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THE WILDHEARTS Frontman GINGER: New Solo Album Details Revealed

THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger will release his new solo album, "Market Harbour", in late January/early February. The CD contains 21 songs/segues and has a running time of sixty minutes and twenty four seconds. With no break in the music throughout the album, and packed with a weird and wonderful ar...

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Former JANE'S ADDICTION Bassist To Release Solo Debut

Eric Avery, seminal bassist and co-founder of the iconic band JANE'S ADDICTION, has joined Dangerbird Records as the newest member to the flourishing indie label's family. Avery's full-length debut, "Help Wanted", will be released April 8, 2008. Meticulously constructed and appropriately titled, Ave...

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NIKKI SIXX: New TV Interview Posted Online

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx visited with TXA 21's Kenneth Taylor in Texas earlier today (December 7) to talk about his new book, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", which debuted at No. 7 on The New York Times Book Review non-fiction bestseller list. Watch the four-...

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SLIPKNOT To Tour With DISTURBED And MUDVAYNE?

According to HardDrive Radio, SLIPKNOT will tour this summer with DISTURBED and MUDVAYNE. No further details are currently available. SLIPKNOT drummer Joey Jordison recently offered up a tentative timeline for the recording of the band's fourth major label album, saying that the group would begin th...

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SEX PISTOLS To Return To The Road And Release DVD

According to Reuters, the SEX PISTOLS will follow up their recent brief reunion tour of Britain by returning to the road next summer, guitarist Steve Jones said on Wednesday. Speaking on his Los Angeles radio show, Jones did not give any specifics, other than to say that the punk rock icons might pl...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist: 'I Love Being In A Band'

Jambase.com recently conducted an interview with DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Jambase.com: There's a rather complicated family tree as one tries to follow DEEP PURPLE over the years. How do you think that's affected the music? There's a core to your ca...

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It takes balls the size of church bells to refer to your own band as the "evil BEATLES." To actually back that statement up, and then some, requires the kind of talent that comes down the pike once, maybe twice a decade, if we're lucky. BIGELF backs it up, and then some, on an album ...

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Former MARDUK Bassist Performs With ENSLAVED In Texas; Video Available

Former MARDUK bassist B.War (a.k.a. Roger "Bogge" Svensson) joined Norwegian black metallers ENSLAVED on stage for one song during their November 30, 2007 concert at The White Rabbit in San Antonio, TX. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the performance below. In other B.War-related news, the bassist...

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GAAHL: We Kicked INFERNUS Out Of The Band, So We Therefore Are GORGOROTH

René Ackermann of Contraband Candy conducted an interview with King Ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) and Gaahl (real name: Kristian Eivind Espedal) from the mighty Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH during the UK leg of the group's just-completed European tour. Topics include new drummers, the...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'Say It's Not True' Single Available For Free Download

QUEEN and Paul Rodgers have released the single "Say It's Not True" to mark World AIDS Day. QUEEN has made the song available for free download to "help Nelson Mandela with his campaign" against AIDS, according to The Associated Press. Freddie Mercury, QUEEN's famous lead vocalist, died of an AIDS-r...

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KISS: More 'Kissology: Vol. 3' Preview Streams Available

The "Kissology" DVD series has proven itself a smash hit success with "Vol. 1" reaching five times platinum and now "Vol. 2" reaching an unprecedented six times platinum sales success! KISS fans can complete the ultimate KISS set this December when VH1 Classic Records releases "Kissology: Vol. 3 199...

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APOCALYPTICA: 'Worlds Collide' To Receive U.S. Release In March

APOCALYPTICA's new album, "Worlds Collide", has had its U.S. release date pushed back to March 18, 2008 from the previously announced February 5, 2008. The CD, which entered the Finnish chart at position No. 8 and also landed on both the German and Swiss charts at No. 10, was made available in stand...

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STONE SOUR: Pro-Shot Footage From Italy Available

Professionally filmed video footage of STONE SOUR performing the song "Made of Scars" live at Rolling Stone in Milan, Italy can be viewed below (courtesy of Rock TV). STONE SOUR recently concluded another successful tour in support of the band's gold-certified CD "Come What(ever) May", now also avai...

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JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH, AT THE GATES Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival

According to a posting on the Italian rock/metal webzine Groovebox.it, JUDAS PRIEST, MESHUGGAH and AT THE GATES are among the newly confirmed bands for the Gods of Metal festival, set to take place June 27-29, 2008 in Bologna, Italy. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: IRON MAIDEN (Ju...

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New QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Single Salutes AIDS Day

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have recorded a new single, "Say It's Not True", to commemorate World AIDS Day on Saturday (Dec. 1). The track, QUEEN's first studio collaboration with Rodgers, will be available as a free download from the band's Web site. In recent...