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New Zealand Guitarist To Share Limelight With OZZY OSBOURNE
Phil McCarthy of The Southland Times reports: An Invercargill (New Zealand) guitarist will be gracing the same stage as legendary rocker OZZY OSBOURNE at Easter. Daniel Rodgers, a member of popular city bands COCKTAIL PARTY EFFECT and RAVENOUS, made it through to the last 22 of a radio competition i...February 1, 2008
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Former EVANESCENCE Members Touring With MACHINA
Little Rock-based guitarist, vocalist and songwriter John LeCompt has been on and off the road with his new band, the hard rock, alt-skewed MACHINA, for the last six months. Dates have included showcases in New York City and the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, and the band plans on touring throughout...February 1, 2008
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PHILIP ANSELMO Associate Says Singer Was 'Very Alert' After Learning Of DIMEBAG Shooting
Ross Karpelman, occasional DOWN collaborator (as the group's studio keyboardist) and longtime associate of former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo, has responded to recent comments made by late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney,...February 1, 2008
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MACHINE HEAD Frontman: 'We Felt Like We Needed To Make A Huge Statement On This Record'
ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ARTISTdirect: I haven't seen a metal record as epic as "The Blackening" in years. What was it like making it? Where did it start? Robb: When we started writing, we didn't kn...January 31, 2008
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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Clarifies PANTERA 'Behind The Music' Comment
Guitar World magazine conducted an interview with late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney, for its March 2008 issue, which contains a special section dedicated to Dimebag, the magazine's 2008 Hall Of Fame winner. Another excerpt from the chat f...January 31, 2008
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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: Modesto Date Announced
DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — will perform at the Fat Cat Music House Modesto, California on March 2. The band is also scheduled to play the Hard Rock Live in Mexico City on March 6. Also slated to app...January 30, 2008
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Bassist NEIL MURRAY Lays Down Tracks For New MSG, GIRLSCHOOL Albums
Veteran hard rock bassist Neil Murray (BLACK SABBATH, WHITESNAKE) has issued the following update: "I've completed work on Michael Schenker's new album 'In The Midst of Beauty'. Michael's playing is back to his best, and he's written some great songs. I can report that he is in very good shape, heal...January 30, 2008
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Teams Up With UltimateBet For America's War Veterans
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian and online poker room UltimateBet are teaming up to support America's war veterans and their families. The popular online poker site has announced that Ian represented UltimateBet in the recently held Operation: All-In, a charity No Limit Hold'em tournament featuring poke...January 27, 2008
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DIMEBAG's Girlfriend Says DAMAGEPLAN Singer 'Turned Out Not To Be The Person We Thought He Was'
UK's Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott's girlfriend of 20 years, Rita Haney, for its January 2008 issue, which celebrates Dimebag's life and musical accomplishments. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: Ho...January 26, 2008
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VINNIE PAUL: 'I Don't Believe Anything PHILIP ANSELMO Says'
UK's Metal Hammer magazine conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) for its January 2008 issue, which celebrates the life of Vinnie's brother, late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Ha...January 26, 2008
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UFO Keyboardist Checks In
UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Now we've put the festive season behind us, we can start looking ahead to the upcoming U.S. tour in April and May. We haven't toured in the states since 2005 as I recall, which is a real shame ...January 24, 2008
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Country Superstar TIM MCGRAW Co-Writes DEF LEPPARD Single
CMT.com reports that country music superstar Tim McGraw is a co-writer on DEF LEPPARD's new single, "Nine Lives". He wrote the song with LEPPARD members Phil Collen, Joe Elliot and Rick Savage for inclusion on the group's upcoming album, "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge". McGraw's tour manager, Robert...January 23, 2008
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Photos From NAMM Posted Online
Stephanie Cabral of Yahoo! Music has posted a report from this year's NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which took place January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Check it out at this location. More photos from NAMM, taken on January 19, can be found a...January 23, 2008
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Legendary Drummer VINNY APPICE: New Interview To Air Wednesday
A live interview with legendary drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH, BIG NOIZE) will air on "The Vault of Metal" tomorrow (Wednesday, January 23) beginning at around 3:00 p.m. EST. To llsten to the program live on the Internet, go to this location. As previously reported, Vinny...January 22, 2008
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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO And WIRMAN: Extended NAMM Jam Posted Online
Bay Area Backstage has posted an extended (13-minute) video clip of CHILDREN OF BODOM's guitarist Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman jamming this past Saturday (January 19) at the ESP booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Ana...January 22, 2008
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