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Abyss

Solid. Sturdy. Workmanlike. These are three adjectives you could apply to many British NWOBHM/melodic rock acts and albums through the ages, and if LIONSHEART frontman Steve Grimmett hasn't hit the heights amidst such a misfiring scene, he's at least spread himself right across it by appearing in de...

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CROSSROADS GUITAR FESTIVAL: 'Metal Clinic' Scrapped

The previously announced "Metal Clinic" at this year's Crossroads Guitar Festival, featuring Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Jerry Cantrell (ex-ALICE IN CHAINS) and George Lynch (ex-DOKKEN),has been scrapped due to scheduling conflicts. George will instead join Nuno Bettencourt (ex...

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CATHEDRAL: Two-Disc Compilation Due In July

Earache Records will be issuing a two-CD collection of greatest hits and rarities from U.K. doomsters CATHEDRAL on July 27. Titled "The Serpent's Gold", the set will document CATHEDRAL's entire Earache period, with 27 tracks in total, clocking in at over 2 ½ hours. Disc 1 ("The Serpent’s Treasure")...

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Former SALTY DOG Bassist To Guest On KING HESH's 'The Hair Apparent'

SALTY DOG founding member Michael Hannon will be the live guest on King Hesh's "The Hair Apparent" show next Friday night, June 4, simulcasted on www.lvrocks.com. Hannon will be talking about his former band SALTY DOG and his stint with DANGEROUS TOYS, and will also be playing music from his recent...

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SEPULTURA In Talks To Support MOTÖRHEAD In Europe

Brazilian thrashers SEPULTURA are in talks to support MOTÖRHEAD on their upcoming European tour. Confirmed MOTÖRHEAD tour dates are as follows: Nov. 03 – Belfast, IRE @ Ulster Hall Nov. 04 – Dublin, IRE The Olympia Nov. 05 – Tramore, IRE @ Co. Waterford South Nov. 06 – Killarney, IRE @ INEC Nov. 09...

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PETER CRISS Says KISS Members ERIC SINGER And TOMMY THAYER Are 'Impostors'

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss made an appearance on the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 Friday night (May 21) to discuss his departure from the group that he co-founded more than 30 years ago. The following are some excerpts from that interview (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...

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Missouri Town Returns Federal Funds Set Aside To Fight Obsession With 'Morbid Music'

Donald Bradley of The Kansas City Star is reporting that city of Blue Springs, Missouri has returned almost half of a $273,000 federal grant it received in 2002 to fight a perceived growing Goth culture. Some feared the black clothes, morbid music and obsession with the occult — and Ozzy Osbourne —...

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DEADSY Announce Hollywood Show

DEADSY, the Los Angeles-based band featuring frontman P. Exeter Blue I (a.k.a. Elijah Blue, son of actress/singer Cher and Gregg Allman),will be playing a show on Monday, June 28 at the Roxy Theatre on the Sunset Strip. It is an all ages show, $10 per ticket. Support will come from Australia's IN T...

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AC/DC Radio Program Scheduled For BBC World Service

On Monday, May 24, BBC World Service will be airing a special show dedicated to AC/DC. With rare interviews from their legendary frontman Bon Scott, who died in 1980, BBC will trace the group's early years, from playing wild bars round Australia, on to conquering the world with "Highway To Hell". Th...

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VAN HALEN: 'The Very Best Of…' Track Listing Revealed

VAN HALEN will be issuing a two-disc collection, entitled "The Very Best of Van Halen", later this summer. In addition to the band's classics, the set will include three brand-new tracks, completed earlier this year with vocalist Sammy Hagar at the helm. The track listing for the collection is as fo...

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AEROSMITH: 'Baby Please Don't Go' Video Posted Online

AEROSMITH have released the first video, "Baby Please Don't Go", from their critically acclaimed album, "Honkin' On Bobo". Directed by Mark Haefeli with some help from one of the band's closest friends, the high-energy camera work and editing "allows AEROSMITH to explode into every frame with the ki...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Fights Premature Birth

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider has been named the Grand Marshall and Chairperson of the March of Dimes ride, which is scheduled to take place Sunday, May 23 in Westbury, New York. Over 1,000 motorcycle enthusiasts will join Dee Snider to help the March of Dimes raise money to pursue its mission...

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Former HADES Guitarist ED FUHRMAN Launches TEN TON TRUCK

Former HADES guitarist Ed Fuhrman has teamed up with ex-DEMONSPEED drummer Jim King in a new band called TEN TON TRUCK. The group, who are completed by vocalist Jim Frizzell and bassist Craig Salvadeo, are heading into Big Blue Meenie recording studios in Hoboken, NJ this weekend (May 21-23) to cut...

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AMERICAN HEARTBREAK: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-KIX Guitarist

AMERICAN HEARTBREAK, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring former members of JETBOY, EXODUS and SAMIAM, are completing work on the follow-up to last year's "You Will Not Be Getting Paid" (Perris Records) for a late 2004 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. The band, who are currently un...

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DOOGIE WHITE Comments On YNGWIE Tour, CORNERSTONE And Other Projects

CORNERSTONE, the project featuring ROYAL HUNT bassist Steen Mogensen and ex-RAINBOW/current YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Doogie White, have signed a Japanese record deal with Yamaha Communications. The group's recently completed third album, "Once Upon Our Yesterdays", will get a Japanese release on Ma...