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ALICE COOPER, SCHENKER Brothers To Guest On New AVANTASIA CD

Drummer Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER) revealed during a recent interview with rock and roll comic C.C. Banana at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo that Alice Cooper has recorded a guest appearance on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA solo project. Ac...

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JIMMY PAGE To Reunite With JEFF BECK For YARDBIRDS Tour?

RollingStone.com reports: According to an industry insider, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck are going to tour as THE YARDBIRDS this fall alongside founding bassist Chris Dreja and drummer Jim McCarty. The tour is said to kick off this October. It's unclear who will be the reformed YARDBIRDS' lead singer (o...

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Singer AMANDA SOMERVILLE To Guest On AVANTASIA CD

Amanda Somerville, the American singer-songwriter and vocal coach who is better known for her collaborations with various European metal bands, including EPICA, AFTER FOREVER and EDGUY, has been confirmed as one of the guests on "The Scarecrow", the third installment of EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet'...

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THE RED CHORD: Second 'Making Of Prey For Eyes' Clip Posted Online

The second clip of THE RED CHORD's ongoing "Making of Prey For Eyes" series has been posted exclusively on Metal Injection. The clip focuses on the tracking of the album, which took place at Trax East with Eric Rachel at the helm. A new clip will be added every week leading up to the July ...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER: Video Interview Available

KISS drummer Eric Singer recently spoke with DrumsWeb's Julio Herrera. Video of the interview is available for viewing in five parts at this location. Eric Singer recently took part in a question-and-answer session with Felice Vaiani of KISS Army Australia. Read the interview at this location. On Ju...

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SCRAP METAL Signs On With WILLIAM MORRIS

The William Morris talent and literary agency today announced they have signed celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL as a client, and will represent the rock supergroup worldwide. "SCRAP METAL offers an unprecedented collection of musical talent in one unique act," says agent Keith Sarkisian of The...

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DESPISED ICON Members Shred It Up; Video Available

DESPISED ICON recently visited the FPE-TV studios to lay down riffs from their new CD "The Ills of Modern Man". Watch the footage at this location. An audio interview with DESPISED ICON vocalist Alex Erian conducted by "The Governor's Ball" is available for download at this location. DESPISED ICON r...

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Report: TESTAMENT Delivers Crushing Sold-Out Show At Jaxx

Sunday night, July 15, one of the best thrash metal acts of all-time delivered a crushing performance at the sold-out Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, VA. TESTAMENT, featuring four of its original members, played a 90-minute set and encore heavy on the band's older material. Favorites from "The New Or...

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TROUBLE Guitarist Says There Are No Plans For Band To Record Another Album

Arto Lehtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview wwith TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Let's talk about the new album, "Simple Mind Condition". It took some time to get it out, I got the impression when we interviewed Eric i...

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KISS: 1980 Footage From Sydney Posted Online

KissOnline.com has posted video footage of KISS performing the song "Detroit Rock City" on November 11, 1980 in Sydney, Australia. The clip is taken from the upcoming "Kissology: Volume Two 1978-1991" set which features the entire show. VH1 Classic Records will release "Kissology: Volume Two 1978-19...

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DESPISED ICON Frontman To Guest On 'Black Flame Radio'

This Wednesday night/Thursday morning (July 18-19),"Black Flame Radio" will air a 15-minute interview with Alex Erian of DESPISED ICON which was conducted at the Toronto stop of the band's tour with THE RED CHORD. "Black Flame Radio" airs on CHRY from 2:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. EST every Wednesday nigh...

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ERIC SINGER: 'I Play Drums For A Living And Whether I Like It Or Not, It's Still A Business'

Drummer Eric Singer was recently interviewed live onstage at the 21st annual NY/NJ Kiss Expo by rock & roll comic C.C. Banana. Part serious interview and part comedy roast, the exchange has been transcribed and is now available online. Topics include original KISS drummer Peter Criss, Eric's num...

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Report: Vintage AC/DC, NIRVANA Still Big-Sellers

Jake Coyle of The Associated Press reports: AC/DC's "Back in Black" (1980) last year sold 440,000 copies and has thus far sold 156,000 this year, according to the Nielsen SoundScan catalog charts, which measure how well physical albums older than two years old are selling. BON JOVI's 1994 "Cross Roa...

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AEROSMITH's 'Don't Want To Miss A Thing' Voted Top Wedding Tune

According to Virgin Media, AEROSMITH's classic love song "Don't Want To Miss A Thing" has been voted the U.K.'s favorite wedding tune. The theme song to Bruce Willis' flick "Armageddon" beat old favorites, including ERIC CLAPTON's "Wonderful Tonight" to the top spot, in the poll by Magic TV. In seco...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Don't Want To Be An Artist Of Yesterday'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Here we are again talking about the new SCORPIONS album which is titled "Humanity - Hour 1". After a few listen I would say that this albu...