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BILL WARD Says There Are 'Talks' About A New BLACK SABBATH Studio Album

Roxx Productions and Thunderground Radio managed to get a brief online interview with the legendary BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward and even secured permission to broadcast his solo single, "Straws". The track will be broadcast as part of a 30-minute Bill Ward/BLACK SABBATH set that will air on Thun...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Discusses Feud With Web Site Over 'Covers' CD Review

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott recently gave an interview to JamesonChronocles regarding his recent "war of words" with MelodicRock.com webmaster Andrew McNeice over McNeice's early review of the band's upcoming "covers" album — a review that Elliott claims was based on an "unfinished," "work-in-p...

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AUDIOSLAVE Singer Says New Album Will Be 'One Of The Best Rock Records Ever' Made

AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell recently spoke to the U.K.'s Kerrang! magazine about the group's upcoming album, "Out of Exile". The question-and-answer session follows: Kerrang!: How are AUDIOSLAVE feeling about "Out of Exile"? Chris Cornell: "Excited, it's really great. It's the best rock record...

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ARCH ENEMY: The Making Of 'The Ultimate Metal Album'

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following studio update on the group's official web site: "As the long and cold Swedish winter has slowly lost its icy grip on our country here up in the north, the sun has been shining and it has been an unusually couple of warm weeks here…the sprin...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS To Support DIO In Japan

Sweden's SPIRITUAL BEGGARS have been confirmed as the support band for DIO on their upcoming tour of Japan. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 27 - Zepp - Nagoya, JPN May 28 - Zepp - Osaka, JPN May 29 - Zepp - Tokyo, JPN Prior to the Japanese tour, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS will play a hometown ...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist Discusses Los Angeles Concert 'Ban'

LAMB OF GOD guitarist Willie Adler recently spoke to Paul Andersen of the U-Daily Bulletin about being banned from playing the church-owned Forum in Los Angeles because church leaders were offended by the group's previous name. "It is a bit of a letdown, especially since, if they (the church) had do...

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MEGADETH, DEEP PURPLE, ALICE COOPER Rockers Head Back To School

The soundtrack to the much-anticipated film "Rock School" will be released on May 31, 2005 through Trillion Records. The documentary, which will hit theaters early this summer through NewMarket Films, chronicles the inception and success of Paul Green's School Of Rock Music, which was founded in Phi...

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IRON SAVIOR Mainman Comments On New Label, Collaboration With Ex-BLIND GUARDIAN Drummer

IRON SAVIOR mainman mainman/producer Piet Sielck has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "You haven't been hearing from me in a while since I was and still am loaded with work. Nevertheless I think it's about time to give you an update of what has happened or is about to ha...

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Former AXL ROSE Assistant Says 'Chinese Democracy' Songs Are 'Phenomenal'

Craig Duswalt, former assistant to Axl Rose, has spoken to Sp1at.com about his time with Rose and GUNS N' ROSES. On Rose, Craig said, "Axl is one of the nicest guys in the world. He's not so great in public but I think it's because he's uncomfortable with his fame and probably because ...

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URIAH HEEP Sign New Management Deal, Seek Label Home

URIAH HEEP have signed to Simon Porter at Duroc Media Ltd. for management. The announcement, which takes place with immediate effect, sees the band reunited with Porter, who acted as HEEP's publicist for ten years during the Seventies and early Eighties when he worked as publicity director of Bronze...

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Ex-SPINESHANK Singer Says His New Band Is 'Heavier Than Anything I Have Ever Done'

Former SPINESHANK frontman Jonny Santos has issued the following update on his SILENT CIVILIANS project: "Just wanna update everyone on what's happening. As of right now, we have about 13 songs written and we are still going strong six days a week. We want to apologize for the time we are taking, bu...

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MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE To Team Up For GIGANTOUR

It's called Gigantour, and it's the brainchild of MEGADETH frontman/guitarist Dave Mustaine. Set to launch in late July, Gigantour is a six-week festival trek co-headlined by MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER, who'll be accompanied by other main-stage acts FEAR FACTORY, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and NEVERM...

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I remember giving BRAINSTORM's "Soul Temptation" one of those solid-but-mediocre tags in a review I did a couple of years ago, and I'm still not certain why, as it ended up growing on me. I now consider it to be a fine heavy metal album. That review has always bugged me. Needless to say, I ...

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EYES OF FIRE Complete Work On New Album; Wrap Up Successful U.S. Tour

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have just completed work on their as-yet-untitled highly anticipated sophomore album, currently set for a late summer release via Century Media Records. The recent additions of keyboardist Pete Traux and drummer Nicky Bernardi helped them become a more dynami...

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TED NUGENT Admits He Used 'N' Word During Radio Interview

WOODTV.com is reporting that Ted Nugent took center stage in a Muskegon courtroom for a trial in which he is suing organizers of the Muskegon Summer Celebration after his June 2003 concert was cancelled. The concert was cancelled after the rocker allegedly used derogatory racial slurs during a radio...