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WEILAND's Wife Joined By Members Of JANE'S ADDICTION, VELVET REVOLVER Members At L.A. Signing

Mary Forsberg Weiland was joined by friends — including musicians Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION),Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER),Mark McGrath as well as director/writer Cameron Crowe, actress Ivana Milicevic, Perla Hudson (wife of Slash) and writing collaborator Larkin Warren — to celebrate the No...

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NERVECELL To Support AS I LAY DYING In Sri Lanka

Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based death/thrash act NERVECELL will support AS I LAY DYING on December 19 at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. "We played with AS I LAY DYING at Dubai Desert Rock Festival 2008 and it's really great to be sharing the stage with them once again, only this ti...

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OBITUARY Bassist: We've Never Tried To Sound Like METALLICA Or SLIPKNOT

Simon Milburn of The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with bassist Frank Watkins of Florida death metallers OBITUARY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On whether he thought OBITUARY would still be going hard at it at more than 20 years since the band's inception: "That's a...

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ACHERON: 'I Am Heathen' Video To Make Its Online Debut This Weekend

"I Am Heathen", the new video from cult black/death metal act ACHERON, will make its online debut via YouTube this Saturday, November 21. This is the first professionally filmed music video the band has done in its 20-plus years of existence. Commented frontman Vincent Crowley: "The video is about e...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: More Video Footage From Holland's HEAVY METAL MANIACS Festival Available

Video footage of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG performing the song "Hellbound" at the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival in Hoorn, Netherlands at the end of October can be viewed below (clip shot by Erwin Suetens). TYGERS' most recent album, "Animal Instinct", was released last year. According to a pr...

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EYEHATEGOD: West Coast Dates Announced

After recently performing many chaotic and destructive East Coast shows, EYEHATEGOD is planning to infiltrate the West Coast in the same manner. With an agenda of alcohol, propaganda and just plain ol' shit-talking, the legendary Southern hardcore blues-and-doom group from Katrina-ravaged New Orlean...

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THEM CROOKED VULTURES To Play 'Surprise' Show In Hollywood Tonight

According to a posting on the LED ZEPPELIN fan site Lemon Squeezings, THEM CROOKED VULTURES — which consists of FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl on drums, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE singer/guitarist Josh Homme and LED ZEPPELIN bass player John Paul Jones — will play a "surprise" show tonight (Monday, N...

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TYGERS OF PAN TANG: Video Footage From Holland's HEAVY METAL MANIACS Festival Available

Video footage of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG performing the songs "Slave To Freedom" and "Never Satisfied" at the Heavy Metal Maniacs festival in Hoorn, Netherlands at the end of October can be viewed below (clip shot by Erwin Suetens). TYGERS' most recent album, "Animal Instinct", was release...

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FOR THE SUFFERING Completes Work On New Album

New Mexico's female-fronted band FOR THE SUFFERING has completed work on its new album, "Life Without A Cure". More information regarding the CD's release date and online availability will be released soon. FOR THE SUFFERING's self-titled debut was released on February 24 via Crash Music. According...

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POWER QUEST To Support MSG On U.K. Dates

U.K-based metallers POWER QUEST will support MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) on the following dates: Dec. 16 - Manchester, UK - Manchester Academy 3 Dec. 17 - Sheffield, UK - O2 Academy Sheffield Dec. 18 - Dudley, UK - JB's Dec. 20 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol POWER QUEST recently announced its n...

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MOTÖRHEAD Meets With Members Of LIVEWIRE Youth Music Project

ThisIsPlymouth.co.uk reports that MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and drummer Mikkey Dee met up with six lucky members of Saltash's Livewire youth music project before their gig at the Plymouth Pavilions on Tuesday, November 10. It was one of many meet-and-greets that Livewire organizes wit...

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POSSESSED: Key Club Show Cancelled, House Of Blues Date Announced

The POSSESSED show at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California that was originally scheduled for December 6, 2009 has been cancelled. The band will now perform at the House of Blues in West Hollywood on March 14, 2010. Tickets are on sale now exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until December 5,...

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RANDY RHOADS Web Site Endorsed By Late Guitarist's Family

RandyRhoads.us, the only web site endorsed by the Randy Rhoads family, is back online and it no longer requires a membership fee to access. There is a video from Randy's brother, Kelle, on the homepage welcoming you to the site. Former QUIET RIOT bassist Kelly Garni is the main contributor and share...

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SCORPIONS Drummer's KOTTAK: New Song Posted Online

KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK),the band featuring singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt (a.k.a. former KINGDOM COME and current SCORPIONS drummer James Kottak) and his wife Athena (sister of MÖTLEY CRÜE's Tommy Lee) on drums, has posted a new song, "Daddy You Are My Star", on the group's MySpace page...

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SONATA ARCTICA: North American Headlining Tour Announced

Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. Support will come from MUTINY WITHIN and POWERGLOVE. The dates are as follows: Apr. 02 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero Apr. 03 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium Apr. 05 - New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater...