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MORGANA LEFAY Part Ways With Drummer

Drummer Robin Engström of the Swedish "heavy doom progressive" metallers MORGANA LEFAY has officially left the band. Robin's statement on the matter reads as follows: "I made the hard decision to leave MORGANA LEFAY due to personal differences. I know this might come as a surprise to many, but I hav...

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PAPA ROACH Confirmed For Wisconsin's ROCK FEST

PAPA ROACH have been confirmed have been confirmed for Rock Fest 2006, set to take place July 20-23 in Cadott, Wisconsin. The festival lineup is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 20: JOHN WAITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD KANSAS SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS (w/ VAN HALEN's Michael Anthony) Friday, Ju...

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SCULPTURED Announce New Drummer, Album Title

Drummer extraordinaire Dave Murray — who is best known for his work with ESTRADASPHERE, the DESERTS OF TRAUN, DAEDELUS, and the soon-to-be-released THOLUS — has agreed to join SCULPTURED for the recording of their third full-length album, entitled "Embodiment" (for The End Records). Murray's work fl...

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Wolfmother

A dollop of SABBATH riffing, a whole slopload of ZEP crunge and yowling about mystical bullshit and evil women, and just the right amount of greasy white boy funk, DEEP PURPLE organ noodling, and wide-eyed top-of-the-mountain pseudo-serious bare-chested shaman posturing. That's the formula for the b...

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BRUCE KULICK To Guest At NY KISS EXPO & HARD ROCK CONVENTION

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick will be a special guest at the 20th annual New York KISS Expo & Hard Rock Convention. The Expo takes place on Saturday, May 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (formerly Meadowlands Hilton) in Secaucus, New Jersey from noon to midn...

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Featuring BRUCE KULICK: More Tour Dates Announced

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, featuring former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, have line up the following dates during the coming months: May 20 - Events Center at L'Auberge - Lake Charles, LA Jun. 03 - Six Flags Frontier City - Oklahoma City, OK Jun. 04 - Custom Car & Chopper Festival - El Paso, TX Jun. 09...

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VELVET REVOLVER Members Jam With Country Music Band BIG & RICH

According to The Tennessean, VELVET REVOLVER members Scott Weiland (vocals) and Duff McKagan (bass) showed up Tuesday (April 25) at 12th & Porter in Nashville, Tennessee for the regular weekly jam session for MuzikMafia, the music fraternity that helped launch BIG & RICH and GRETCHEN WILSON....

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist: New Album To Contain Band's 'Most Political Song To Date'

AUDIOSLAVE frontman Tom Morello told RollingStone.com that the band's new track "Wide Awake", off their forthcoming third album, "Revelations", is "probably AUDIOSLAVE's most political song to date. The song deals with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the horrible way the administration has le...

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NEVERMORE Bassist To Undergo Crohn's Disease Treatment; Ex-MEGADETH Man To Fill In

NEVERMORE bass player and one of the founding members Jim Sheppard will soon be undergoing a minor procedure for Crohn's Disease, a condition he's managed for over 15 years. Unable to perform with the band during the first part of their upcoming tour with IN FLAMES, Sheppard is expected to rejoin th...

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M.A.N Film 'Last Injection' Video

M.A.N, the new band formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich),have shot a video for the song "Last Injection" with director Patric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company (DIMMU BORGIR, CHILDREN OF BODOM, LACUNA COIL). The clip is currently be...

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Spine of God

I remember seeing MONSTER MAGNET at the State Theater in Detroit, Michigan sometime around 1991. The quartet opened a bill that featured SOUNDGARDEN with SWERVEDRIVER as direct support, and I'll never forget Dave Wyndorf entering stage left carrying a long neck bottle of Budweiser in one hand with a...

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POISON: Part One Of New C.C. DEVILLE Audio Interview Available For Download

A 25-minute audio interview with POISON guitarist C.C. Deville, conducted earlier in the month by Alberta, Canada's Shining Star Radio, has been made available for download at this location (MP3, 10.5 MB). Deville discusses his appearance on VH1's "The Surreal Life", POISON's long history and this y...

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MAYHEM Drummer Talks About Upcoming Album

Tatiana Godarska of Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with MAYHEM drummer Jan Axel Von Blomberg (a.k.a. Hellhammer). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Imhotep: If "Grand Declaration of War" was written [from] hearts then explain to me, why did you return with "Chimera" to the...

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KORN Offering Fans Chance To Direct 'Coming Undone' Video

KORN is giving fans a chance to direct a video for their new single, "Coming Undone". Prizes include: (1) Grand Prize: A Chance to have your video used in an upcoming KORN commercial or promotional package* or $500 cash (4) Runners-up will receive: 1 of 4 autographed guitars from KORN To enter the c...

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GRAND MAGUS Announce New Drummer

Sweden's GRAND MAGUS, who feature in their ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, have announced the addition of drummer Sebastian to the group's ranks. Sebastian joins the band as the replacement for Fredrik "Trisse" Liefvendahl, who left the group in March. Check out a pho...