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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman To Perform In New York City

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger has issued the following update: "I'm playing New York. Yeah, that's right....AGAIN!!! Only this time it's again... and again, and again and...y'know, again. Every Thursday, beginning April 3rd, I'll be appearing at Piano's with the best players in New York. Only the c...

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CLOVEN HOOF To Play Greece In September

Bassist Lee Payne of the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF has issued the following update: "Yes, it's official — the band would like to announce that they will be playing two shows in Greece this September. The first takes place on Friday, 26th of September in Athens at t...

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DOKKEN's Participation In POISON Tour To Include West Coast, Midwest Dates

The official DOKKEN web site has been updated with the following message: "Multiple Internet websites are reporting that DOKKEN will be part of the annual POISON tour. "DOKKEN will be the featured opening act for POISON in many markets of the tour (rumored to be the West and Midwest portion of the c...

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SCULPTURED: An In-Depth Interview With DON ANDERSON

By: Scott Alisoglu We've not heard from SCULPTURED since 2000's acclaimed "Apollo Ends" album. But it's not like head honcho Don Anderson (guitars, vocals) has been twiddling his thumbs. In addition to the steady climb of his other band AGALLOCH (The End Records),which included an increasing number...

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FIREWIND Interview with GUS G

By: Scott Alisoglu Guitar wizard Gus G of Greece's FIREWIND is certainly one of the hardest working men in metal. After playing in and recording with several bands at once, including NIGHTRAGE, MYSTIC PROPHECY, and DREAM EVIL, Gus decided to shift focus to FIREWIND and hasn't looked back since. With...

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DREAM THEATER Book Author Discusses JAMES LABRIE's Near-Dismissal From Band

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with author Rich Wilson about his recently released DREAM THEATER book "Lifting Shadows - The Authorised Story Of Dream Theater". A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Can you tell us a little about who you are and why you decided to w...

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KING DIAMOND: MERCYFUL FATE 'Is Definitely Not Finished, At Least In My Book'

Finland's HardcoreSounds recently conducted an interview with King Diamond. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: HardcoreSounds: It's been a few months now since you injured your back, has it gotten any better and are there any plans to reschedule the canceled tour once healed? King Diamond: W...

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TESLA Frontman Discusses 'Phoenix Rising' Benefit Concert

On Monday, February 25, some of the biggest bands in rock and country music united to play a benefit show for the victims of the Station nightclub fire. Hard rockers TWISTED SISTER, TESLA, STRYPER and BOSTON's Tom Scholz rocked the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence Rhode Island to an enthusiastic...

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GENE SIMMONS Discusses 'Sex Tape' On CNN's 'Showbiz Tonight'; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was a guest yesterday (Wednesday, March 5) on CNN's "Showbiz Tonight" where he offered advice to Britney Spears, and discussed the new season of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" and the video footage that recently surfaced of him having sex with a blonde model (other t...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Comments On Upcoming NIGHTMARE METAL FEST Appearance With ZAK STEVENS

SAVATAGE/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Chris Caffery has commented on his upcoming appearance with CIRCLE II CIRCLE/ex-SAVATAGE singer Zak Stevens at the Nightmare Metal Fest, a brand new festival set to take place March 21-22 at Bourbon Street in New Port Richey, Florida. According to Chris, "...

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Pick up this Sick Child

The music of VICIOUS ART's "Pick up this Sick Child" sounds like the album cover looks: blood spattered, diseased, and just plain nasty. And yes, one could not have come up with a more fitting name for the act. Formed in 2003 and previously releasing the "Fire Falls and the Waiting Waters" debut ful...

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KORN Guitarist Launches FEAR AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM Project

KORN guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer will release the debut album from his new project, dubbed FEAR AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, on August 8 via Munky's own label, Emotional Syphon Recordings. The band features Munky on guitar and vocals; Billy Gould (FAITH NO MORE) on bass; Wes Borland (BLACK LIGHT BURN...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Want The Air You Breathe To Be KISS Air'

New Zealand's The Dominion Post recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On whether he cares whom he offends: "Hell, no. I'm too rich to care. People give me a hard time for being a ruthless businessman but these are the kinds of p...

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WRATHAGE Seeking New Guitarist

Finnish black metallers WRATHAGE have issued the following update: "D.V Grim will concentrate on the vocals from now on so we now have a vacancy for one hell of a guitarist. We practice in Oulu so if you're interested weekly participation is required. The age should be over 20 years as we are all 25...

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TIGERTAILZ Frontman: 2007 Was 'Our Best Year Ever And Our Worst'

Reactivated UK rockers TIGERTAILZ have updated their official web site with a new interview with guitarist/lead vocalist Kim Hooker. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: 2007 – your thoughts? Kim: Yes, I know, our best year ever and our worst. We had some great times and bad. Pepsi [Tate, late TIGER...