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DEF LEPPARD: Second DVD Party To Be Held At L.A.'s Cat Club

A party is being held tonight (Sunday, May 5th) at Slim Jim Phantom's Cat Club in Los Angeles, celebrating the DVD re-releases of DEF LEPPARD's Visualize/Video Archive home videos. Organized by "Happenin' Harry", a friend of DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott, the party will feature DVD showings and g...

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MIKE BORDIN: MIKE PATTON Will Always Be Known As Ex-FAITH NO MORE Singer

In an extensive Kerrang! article outlining FAITH NO MORE's history and the current activities of the group's former members, bassist Billy Gould and drummer Mike Bordin discussed the possibility of a band reunion at some point in the future. Here are their comments as they appear in the magazine: Mi...

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SAMMY HAGAR Speaks Out On ROTH Tour, PLANET US And Possible Jam With METALLICA

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett will team up with former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar in a jam band that will make its live debut during Hagar's week-long birthday celebration in early October at Sammy's nightclub, Cabo Wabo, in Cabo San Lucas, Baja, Mexico, according to a...

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Acclaimed Underground Producer Working With SALLY, NOXAGT

Respected underground producer Billy Anderson (i.e. EYEHATEGOD, CATHEDRAL) is presently working at the UK's New Rising Studios with an English band called SALLY, which he has described as the "heaviest stoner doom in ages". Following the completion of this project, Anderson will travel to Norway to...

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THE CULT Guitarist, Bassist Form Side Project With ROBBIE WILLIAMS

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy and touring bassist Billy Morrison have formed a side project with ex-TAKE THAT singer Robbie Williams (who's got a hugely successful solo career in Europe),according to NME. The trio are reportedly planning on making their live debut as a rock cover band at the Viper...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Co-Writes Tune For New JACKYL CD

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has co-written a track with JACKYL that is due to appear on the latter's new studio album, the group's first since splitting with the Geffen label. According to JACKYL's official web site, “We're down to mixing the last four songs which should be done by weeks end. It is...

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Former ANTHRAX Axeman Opens Up On “Billy Graham's Decision Today”

Former ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz recently did an interview Billy Graham's Decision Today, which can be heard in streaming Real Audio at this location. Spitz's “testimony” starts 17:24 minutes into the show and ends approximately 21:19 minutes into the tape. ...

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SLAYER, ROB ZOMBIE, STATIC-X Line Up To Contribute To NASCAR's "Crank It Up" Compilation

The upcoming NASCAR-sponsored compilation, entitled Crank It Up, will be released through MCA Records on May 21st, and it will include the following tracks, among others: 01. SLAYER - "Born To Be Wild" (STEPPENWOLF) 02. STATIC-X - "Speedway" (ELVIS PRESLEY) 03. NONPOINT - "Circles" 04. DARWIN'S WAIT...

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STATIC-X Go "Power Metal" On RAMONES Tribute

STATIC-X have just completed their cover of THE RAMONES' "Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment" at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California for the upcoming DV8/Columbia Records tribute to THE RAMONES. Also scheduled to appear on the collection are ROB ZOMBIE, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, EDDIE VEDDER, MARILY...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Reacts To News Of RANDY CASTILLO's Passing

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy, who was diagnosed with cancer early last year, has issued the following statement in response to the news of former OZZY OSBOURNE/MOTLEY CRUE drummer Randy Castillo's passing: Today when I heard of Randy's passing, I was very saddened. Randy and I became friends on [T...

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Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE/LIFE OF AGONY Drummer Resurfaces In SUPERMASSIV

Former TYPE O NEGATIVE/LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato, ex-URANIUM 235 guitarist Matt Brown, and former URANIUM 235 vocalist Billy Kelly have joined forces in a new band called SUPERMASSIV, which is currently composing original material while seeking a permanent bassist to complete the group's l...

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SUICIDE SHIFT: The SADUS/TESTAMENT Collaboration

The new San Francisco Bay Area-based project featuring SADUS/TESTAMENT bassist Steve DiGiorgio, SADUS frontman Darren Travis, and TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy, has tentatively set SUICIDE SHIFT as its moniker, and are presently finalizing work on 10 original compositions, some of which have been c...

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SEPULTURA: Without A Record Deal, Pursuing Side Projects

SEPULTURA have parted ways with Rick Sales Management (i.e. SLAYER, SYSTEMATIC) and have broken off contract negotiations with Sanctuary Records following the group's split with Roadrunner last year, drummer Igor Cavalera has exclusively told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Although initial discussions between Sa...

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S.O.D. Frontman Issues Statement Regarding ANTHRAX Behind The Music Special

S.O.D./M.O.D. frontman Billy Milano has asked BLABBERMOUTH.NET to post his personal statement in response to the ANTHRAX Behind The Music special, which premiered on VH1 on March 10th. Milano's statement reads as follows: If you aren't aware of who I am, or my screen name [email protected], then allo...

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THE CULT's BILLY MORRISON: We Have Not Split Up

THE CULT have not split up and are officially “on a break”, according to THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison. In a statement posted at Morrison's official web site, the bassist insists that “[vocalist] Ian [Astbury] and [guitarist] Billy [Duffy] are involved in other things for a few months, and...