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EDGUY Frontman Discusses AVANTASIA Project

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently gave an interview to his webmaster about "The Scarecrow", the third installment of his AVANTASIA solo project. The album is being produced by Sascha Paeth, who also played the rhythm guitar on the CD. The drums were laid down by KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Si...

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ALICE COOPER To Guest On 'The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Alice Cooper will appear on CBS-TV's "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" the night of May 3 (technically May 4 as the show airs just after midnight in many timezones). Alice Cooper recently indicated on his radio show that the group's new album has only b...

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KISS Members Comment On MARK ST. JOHN's Passing

KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Eric Singer have issued statements regarding the passing of former KISS guitarist Mark St. John, who died on April 5 from an apparent brain hemorrhage. He was 51. Paul Stanley: "Mark tried his best to become the guitar player that KISS and our fans needed,...

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TROUBLE Guitarist Discusses New Album, 'Simple Mind Condition'

Andy Bach of Metal Domain magazine recently conducted an interview with TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell. A couple of excerpts follow: Metal Domain: "Simple Mind Condition" will be TROUBLE's first release in over a decade. What was the motive to do a new record? Rick: Wow, interesting question. You kn...

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GODSMACK Singer Involved In Car Crash; Woman Clings To Life

Jessica Benson of North Andover, MA's EagleTribune.com reports that the woman sitting in the back seat of a car rear-ended by the lead singer for GODSMACK earlier this week is fighting for her life in a Boston hospital. Lindsay Taylor, 25, of Chelmsford, was in critical condition at Beth Israel Hosp...

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TROUBLE Drummer Launches RETRO GRAVE Solo Project

TROUBLE drummer Jeff "Oly" Olson has launched a solo project called RETRO GRAVE. Three new recordings from the band — "Retro Grave", "Kid Ignoble" and "Stone Head" — are available for streaming via the RETRO GRAVE MySpace page. Oly is currently scheduling drum clinics throughout the U.S. for later i...

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KREATOR Mainman: 'We Are Working On New Stuff'

Frontman Mille Petrozza of German thrash metal pioneers KREATOR has issued the following update: "The KREATOR / CELTIC FROST European tour is now history and I'm still overwhelmed by the impressions of the last few weeks. This tour was historical to us and it was an honour for the whole band to fina...

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Former ARTCH Singer To Represent Iceland In EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Eirikur Hauksson (a.k.a. Eric Hawk) of ARTCH fame will represent Iceland in this year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Valentine Lost", which is described as "a hard rock ballad-type of thing." This is Eirikur's third appearance at Eurovision, his first being in 1986 for Iceland with the ICY...

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ALICE COOPER: New Album Delayed

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Alice Cooper indicated on his radio show last week that the group's new album has only been written so far but not yet recorded. The new CD has been delayed until further notice as the band is working around the producer's schedule. ALICE COOPER's upcoming alb...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Producer BILL METOYER Signs On For Next Album

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Ward has issued the following update: "I just wanted to say thanks to all those who came and ROCKED the ####ING house with us at the Paladino's and Galaxy Theater this past weekend. I was really great to see you all and I once again had a great ####ing time. ...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE, LIZZY BORDEN Members Interviewed In New SHOCKWAVES Podcast

Shockwaves/HardRadio podcast #13 is a special episode where host Bob Nalbandian conducts interviews from this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Interviews include LIZZY BORDEN/STARWOOD bassist Marten Andersson, OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, ROB ZOMBIE/ex-MARILYN MANSON g...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Lineup Revealed?

According to a posting on Buddyhead.com, the latest additions to the "reunited' SMASHING PUMPKINS are bassist Ginger Reyes (ex-HALO FRIENDLIES) and guitarist Jeff Schroeder (ex-THE LASSIE FOUNDATION). So far there has been no official confirmation of the new members' identities, although original gu...

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SPIRALARMS Featuring Ex-FORBIDDEN, MACHINE HEAD Members: New Music Available

SPIRALARMS guitarist Craig Locicero (ex-FORBIDDEN, MANMADEGOD) has issued the following update: "Before the New Year started, we vowed to make '07 our time to make the impression that will help define our music. I believe we've accomplished that with our two newest songs that we just posted up on ww...

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GREAT WHITE Members Ask To Be Dismissed From Fire Case

According to The Associated Press, members of GREAT WHITE, whose pyrotechnics ignited a deadly fire at The Station nightclub, are asking to be dismissed from lawsuits stemming from the blaze. The musicians said they weren't involved in the decision to use pyrotechnics and had no role in setting them...

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BLACK SABBATH: Three Chapters From 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' Biography Available Online

Rockdetector.com, the world's biggest rock and metal database with over 56,000 band pages, is now hosting no less than three chapters of Garry Sharpe-Young's acclaimed BLACK SABBATH biography "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" at this location. Described by Black-Sabbath.com as the "SABBATH bible," Garry's bo...