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Former ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Says Rock Band Experience Is Meant To Be Treasured

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell recently spoke to Launch Radio Networks about CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, the covers band he formed with former THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy. Cantrell told Launch that CARDBOARD VAMPYRES is meant to celebrate how much fun it is to be in a rock band. "That's...

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GOD FORBID Begin Recording New Album

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We just finished the Black White Dead All Over tour at the end of April and it was a complete success. I'd like to thank all the people for coming out to the shows and showing us some love. ...

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AOR HEAVEN Inks European Deal With RIVEL RECORDS

AOR Heaven/Metal Heaven have struck up a deal with the Swedish label Rivel Records to handle all of Rivel's upcoming releases for the European territory. First up will be new editions of the spring's best-sellers AUDIOVISION and DIVINEFIRE, both of which are expected on July 18. AUDIOVISION are a me...

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KISS Drummer To Perform With MONTROSE

KISS drummer Eric Singer will perform with MONTROSE at the Rib America Festival on Saturday, May 28 in St. Louis, MO. Singer recently completed a short European tour with ERIC SINGER PROJECT (ESP),the band featuring Singer, Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS),John Corabi (ex-THE SCREAM, MÖ...

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CARDBOARD VAMPYRES Add Bandmembers

CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, the new "covers" band featuring former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell and ex-THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, have been joined by Eric Dover (ALICE COOPER, JELLYFISH, SLASH'S SNAKEPIT, SEXTUS) on lead vocals and Bevan Davies (DANZIG, COMES WITH THE FALL) on drums. CARDBO...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Discusses MAN-RAZE Side-Project

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about his side-project MAN-RAZE. An excerpt from the interview follows: Classic Rock Revisited: Where did the name of the band come from? Phil Collen: "At first we were going to call it FAY RAZE — you know, the girl from the...

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HATE ETERNAL Add Second Guitarist

HATE ETERNAL have announced the addition of second guitarist Eric Hersemann to the group's ranks. Hersemann's induction into the band sees the former power-trio upgrading to quartet. This addition to the current lineup (frontman Erik Rutan, bassist Randy Piro, drummer Derek Roddy) will undoubtedly p...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Comments On San Francisco Benefit Concert

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has issued the following update: "The [San Francisco] Bay Area is our hometown and people have been asking us to play a hometown show so here it is. We are going back to Europe in July. So we decided to do a warm-up show the weekend before we left. We were ...

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JOHN CORABI Confirms He Will Tour With RATT This Summer

Guitarist/singer John Corabi's (MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM, UNION, ERIC SINGER PROJECT, RATT, CARDBOARD VAMPYRES) fan site www.john-corabi.com has been updated with the following message: "I just got off the phone with John and he wanted to pass on a few things. "For the past few days he has been in Na...

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JOHN CORABI Says MÖTLEY CRÜE Won't Return His Phone Calls

Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi recently spoke to Metal-Rules.com about his work with UNION, ERIC SINGER PROJECT and RATT, as well as his thoughts about the current CRÜE reunion tour. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules: Let's talk a little about MÖTLEY CRÜE, have you seen...

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NEW YORK DOLLS, RUNAWAYS, DEAD BOYS Members To Guest On FRANKENSTEIN 3000 Covers CD

East Coast hard rockers FRANKENSTEIN 3000 are getting a little help from their friends on a covers CD to be released this summer on Main Man Records. Inspired by their recent collaboration with NEW YORK DOLLS frontman David Johansen on the DOLLS classic "Babylon", FRANKENSTEIN 3000 decided to record...

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By the Sign of the Spyglass

Just when I thought I'd had enough of the vast majority of metalcore bands, one comes along and gives me a renewed sense of hope for the genre. Arizona's LIFE IN PICTURES has crafted a hard hitting and well-written album in "By the Sign of the Spyglass". Aside from the quintessential metalcore screa...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Hopes Reunited Original Lineup Will Continue

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy recently spoke to Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday.com about the group's decision to reunite with their original lineup for several European dates and an appearance at the Louder, Harder, Faster Festival, which is slated for June 3-5 at Allentown, PA's Crocodile Rock Café. B...

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GOD FORBID To Play Benefit Show

New Jersey thrash titans GOD FORBID have announced that they will be playing a benefit concert at the Wayne Firehouse in Wayne, NJ on Saturday, June 4. "This effort is to help and support our good friend Frank Peigaro," reads a post on the group's web site. "Frank has previously played in punk pione...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Offers Update On Reunion Tour

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official blog: "Hello from Brisbane, how ya goin'? "I figured I'd drop in and give another update now that we're a huge six shows deep into the reunion tour. "I've been trying to write a full-blown Alpha Mail but the magic ju...