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ACE FREHLEY, MEAT LOAF To Lead ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that Meat Loaf, YES singer Jon Anderson and former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will be the headline "counselors" at this year's Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, which will take place November 17-22 in Hollywood. A shorter and less expensive session will also be held Nov...

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ANTHRAX Drummer On Working With JOHN BUSH: 'When You Have A Chemistry, You Should Keep It'

U.K.'s Absolute Radio conducted an interview with ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante when the band played the Sonisphere festival on August 1, 2009 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. Watch the seven-minute chat below. Here are a couple of excerpts from the interview: On ANTHRAX's performa...

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CONTRIVE Mixing New Album With DEVIN TOWNSEND

Australia's CONTRIVE is putting the finishing touches on its as-yet-untitled second album. The follow-up to 2006's "The Meaning Unseen" was recorded at Toyland Studios in Melbourne with producer Adam Calaitzis and is currently being mixed by Devin Townsend (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, LAMB OF GOD, DARKEST...

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PROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA Festival Cancelled

This year's ProgPower Scandinavia festival, which was scheduled to take place September 25-26, 2009 at Vega in Copenhagen, Denmark, has been officially cancelled. Commented the organizers: For almost a year we have been working hard on making this festival a reality and we believe that our labor has...

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No Time to Bleed

I'm not one to completely dismiss a sub-genre outright just because it is part of a popular trend, such as deathcore, which continues to hang around no matter the number of bands aping the style. It is a case by case type of thing with me, even though I'll admit that I don't exactly sprint ...

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Argus

It's that old thing called heavy metal. Remember it? Some bands stick to the tried and true of great riffs, guitar solos that you can feel in your gut, actual singing, and songs that stand the test of time. Some labels do as well, such as traditional metal and doom outfit Shadow Kingdom Records — .....

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Magrudergrind

"Destruction of eardrums / creation of tonal sores / aural death and anti-sound / the protocols of the harshest noise / the sound of noise ascending through your skull." By god, I think we've found a set of lyrics (from "The Protocols of Anti-Sound") that encapsulates the damage that will be inflict...

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STEVEN TYLER 'Walked The Wrong Way And Landed On His Head,' Says Daughter

Steven Tyler's daughter Mia Tyler has issued a statement reassuring fans the AEROSMITH singer is recovering well after injuring himself in fall — and will return to the stage just as soon as he can. She tells TMZ.com, "The demon of screamin' is not dead. Yes, it's true my dad walked the wrong way an...

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DAVE LOMBARDO Says There Are 'Rumors' Of A SLAYER/MEGADETH U.S. Tour

Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience conducted a short interview with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at the Camden, New Jersey stop of this year's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on August 7, 2009. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Rock N Roll Experience: With a lot of the '80s ...

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Report: AEROSMITH Singer Breaks Shoulder In Stage Mishap

According to a Twitter message sent by Billie Perry, the wife of AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry, the band's singer, Steven Tyler, broke received stitches in his head and back following Wednesday's fall off the stage during a concert in South Dakota. Tyler, 61, also broke his shoulder during the misha...

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CLAWFINGER To Re-Record 'Deaf Dumb Blind' For 20th Anniversary

Nasso Ruskov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with vocalist Zak Tell of the Swedish rap/metal combo CLAWFINGER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Tangra Mega Rock: What's new in the CLAWFINGER camp then? Zak: Hmm…. That's a hard question to answer, but I'...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN To Appear In 'Two And A Half Men'

According to Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen will play himself in an episode of "Two and A Half Men" when the CBS comedy returns September 21, executive producer Chuck Lorre confirmed. Lorre approached the guitarist after learning he was a big fan of the...

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DEF LEPPARD's JOE ELLIOTT Says Ideas Coming Together for New Album

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott was recently asked by Noisecreep when fans can expect to hear new music from the group. "It's a case of like, if anybody's got any ideas, and I know they do because [bassist Rick Savage] already played me a couple of things," Elliott said. "I've played him a ...

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DEF LEPPARD's ELLIOTT Clarifies POISON Potshots: 'My Belief Is That We're Better Than Them'

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has defended his band's decision to tour with POISON — a group that, just last year, he trashed in the media. Speaking to Noisecreep, Elliott explained, "I didn't say that [POISON's] music had no substance, I said that ours had more. That's a totally different thing....

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CRIMSON GLORY, JON OLIVA'S PAIN Confirmed For TRITON POWER CRUISE

CRIMSON GLORY and JON OLIVA'S PAIN have been confirmed for the first-ever progressive/power metal cruise dubbed Triton Power Cruise. The cruise will set sail on the Carnival Imagination on Friday, April 30, 2010 and return to Miami the following Monday (May 3). Triton Power Cruise billing is as foll...