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VELVET REVOLVER Creates Scholarship Fund In Honor Of MATT SORUM's Brother

VELVET REVOLVER's visit to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this Wednesday in connection with their "Libertad" album will include a very special charity event in addition to their headlining performance at the Xcel Energy Center. The band will be holding a fundraising event at the Fine Line Music Café...

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CIRCUS DIABLO: 'SpeedFreaks' Interview Pushed Back To Next Week

An interview with CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals),and former FUEL/current RIDERS ON THE STORM frontman Brett Scallions (bass) — w...

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DESPISED ICON To Tour Canada With THE LOCUST

DESPISED ICON continues their non-stop fall North American touring onslaught by taking part in the Exclaim!/ MuchLoud! Aggressive Tendencies 2007 tour alongside THE LOCUST, which runs exclusively throughout Canada from November 3 through November 16. This trek marks the group fifth tour in support o...

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POISON Performance On 'The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson' To Re-Air Next Week

Bret Michaels' interview and POISON's performance of "What I Like About You" from the band's covers CD, "Poison'd!" on "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson" will be repeated next Tuesday, August 28. "The Late Late Show" airs weeknights at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT on CBS. For more information, click here....

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JIMMY PAGE Unveiled As 'Living Legend' At Third Annual CLASSIC ROCK AWARDS

Legendary guitarist Jimmy Page, is to be honored as the Living Legend at this year's Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Classic Rock magazine's third annual award show, which this year takes place on Monday, November 5, 2007 at London's prestigious Landmark Hotel. Elsewhere in the awards, one of the most...

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ALICE COOPER Featured In JOHN VARVATOS' Fall Campaign

According to AdWeek.com, Alice Cooper has never looked better than in this fall campaign for John Varvatos from Yard, New York. In one ad, he's outfitted in a black velvet jacket and top hat as he lounges on a couch with an enormous boa constrictor. Another features an eye-catching portrait of the s...

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SLASH Says His Autobiography Is 'Almost Done'

Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: A couple weeks ago I was at the 20-year anniversary show [of "Appetite for Destruction"] with ADLER'S APPETITE at the Key Club in Hollywood...

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VELVET REVOLVER Performs Acoustically On New York's 92.3 K-Rock; Video Available

Scott Weiland, Dave Kushner and Duff McKagan of VELVET REVOLVER took over 92.3 K-Rock studios in New York City earlier today (Tuesday, August 21) and performed an acoustic version of their new single, "The Last Fight". Watch the performance below. On a day off from their current tour with ALICE IN C...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist's X-WORLD/5 To Sign With AFM RECORDS

X-WORLD/5, the new band featuring KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque alongside ex-HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén and PAGAN'S MIND vocalist Nils K.Rue, is close to signing a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The group, whose mission is to "bring heavy metal into the future," is scheduled to comple...

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MNEMIC: Singer's Illness Forces ELSROCK Cancellation

Danish modern thrashers MNEMIC have cancelled their previously announced August 25 concert at the Elsrock festival in Rijssen, Holland, due to a throat infection suffered by the group's singer Guillaume Bideau (ex-SCARVE). Commented the band: "We apologize to anyone who've bought tickets and wanted...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: Live Footage Of New Song Available

Fan-filmed video footage of BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE performing the new song "Scream, Aim and Fire" earlier in the year can be viewed below. BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE frontman Matt Tuck told Revolver magazine that he is writing meaner, less syrupy melodies for the group's upcoming CD, which the band st...

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CAULDRON: Canadian Dates Announced

CAULDRON, the post-GOAT HORN band featuring Jason Decay (vocals/bass),Ian Killpatrick (guitar),and Al Chambers (drums),has scheduled the following Canadian dates: Aug. 30 - Edmonton, AB - Mead Hall Aug. 31 - Calgary, AB - Vern's Pub Sep. 01 - Vancouver, BC - The Cobalt Sep. 02 - Whistler, BC - Ga...

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VELVET REVOLVER, ALICE IN CHAINS Fans Talk About Alcohol Ban At Site Of OZZFEST Deaths

Kevin Manahan of The Star-Ledger reports: The day after two deaths at Ozzfest — the free, all-day heavy-metal party at the PNC Bank Arts Center — the concert venue in Holmdel, New Jersey announced a ban on all alcohol. While it wasn't being totally enforced Friday night at the VELVET REVOLVER/ALICE...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Discusses Possible Reunion Of GUNS N' ROSES' Classic Lineup

Mike Kerwick of NorthJersey.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On being sober: "You thought you were missing something if you didn't go out one night. You might miss the greatest party ever. That's just...

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CIRCUS DIABLO To Guest On ESPN2's 'SpeedFreaks'

An interview with CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals),and former FUEL/current RIDERS ON THE STORM frontman Brett Scallions (bass) — w...