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ALICE COOPER Discusses His Stage Show

ALICE COOPER recently spoke to Billboard.com about his new album, "Dirty Diamonds", and his current world tour, which includes such traditional Cooper set-pieces as guillotines, strait jackets and "female vampire whip dances." "If you asked 10 people in 1975 to go to an ALICE COOPER show and do a tw...

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MARILYN MANSON Talks About His 'Rise' Film Role

According to a posting at MansonUSA.com, MARILYN MANSON recently spoke with "Entertainment Tonight" about his role in the upcoming film "Rise". The movie stars Lucy Lui as a young female reporter who wakes up in a morgue to discover that she is no longer among the living. She vows revenge against th...

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Tales from the Strip

A band straight outta the '80s that never really went away, L.A. GUNS released some good 'n' sleazy hard rock with strong melodies over the years, belying the categorization of the act by some folks (I'm not one of them) as "just another hair metal band." As late as 2002, the group released a qualit...

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H.I.M.: 'Wings Of A Butterfly' Single Due In Early September

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. will release their new single, "Wings of a Butterfly", in the U.K. on September 12. It will be available in three formats: Two-Track CD Single: 01. Wings of a Butterfly 02. Poison Heart Maxi CD single (enhanced): 01. Wings of a Butterfly 02. And Love Said No (616 versio...

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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON: 'I Refuse To Limit My Musical Experiences'

Holland's Vampire Magazine recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5/TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Vampire Magazine: I guess it was right after MEGADETH quit that you wanted to form another band, how important is it f...

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TYPE O NEGATIVE Frontman Joins Cast Of Vampire Movie 'Tao Of M'

TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele will be joining the cast of the new vampire movie, "Tao of M", this August. Steele will be taking on the role of Viktor Baine, the vampire who sires Midael, another vampire who terrorizes New Orleans, played by Steve Blaze (LILLIAN AXE, NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE). Er...

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L.A. GUNS Finalize Track Listing For 'Tales From The Strip'

In January 2005 L.A. GUNS headed to the studio with producer Andy Johns (LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES) and began work on "Tales from the Strip". "Tales from the Strip" is a reference to the band’s long time affiliation with L.A.'s legendary rock scene, whose hub is the renowned Sunset Strip. The...

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SHADOWSIDE: 'Theatre Of Shadows' Cover Art Posted Online

Brazilian heavy metallers SHADOWSIDE have uploaded the cover artwork for their full-length debut, entitled "Theatre of Shadows", at this location. The follow-up to the "Shadowside" EP (2001) was produced and mixed by Fabio Haddad at LCM Studio in Sco Paulo, and is scheduled for release in August via...

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H.I.M. Complete Work On 'Rip Out The Wings Of A Butterfly' Video

The Greek H.I.M. fan club DarkSecret Club recently conducted an exclusive interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo, to be published in an upcoming issue of an international music magazine. Ville spoke for more than 25 minutes about the grup's upcoming album, "Dark Light", and offered new informatio...

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NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE Putting Finishing Touches On New CD

NEAR LIFE EXPERIENCE, the band featuring Steve Blaze (LILLIAN AXE) on vocals and lead guitar, Richard Kendrick (DARK AUGUST, STRAITJACKET SMILE) on guitar, Eric Morris (CATCH VELVET) on bass, and Rob Hovey (FOGHAT) on drums, are putting the finishing touches on their new CD, entitled "Golden Dragon"...

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L.A. GUNS Complete Work On 'Tales From The Strip'

L.A. GUNS have completed work on their new album, "Tales from the Strip", tentatively due late July via Shrapnel Records. The tentative track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. 90069 02. It Don't Mean Nothing 03. Electric Neon Sunset 04. Gypsy Soul 05. Original Sin 06. Vampire 07. Hollywood's Bur...

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H.I.M.: New Songs Posted Online

H.I.M. fan site H-I-M666 Club has uploaded two new H.I.M. songs recorded during the band's appearance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Germany over the weekend. Check out the tracks "Killing Loneliness" (audio) and "Vampire Heart" (audio). As previously reported, H.I.M.'s new album, "Dark Light", is...

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H.I.M. Play Surprise Show At Munich's Backstage Club

Finnish goth-metallers H.I.M. played a surprise show at the German fan club gathering at Munich's great Backstage Club Thursday night (June 2). This weekend the band is performing at Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals in Nurnberg and Nurburgring in Germany and then heading for the U.K. and Down...

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CONQUEST Celebrate EP Release With Hometown Show

St. Louis, Missouri-based metallers CONQUEST celebrated the release of their new EP, "First Blood", with a free hometown show on May 14 at The Pageant concert hall in front of 750 screaming fans. The last concert for the band in their hometown was this past Halloween, also at The Pageant, where CONQ...

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Producer: 'JUDAS PRIEST Does Not Fuck Around'

Roy Z, a multi-talented musician and record producer who has worked with artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson and DOWNSET, recently stopped by the Ferrante's Power Equipment showroom to discuss his role as producer of the newly released PRIEST CD, "Angel of Retribution"...