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WHIPLASH To Guest On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro and drummer Joe Cangelosi of reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH will be interviewed on the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" show on Blogtalkradio.com on Sunday, November 23 at 6:00 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, go to thi...

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NICKO MCBRAIN, JASON BITTNER, PAPA ROACH To Perform At DRUM-OFF '08 Grand Finals

PAPA ROACH, Nicko McBrain of IRON MAIDEN and Jason Bittner of SHADOWS FALL are among the scheduled performers at the Drum-Off '08 grand finals, set to take place Saturday, January 10, 2009 at The Music Box at Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. For 20 years, Guitar Center has been committed to p...

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'Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year': New E-Card Available

On October 14, Armoury Records, distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment, released one mighty molten metal blast of good CD cheer: "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year". A new e-card for the collection is available at this location. It's an all-star assemblage as members of such great...

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DR PEPPER To Deliver On Its 'Chinese Democracy' Promise; Free Drinks For Everyone

Don't cry, GUNS N' ROSES fans. The agonizing wait for the 17-years-in-the-making masterpiece "Chinese Democracy" will finally be over (fingers crossed) on November 23, 2008. Sure, there have been more rumored release dates than the 23 flavors of Dr Pepper, but if "Chinese Democracy" hits stores as a...

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SCOTT WEILAND Interviewed On WRIF 101.1 FM's 'Mike In The Morning'; Audio Available

A brand new interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland conducted by "Mike In The Morning" on Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station is available for streaming at this location. "Happy In Galoshes", the sophomore solo album from Scott Weiland, is scheduled for release...

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Former KORN Guitarist To Guest On 'L.A. Ink'

Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch will be the featured guest star on the episode of "L.A. Ink" which is scheduled to air on December 4, 2008 on TLC (generally called The Learning Channel). According to a posting on Welch's MySpace page, "The segment was taped earlier this summer. Head got a n...

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QUIET RIOT ALLSTARS On 'Rock And A Hard Place' TV Show

Former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has posted the following message on his MySpace blog: "In January 2008 I was approached by the talent agency that books the artists that appear on the Meat Loaf-hosted 'Rock And A Hard Place' music game show for DIRECTV's channel The 101 Network. They asked m...

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SCOTT WEILAND: Entire New Solo Album Available For Streaming

"Happy In Galoshes", the sophomore solo album from STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland, is available for streaming in its entirety on Weiland's MySpace page. "Happy In Galoshes" is scheduled for release on November 25 via Weiland's label Softdrive Records and distributed by...

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Ex-RAINBOW Members Unite With Son Of RITCHIE BLACKMORE To Form 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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ATHEIST Continuing Work On New Material

Vocalist Kelly Shaefer of the reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST has issued the following update: "I am here in Atlanta. I drove up after my art show which went really really well for my first showing. I sold six pieces and I wish to thank those who purchased very much, including S...

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VICIOUS RUMORS: Quality Tilburg Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of VICIOUS RUMORS' November 9, 2008 concert at O13 in Tilburg, Netherlands can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "SilverRainProduction"). VICIOUS RUMORS earlier in the year announced the addition of singer Ronnie Stixx (SHADOWKEEP, DIVINE RUINS) and guitarist Kiyoshi Morgan...

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NORTHERN KINGS: Two New Songs Available For Streaming

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — will release its second album, "Rethroned", on November 19 via Warner Music Finland. Like i...

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PLANTERA Lives On!

Video footage of PLANTERA — the Gothenburg, Sweden-based PANTERA tribute band featuring vocalist Tony Jelencovich (M.A.N, TRANSPORT LEAGUE, MNEMIC),bassist Robert Hakemo (M.A.N, RELEVANT FEW, ENGEL, GARDENIAN, KEROZENE, GOOSEFLESH) and guitarist Fredrik Olsson (LOST HORIZON, HEED) — performing the...

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Arrested For Stage Diving At PAPA ROACH Concert

According to TheDay.com, an Oakdale resident was arrested Wednesday (November 12) after police say he got a little rowdy during a PAPA ROACH concert at Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. Police said Benjamin Sostre jumped onstage during the concert. As security was escorting him off the...

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WHIPLASH: Another Demo Track Posted Online

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have uploaded a pre-production/demo version of another new song, "Madman At The Helm", to their MySpace page. The band will enter the studio in early March to begin recording its sixth album, "Unborn Again", with guitarist/vocalist Tony Portaro handling the...