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MUSHROOMHEAD, CHIMAIRA, THE AUTUMN OFFERING Members Join Forces In TENAFLY VIPER

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports that MUSHROOMHEAD has spawned yet another side project, TENAFLY VIPER. The stoner-rock band features Steve "Skinny" Felton on drums and producing, MUSHROOMHEAD singer Waylon, CHIMAIRA bassist Jim LaMarca, and THE AUTUMN OFFERING guitarist Tommy Church. Chur...

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DIVINE HERESY: Audio Interview With TOMMY CUMMINGS Available

Rock 247 Online recently conducted an interview with DIVINE HERESY frontman Tommy Cummings. Listen to the eight-minute chat at this location. DIVINE HERESY is the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REM...

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Former PURIFIED IN BLOOD Members Launch SOULVENOM

SOULVENOM, the Stavanger, Norway-based metal band featuring former members of PURIFIED IN BLOOD and CORTEZ, has posted two recently recorded demo tracks — "Serpents of the Sea" and "Wolf Shepherd" — on its MySpace page. Formed in March 2007, SOULVENOM is described in the group's official bio as "a f...

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VINNIE MOORE Recording Keyboards For New Solo Album

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has been in the studio recording keyboards for his new solo album with keyboardist Tim Lehner. "The sessions are going well and will be finished this week," reads a posting on Vinnie's web site. "The mixing is tentatively scheduled to start in July or August." As previousl...

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DIVINE HERESY Recruits Former NILE Bassist

DIVINE HERESY, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring former FEAR FACTORY/current ASESINO guitarist Dino Cazares alongside drummer Tim Yeung (ex-VITAL REMAINS, HATE ETERNAL) and Tommy Cummings (VEXT) on vocals, has recruited bassist Joe Payne (ex-NILE, DOMINATION THROUGH IMPURITY, LUST OF DECAY)....

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NIKKI SIXX Launches 'The Heroin Diaries' With Press Conference, SIXX: A.M. Live Performance

Executives from MTV along with sister company Pocket Books (a division of Simon & Schuster) held a press conference Monday (July 16) in a new venue, Crash Mansion, in downtown Los Angeles to give the media and a few lucky fans a preview of Nikki Sixx's book and soundtrack CD, "The Heroin Diaries...

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MIND'S EYE: 'A Gentleman's Hurricane' To Receive Japanese Release In August

MIND'S EYE, the Swedish progressive rock/metal band featuring former/current members of THERION, SECRET SPHERE and NOVAK, will release its new album, "A Gentleman's Hurricane", in Japan on August 1 via Mellow Music. It will contain the bonus track "Those Who Fear" and the DVD "The Making of A Gentle...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Discusses 'Heroin Diaries' Book

VH1 Blog recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx about Nikki's upcoming book "Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", due September 18 via MTV/VH1 Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattere...

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MANTICORA: Romanian Concert Footage Available

Video footage of MANTICORA's July 8, 2007 performance at the Romanian festival The Fest Of Oradea has been posted at Metalhead.ro. MANTICORA released their sixth full-length album, "The Black Circus Part 2 - Disclosure", in the U.S. on June 26 via Locomotive. The companion CD to last year's "The Bla...

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BRET MICHAELS Talks About Women, Relationships

Allison Kugel of PR.com recently conducted an interview with POISON frontman Bret Michaels. A few excerpts from the chat follow: PR.com: I want to ask you about women, because people have a certain idea about what rock stars want in a woman. The stereotype is that rock stars like to hook up with ...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Issues Update On Auction For Sister-In-Law

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson recently coordinated an eBay auction of several autographed items from the band. The auction was set up to raise funds for the family of Stinson's sister-in-law, whose family were the victims of a horrific crime earlier this year. Stinson explained, "On February 3...

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GUNS N' ROSES Performs 'Don't Cry' In Japan; Video Available

Over 17,000 fans braved a typhoon and packed into the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City to witness the first concert by GUNS N' ROSES in Japan in five years. From the opening strains of "Welcome to the Jungle" until the last explosion of the final encore, "Paradise City", GN'R had the sold-out crowd...

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UFO: U.K. Dates Announced

Legendary hard rock band UFO has scheduled the following dates: Aug. 31 - Sheffield, UK - The Plug Sep. 01 - Durham, UK - Stormin' The Castle Festival Nov. 10 - Minehead, UK - Hard Rock Hell Festival UFO's new album, "The Monkey Puzzle", came out in September via SPV Records. The follow-up to 2004's...

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Former IRON MAIDEN Guitarist In Charity Gig

According to the Saffron Walden Reporter, former IRON MAIDEN guitarist Dennis Stratton is among a team of musicians putting on a gig for charity in The Victory in Saffron Walden, England later this month. The guitar maestro is playing a special gig in the pub's garden on Wednesday July 25 at 7:30 p....

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ROB ZOMBIE Bassist PIGGY D. To Guest on Tonight's 'Talking Metal Live'

Tonight's (July 10) "Talking Metal Live", airing on Live 365's Bionic Radio, will feature live interviews with ROB ZOMBIE bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.),ME SO PRETTY, and Paris Bierk (son of Sebastian Bach) of ROXBURY. The show will include the world broadcast premiere of "For My Revenge...