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LACUNA COIL, KITTIE, DORO Featured On 'Real Rock Divas' DVD

After nearly two years of delays, Reality Check TV is finally putting out its first nationally released DVD compilation, "Real Rock Divas". THE DVD features such well-known acts as KITTIE, LACUNA COIL, THE DONNAS, LITA FORD/SANDY WEST (RUNAWAYS),BIF NAKED, DORO PESCH, L7, HEMI-CUDA, BUBBLE, LUNACHI...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Where Is The Dignity In Living Life Through Fear?'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Spend so much time trying to be something. Someone. But there is nothing in the clothes you wear. Nothing in the things we carry. "Identity is the result of experience, needs, love and desire. That's all. That'...

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GENE SIMMONS Discusses All Things Comic

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to WizardUniverse.com about all things comic, the status of KISS today and whether he's ever turned down sex to read a comic. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Wizard: Is it safe to say that the name KISS Comics Group is a nod to Marvel's fo...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist To Appear At RANDALL Amp Night In New York City

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will appear this Thursday night (March 15) for Randall Amp Night at Manny's Music on 156 West 48th St. in New York City. Check out a poster for the event at this location. Scott Ian and fellow ANTHRAX members Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) regrouped in B...

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Cycle Repeats

Average, harmless metalcore from Japan is what we find on LOST EDEN's debut, "Cycle Repeats". Though their country of origin might add a bullet point to their marketing plan, the fact is that this music could come from anywhere in the west right now. If you've heard AS I LAY DYING, TRIVIUM, SOILWORK...

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GENE SIMMONS Gives Hip-Hop Advice

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently made the following statement to AllHipHop.com about where he thinks rap needs to go: "Rap better figure out something new, because the next group of guys who say 'Wassup' is not gonna be original enough. Very soon that clock will stop ticking, and it's gon...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We Wrote The Fastest, Sickest Riff We've Ever Played'

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) regrouped in Benante's hometown of Chicago last week to begin working on material for the band's upcoming studio album. Commented Ian: "Started writing the new record Friday (March 2]. Five killer songs. We wrote th...

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KONKHRA To Complete New Album By May

Guitarist/vocalist Anders Lundemark of the Danish extreme metallers KONKHRA has issued the following update: Alright folks, we are getting closer: we just tracked the drums for song number 9 [for the sixth KONKHRA album], which has yet to be named properly, but could very well be doomed to carry the...

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GENE SIMMONS Launches MONEYBAG Clothing Line; Photos Available

Gene Simmons of KISS celebrated the launch of his new clothing line Moneybag on February 15 at The Venetian Hotel and Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out pictures from WENN, Film Magic. For more information on Moneybag, click here. A&E has set a March 25 premiere date ...

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ANTIGAMA And DRUGS OF FAITH Team Up On Split Disc

ANTIGAMA from Warsaw, Poland and DRUGS OF FAITH from Virginia, USA have teamed up for a split disc inspired by the NAPALM DEATH / COALESCE split "In Tongues We Speak". Following in the footsteps of that bi-national split of grindcore and hardcore, Selfmadegod Records from Poland is poised to release...

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DESECRATION Frontman To Appear On National TV In The U.K.

Ollie Jones, frontman of both DESECRATION and AMPUTATED, will reportedly take part in a reality TV series which is due to air soon on BBC3. The show, called "Singing with the Enemy", will apparently be a face-off between a death metal band and a local pop act. DESECRATION will hit the road in the U....

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NEIL TURBIN: 'Anyone That Jumps Up Onstage With Me Is Takin' Their Life Into Their Own Hands'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former ANTHRAX/current DEATHRIDERS frontman Neil Turbin. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you initially become involved with ANTHRAX? Did you have a hand in forming the group or did you join after the fact? Neil: "I d...

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JOHN MACALUSO, RANDY COVEN, MARCO SFOGLI Featured On 'Heroes Temporis' Rock Opera

"Heroes Temporis" is the name of a a new rock opera with a progressive origin. The encounter of different worlds and atmospheres fascinated Giancarlo Trotta and Luca Contegiacomo (the former a classical musician, a prog musician the latter),both from Battipaglia (Salerno); thus the idea of a rock o...

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GENE SIMMONS To Receive Face Lift On 'Family Jewels'

Gary Strauss of USA Today reports: Gene Simmons [photo] and longtime companion Shannon Tweed were hoping to make the second season of A&E's half-hour reality series "Gene Simmons Family Jewels", premiering March 25 (9 p.m. ET/PT),less intrusive for themselves and their two teenagers. So why did...

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OTEP: Waving Goodbye To Metal Music

Mike Meyer of the Illinois Entertainer recently conducted an interview with OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the subject of women in heavy metal; "I hate these kinds of interviews. I'm a woman. I sing in a band. And it's unique and rare and all that, ...