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TAPROOT To Play Pontiac This Weekend

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update: "TAPROOT will be making a special appearance at The Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, MI this Saturday, May 10th. This is for The Loft's 20th anniversary of recording kick-ass music. This is where we recorded 'Our Long Road Home'...

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ALL THAT REMAINS: In Pre-Production Mode

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS are currently recording their fourth album at AudioHammer studios in Sanford, Florida with producer Jason Suecof (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, CHIMAIRA, CANNAE). Commented frontman Phil Labonte: "The guys got here [in Florida] on Wednesday and we started pre-prod...

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THEREAL To Release Debut This Summer

Ume, Sweden-based band THEREAL, the brainchild of Phil Creswell (ex-DUMAH),will release its full-length debut this summer through Black Goat Records. Entitled "Premonitions", the album will consist of 10 tracks and upwards of 55 minutes of progressive death metal. "Premonitions" track listing: 01....

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DEF LEPPARD: Audio Interview With VIVIAN CAMPBELL, PHIL COLLEN Available

According to The Def Leppard Satellite Of Love, CD and vinyl collector magazine Goldmine recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen. Download the interview as a 23-minute podcast at this location. Hits Daily Double (the companion web site of music indu...

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SACRED REICH: Winner Of YouTube Video Competition Revealed

Reactivated Arizona thrashers SACRED REICH have unveiled the winner of their recently announced YouTube video competition. Watch the winning clip below. Bassist/vocalist Phil Rind says, "Thanks to all those who posted. We especially like the SACRED REICH covers." He adds, "I think I might ask Wiley...

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LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, JEFF SCOTT SOTO To Headline BAY AREA ROCK FESTIVAL

LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER members Mike Portnoy (drums),John Petrucci (guitar) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards) alongside progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame and legendary hard rock singer...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's MAN RAZE To Release Debut In North America

MAN RAZE, the new rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, will release its full-length album, "Surreal", in North America on June 3 via VH1/Fontana South Records. Mixing the raw energy of the PISTOLS mixed with the immaculate pop rock...

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TAPROOT: New Album Release Date Revealed

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has set an August 5 release date through Velvet Hammer Music for the group's new album, entitled "Our Long Road Home". TAPROOT recently posted a new song, entitled "You're Not Home Tonight", on the group's official blog. The band's follow-up to 2005's "Blue...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Performs DEEP PURPLE Classics On Turkish TV; Video Available

Footage of legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) performing the DEEP PURPLE classics "Smoke on the Water" and "Burn" with Turkish guitarist Cem Kksal on the Turkish TV show "Hiperaktif" this past Tuesday (April 22) can be viewed below. In a recent inte...

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OPETH's MIKAEL KERFELDT: 'I'm A Slave To BLABBERMOUTH.NET'

Phil Freeman of Metal Edge magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael kerfeldt and the group's new guitarist Fredrik kesson (KRUX, ex-ARCH ENEMY, TALISMAN). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how Fredrik has been accepted by the OPETH fans: kesson: "They've [t...

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URIAH HEEP: 'Wake The Sleeper' Tour Dates Announced

British rock legends URIAH HEEP have announced tour dates in support of their first studio album in almost ten years, "Wake The Sleeper", due out via Universal Music in June. All dates are below. Recorded in 2007, "Wake The Sleeper" was produced by Mike Paxman (STATUS QUO, JUDIE TZUKE). In the words...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Jams With Ex-PENTAGRAM Guitarist In Istanbul; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary hard rock vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) jamming with former PENTAGRAM/MEZARKABUL guitarist Murat Net on April 22, 2008 in Istanbul, Turkey can be viewed below. In a recent interview with Glam-Metal.com, Joe Lynn Turner stated...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Nine Lives' Video Available

DEF LEPPARD's video for the track "Nine Lives" featuring country music superstar Tim McGraw can be seen online at link text VH1 Latin America or YouTube. The song was co-written by McGraw, who penned the track with LEPPARD members Phil Collen, Joe Elliott and Rick Savage for inclusion on the group's...

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TAPROOT Announces Flint Concert

Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT has issued the following update: "TAPROOT is getting back in gear and playing some live shows. Phil [Lipscomb, bass] flew back to MI last week and the band has started rehearsing for their upcoming shows. The first show we can announce is May 24th we'll be...

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DEF LEPPARD's CAMPBELL: PHIL COLLEN And I Are 'Not Afraid Of Taking Our Shirts Off'

Belinda McCammon of the New Zealand Press Association recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how DEF LEPPARD works with egos and differences of opinions put aside: "We understand the music is more important than us and ther...