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SKID ROW: Photos From Korean Trip Posted Online

Back in May, SKID ROW traveled to North Korea to play six shows for U.S. troops. A gallery has been posted on the band's official web site consisting of band and crew photos as well as fan pictures. As previously reported, SKID ROW began rehearsals at Koda Studios in Decatur, GA in January ...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I Always Thought VAN HALEN Were A Lot More Interesting Than DIO'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: DEF LEPPARD is a great live band. However, you don’t show off much in this band. Your playing is very straightforward and Phil Collen...

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PANIC CELL To Support STAIND/SEVENDUST In Europe

Hotly tipped British metallers PANIC CELL have just been confirmed as support for both the U.K. and continental European legs of the co-headlining STAIND/SEVENDUST tour in September/October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 19 – Ambassador – Dublin, IRE Sep. 21 – Barrowlands – Glasgow, UK Sep. 2...

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UFO's PAUL RAYMOND: U.S. Tour Recap

UFO keyboardist Paul Raymond has issued the following recap of the group's recent U.S. tour: "Well, I'm just back from the U.S. tour, still a bit jet-lagged but very happy about the great reception we got Stateside. Things started out on the east coast, with sound ticket sales and enthusiastic audie...

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THIN LIZZY: More Photos From PHIL LYNOTT Statue Unveiling Posted Online

The Thin Lizzy – A Rock Legend web site has uploaded a number of photos from the August 19 unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of late THIN LIZZY frontman Phillip Lynott in the center of Dublin, Ireland. Check them out at this location. An excerpt from the report posted at ...

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TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY: First Live Dates Announced

TEMPLE OF BRUTALITY, the new band featuring former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson, W.A.S.P. drummer Stet Howland, guitarist Peter Scheithauer (BELLADONNA, KILLING MACHINE) and vocalist Todd Barnes (13-A),will be making special appearances and playing shows surrounding the premiere parti...

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New PHIL LYNOTT Radio Special Available Online

To coincide with the unveiling of the Phil Lynott (THIN LIZZY) statue in Dublin last week, the RTÉ (Ireland's national public service broadcaster) radio arts show "Rattlebag" broadcast a special program devoted to Phil Lynott and THIN LIZZY. It features archive interviews and a new interview with Ga...

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MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist Helps Accident Victim

icWales is reporting that MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell will join four other bands at a charity gig in Wales tonight (August 22) for a barman left blind and deaf after an horrific car accident. 21-year-old Nick Butcher, whose dad, Tim, works as a technician with MOTÖRHEAD, needed major reconstru...

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AMEN Frontman CASEY CHAOS: 'Bloodied, Broken And Penniless Yet Again'

AMEN frontman Casey Chaos has issued the following statement: "First off, I want to say 'Thank you' to everyone that has ever been a part of this rollercoaster of a life called AMEN. On both sides of the stage, it has been an honor to be able to have released three albums on three different ...

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DRY KILL LOGIC To Release New Album Next Spring

DRY KILL LOGIC frontman Cliff Rigano has issued the following update: "No rest for the wicked… After Gigantour ends, we will be embarking on the 'New Level of Aggression II' tour, presented by Vestal, which will run from September 12 through October 25 and take us back around the U.S. one more time....

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PHIL LYNOTT Statue Unveiled: Photos Available

A bronze statue of THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott was unveiled earlier today (August 19) in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, on the corner of Grafton and Harry streets. Check out pictures from Yahoo! News: Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3. Supporters of the famed singer showed their long-running admiratio...

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THERAPY? Pull Out Of PHIL LYNOTT Tribute Concert

Irish rockers THERAPY? have announced that they will not be appearing at a special concert in Dublin celebrating the unveiling of the life size-bronze statue to the late guitar legend Phil Lynott of THIN LIZZY. The group's official statement on the matter reads as follows: "Due to the promoters cont...

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THIN LIZZY's PHIL LYNOTT Lives On

Greg Prato of RollingStone.com is reporting that this Friday (August 19),a bronze statue of THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott will be unveiled in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland, on the corner of Grafton and Harry streets. The following night, on what would have been Lynott's fifty-seventh birthday,...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Performs With EYEHATEGOD At NYC's Legendary CBGB Club

Former PANTERA and current SUPERJOINT RITUAL/DOWN frontman Philip Anselmo filled in on guitar for EYEHATEGOD last night (August 15) at the infamous CBGB club in New York City. It was Anselmo's first public appearance since the murder of "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) and Philip appea...

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DEF LEPPARD Part Ways With Longtime Management

After spending most of their career under the management of Peter Mensch and Cliff Bernstein at Q-Prime Management, DEF LEPPARD have jumped ship to sign with Trudy Green at HK Management, according to Hits Daily Double. HK, which is now part of Irving Azoff's Frontline Management, has looked after s...