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Trailer For Ex-SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK Drummer's Documentary Posted Online
An uncensored trailer for the new documentary "Waking Up Dead", starring former SAIGON KICK/SKID ROW drummer Phil Varone, has been posted online at the film's official web site. You must be at least 18 years old in order to view the trailer. Film And Music Entertainment, Inc. announced two weeks ago...February 4, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD: Covers Album Track Listing Confirmed, Additional Titles Revealed
DEF LEPPARD have confirmed the track listing for their upcoming "covers" album, tentatively due before the end of the year. A posting on the group's web site reads as follows: "For a long while, the stories and rumors have been going round about DEF LEPPARD recording an album full of cover songs. Wh...February 2, 2005
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JAMES HETFIELD Says LARS Was 'Completely Authentic' During DAVE MUSTAINE Therapy Session
Launch Radio Networks is reporting that among the bonus scenes included in the just-released DVD version of the METALLICA documentary "Some Kind Of Monster" is an extended version of the encounter between drummer Lars Ulrich and MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine, who was kicked out of METALLICA in 1983. The...January 26, 2005
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AC/DC, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD Titles Among New DualDiscs Released In February and March
AC/DC's "Back in Black", JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution", MOTÖRHEAD's "Overkill", SAMMY HAGAR's "Hallelujah", SLAUGHTER's "Then and Now", and TESLA's "Standing Room Only" are among the more than 25 additional titles set to be released on DualDisc during February and March. DualDisc is an excit...January 26, 2005
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SLAYER, MACHINE HEAD, DAMAGEPLAN Members At NAMM: Photos Available
50 exclusive shots taken at this year's NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. Included in the gallery are pictures of DEATH ANGEL, SLAYER's Kerry King, MACHINE HEAD's Phil Demmel, former MEGADETH bassist David Elle...January 25, 2005
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THIN LIZZY Guitarist Discusses PHIL LYNOTT's Death
In a recent interview with icLiverpool, Scott Gorham, the charismatic axeman in the THIN LIZZY line-up that produced the classic album "Jailbreak", reflected on the last time he saw his old friend, late LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott. "I'd been clean for a year when I went round to Phil's house and foun...January 21, 2005
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Y&T Sign European Deal With DEMOLITION RECORDS
Reunited hard rockers Y&T — Dave Meniketti, Phil Kennemore, Leonard Haze, John Nymann — have signed a European deal with the U.K.'s Demolition Records for the release of their new CD, "UnEarthed Volume 2". Scheduled for a March 14 release, the CD contains Y&T demos and unreleased material fr...January 21, 2005
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Bassist TIMPA Leaves HANOI ROCKS
Bassist Timpa has officially left legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS. "My plan is to spend some more time with my family," he explained in an online posting. "I still love HANOI and I feel bad about all this, but in fact, I feel free." As previously reported, HANOI ROCKS have finalized the track...January 19, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Teams Up With Ex-Members Of SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN On 'Heavy Hitters' CD
Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has almost finished producing "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters", an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries. This 10-track powerhouse col...January 19, 2005
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Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK Drummer Is Subject Of 'Waking Up Dead' Documentary
Film And Music Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the documentary "Waking Up Dead". The gripping and gritty feature-length documentary by nine-time regional Emmy Award winner Fabio Jafet follows the life of Phil Varone, former drummer for th...January 18, 2005
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HANOI ROCKS: 'Another Hostile Takeover' Track Listing Revealed
Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Another Hostile Takeover", tentatively due on April 30. "Another Hostile Takeover" (view cover here) is the group's first album to feature guitarist Conny Bloom (SILVERGINGER 5, ex-ELECTRIC BOYS),who joined...January 17, 2005
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POISON Frontman Joins 'Nashville Star' Cast
Billboard Radio Monitor is reporting that USA Networks has announced that POISON frontman Bret Michaels has signed on as a judge for the third season of the network's country music reality series "Nashville Star". Michaels, best known for such POISON hits as "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" and "Something...January 13, 2005
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AC/DC Drummer Sponsoring New Zealand Racing Driver
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is currently sponsoring a young New Zealand racing driver named Jared Carlyle in the New Zealand V8 Touring Cars, according to Stuff.co.nz. Jared will be racing in a Ford Falcon AU owned by Phil's Mountain Recording team. (Thanks: Crabsody In Blue) ...January 12, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Members Perform Live On L.A. Radio Station
Guitarist Vivian Campbell's (DEF LEPPARD, ex-WHITESNAKE) web site has been updated with the following message: "On January 5, 2005, [DEF LEPPARD members] Joe [Elliott], Phil [Collen] and Vivian were on 'Jonesy's Jukebox', an L.A. radio show with the SEX PISTOLS' Steve Jones. The two-hour program fea...January 10, 2005
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BLITZKRIEG Drummer Joins STUFFED
BLITZKRIEG drummer Phil Brewis has joined Newcastle, U.K.-based "sillycore punksters" STUFFED. The band are currently rehearsing material from the STUFFED debut album "Bonjour Y'All", which was released in January 2004 and is available from www.reflexcd.co.uk. The CD was independently recorded and p...January 9, 2005
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