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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Performs At Party For Make-A-Wish Golf Classic

According to KissOnline.com, KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer and PGA tour pro/avid KISS fan Shaun Micheel performed for the second year in a row at the pairings party for the 2007 Shaun Micheel Make-A-Wish Golf Classic. With them on stage at the Rendezvous were fellow guitarists Gerry Finney and Do...

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Former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK Drummer Talks About His New Career In Comedy

Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Sleaze Roxx: You had left SKID ROW in 2004 to take care of personal issues that were documented in "Waking Up Dead" but later returned, what lead to your retur...

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LIBERTY N' JUSTICE Completes Work On 'Independence Day'

Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE, whose most recent release, "Soundtrack of a Soul", featured an all-star cast of guest musicians — including Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER),Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW),Stephen Pearcy (RATT) and Tony Harnell (TNT) — have completed work on their follow-up effort. Descr...

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VINCE NEIL's MOTLEY CRUISE Partners with ROCKLAHOMA To Give Away Free Cruise

Representatives for Vince Neil's Motley Cruise will be on site at the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, OK July 13-15. In addition to passing out information and taking reservations for the four-day music vacation featuring performances by Vince, SKID ROW, SLAUGHTER and more, they will be register...

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PROFANE OMEN: 'Rewind' Video Posted Online

Finnish death 'n' roll band PROFANE OMEN has posted its promotional video for the song "Rewind" on its web site. You can watch the clip along with concert footage from several 2007 gigs in the "Media" section at www.profaneomen.net. PROFANE OMEN recently finished recording a new EP, entitled "Discon...

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KITTIE Bassist To Sit Out Tour

KITTIE bassist Trish Doan will not perform on the band's upcoming "Sweet Revenge" tour. Standing in for her will be Jeff Phillips from THINE EYES BLEED. Commented Doan: "Due to pressing personal health matters, I must sadly inform you that I will be taking a hiatus from touring with KITTIE commencin...

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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Ex-SKID ROW Drummer Receives Long-Awaited DVD Release

"Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, received its long-awaited DVD release this past Tuesday (June 26) via MVD Visual. The unflinching documentary was directed by Emmy Award-winning journalist Fabio...

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SLAYER Fan's Lawyers Appeal First Vermont Death Sentence In Decades

According to Newsday.com, lawyers for the first man sentenced to death in Vermont since 1957 appeared before a federal appeals court Wednesday, trying to get his punishment overturned on a variety of grounds, including comments prosecutors made about the T-shirt he wore for his killing spree. Donald...

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KITTIE: More Tour Dates Announced

Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE has scheduled the following dates: Jul. 06 - The Princess Theatre - Columbus, MS Jul. 07 - Mississippi Coast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS Jul. 15 - Q94.5 The Rock Bandtango (Edinburg Baseball Stadium) - McAllen, TX Jul. 21 - Z93 FM Altered Skin Revolution - Saginaw, MI A...

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Why DAVID LEE ROTH Never Struck Out

Paula Froelich of the New York Post's "Page Six" reports: David Lee Roth had such an unquenchable thirst for sex during his VAN HALEN days that he invented an ingenious way to score at the band's concerts — doling out generous cash rewards to staffers who supplied him with the hottest girls, accordi...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Replaces W.A.S.P. At ROCKLAHOMA Festival

The powerful, dramatic, diverse and electrifying QUEENSRŸCHE has joined Rocklahoma's already historic line-up. QUEENSRŸCHE joined the Rocklahoma's line-up following unforeseen and unfortunate circumstances that prevented W.A.S.P. from appearing on Sunday, July 15 at the four-day festival, explained...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Members Talk About 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs for the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs (free with this week's Kerrang! magazine). Below, all of the bands who contributed to this project talk about what tracks they chose to cover and...

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KITTIE: 'Rockline' Appearance Available For Streaming

Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" on Monday, June 18. The program is now available for streaming at this location. A video of KITTIE performing the song "What I Always Wanted" at Northern Lights in Clifton Park, New York d...

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Austria's THE SORROW Signs With DRAKKAR RECORDS

Austrian metallers THE SORROW have inked a deal with Drakkar Records. The group's debut album, "Blessings from a Blackened Sky", is scheduled for release on July 27. According to the band's official bio, THE SORROW's sound is characterized by "intricate riffs, raw, high-velocity attacks, powerful rh...

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SOULFLY, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, DARKEST HOUR Featured On 'Higher Voltage' CD

Fifteen of rock's hottest bands have contributed cover versions of classic songs to the second instalment of Kerrang! magazine's free "High Voltage" CDs. "Higher Voltage" — which includes exclusive recordings by LOSTPROPHETS, AIDEN, FIGHTSTAR and MADINA LAKE and rare covers by FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND a...