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Is VAN HALEN Auctioning Off Hundreds of Tickets?

Alfred Branch, Jr. of TicketNews reports: Following the lead of BEYONCE and LYNYRD SKYNYRD/HANK WILLIAMS, JR., it appears that VAN HALEN are auctioning off dozens of tickets for their upcoming 2008 shows, based on a review of Ticketmaster's TicketExchange website. The band's current tour, featuring...

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ROADRUNNER RECORDS To Launch Venture Label

Roadrunner Records today announced an exclusive worldwide agreement with music industry veteran Tom Lipsky to launch a to-be-named joint venture label. The primary goal of the label will involve new recordings by established classic and heritage rock artists to augment the already formidable Roadrun...

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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Art Designs Coming To Limited Edition AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller

ArtGuitar, a leading designer of innovative custom paint and technology for guitars, along with licensing partner Signatures Network, announced today it will offer two exclusive designs (photo) featuring heavy metal pioneer OZZY OSBOURNE for its limited edition AG RiffMaster Guitar Controller. In ad...

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KING'S X Frontman DOUG PINNICK: New Solo Album Details Revealed

KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick will release his visceral, loose, jam-heavy new solo effort, "Strum Sum Up", on November 20 via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's Pinnick, as you've never heard him before. This raw...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Added To 'CMT Giants: Hank Williams, Jr.' Lineup

AEROSMITH's Steven Tyler and Toby Keith have been added to the all-star lineup for "CMT Giants: Hank Williams, Jr." which honors the extraordinary life and music of the legendary Hank Williams Jr. The two-hour special will be taped before a live audience on Thursday, October 25 at the Gibson Amphith...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We're The Type Of Band That's Not Afraid To Go Backwards'

Brian Sweeney of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: What direction did DOWN go with "Down III: Over The Under"? Kirk Windstein: We really didn't have anything in mind, it just kind of came out. In ge...

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THE FLUFFY JACKETS Mainman Talks About Working With Legendary Bassist NEIL MURRAY

Lucem Fero has recently published the first of two in-depth interviews with THE FLUFFY JACKETS mainman Helge Rognstad, both conducted in late August by Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the formation of the group, his thoughts on the music industry, working with legenda...

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BRAND NEW SIN Singer Issues Video Update

Joe Altier, lead vocalist of Syracuse, NY's BRAND NEW SIN has issued a video update on The Daily Rock. Joe is hanging out at a local venue where he talks about what the band has been up to this summer, upcoming recording plans, and touring plans. Joe then is caught on video in ...

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God Luck and Good Speed

It is about damn time that the gods of leafy sludge boogie and doom destruction dropped its third release into the laps of the dedicated and the resin-coated. After several years of label searches and recording interruptions, due in part to vocalist/bassist Dixie Dave Collins' involvement in several...

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Dominator

Remember when W.A.S.P. was scary? Like, Congressional-hearings scary? Exploding cod-piece scary? Now mainman Blackie Lawless is holding town meetings and sipping half-caf lattes with Dave Mustaine and alerting us all to the shocking fact that our government is largely full of shit. Stop the presses!...

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MUSHROOMHEAD, CHIMAIRA, THE AUTUMN OFFERING Members Join Forces In TENAFLY VIPER

D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene reports that MUSHROOMHEAD has spawned yet another side project, TENAFLY VIPER. The stoner-rock band features Steve "Skinny" Felton on drums and producing, MUSHROOMHEAD singer Waylon, CHIMAIRA bassist Jim LaMarca, and THE AUTUMN OFFERING guitarist Tommy Church. Chur...

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TESLA Covers LED ZEPPELIN's 'Thank You'; Video Available

TESLA's video for its cover of LED ZEPPELIN's "Thank You" has been posted at YouTube. The song is the first single off TESLA's covers album, "Real to Reel", which is being released today (June 5) on the band's Tesla Electric Company Recordings (Ryko Distribution). TESLA will be the featured guests o...

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BLACK SABBATH, KISS, MOTÖRHEAD Featured On 'Classic School Of Rock' Compilation

BLACK SABBATH, KISS, MÖTLEY CRÜE, SCORPIONS and MOTÖRHEAD are among the artists that are featured on "Classic School of Rock", a 37-song compilation containing classic tracks from the "greatest bands from the decade of stonewashed denim, leather pants and hair-metal." Released yesterday in the U.K....

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TESLA: Pre-Order 'Real To Reel' From Best Buy And Receive Bonus Disc

If you pre-order TESLA's upcoming covers album, "Real to Reel", from Best Buy now, you will get a bonus disc with four exclusive tracks plus free shipping, all for just $11.99. The exclusive bonus disc contains "War Pigs" (BLACK SABBATH cover) from the "Real to Reel" sessions and three studio unplug...