Dates Announced

MISFITS — Jerry Only (vocals, bass),Dez Cadena (guitar; ex-BLACK FLAG) and Robo (drums) — have announced the following "30th Anniverscary Tour" dates: Aug. 01 - Hermosiilo, Mexico - Gatopollo Aug. 02 - Aguacaliente, Mexico - Salon Del Alva Aug. 03 - Monterey, Mexico - Café Iguana Aug. 04 - Mexico C...

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FATAL SMILE Parts Ways With Singer, Announces Replacement

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has parted ways with singer H.B. Anderson and has replaced him with Thomas E. Blade. FATAL SMILE recently inked a deal with Locomotive Music. The group's sophomore album, "Neo Natural Freaks", was released in the U.S. on February 20. The f...

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MEGADETH Planning Several 'Exciting' New Projects

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just finished signing and sending off the 'Deth Certificates' that are being shipped with my new Dean VMNT guitars. They are limited, so I guess only certain stores will be get...