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E-Book In Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist's Own Words To Be Released In July

A e-book in the words of late GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Bernadette Jean "Kelly" Johnson and that of her friends will be released in July. Details on how to buy the book will be announced very soon. Kelly Johnson passed away on July 15, 2007 after a six-year battle with cancer of the spine. Along with Joh...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Says Re-Recording 'Sugar', "Rock Of Ages' Was 'A Sensible Business Decision'

MTV Hive recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MTV Hive: You recently re-recorded "Rock Of Ages" and "Pour Some Sugar On Me". Did you not get it right the first time? Elliott: It was, well, let's just say a sensible ...

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URIAH HEEP Comments On RADIOHEAD Crew Member's Death In Stage Collapse

A member of RADIOHEAD's crew who was killed on Saturday (June 16) when a stage collapsed before the band's scheduled concert in Toronto that evening. 33-year-old drum technician Scott Johnson died when the top portion of the stage fell on him as he was setting up the band's equipment. Johnson also w...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Video Interview With RICHIE FAULKNER

On May 24, Arrow High Voltage! conducted an interview with guitarist Richie Faulkner of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST when the band played at Rodahal in Kerkrade, The Netherlands with SAXON. You can now watch the chat below. Faulkner posted on his Facebook page that the final show of the...

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Former SOUL DOCTOR, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Join Forces In MOTHER ROAD

MOTHER ROAD is the brainchild of Austin, Texas-based rock singer Keith Slack and Berlin, Germany-based guitarist Chris Lyne. Named after "The Mother Road," another name for the legendary and historic Route 66 highway, this international hard blues rock band is impressively transferring the vintage s...

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STEVEN WILSON Says There Are No Plans For STORM CORROSION To Perform Live

France's Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with British guitarist, keyboard player and vocalist Steven Wilson of PORCUPINE TREE and STORM CORROSION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: At the beginning, you described STORM CORROSION as very surprising for both POR...

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ELIXIR To Play 'Final' Farewell Shows In October

British heavy metal band ELIXIR will play its final farewell shows on Saturday, October 13 at The Bridge House, East London and on Saturday, October 20 at De Verlichte Geest in Roselare, Belgium. Commented ELIXIR guitarist Phil Denton: "Since we reformed in 2002, we have had a fantastic 10 years pla...

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RITCHIE BLACKMORE, CANDICE NIGHT Welcome Second Child

Former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW and current BLACKMORE'S NIGHT guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (a.k.a. Richard Hugh) and his wife, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Candice Night (a.k.a. Candice Lauren),welcomed their second child, Rory Dartanyan, on February 7. The couple have a two-...

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DARK DAY SUNDAY Featuring FATES WARNING, SHADOWS FALL Members: Video Of Live Debut

DARK DAY SUNDAY, the old-school thrash band featuring FATES WARNING guitarist Frank Aresti and SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, made its live debut this past Friday, June 15 at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York as the support act for DREAM THEATER. Fan-filmed video footage of the performa...

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EVILE And Producer RUSS RUSSELL: New Video Interview Posted Online

GetYourRockOut.com conducted an interview with British thrashers EVILE and their producer Russ Russell at this year's Download festival, which was held June 8-10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. EVILE's third full-length album, "Five Serpent's Te...

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SABATON: 'Carolus Rex' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

"Carolus Rex", the new album from Swedish metallers SABATON, has registered the following first-week chart positions: Sweden: #2 Poland: #7 Germany: #7 Finland: #9 Commented the band: "We just found out the amazing news that SABATON entered the world chart at position 50. With that, SABATON are, at...

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BLACK SABBATH: Audio Of Entire DOWNLOAD Festival Performance Available

Legendary British heavy metal band BLACK SABBATH closed this year's edition of the Download festival on Sunday, June 10 at Donington Park in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Black Sabbath 02. The Wizard 03. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 04. N.I.B. 05. Into The Void...

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ALICE COOPER Drummer GLEN SOBEL Unveils New MyDentity Kit

ALICE COOPER drummer Glen Sobel, who has also worked with SIXX: A.M., Vivian Campbell and BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, is debuting his new Mapex MyDentity drum set on the current leg of the ALICE COOPER "No More Mr Nice Guy 2012" tour. Mapex recently filmed a promotional video of Glen showing off the new My...

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BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Video Footage From The Studio

The members of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, the English-American rock band featuring the talents of bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, TRAPEZE, BLACK SABBATH),blues rock guitarist/vocalist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN),and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (DREAM THEATER),have...

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SACRED MOTHER TONGUE To Release 'A Light Shines...' EP

EMI Label Services has set a September 3 release date for SACRED MOTHER TONGUE's brand new EP, "A Light Shines...". This is the band's debut release on EMI Label Services and precedes SACRED MOTHER TONGUE's second album, "Out Of The Darkness", which will be made available early next year. "A Light S...