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FU MANCHU Frontman Comments On VAN HALEN, CARS Covers

FU MANCHU — recently described by the Los Angeles Times as "Southern California sludge-merchants (who) deliver riff-heavy rock straight out of the '70s" — have frequently covered other artists’ music over the course of their career. In addition to their well-known take on BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "Godzill...

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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Leader: AXL ROSE Is 'The Caucasian MICHAEL JACKSON'

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL leader Jesse "The Devil" Hughes was interviewed by Buddyhead about his band's getting thrown off GUNS N' ROSES' U.S. tour after only one show. Watch the video interview at iFilm.com. According to Metal Sludge, there are some of the "highlights" from the chat: "We had just come...

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NIGHTMARE To Record New Album In May

After three albums produced by Norwegian producer Terje Refsnes, French power metallers NIGHTMARE are ready for a new challenge. The recording of the group's sixth studio album will start May 7, 2007 at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordström (DIMMU BORGIR, IN FLAMES, HA...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Offers Holiday Treats To U.S. Soldiers In Iraq

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell is among the stars who appear on a 22-minute DVD which is being shipped by Studio City, California-based record company the Jewish Music Group to the U.S Military in Iraq. The DVD is being sent along with several hundred CDs featuring 12 cuts plus one hidden tra...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer To Join MATT FILIPPINI For Italian Dates

DEEP PURPLE drummer Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini (MOONSTONE PROJECT) for two Spanish dates in January. The details are as follows: Jan. 26 - Sala Heineken – Madrid, SPA Jan. 27 - Nave 8 - Alicante, SPA As usual, the band will perform PURPLE material and other classic rock son...

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FU MANCHU Announces New Album Title

Orange County fuzz-rock quartet FU MANCHU have set "We Must Obey" as the title of their tenth studio album, which will be released on Feb. 20, 2007 (a day earlier in Europe) via Century Media Records. The complete track listing is as follows: 01. We Must Obey 02. Knew It All Along 03. Let Me ...

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GODSMACK Drummer: 'Everyone Hates Us Because Of Our Tenacity'

GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin recently spoke to Rebecca Ross of the Pensacola News Journal about the first time that drums "called" to him. "I was 10 or 11 years old, and my older sister was one of those chicks who was into RUSH. She played 'Hemispheres' over and over, and that's when the drums ...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Discusses 'Rehab' Album, 'Butchering The Beatles' Tribute

MetalEpicenter.com recently conducted an interview with QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MetalEpicenter.com: We'll start out by asking you to talk about your current project which would be the new album "Rehab" and your recent appearance on "Butchering Th...

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GWAR Action Figures Now Available

Four brand new GWAR action figures, developed by Shocker Toys, are currently available for pre-order via BigBadToyStore.com. Each toy is 7 inches tall and is available for $15.99 apiece or $44.99 for a set of three. GWAR is a satirical thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985-1986 by a group of artists...

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KYLESA To Support THE SWORD On Regional Dates

Fresh off supporting CONVERGE, SOME GIRLS and MODERN LIFE IS WAR, Savannah's sludge rockers KYLESA have confirmed a handful of regional tour dates alongside THE SWORD, as well as confirming an appearance at Daytona Beach's "This Is Your Fest 2006" alongside a host of other bands. The band is continu...

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Postcards, T-Shirts And 2007 Calendars From Renowned Cover Artist Now Available

Rock cover artist Ioannis (DEEP PURPLE, FATES WARNING, BIOHAZARD, KING CRIMSON, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) has just entered into a multi-year worldwide merchandise deal that will bring his art in the form of t-shirts, posters, calendars, cellphone images and much more internationally. To coincide with this e...

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TAROT: German Tour Dates Announced

TAROT, the Finnish group led by NIGHTWISH/ex-SINERGY bassist Marco Hietala, will embark on an eight-date "Crows Over Germany 2007" tour in February. The details are as follows: Feb. 05 - Berlin, GER @ Columbia Club Feb. 06 - Hamburg, GER @ Knust Feb. 08 - Köln, GER @ Underground Feb. 09 - Bochum, GE...

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MASTODON: 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' Performance Available For Streaming

If you missed MASTODON making its first national television appearance on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" on November 1, footage of the performance has now been made available for streaming online at this location. Immediately following their appearance on "Late Night", MASTODON took off for Europe...

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REVEREND: New Album To Feature DAVID WAYNE's Last Lyrics

REVEREND has released a limited number of photographs of its recording sessions with Grammy Award-wining producer Joe Trevino of Blue Cat Recording Studios at the band's official MySpace page. According to a press release, discussions are underway as to what the new CD will be titled, with the curre...

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BRUCE KULICK Talks About His Time With KISS

The Pop Culture Addict recently conducted an interview with former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick. A few excerpts from the chat follow: The Pop Culture Addict: You were saying that you're not in KISS anymore but anytime you can get involved that you still do. Now with Ge...