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JIMI HENDRIX's Brother Responds To Lawsuit By Adopted Stepsister

KSBI-TV reports that Leon Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix's brother and one of the owners of Electric Hendrix, LLC, the company responsible for Hendrix Electric Vodka, said he is "shocked and saddened" that his adopted stepsister Janie Hendrix is misleading the public by representing that the companies she ru...

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BUFFALO SABRES Defenseman Loves His Metal 'Louder And Heavier'

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Toni Lydman recently spoke to The Buffalo News about the "victory music" that he plays in the dressing room, which has his teammates cringing or running for the showers. An excerpt from the article follows: Lydman is one of the most evenkeeled, reserved guys around. He'll s...

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GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY To Appear At Comic Convention in L.A.

KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will appear at Wizard World 2007, a three-day comic convention at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles, California. Gene and Paul will be at the convention on Saturday, March 17 to promote the KISS4K comic. In other KISS-related news, a 50-minute video o...

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EXPERIENCE HENDRIX Sues Vodka Seller

Experience Hendrix, LLC, the family-run company founded in 1995 by James Allen (Al) Hendrix, father and sole heir of Jimi Hendrix, filed a lawsuit today (March 6) in Federal Court in the Western District of Washington charging that Craig Dieffenbach and his companies have unlawfully used Jimi Hendri...

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MASTODON To Team Up With AGAINST ME! For U.S. Tour

The hottest double bill of the spring kicks off May 1 with a coast-to-coast U.S. tour featuring MASTODON and AGAINST ME! Both bands will be fresh off their own headlining tours and ready to rock their fans. Progressive rock quartet MASTODON, who hail from Atlanta, GA, will be playing songs from thei...

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ERIC PETERSON: New TESTAMENT Is Like 'Over The Wall' Meets 'Damage Inc.'

TESTAMENT guitarist Eric Peterson recently spoke to Metal Asylum about the band's progress for the new record, working with new drummer Nick Barker, the group's promo videos, and the DRAGONLORD DVD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Asylum: So are you in the middle of working on the n...

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JIMI HENDRIX Lost Welsh Anthem A Hoax

BBC News reports that an electric recording of the Welsh anthem found on a tape from the '70s was not performed by Jimi Hendrix. The owner of the tape, Martin Davies, admitted he had propagated the myth for fun. Mr. Davies admitted he persuaded a friend who formed a '70s punk band to ...

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ECHOES OF ETERNITY Is 'Much More Metal-Oriented' Than Other Female-Fronted Groups

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Brandon Patton of ECHOES OF ETERNITY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: You guys may have kind of had the idea and the concept of this before all the bands like LACUNA COIL and EVANESCENCE and LEA...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist: New CD Sounds 'F**king Awesome'

VELVET REVOLVER has recorded cover versions of TALKING HEADS' "Psycho Killer" and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA's "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" during the sessions for the group's sophomore album, "Libertad". It is not presently clear where the cover songs will end up, but drummer Matt Sorum reportedly s...

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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA: New Photos Posted Online

Several photos of ex-WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta, taken on February 16 during his appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, have been posted online at EddieTrunk.com. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed wh...

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ELECTRIC WIZARD Working On New Material

British doom veterans ELECTRIC WIZARD are currently working on material for their as-yet-untitled sixth album. The band plans to enter the studio in June for a tentative late 2007 release via Rise Above Records. In the meantime, look out for the double deluxe gatefold vinyl edition of ELECTRIC WIZAR...

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THE MISANTHROPY PROJECT Signs With OPEN GRAVE RECORDS

Open Grave Records has announced the signing of Virginia Beach, VA-based stoner/sludge band THE MISANTHROPE PROJECT. THE MISANTHROPE PROJECT consists of Charlie Lee Beasley (vocals; LUNCH, KING TRAVOLTA, ex-MUGWART),Ahmasi (bass; CRESCENT FRESH),Vince (guitar; BEATEN BACK TO PURE, LUNCH, HAILHORNE...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist To Perform At Finland's ADHD Gala

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will perform at the ADHD gala at Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland on March 14. Also scheduled to appear are Agnes, Anna Eriksson, Paula Koivuniemi, Dave Lindholm, Hanna Pakarinen, Kari Tapio, Hillel Tokazier and Katri Ylander. HANOI ROCKS will enter the studio this sprin...

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EMPEROR Comments On Upcoming European Festival Appearances

After triumphantly headlining the annual Wacken Open Air festival and wrecking London's Astoria last year, EMPEROR has announced two rare appearances at European festivals this summer. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 30 - The Metro, Chicago IL Jun. 01 - BB King Blues Club &amp...

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40 BELOW SUMMER: 'Rain' EP Reissue To Include Bonus Demo Tracks

40 BELOW SUMMER will reissue its previously out-of-print and much-sought-after debut EP, "Rain", on May 8 via Crash Music Inc. The EP will be made available along with seven previously unreleased bonus demo tracks. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. Falling Down 02. Endorphines 03. Letter...