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SUNSET STRIP MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009 to Honor OZZY OSBOURNE
The second annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) is confirmed for Sept. 10-12, 2009. In addition to The Strip's six signature music venues hosting diverse music lineups, SSMF 2009 will also include an outdoor street festival component with the closure of Sunset Boulevard between Doheny Drive to...May 5, 2009
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CLUTCH: New Album Artwork Unveiled
Veteran Maryland rock quartet CLUTCH is putting the finishing touches on its ninth studio album, titled "Strange Cousins From the West". Produced by CLUTCH and J. Robbins at Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, the effort is the first CLUTCH studio LP to be released on the band's own Weathermaker Music...May 5, 2009
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TYGERS OF PAN TANG Completes Charity Song For Local Football Club
NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG recently accepted a request from their hometown football (soccer) club, Whitley Bay FC, to re-record the song "Live For The Day" as a way to celebrate the team reaching the VA Vase Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. Commented the band: "Timescales were very tight for the...May 5, 2009
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TRENT REZNOR Is Engaged
NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor is engaged to fellow musician Mariqueen Maandig, of the band WEST INDIAN GIRL. The news was announced via a posting on Maandig's band's web site, which stated, "In case you haven't heard the news, Mariqueen got engaged. Everyone in the WEST INDIAN GIRL camp is su...May 4, 2009
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Former STILL REMAINS, THE SHOWDOWN Members Join Forces In JULEUS
JULEUS, a new West Michigan rock group featuring Mike Church (STILL REMAINS),AJ Barrette (THE SHOWDOWN),Ben Allen (DISSONANT),Luke Galas (THE ORPHAN),and Austin Poel (BROKEN SUNDAY),is primed and ready to be the breakout rock sensation of 2009! Armed with the very best rock, metal, and pop musi...May 4, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's JORDISON Announces New Signature Stick with PRO-MARK
SLIPKNOT's Joey Jordison has signed on to become the newest member of the Pro-Mark family. Pro-Mark will be releasing Joey's signature stick on May 15! Joey went as far as to put his own blood right in the ink that will be printed on every stick. Commented Joey: "The first wood stick I ever played ....May 4, 2009
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'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' Returning To A&E For An All-New Season
Legendary rock god multi-hyphenate Gene Simmons and his unconventional family are back and better than ever for an all-new season of A&E's hit unscripted series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering with a special one-hour episode on Sunday, June 7 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. The 15-episode season k...May 4, 2009
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SLIPKNOT's CLOWN Leaves Canadian Tour To Be With His Family
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has been forced to leave the band's Canadian tour due to what singer Corey Taylor has described as "a very terrible, terrible predicament going on in [Crahan's] family". Fan-filmed video footage of Taylor addressing Clown absence during the band's May 1, 2...May 3, 2009
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DUFF MCKAGAN Rocking The South
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I am back out on the road with LOADED. This is our first-ever foray into the U.S. rock marketplace. A b...April 30, 2009
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist's OHMPHREY: California Dates Announced
OHMPHREY, the new band featuring Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH) and Robertino Pagliari (OHM:) alongside jam-band masters Jake Cinnger, Joel Cummins, and Kris Myer of UMPHREY'S MCGEE, will play three rare promotional live shows in Southern California in mid-May. These concerts are to promote the relea...April 30, 2009
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SLIPKNOT Frontman Covers PRINCE; Video Available
More video footage of COREY TAYLOR AND THE JUNK BEER KIDNAP BAND — featuring SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor — performing at a "secret show" this past Friday, April 24 at People's Court in Des Moines, Iowa can be viewed below. It was a warm-up concert for Taylor's appearances at Rockfest i...April 29, 2009
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BIRDS OF PREY: Entire New Album Available For Streaming
"The Hellpreacher", the third full-length album from BIRDS OF PREY — the band featuring Erik Larson (ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY),Bo Leslie (THE LAST VAN ZANT),Summer Welch (BARONESS),Ben Hogg (BEATEN BACK TO PURE) and Dave Witte (MUNICIPAL WASTE) — is available for streaming in its entirety at TheHellp...April 29, 2009
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MAROON: 'Order' Lands On German Chart
"Order", the new album from the German modern metal machine MAROON, has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 63. The follow-up to 2007's "The Cold Heart Of The Sun" was recorded at Klangschmiede Studio E (EISREGEN, THE VISION BLEAK, SECRETS OF THE MOON) and was mixed at Studio Fred...April 29, 2009
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WITCHBREED: 'Heretic Rapture' Video Teaser Available
A two-minute video teaser for "Heretic Rapture", the debut album from WITCHBREED, the female-fronted Portuguese metal band formed by bassist Ares (ex-MOONSPELL, DEEPSKIN) and guitarist Dikk (ex-DEEPSKIN),can be viewed below. "Heretic Rapture" is scheduled for release on June 29 via Ascendance Recor...April 28, 2009
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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Interview, Performance From Huntington's THE PLANET Posted Online
VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan's side band, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, took part in an acoustic performance and interview this past Friday, April 24 on 92.7 and 98.5 The Planet radio station in Huntington, West Virginia. Watch their appearance on the show below. "Sick", the new full-length album f...April 28, 2009
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