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Producer KEVIN SHIRLEY: ROSE TATTOO Guitarist PETE WELLS Was 'The Gentlest Soul'

Producer Kevin Shirley, who is currently in the studio in England working on the new IRON MAIDEN album, has issued a statement regarding the passing of ROSE TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells. As previously reported, Wells passed away in Sydney, Australia on Monday (March 27) after a long battle with prost...

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ROSE TATTOO Frontman: PETE WELLS Was An 'Amazingly Innovative Player'

ROSE TATTOO singer Angry Anderson has commented on the death of the band's guitarist Pete Wells, who passed away in Sydney on Monday (March 27) after a long fight with cancer. A close friend, Anderson said Wells's health had deteriorated dramatically in the past few weeks, according to News.com.au....

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CELTIC FROST Confirmed For Bulgaria's MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have been confirmed for the Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place August 3-7 at the Black Sea resort of Varna in Bulgaria. Also scheduled to appear are MOTÖRHEAD, SAXON, UFO, KREATOR, ONSLAUGHT, MASTERPLAN, U.D.O., OVERKILL, DORO PESCH, NEVERMOR...

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ROSE TATTOO: 2005 Audio Interview With PETE WELLS Available Online

Former EXODUS and current AMERICAN HEARTBREAK bassist Michael Butler, who hosts "The Rock and Roll Geek Show", has re-posted an interview he conducted a year ago with ROSE TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells. Listen to the chat — which may very well be one of Wells' last-known interviews in existence — at t...

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Review: GUNS N' ROSES' 'Chinese Democracy' Is Not The Greatest Rock Album Ever Made

Chuck Klosterman of Spin magazine has penned a review of the complete 13-song version of GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy". An excerpt from his review follows [***NOTE: The review may or may not have been written as an early April Fool's Day joke***]: "It's been a long time...

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LINKIN PARK Singer Lines Up Performers For Tattoo Shop Anniversary

Launch Radio Networks reports: LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington has lined up several performers to appear at the 11th anniversary concert for his Club Tattoo shops, according to MTV.com. Bennington's bandmate Mike Shinoda will play with his rap act, FORT MINOR, and other artists scheduled to sh...

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ROSE TATTOO Guitarist PETE WELLS Loses Battle With Cancer

ROSE TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells passed away today after a long battle with prostate cancer. The 58-year-old guitarist, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2002, had been undergoing treatment, which had caused him to stand aside from touring with ROSE TATTOO. A posting on the ROSE TATTOO official web s...

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Just as American audiences can't stand watching movies with subtitles, U.S. rock fans apparently didn't have much patience for artists singing in a different language either. That's why RAMMSTEIN's U.S. label talked the band into recording an English language version of its one Stateside hit, "Du Ha...

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THERION: 'Celebrators Of Becoming' DVD/CD Details Revealed

Sweden's THERION will be issuing a six-disc DVD/CD set, entitled "Celebrators of Becoming", on May 5. The package will include four DVDs and two audio discs. It will be available in two versions, one luxury digipak version in a slip case and one cheaper version, but both will contain all discs. The...

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COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN: New Song Posted Online

COUNCIL OF THE FALLEN, the band featuring Kevin Quirion on bass/guitar/vocals and Derek Roddy (HATE ETERNAL) on drums, have posted a new song, entitled "Seeking the Prophets", at this location. The track comes off the group's new album, "An Examination of Being", tentatively due this summer. The CD...

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OUT FOR BLOOD To Record Debut Album In May

British metallers OUT FOR BLOOD will be entering Sable Rose studios on May 11 to begin recording their debut full-length album with Andy Faulkner (BOLT THROWER, CATHEDRAL). The album is 70 percent written at the moment, and the band hope to have it released in September. OUT FOR BLOOD's most recent...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Second Oslo Date Added

GUNS N' ROSES have added a second date at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on July 8. The group's European schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 27 - Lisbon, POR @ Rock In Rio (Lisbon) May 28 - Madrid, SPA @ Juan Carlos I May 31 - Budapest, HUN @ Sportaréna Jun. 3-4 ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Dutch Date Announced

GUNS N' ROSES will be playing the Goffertpark in Nijmegen, Holland on July 2. Support at the show will come from STONE SOUR and ALICE IN CHAINS. Tickets go on sale on this Saturday, March 25. The group's European schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 27 - Lisbon, POR @ Rock In Rio ...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist To Appear On FUSE Network's 'Tattoo Stories'

IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte will be featured on the Fuse network program "Tattoo Stories". Gelotte will be profiled on the program's Wednesday, March 22 episode. Fuse's "Tattoo Stories" airs at 11:00 p.m. EST / 8:00 p.m. PST. Previous artists profiled on the show include Duff McKagan and Slash...

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ALL SHALL PERISH Hard At Work On New Album

Oakland, CA-based death metal band ALL SHALL PERISH are currently at Castle Ultimate Studios in Emeryville, CA working on the follow-up to their underground hit release "Hate. Malice. Revenge". The album has yet to be titled but the band has released some songtitles, including "We Hold These Truths"...