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SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Checks In From The Road

SEBASTIAN BACH guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak — who is also a member of PAINMUSEUM and HALFORD — has issued the following update from the road: "I am sitting on the bus parked somewhere outside an Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO. Semi-trucks are heating up the already steamin...

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ICICLAN, WARDAEMONIC: Australian Tour Announced

Black metal bands ICICLAN (Tasmania) and WARDAEMONIC (West Australia) have announced a co-headlining tour of Australia. The five-gig trek takes in Adelaide (Aug. 29),Melbourne (Aug. 30),Hobart (Sept. 3),Canberra (Sept. 5) and Sydney (Sept. 6). Joining the bands for the Melbourne date will be Tasm...

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POWER QUEST Guitarist BILL HUDSON Answers Fan-Submitted Questions; Video Available

A two-part video interview with POWER QUEST/ex-CELLADOR guitarist Bill Hudson featuring Bill answering questions submitted by fans can be viewed below. POWER QUEST's latest album, "Master of Illusion", was released this past spring via Napalm Records/Avalon Marquee (Japan). Guest musicians on the CD...

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INTRONAUT Checks In From The Road

Progressive titans INTRONAUT are set to unveil their highly anticipated new album, "Prehistoricisms", on September 16. For those who are eagerly awaiting the release, a widget has now been made available below which features two tracks from the album, "Australopithecus" and "The Literal Black Cloud"...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Weighs In On POISON Vs. DEF LEPPARD Feud

GOD FORBID guitarist Dallas Coyle has written the latest entry for his weekly column on MetalSucks, "The Hard R". This week Dallas reveals more details behind the band's cover of MUSE, and shares his thoughts on the public controversy going on between POISON and DEF LEPPARD. An excerpt from the blog...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: 'Mutherf**ker Of The Year' Video Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE's video for the song "Mutherfucker of the Year" can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's new album, "Saints of Los Angeles", which has sold 194,000 copies in the United States since its June 24 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD is MÖTLEY CRÜE's first studio albu...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Talks About New Touring Lineup

WEDNESDAY 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) has added shows in West Chester, Baltimore and Allentown to his itinerary. His U.S. schedule is now shaping up as follows. Aug. 14 - Lola's Ft. Worth, Texas Aug. 15 - Scout Bar San Antonio, Texas Aug. 16 - Scout Bar Houston, Texas Aug. 17 - Parish New Orleans, Louisiana...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Mexico, Argentina, Japan Tour Dates Announced

MÖTLEY CRÜE has scheduled the following tour dates in Mexico, Argentina and Japan: Oct. 03 - Guadalajara, Mexico - Arena VFG Oct. 05 - Mexico City, Mexico - The Sports Place Oct. 07 - Monterrey, Mexico - Monterrey Arena Oct. 11 - Buenos Aires, ARG - Pepsi Festival Oct. 19 - Tokyo, JPN - Super ...

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DIVINE HERESY Announces New Singer, Tour Dates

DIVINE HERESY, the Southern California-based band led by former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, has officially tapped 28-year-old singer Travis Neal (PUSHED, THE BEREAVED) to front the group following the departure of Tommy Cummings. A tour of Mexico will kick off at the end of August, to be fo...

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LOWBROW: More European Tour Details Available

The original lineup of the Florida-based death metal band LOWBROW will reunite for a European tour to take place between October 30 and November 9. The trek, which will conclude with an appearance at the Deathomania Festival in Adelsheim, Germany, will include support from BLOODWRAITH from Belgium a...

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UFO, MOUNTAIN, WHITESNAKE Guitarists Interviewed; Audio Available

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #34 is available for download at this location (M4A file, 25 MB). Featured in this special episode are interviews from some of today's guitar legends. Shockwaves correspondent John Strednansky reigns over this episode once again as he chats it up with UFO guitar master V...

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HYDROGYN To Film 'Deadly Passions' Video

Ashland, Kentucky-based rockers HYDROGYN have issued the following update: "The band is currently taking a couple weeks off from the road but not vacationing. "The band met last night with Scott Neill from Mule Media to finalize the script for the new video which is to start production next week. Th...

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RATT: New Video Interview With STEPHEN PEARCY Available

Robert Williams of Metal-Rules.com conducted an interview with RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy at the South Texas Rock Fest, which was held July 11-13 at the Javelina Harley-Davidson Festival grounds in San Antonio, Texas. Watch the chat below. Despite rumors to the contrary, John Corabi (former MÖTLEY...

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HANZEL UND GRETYL To Anchor HOLLYWOOD ROCK CONVENTION

HANZEL UND GRETYL will anchor the 2008 Hollywood Rock Convention's live lineup this Friday, August 15 at the Key Club, located on the world-famous Sunset Strip. The five-day event will feature panels, seminars, and symposiums from some of the top minds in the music business followed by nightly conce...

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AT THE GATES Guitarist Says Recording New Studio Album 'Seems Pointless'

Luxi Lahtinen of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with AT THE GATES guitarist Anders Björler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Metal-Rules.com: There was years of talk about the AT THE GATES reunion shows before they actually happened. Did you, at least at some point, start...