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XANDRIA Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour

German female-fronted symphonic metallers XANDRIA have issued the following update: "Bad luck for our bass guitar player Nils [Middelahauve]. Whilst we were playing the most recent shows with EPICA, Nils severely hurt his right forefinger on stage which eventually led to a serious blood poisoning af...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Plaque Unveiled

Bronze plaques in the ground honoring the newest class of Rock And Roll Hall Fame inductees were unveiled earlier today (Wednesday, April 4) in front of Public Hall in Cleveland, Ohio. Each of the 17 plaques reportedly cost around $5,000 to make. A construction team member told NewsNet5.com only 14...

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New JOEY RAMONE Solo Album Detailed

On May 22, Joey Ramone's second solo album, "…Ya Know?" will be released (BMG Rights Management),eleven years after his life was cruelly cut short by lymphoma. The tracks were drawn from a cache of demos and unreleased recordings that Joey had cut at various times during the last decade and a half...

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ARSIS Drummer MIKE VAN DYNE Announces His Departure

Mike Van Dyne, drummer and founding member of Virginia-based melodic tech-death metal masters ARSIS, has announced his departure from the group. He says in a statement, "After five label releases and hundreds of shows in 19 countries, it's time to move forward and pursue my career full-time. "The la...

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VAN HALEN's 'A Different Kind Of Truth' Producer Interviewed

Award-winning producer/songwriter/guitarist John Shanks recently spoke to GuitarWorld.com about his latest accomplishment: producing VAN HALEN's "A Different Kind Of Truth" album. When asked how he got involved with the project, Shanks said, "I was working in my room, Studio C, and David Lee Roth wa...

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RONNIE MONTROSE's Cause Of Death Still Undetermined

According to Classic Rock, the March 3 death of legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose is still under investigation by the authorities in Brisbane, California. While it was widely assumed that Montrose had succumbed to colon cancer, the 64-year-old musician, who played with such artists as Sammy Hagar,...

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GEORGE LYNCH: 'Legacy' EP Due In May

RatPack Records has set a May 1 release date for legendary guitarist George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, T&N, SOULS OF WE) new EP. "Legacy". This four-song release celebrates thirty years of Lynch's guitar playing by "inject[ing] us with a super-charged dose of George's signature style and prov[i...

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THE GATHERING's 'Always' Lineup Performs In Den Bosch; Video Available

The "Always…"-era (1992) lineup of the Dutch rock outfit THE GATHERING played its 20th-anniversary celebration concert last night (Sunday, April 1) at W2 in Den Bosch, Holland. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. Regarding their decision to recurrect the "Always…" lineup o...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND Performs Acoustic Version Of 'Epicloud' Track At Junofest; Video Available

The next album from Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend to be released under the DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT banner is "Epicloud", a "poppy, proggy" record which will feature a guest appearance by former THE GATHERING frontwoman and previous Devin collaborator Anneke Van Giersbergen. Townsend debut...

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DISINTEGRATE Signs With MASSACRE RECORDS

Dutch melodic death metallers DISINTEGRATE have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Parasites Of A Shifting Future", which was originally released independently in 2010, will be made available via Massacre on July 27. According to a press release, "DISINTEGRATE, hailing from...

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ALERION Announces New Singer

Dutch female-fronted progressive metallers ALERION have announced the addition of singer Laura ten Hoedt to the group's ranks. Commented the band: "Laura joined the band in December and has since worked with us on our existing songs, as well as on some new material. "Laura is probably best known as...

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SEBASTIAN BACH's 'Best Story Ever' (Video)

What happens when legendary producer Rick Rubin, David Lee Roth (VAN HALEN),Axl Rose (GUNS N' ROSES) and Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW) are in a car together? In the two-minute video below, Sebastian reveals the details for his "best story ever" (clip courtesy of CBC's of "George Stroumboulopoulos Tonig...

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ATROCITY: Another 'Die Gottlosen Jahre' DVD Preview Clip Available

Another preview clip of "Die Gottlosen Jahre" (English translation: The Godless Years),the forthcoming DVD from long-running German metallers ATROCITY, can be seen below. The set will be released on March 30. Commented the band: "After years of preparation, rediscovering old treasures and unveiling...

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SOUNDGARDEN's CHRIS CORNELL Says Rock Has 'Lost Its Place'

According to The Pulse Of Radio, SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell says in a new interview with Details that rock music has "definitely lost its place at the center of the musical universe." Asked about the state of rock today, Cornell remarks, "When I was growing up in the late Seventies, everyone...

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DREAMSCAPE Is Back With 'Everlight'

Almost five years after their last studio album, German progressive metallers DREAMSCAPE have returned with a brand-new CD on Silverwolf Productions, "Everlight", released on February 29. The album's nine songs and three instrumentals were written by guitarist and DREAMSCAPE founder Wolfgang Kerinni...