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GUNS N' ROSES: Auckland Show Sells Out In Less Than An Hour

According to Newswire.co.nz, eager fans snapped up more than 12,000 tickets to GUNS N' ROSES' June 29 Auckland, New Zealand show Monday morning (April 30),causing the show to sell out in less than an hour. Unprecedented demand means a second and final show on Saturday, June 30 has been announced an...

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KROKUS Frontman Talks About His RAINBOW Audition

Sweden's Metalshrine webzine recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you miss those days, when you toured in the '80s and sold millions of records? Storace: No, I don't miss it, but I'm happy I went through it. The...

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Former Assistant To MÖTLEY CRÜE's Manager Remembers Band's First Canadian Tour

Eric Greif, former assistant to MÖTLEY CRÜE's first manager Allan Coffman, recently gave an interview to SleazeRoxx.com in which he described in detail the band's first trip to Canada. "The tour was hysterical, ridiculous, dramatic and hilarious," Greif said. "The idea on paper was to get the guys o...

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DARKEST HOUR Guitarist Releases DISINTERMENT Recordings

DARKEST HOUR guitarist Kris Norris has issued the fourth installment of his solo series but this time it's an old band with a familiar face. DISINTERMENT was a group Norris started in 1996 with drummer Ryan Parrish in an effort to do something "different" in the style of IN FLAMES and DARK TRANQUILL...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE To Guest On CAMP FREDDY RADIO

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke will be today's (Saturday, April 28) special guest on Camp Freddy Radio, which airs on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, California. To listen to the show, tune in to Indie 103.1 FM Saturday between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. PST...

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Author Of New SLASH Biography Offering Signed Copies Of Book

Paul Stenning — author of the GUNS N' ROSES book "The Band That Time Forgot", the AC/DC book "Two Sides to Every Glory", and the recently released 130,000-word biography on IRON MAIDEN, entitled "30 Years of the Beast - The Complete Biography 1976-2006" — is offering ten signed and numbered copies o...

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MINISTRY Mainman To Complete New Album In June

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen has issued the following update: "Half way done [with the new MINISTRY album, 'The Last Sucker']! Burton Bell [FEAR FACTORY] comes back to Hell Paso may 1st to finish up his vox on two trax he's on – 'End of Days Part I' and 'End of Days Part II'. "Just got ...

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UFO Drummer To Return For June/July Shows

UFO drummer Andy Parker, who broke his ankle in February, has posted the following message on his web site: "I thought that it's about time that I let you know what's going on with me, as I haven't sent an update since my accident. "First off I would like to thank all of you who ...

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TESLA: Complete 'Real To Reel' Details Revealed

TESLA has always been revered as a bluesy, no-frills, '70s-style hard rock band, concentrating on solid musicianship more than the trends of modern music. Now, after selling over 16 million albums worldwide since bursting onto the scene in 1986, they're paying homage to their hard rock heroes on the...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION Seeks New Drummer

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the band featuring featuring former MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, will audition drummers on May 12 in New York City. According to the group, "The ideal drummer would be influenced by Bret Reed, Chuck Biscuits, Adam Carson, Clem Burke, Dave Grohl, Tommy Lee, and Shannon Larkin....

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GRAVEYARD RODEO Reunion In The Works

Legendary Lousiana hardcore/metal pioneers GRAVEYARD RODEO, who once featured in their ranks current CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, will reunite to perform at the at the Raise The Dead II festival (set to take place October 19, 2007 at The Howling Wolf in New Orleans) and...

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RUDY SARZO To Play Bass For BLUE ÖYSTER CULT At HAWGS OF TEXAS Rally

Legendary heavy metal bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO) has been tapped by Eric Bloom of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT to handle bass guitar duties for the band's April 28 concert at the Hawgs of Texas motorcycle rally in Lake Somerville, TX. Also scheduled to appear are QUIET RIOT...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Kick Off 2007 World Tour In Mexico

GUNS N' ROSES havee announced that their 2007 World Tour will begin on June 2 in Monterrey Mexico. The tour had been delayed due to an injury to bassist Tommy Stinson's left wrist. Fortunately, the sprain is healing nicely and soon the band will be ready to rock like only they can. June will see ...

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Bassist TROY GREGORY Discusses His Work in PRONG, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

An excerpt from an exclusive interview with former PRONG/FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Troy Gregory, taken from the upcoming book "Prong: The Early Years" by Joel Gausten, is now available at this location. Two years in the making, "Prong: The Early Years" features extensive, full-length interviews wit...

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RATT 'Reunion' Lineup Confirmed

After much speculation and anticipation following the airing of their "Behind the Music" episode on VH1 last spring, multiplatinum hard rock act RATT with vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and drummer Bobby Blotzer will grace the stage together for the first time since 1999. Plans...