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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Drummer: BANG YOUR HEAD Festival Was Best Time This Band Has Had In Europe

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "All I can say is that this year's Bang Your Head festival [in Germany] was by far the best time this band has EVER had in Europe. The whole event was extremely well organized, smooth, and incr...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Checks In From OZZFEST

ALL THAT REMAINS singer Phil Labonte checked in from this year's Ozzfest tour, where the band are performing on the second stage all summer long. Said Labonte: "So yesterday was our first Ozzfest show. It seemed to me that Washington has more than a few ATR fans and they were out early and in force...

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BLOODSIMPLE: Photos From Nijmegen Gig With ALICE IN CHAINS Posted Online

BLOODSIMPLE bassist Kyle Sanders and vocalist Tim Williams joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at Goffert Park in Nijmegen, Holland this past Sunday (July 2) to perform "We Die Young". The show was headlined by GUNS N' ROSES. Check out pictures from WENN. BLOODSIMPLE feature in their ranks former member...

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Legendary New York City Club CBGB To Close On September 30

After over 30 years, the legendary rock club CBGB will be closing for good on September 30, 2006. CBs, as it is universally and fondly known, opened its doors in 1973, making it New York City's oldest continuously operating rock venue. Owner Hilly Kristal originally intended the club to showcase cou...

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SLASH And BILLY IDOL Join DEREK SHERINIAN For 'In The Summertime' Video

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Billy Idol are featured in keyboardist Derek Sherinian's (ex-DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) first video off his new album, "Blood of the Snake" — a cover of MUNGO JERRY's "In the Summertime". Shot on location in Los Angeles with director Chad Mi...

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ZAKK WYLDE's Webmaster Quits Over 357 CUSTOMS Controversy

Guitarist Zakk Wylde's (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) official webmaster has handed in his resignation in the wake of Wylde's recent lawsuit against the chopper company 357 Customs on charges of trademark infringement, false advertising and breach of contract. The suit, which was filed on June...

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BLOODSIMPLE Members Perform With ALICE IN CHAINS In Holland

BLOODSIMPLE bassist Kyle Sanders and vocalist Tim Williams joined ALICE IN CHAINS on stage at Goffert Park in Nijmegen, Holland this past Sunday (July 2) to perform "We Die Young". The show was headlined by GUNS N' ROSES. BLOODSIMPLE feature in their ranks former members of VISION OF DISORDER and ME...

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IRON MAIDEN: New Album Artwork, Single Details Revealed

The cover artwork for IRON MAIDEN's upcoming album, "A Matter of Life and Death", has been posted online at this location. "A Matter of Life and Death" is scheduled for release in early September via EMI. The album's first single, "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg", will precede the album on Augu...

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CAMP FREDDY Jam With SLASH, DAVE KUSHNER In Las Vegas: Video Clip, Photos Available

A video clip of CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — pe...

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REDEMPTION Finish Recording New Album

REDEMPTION's primary songwriter and guitarist/keyboardist Nicolas van Dyk has issued the following update on the progress of the recording/mixing sessions for the band's new album, entitled "The Origins of Ruin": "Spurred on by an email asking me what we'd been up to, I thought I'd let people know t...

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CAMP FREDDY: 'The Showbiz Show' V-Blog Posted Online

A "V-blog" filmed on Wednesday (June 28) in Hollywood, California while CAMP FREDDY were taping an appearance on the "The Showbiz Show with David Spade" on Comedy Central has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required). CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current...

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JASON NEWSTED: Early SUPERNOVA Music Is Sounding 'Quite Powerful'

Chad Bowar of About.com recently conducted an interview with former METALLICA and current VOIVOD/SUPERNOVA bassist Jason Newsted. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About.com: How did you get selected to be part of the TV series "Rock Star" this year? Jason Newsted: "Tommy had gotten togethe...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Issues Post-Tour Update

GOD FORBID guitarist Doc Coyle has posted the following message on the band's official MySpace profile: "We did a month of touring in the States in May-June with ILL NINO, SILENT CIVILIAN, BLEED THE SKY, and EYES OF FIRE. We had a great time with all the guys on this tour. It was certainly a ...

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SUFFOCATION Drummer: New Album Will Silence All Doubters

Legendary New York death metallers SUFFOCATION recently completed work on their self-titled new album at Full Force Studios in Long Island, NY. Drummer Mike Smith commented on the recording process: "We have the ability to work in our timeframe and comfort zone where the best results will always occ...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Unveils 'This Calling' Video

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS has unveiled the debut video from the band's forthcoming album, "The Fall of Ideals". The video for the album's lead track, "This Calling", was directed by Frankie Nasso (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED) of Raging Nations films and is available online at this location. Shot at th...