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TESTAMENT Comments On Upcoming U.K. Tour

Chuck Billy (vocals) and Eric Peterson (guitar) of Bay Area thrash metal veterans TESTAMENT have checked in to let the U.K. fans know just how excited they are about their upcoming tour. "We're very excited to play more than just 1 or 2 shows in the U.K.," says Peterson. "The last time we did an ...

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BILLY JOEL Covers AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell' In Florida; Video Available

Video footage of "piano man" Billy Joel performing a cover version of the AC/DC classic "Highway To Hell" on Friday, January 16 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida can be viewed below. One of Joel's roadies sang the song while Billy played rhythm guitar. Billy Joel was previously joined by AC/DC...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER, ROBIN MCAULEY, BRIAN TICHY, ROBBIE CRANE Perform UFO Classic; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Schenker (UFO, SCORPIONS),singer Robin McAuley (MSG, SURVIVOR),keyboardist/guitarist Wayne Findlay (MSG),drummer Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY IDOL) and bassist Robbie Crane (RATT, VINCE NEIL, ADLER'S APPETITE) performing the UFO classic "Lights Out" last ni...

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BEYOND FEAR: Two Rare Shows Announced

BEYOND FEAR, the band fronted by Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH),has scheduled the following shows: Feb. 19 - El Paso, Texas - Club 101 Feb. 21 - Chihuahua, Mexico - Arena Chihuahua Owens, guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA),drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (ALICE COOPER,...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: New Album To Be Streamed In Its Entirety

"The Harvest Floor", the new album from San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION, will be streamed in its entirety on Buzzgrinder.com beginning tomorrow (Friday, January 16) and ending on Monday (January 19). Besides being able to hear each song in its full, grinding glory, you will be able t...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With CAMP FREDDY At SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL?

According to David Burger of The Salt Lake Tribune, there is an "80 percent chance" that Ozzy Osbourne will join CAMP FREDDY for the band's January 19 performance at the Sundance Film Festival at Harry O's in Park City, Utah. Other scheduled guests include Mark McGrath (SUGAR RAY) and Billy Gibbons...

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MESSIAH'S KISS/RIOT Singer MIKE TIRELLI Battling Stomach Cancer

Mike Tirelli has been an integral part of the music scene for over 20 years both as a singer and songwriter. His talent and perseverance brought him worldwide recognition performing with such bands as BURNING STARR, RIOT, MESSIAH'S KISS, HOLY MOTHER, LASTLIX and ZILLION, to name just a few. In the f...

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THE AGONIST: New Album Artwork Revealed

Metalfan.nl has uploaded the cover artwork (see below) of "Lullabies For A Dormant Mind", the second album from the Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based female-fronted band THE AGONIST. Due in Europe on February 23 and in North America on March 10 through Century Media Records, the CD will feature the fol...

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Australian Rock Band THE SCREAMING JETS Schedules First U.S. Performance In 10 Years

THE SCREAMING JETS, Australia's legendary, multi-platinum rock band, will play its first live show in the U.S. in over a decade on Tuesday, February 3 at Key Club in Hollywood, California. This private, red-carpet event will be an epic evening not to be missed. The night will also include many surpr...

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WHIPLASH: New Video Blog Available

Reactivated New Jersey metallers WHIPLASH have released the fourth in a four-part series of video blogs documenting the pre-production process for their new album, "Unborn Again", due in July via Pulverised Records. The clip was shot at Concrete Island Studio and features two brand new songs, entitl...

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WARRANT, L.A. GUNS Members Launch LED ZEPPELIN Tribute Band

Drummer Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY IDOL),guitarist Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION),bassist Robbie Crane (RATT, VINCE NEIL, ADLER'S APPETITE) and vocalist Robert Mason (LYNCH MOB, WARRANT) have joined forces in a LED ZEPPELIN tribute band called SHRED ZEPPELIN. The group will...

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ZAKK WYLDE, TONY FRANKLIN, BRIAN TICHY Featured On New DEREK SHERINIAN Album

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY),Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, WHITESNAKE),Brian Tichy (BILLY IDOL, OZZY OSBOURNE),Virgil Donati and Rusty Cooley (OUTWORLD) are among the guest musicians who appear on the new solo album keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),entitled "Molecular...

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CORMORANT Issues Studio Update

San Francisco, California-based progressive black metal act CORMORANT has entered Sharkbite Studios in Oakland in with producer with Billy Anderson (NEUROSIS, PRIMORDIAL, SLEEP, MELVINS) to begin recording its as-yet-untitled full-length debut. Commented vocalist/bassist Arthur von Nagel: "Billy And...

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MASTODON, DISTURBED Featured On 'Covered, A Revolution In Sound'

According to Billboard.com, Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have teamed up with ZZ TOP legend Billy Gibbons on the Texas trio's classic "Just Got Paid" and DISTURBED has covered the FAITH NO MORE hit "Midlife Crisis" for the new Warner Music Group release "Covered, A Revolution In Sound: Warn...

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SLASH Jams For BILLY The Elephant

Iconic rock guitarist Slash today said that he has joined the thousands of supporters mobilizing to urge the Los Angeles City Council to complete the Los Angeles Zoo's Pachyderm Forest, a state-of-the-art new educational habitat for Billy and other endangered Asian elephants. As a touring musician,...