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BRUCE KULICK Issues 'Monster Circus' Recap

Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER),Bruce Kulick (KISS),Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) and Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) are among the musicians who took part in the first Monster Circus performance in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hilton on December 9. The band played a set of some o...

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Ex-KORN Guitarist BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH: How I Got Saved

An eight-minute interview with former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch conducted by the IAmSecond.com web site can be viewed below. Welch's solo album, "Save Me From Myself", sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart....

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SANCTIFICATION: New Song Posted Online

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has posted the title track of its upcoming album, "Black Reign", on the group's MySpace page. SANCTIFICATION recently announced its new lineup consisting of Tomas Elofsson (...

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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On OVER THE RAINBOW

Former RAINBOW musicians Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Carey, Bobby Rondinelli and Greg Smith have united with a second-generation Blackmore to form OVER THE RAINBOW. OVER THE RAINBOW is: Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW 1980-1984) - Vocals Tony Carey (RAINBOW 1975-1978) - Keyboards Bobby Rondinelli (RAINBOW 1980-1...

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STATIC-X: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

Los Angeles-based metal quartet STATIC-X has set "Cult of Static" as the title of its sixth studio album, due on March 17, 2009 via Reprise Records. The CD will include a new version of the song "Lunatic" (which originally appeared on the soundtrack release to "Punisher: War Zone") featuring a guest...

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HEAVEN AND HELL's BUTLER Completes Tracks For New Album

The unofficial BLACK SABBATH web site Black-Sabbath.com reports that bassist Geezer Butler has finished laying down his tracks for the new album from HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Butler and Vinny Appice (drums). The group'...

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WHIPLASH: New Demo Track Posted Online

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have uploaded a one-minute, 14-second pre-production/demo version of the rhythm tracks to the new song "Swallow the Slaughter" to their MySpace page. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guita...

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ST. VITUS, TROUBLE, CANDLEMASS Among Top 10 Doom Metal Bands

Carlos Ramirez of IGN.com has compiled a list of the 10 best doom metal bands. Ramirez writes, "Doom metal is one of metal's many offshoots and it hasn't ever achieved the kind of commercial or even, critical praise that a lot of the lesser interesting ones have. The bands within this smaller scene...

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PAPSMEAR: Collection Of Demos, Live Recordings Out Now

M-Theory Audio, the newly formed label launched by former Century Media Records president Marco Barbieri, and Metal War Produdctions, have released "Music to Kill By", a collection of demo recordings and live tracks from the long-defunct Las Vegas, Nevada thrash band PAPSMEAR. PAPSMEAR was one of th...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Added To 'Monster Circus' Concert

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Dave Kushner has been added to the list of musicians who will take part in the first Monster Circus performance in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Hilton on December 9. The band will play a set of some of the greatest songs of all time with a "Las Vegas twist!" The following ...

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MINISTRY Mainman Comments On Fifth GRAMMY Nomination

"I'm becoming the Susan Lucci or Martin Scorsese of metal," laughs MINISTRY's founder Al Jourgensen of his five Grammy nominations, but no wins — yet. Jourgensen and MINISTRY just snagged a nomination in the Best Metal Performance category for the track "Under My Thumb" from their album "Cover Up",...

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DARK FUNERAL Frontman Joins SANCTIFICATION

SANCTIFICATION, the Swedish death metal band featuring current/former members of GOD AMONG INSECTS, IN BATTLE and SOULDRAINER, has announced its new lineup consisting of Tomas Elofsson (guitar) and Markus Edvardsson (guitar) alongside three session members. It is as follows: * Magnus "Masse" Broberg...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, CARMINE APPICE To Be Inducted Into Guitar Center’s Drum-Legends Hall Of Fame

After months of local and regional competitions held at each of Guitar Center's 214 stores across the country, the top six undiscovered drummers in the nation have been selected from a field of nearly 5,000 competitors. The six finalists will go head to head on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Guitar C...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For Holland's WALDROCK Festival

HEAVEN AND HELL, the band featuring BLACK SABBATH members Ronnie James Dio (vocals),Tony Iommi (guitar),Geezer Butler (bass) and Vinny Appice (drums),MOTÖRHEAD and CARCASS have been officially confirmed for next year's Waldrock festival, set to take place June 13, 2009 in Burgum, The Netherlands....

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SCOTT WEILAND's 'Happy In Galoshes' Cracks BILLBOARD's Top 100

"Happy In Galoshes", the sophomore solo album from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland, sold 10,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 96 on The Billboard 200 chart. Scott Weiland celebrated the release of "Happy In Galoshes" by...