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AEROSMITH Jazzed About NASCAR Affiliation

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH kicks off a new relationship with NASCAR this weekend, and the guys are really excited about it. Frontman Steven Tyler said, "Other than being an astronaut, there are two things I can think of that can give you the same rush as sitting on a rocket: driving do...

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AEROSMITH Hooking Up With NASCAR

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH is teaming up with NASCAR for a new promotion. The band will play the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, and they'll shoot a performance of their 1976 song "Back in the Saddle" for the stock car racing league. The footage should be featured in N...

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NOCTURNAL RITES Bassist: 'Songwriting Is Going Very Well'

NOCTURNAL RITES bassist Nils Eriksson has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Just dropping by to let you know that we are still alive (not the song) and well. Songwriting is going very well indeed and the album is shaping up to be a mother of metal. We have some rough ...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Offers Fall Update

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt from the message follows: "Fall is here! Busy, of course, and I have so much to tell you all. Just came back from the big Arlington Texas Guitar show the largest vintag...

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GUNS N' ROSES: View From The Side Of The Stage

Longtime GUNS N' ROSES associate Del James has released the following report via the band's official web site: "Hello and welcome to 'View From The Side Of The Stage.' I was asked to write a column for GunsNRoses.com and have mixed emotions about doing so. I have a 21-year history with GUNS N' ROSES...

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GENE SIMMONS, PAUL STANLEY At New York's Village Halloween Parade: Photos Available

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS were decked out in the band's full costume and classic makeup as the grand marshals of the 33rd annual New York's Village Halloween Parade, which took place earlier today (Tuesday, October 31). Check out pictures at TalkingMetal.com. ...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Comments On His NYC Rock Bar

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "I've been back and forth to [New York City] four times in the last 2 weeks. My head is spinning from all the flights and I'm heading back tomorrow. "The grand opening of the club that I am a partner in is Tuesday night. It's called ...

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KISS' STANLEY And SIMMONS To Act As Grand Marshalls Of New York's Village Halloween Parade

KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley will be the grand marshals of the 33rd annual New York's Village Halloween Parade, which will be held Tuesday, October 31 at 7 p.m on 6th Avenue south of Spring Street and above Canal. Paul and Gene will appear on a KISS Float in full costume and makeup. .....

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United

Some of the names have changed, but the mission of DREAM EVIL has remained the same on "United", the group's fourth: Deliver quality power metal with a classic '80s attitude and impeccable melodic sensibility. Newcomer and lead guitarist Mark Black is a more than sufficient replacement for Greek wun...

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GREAT WHITE: Judge Considers Request In Nightclub Fire Case

Eric Tucker of The Associated Press reports: A judge on Friday ordered a closed hearing for December to consider the state attorney general's request to make public secret grand jury testimony in The Station nightclub fire case. Attorney General Patrick Lynch filed a petition this week asking for pe...

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GREAT WHITE: Grand Jury Testimony Requested From Nightclub Case

The Associated Press reports that a judge will hold a hearing this morning on a request to release secret grand jury testimony in The Station nightclub fire. Attorney General Patrick Lynch filed a petition this week asking for the release. The details of his request have not been made public because...

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OPETH Mainman: 'We Don't Want To Be Different For The Sake Of Being Different'

The Irish Times recently conducted an interview with OPETH mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's wider ange of influences: Mikael: "I don't see the point of playing in a band and going just one way when you can do everything. It would be impossible for us ...

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Acclaimed Tattoo Artist PAUL BOOTH To Host This Weekend's 'Headbanger's Ball'

Internationally acclaimed artist Paul Booth will host MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" Saturday, October 28, 2006, followed by a unique half-hour preview special of Paul Booth's "Last Rites" DVD. With the grand opening of Paul Booth's mind-blowing shop on Manhattan's West Side housing ample artist booths,...

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BRUCE KULICK To Appear At KISS EXPO In Peru

Vaderetro Producciones has announced that former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick will appear in the Peruvian KISS Expo in Lima on December 16. Bruce will be playing with the local Peruvian band TRAFICO. In other news, ESP (ERIC SINGER PROJECT) — the band featuring Kulick,...

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SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM Hard At Work On New Album

San Francisco act SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM is currently recording parts of its as-yet-untitled first full-length album for The End Records at Tiny Telephone studios in San Francisco, California with engineer/producer Joel Hamilton (THE BOOK OF KNOTS, SPARKLEHORSE, ELVIS COSTELLO, FRANK BLACK, UNSAN...