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Is New THIN LIZZY Lineup Little More Than Glorified Tribute Band?

The Belfast Telegraph reports that almost 25 years after the death of legendary Irish rocker Phil Lynott, THIN LIZZY is set to hit the road again — this time with THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick at the helm. Warwick, 43, replaces Lynott in the latest reincarnation, joining THIN LIZZY alumni Scot...

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ARMORED SAINT Bassist To Be Interviewed On 99.1 CJAM FM

ARMORED SAINT/FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera will be interviewed for a full two hours this Friday night (May 14) at midnight on 99.1 CJAM FM. Listeners outside of the Windsor/Detroit region can listen live at www.cjam.ca. Once the interview has aired, it will be available for download as a podcast...

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TARJA TURUNEN Checks In From The Studio

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished recording her new solo album, "What Lies Beneath", and is currently overseeing the mixing process at three different locations with three different engineers. In a posting on her official blog, Turunen writes, "We are making progress every day. Now...

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MALEVOLENT CREATION: More Footage From The Studio Posted Online

Florida death metal veterans MALEVOLENT CREATION will release their eleventh album, "Invidious Dominion", on August 24 in North America via Nuclear Blast Records (three days later in Europe through Massacre). The effort will made available in various territories as a regular CD; digipack with bonus...

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TRIUMPH Bassist Interviewed By METAL MONTHLY; Audio Available

Metal Monthly recently conducted an interview with bassist Mike Levine of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH. The chat is now available for streaming at this location. Frontiers Records has set a May 14 European release date for TRIUMPH's "Greatest Hits Remixed" CD/DVD package. The two-disc set includes...

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THIN LIZZY's New Lineup Officially Announced

THIN LIZZY is one of rock music's most recognizable names. The fiery Dublin band exploded onto the scene with a fresh sound, look and attitude. Led by the incomparable Phil Lynott, the band reached many peaks and influenced generations of musicians with classic tracks such as "Jailbreak", "The Boys...

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TAPROOT Bassist Interviewed On Fresno's 103.7 KRZR

Koyote of Fresno, California's 103.7 KRZR radio station recently conducted an interview with bassist Phil Lipscomb of the Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Release Me", a brand new song from TAPROOT, is available for st...

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TAPROOT Bassist Interviewed By RockSource360

Valerie Bastien, a contributing editor to The Voice Connection and RockSource360, recently conducted an interview with bassist Phil Lipscomb of the Ann Arbor, Michigan hard rock band TAPROOT. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Release Me", a brand new song from TA...

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JOE ELLIOTT's DOWN 'N OUTZ: Debut Album Details Revealed

Sometimes the most interesting of projects arise from the most unusual of circumstances. So it is that the DOWN 'N OUTZ is a project fronted by DEF LEPPARD's Joe Elliott, backed by THE QUIREBOYS and playing rare tracks connected only by MOTT THE HOOPLE…. Joe Elliott takes up the story: "When MOTT TH...

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SACRED REICH were the either the laziest band on earth or the worst sufferers of writer's block in history. They stormed out of the gate with a minor thrash classic in 1987's "Ignorance", but the subsequent years-long waits between their albums effectively killed off any momentum they'd built up on...

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Y&T Frontman Interviewed By FULL METAL ROCK

On May 5, Full Metal Rock conducted an interview with guitarist/vocalist Dave Meniketti of veteran Californian rockers Y&T. You can now listen to the chat at this location. "I'm Coming Home", the new video from Californian rockers Y&T, is available for viewing below. The song comes off the b...

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L.A. GUNS Drummer STEVE RILEY Interviewed In Bulgaria

Metal Hangar 18 conducted an interview with Steve Riley (L.A. GUNS, ex-STEPPENWOLF, ex-W.A.S.P.) an hour before L.A. GUNS' May 6, 2010 concert at The City Square in Kavarna, Bulgaria (with 1,800 people in attendance). Watch the chat below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. No Mercy 02. Gypsy So...

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HELL WITHIN: New Album Details Revealed

Known for its ability to combine the hardest elements of European death metal, American hardcore and old-school thrash, HELL WITHIN is poised to release its new full-length album, "God Grant Me Vengeance", on July 13 via Thorp Records. The CD was recorded in February at Damage Studios with producer...

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'Lemmy' Documentary Co-Director/Co-Producer Interviewed

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with Wes Orshoski — co-director/co-producer of "Lemmy", the long-awaited documentary examining the life and career of MOTÖRHEAD frontman and rock icon Lemmy Kilmister — in March 2010 during the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austi...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Engaging Fans While Recording New Album

Massachusetts metallers ALL THAT REMAINS have entered the studio to begin recording their fifth album, due this fall via Prosthetic Records/Razor & Tie. To engage fans in the recording process, Phil Labonte (vocals),Oli Herbert (guitar),Mike Martin (guitar),Jeanne Sagan (bass) and Jason Costa...