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IRON MAIDEN Singer To Host BBC Radio 2's 'Masters Of Rock' Series

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will be hosting a new BBC Radio 2 series, called "Masters of Rock", beginning this Thursday (Nov. 25) at 21:00 GMT. The show topics that are said to be included in the series are as follows: Week 1: KISS-tory Week 2: Ian Gillan's (DEEP PURPLE) solo career Week 3:...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Offers Update On Solo Album

In a recent interview with Metal Maniacs magazine, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister offered the following update on his upcoming solo album: "I got seven tracks done already. I've got two with SKEW SISKIN [reportedly titled 'Stand Upon The Mountain' and 'Don't Matter To Me' — Ed.], which are...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will be a special guest on this week's "The Classic Metal Show", airing Saturday (Nov. 20) between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. EST. Ian will be talking about the group's "The Greater of Two Evils" CD, the tour with DIO, and what's next in the ANTHRAX camp. Go to

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ULI JON ROTH Comments On DEEP PURPLE Jam

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Uli Jon Roth made a surprise appearance [Sunday night, Nov. 14] with DEEP PURPLE at Cardiff Arena. Uli had just attended the show as a backstage guest, but was spontaneously invited to join the band fo...

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IRON MAIDEN: All-Star Tribute Album To Feature Members Of MOTÖRHEAD, DIO, ANTHRAX

Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has finished producing an all-star tribute to IRON MAIDEN in honor of their 25th anniversary. Culling from his extensive contacts in the musician world, Kulick has assembled major hard rock and metal players to come together and put th...

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ULI JON ROTH Jams With DEEP PURPLE In Cardiff

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth joined DEEP PURPLE on stage at Cardiff International Arena in the U.K. Sunday night (Nov. 14) for the encore of "Black Night", according to the PURPLE fan site TheHighwayStar.com. As previously reported, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord joined the band on stag...

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DEF LEPPARD To Perform On German TV Show

DEF LEPPARD will be performing on a German TV show called "50 Years Of Rock/Love Songs" on November 27. Also scheduled to appear on the show are ELTON JOHN, JOE COCKER, ROBIN GIBB, URIAH HEEP and EUROPE, among other artists. In the meantime, check out a recording of an interview singer Joe Elliott r...

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GRAVEL: JUDAS PRIEST Bassist's Son Makes Waves With New Hard Rock Band

GRAVEL are a new band making waves on the U.K. hard rock scene. Based in Birmingham, the band is soaked in classic rock heritage with vocalist Damien "Dame" Walsh's Plant-esque style and bassist Alex Hill obviously having inherited some rocking genes (both leather and biological) from his father — J...

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Italian Singer CHRIS HEAVEN Reforms REDLYNX

Italian hard rock singer Chris Heaven has reformed his old band REDLYNX with several new musicians, including Ian Blackwood on guitar and Robert Scales on keyboards (both from PURPLESNAKE, a WHITESNAKE/DEEP PURPLE Mark III tribute band). The band are currently working on material for a new CD and ar...

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DEEP PURPLE To Begin Work On New Album Next Year

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan and producer Michael Bradford (KID ROCK, last DP album, "Bananas") are planing to work in February on ideas for the group's next album. Gillan will also begin work on a new solo CD. In other news, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse is currently negotiating with a major...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Talks Politics, Touring With DIO

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted another installment of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail". A couple of excerpts follow: On upcoming presidential elections: "There have been three televised debates between Kerry and Bush and Kerry has won all three. And don't just think I'm being p...

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DOORS OF THE 21ST CENTURY Prepping Live DVD

THE DOORS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, featuring former THE CULT singer Ian Astbury, are prepping a live DVD, according to Launch Radio Networks. It was recorded in Japan when the band played there in early August of 2003, and it was originally shown on MTV there. The group performed in Osaka one day and To...

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NAPALM DEATH Members To Guest On SIRIUS' 'Bloody Roots'

Uncover "Bloody Roots" of metal this Sunday (Oct. 24) at 2:00 p.m and 10:00 p.m. EST as host Ian Christe interrogates Barney Greenway and Mitch Harris of NAPALM DEATH about their new "Leaders Not Followers 2" CD, a collection of covers of groundbreaking death metal, grindcore, and punk songs by DISC...

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SLAPSHOT: DVD Planned For 2005

Killswitch Productions is in the process of putting together a documentary DVD covering the full 20-year history of hardcore legends SLAPSHOT. They are looking for footage, photos, old zines and anything else relevant to the band. Please contact [email protected] if you can help. In November, SLAPSH...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Checks In With Russian Tour Report

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover has posted the following Russian tour report on his official web site: "This a tour of seventeen cities spread across parts of what was, until relatively recently, known as the Soviet Union and now called Russia and the Ukraine. As I write this, we are roughly at the...