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ULI JON ROTH On SKY ACADEMY: 'The Most Important Thing Is To Make It Inspirational'

Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS, ELECTRIC SUN) recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about his upcoming Sky Academy concerts. Set to take place August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles, the concept of Sky Academy was conceived by Uli. He wanted a medium to teach his own uni...

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WITHIN Y: New Demo Track Posted Online

Swedish melodic death metal band WITHIN Y has uploaded the demo version of a new song, entitled "Facing Reality", on its MySpace page. The track is expected to appear on the group's upcoming third album, which WITHIN Y will begin recording on September 26 for an early 2008 release. WITHIN Y in April...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: 'I Find Most Reality Shows To Be Extremely Cheesy'

Metro.co.uk recently conducted an nterview with ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metro.co.uk: Which bands at the Kerrang! awards do you want to meet? Scott: FALL OUT BOY are going, which is cool because I'm friends with them. People might not expect me to like...

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Exclusive: A Conversation With WINDS' ANDY WINTER And CARL AUGUST TIDEMANN

By: Scott Alisoglu The music of Norway's WINDS is not something that is easily classified. What one can say about it though is that it is magnificently composed and breathtaking in its delivery. Challenging, yet often soothing, melodic, yet unconventional, WINDS' combination of classical music, prog...

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VOUGAN: 'Mind Exceeding' Track Listing Revealed

Brazilian power metal band VOUGAN will release its debut album, "Mind Exceeding", on September 20. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Inner Ghost 02. Behind The Lies 03. Ghosts 04. Unspeakable 05. Endless Nightmare 06. L.O.S.T. 07. Silent Souls 08. On The Road 09. Mind Exceeding Par...

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Ex-KITTIE Bassist In 'America's Hot Musician': Episode 4 Now Online

"America's Hot Musician", the reality competition for instrumental artists which features ex-KITTIE bassist Talena Atfield as one of the judges, has made its fourth episode available online via YouTube. Watch it below. "America's Hot Musician" debuted on July 18 in syndication and on the web. The sh...

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Exclusive: SEBASTIAN BACH's New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By AXL ROSE

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and was recorded in July and August 2006 at Sound City studios in Hollywood, CA. The CD...

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GENE SIMMONS 'Family Jewels' To Return For Fourth Season?

According to Metromix.com, the A&E network is already talking about a possible fourth season of KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons' reality series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (which just wrapped season 2). That's just fine with Simmons, who embraces his persona of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll....

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FATAL SMILE Begins Recording New Album

Swedish "traditional" hard rock/heavy metal band FATAL SMILE has entered the studio to begin recording its third album, entitled "Primed & Ready", for a late 2007 release. The CD will contain the following tracks (not in final order): 01. I Do Z 02. Primed & Ready 03. Fatal Smile 04. Six Str...

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GENE SIMMONS And Live-in Lover Are Playboy.com's Celebrity Guest Photographers

Legendary KISS rocker Gene Simmons and his lovely mate Shannon Tweed are Playboy.com's newest celebrity guest photographers (to view photos and video from the session, log on to www.playboy.com/gene-simmons beginning Friday, August 17 at 12:00 p.m. CT). The couple photographed Miss April 2001 Katie...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'Angel Down' Release Date, Details Revealed

Certainly one of the most electrifying performers of any decade, Sebastian Bach is set to release "Angel Down" on November 20, his first solo album in eight years. The 14-song "Angel Down" was produced by Roy Z (BRUCE DICKINSON, ROB HALFORD, JUDAS PRIEST),and recorded in July and August 2006 at Sou...

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WAYSTED Covers AEROSMITH's 'Sweet Emotion'

WAYSTED, the reunited semi-obscure mid-'80s British heavy metal outfit led by UFO bassist Pete Way (hence the spelling of the group's name),has set "The Harsh Reality" as the title of its new album, due in October via U.K.'s Livewire Records. The CD will feature the band's "classic" lineup of Pete...

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ROB ROCK: 'Garden Of Chaos' Title Track Posted Online

The title track of vocalist ROB ROCK's (ex-IMPELLITTERI, DRIVER, JOSHUA) new solo album, "Garden of Chaos", has been posted on his MySpace page. Due in Japan on August 22 via Victor Entertainment/JVC Music, in Europe on September 23 through AFM Records and in North America on October 23 through Cand...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Internet Nihilists Know Jack Sh*t'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "It just dawned on me. Internet nihilists know jack shit. Easy. Why? Sitting on your ass, making degrading comments on what other people do is traditionally the job of the most soulless of all creatures: lawyers...

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SKINLAB Signs With CRASH MUSIC, Announces New Guitarist

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have inked a two-album deal with Crash Music Inc. The group will spend the months of November and December at Trident Studio with producer Juan Urteaga recording its new full-length album for an early 2008 release. Commented frontman Steev Esquivel: "...