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Korea's MOONSHINE Signs With DOPE ENTERTAINMENT

Korea's black/dark metal visionaries MOONSHINE have joined the Dope Entertainment family. The band is currently in the studio self-producing its self-titled third album for a late March 2008 release. Commented the band in a statement: "We are excited and honored to be on a label that we truly respec...

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DIZZY REED, LOVE/HATE To Team Up For U.S. Tour

HOOKERS 'N' BLOW, the band led by GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed, and LOVE/HATE will team up for a 2008 tour. Jizzy Pearl will be performing the music of LOVE/HATE for the first time in North America in over 15 years, including the MTV hits "Blackout In The Red Room", "Why Do You Think ...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'I'm Going To Live Life To The Fullest'

Andrew Dansby of the Houston Chronicle recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Houston Chronicle: This is pretty close-to-home stuff. Did you have any anxieties about letting such frank writing go public? Sixx: Y'know, either I'm comp...

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JETBOY Guitarist Says SLASH 'Contradicts Himself' In His New Book

BringBackGlam.com recently conducted an interview with JETBOY lead guitarist Billy Rowe. An excerpt from the chat follows: BringBackGlam.com: Do you know that JETBOY is mentioned several times in the new Slash autobiography? Billy: Yeah. That's a very interesting question. We played L.A. Friday and...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Want People To Take Me Seriously'

George Varga of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On substance abuse: "I don't drink or use drugs today. I don't even smoke cigarettes. I reckon nicotine is the hardest to give up; I've been in rehab with junkies who...

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Ex-MURDERDOLLS Guitarist To Perform With IMPERATIVE REACTION

Guitarist Acey Slade (MURDERDOLLS, DOPE, TRASHLIGHT VISION) has announced his participation in two shows with Metropolis recording artists IMPERATIVE REACTION. The concerts will take place on November 16 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, California and November 18 at the Marquee Theater in Temp...

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ILL NINO Working On Three New Videos

ILL NINO frontman Cristian Machado has issued the following update: "Just two months to go until the release of [the new ILL NINO album] 'Enigma' [due on January 8, 2008 via Cement Shoes]. We realize it's been a long wait and we appreciate your patience more than you'll ever know. "The 8th is here o...

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DOPE STARS INC. Parts Ways With Guitarist

Italy's DOPE STARS INC. has issued the following update: "We are sorry to announce that Alex Vega [guitar] decided to leave DOPE STARS INC. for personal reasons. We send all our best wishes for his future. "The new lineup that will be working on the next third album will be announced soon. However,...

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ANEW REVOLUTION To Enter Studio This Month

ANEW REVOLUTION, the Austin, Texas-based band featuring former members of SLAVES ON DOPE and UNLOCO, will enter The Hobby Shop studio in Los Angeles, California on October 22 with producer Mudrock (AVENGED SEVENFOLD, GODSMACK) to begin recording its new full-length CD, due in early 2008 via Koch Rec...

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NOCTURNE Schedules Hollywood Dates

Industrial-metal rockers NOCTURNE, who are fronted by Lacey Conner — one of the cast members of the VH1 "reality" TV show "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" — performed a song called "Shallow" during the "Rock of Love" reunion show on Sunday, October 7. In addition, the band has scheduled the followi...

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Korea's MAHATMA Covers JUDAS PRIEST's 'Painkiller'; Audio Available

Korea's thrash metal titans MAHATMA have posted their cover version of JUDAS PRIEST's "Painkiller" on the MySpace page of their record label, Dope Entertainment. According to a press release, MAHATMA's rendition of the song features the group's "unique thrash metal touch while still maintaining the...

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ZAKK WYLDE To Guest On This Weekend's 'Chaos With Full Metal Jackie'

Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) will be the featured guest on Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" this Sunday (September 30) at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The pro...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist Schedules In-Store Appearances

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese scheduled the following in-store appearances: Oct. 05 - Guitar Center - Hollywood, CA (4 p.m.) Oct. 07 - Guitar Center - San Jose, CA (3 p.m.) Oct. 08 - Skip's Music - Sacramento, CA (6 p.m.) Oct. 09 - Guitar Center - Reno, CA (6 p.m.) Check out a ...

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LOVE/HATE: UK Dates Revealed

LOVE/HATE members Jizzy Pearl (vocals),Skid Rose (bass) and Joey Gold (drums) will reunite for a UK tour in December. The dates are as follows: Dec. 17 – Cardiff, UK @ The Point Dec. 18 - Bristol, UK @ Thekla Dec. 19 - Dudley, UK @ JB's Dec. 21 - Leeds, UK @ Rio Dec. ...

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The Way of the Fist

The world can sleep easier tonight, now that one of history's burning questions has been answered: what would a supergroup comprised of former members of W.A.S.P., U.P.O. and MOTOGRATER sound like? I know, I know — the guy who just gave DEVILDRIVER a great review can't be throwing rocks at anyone fo...