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GUNS N' ROSES Announces New Zealand Show

Chris Schulz of Stuff.co.nz reports that GUNS N' ROSES have announced show in Auckland, New Zealand in June. The "Chinese Democracy World Tour" is scheduled to play Auckland's Vector Arena on Friday, June 29. It's the first time New Zealand fans will have the chance to see GUNS N' ROSES since a huge...

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VINCE NEIL Performs In Libertyville; Video Available

A couple of video clips of MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil performing at Austin's in Libertyville, Illinois on March 23, 2007 have been posted at YouTube: Video#1, Video#2. Neil's current solo band features Dana Strum (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) on bass, Jeff Blando (SLAUGHTER) on guitar an...

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BAM MARGERA To Host 'VH1 Rock Honors'

Bam Margera ("Jackass", "Viva La Bam") has been tapped to host "VH1 Rock Honors". The second annual show, which pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock, will honor OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART, and ZZ TOP. These honorees will perform live, along with tribute bands NICKELBACK, GR...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist MICK MARS Signs Publishing Deal With CHERRY LANE MUSIC

Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., whose roster includes songwriters such as QUINCY JONES, JOHN LEGEND, WOLFMOTHER, and WILL.I.AM, has announced the signing of one of history’s original rock stars, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE. Mars, the guitarist and co-songwriter of the band, had been previou...

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PRONG Founder TOMMY VICTOR Discusses Band's Early Years

An excerpt from an exclusive interview with PRONG founder Tommy Victor, 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 with Victor and former PRONG...

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THRESHOLD To Headline First Night Of U.K.'s FIREFEST IV

U.K. progressive metallers THRESHOLD will headline the first night of Firefest IV, which will take place on October 26-27 in Nottingham, U.K. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Day 1: THRESHOLD DEMON (final U.K. show ever) SOUL DOCTOR (feat. Tommy Heart of FAIR WARNING) STEVE GRIMMETT BA...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Australian Tour Dates Announced

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports that Axl Rose is returning to Australia for the first time in 14 years with his new incarnation of GUNS N' ROSES. The GN'R "Chinese Democracy" tour will play Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in June. The GUNS N' ROSES lineup is W. Axl Rose on ....

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NOTHINGFACE Guitarist: 'I Promise You A Great F**kin' Record'

NOTHINGFACE guitarist Tom Maxwell (also in HELLYEAH) has issued the following update: "It's been quite some time since I last checked in with everyone...my apologies. So much going on between HELLYEAH and NOTHINGFACE that I'm starting to lose my fuckin mind! All good though...no rest for the wicked...

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VINNIE PAUL, KERRY KING, SCOTT IAN To Perform At LITTLE KIDS ROCK Benefit Concert

Little Kids Rock (LKR),an innovative non-profit music education program that provides free instruments and rock 'n' roll lessons to public schools, celebrated March's "Music in Our Schools" month by announcing today that it will be the sole beneficiary of the Six-String Masterpieces memorial tribut...

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CIRRHA NIVA Parts Ways With Singer

Dutch progressive rock/metal band CIRRHA NIVA has parted ways with vocalist Arnold Kloek. Commented Kloek in a statement: "Yes, almost 10 years I have been the singer of CIRRHA NIVA. Years I will never forget. But times change and so do I. "In the last year of being busy with writing songs it slowly...

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PURE INC. Announces New Bassist

Swiss rockers PURE INC. have announced the addition of bassist Ueli "Hoffi" Hofstetter to the group's ranks. PURE INC. recently finished recording a new nine-song demo following the group's split with AFM Records. The tracks were mixed at the Little Creek Studios in Gelterkinden (Baselland) with V.O...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE: More Guest Singer Appearances Announced

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — are back in the studio working on their follow-up ef...

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SCOTT WEILAND Issues Update On SOFTDRIVE RECORDS

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has issued the following update on his record label, Softdrive Records: "Since I last spoke to you all, we have signed a new artist, SOMETHING TO BURN. This will be a great musical partnership. The band is very independent; they have...

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UNDIVINE: Debut Album Samples Available

Swedish death/black metal band UNDIVINE, which features in its ranks IN AETERNUM guitarist Erik Kumpulainen and ISOLE drummer Jonas Lindström, has revealed the track listing for its debut album, due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined record label. It is as follows: 01. My Silence 02. C...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Takes Part In 'I Have A Dream' Program

According to The Oregonian, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer spoke Thursday (March 22) to students in the "I Have a Dream" program at Neil Armstrong Middle School in Forest Grove about the value of hard work and determination, careers in music and his experiences as a performer. Thayer, a Cedar Hills nat...