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SEBASTIAN BACH Says 'Chinese Democracy' Is 'The Definition Of Great Rock 'N' Roll'

Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, who spent much of 2006 and 2007 touring as the support act for GUNS N' ROSES, has issued the following update: "Let's talk audio here. Just like you and the rest of the planet, since Sunday I have spent every waking moment I can listening to 'Chinese Democrac...

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ANGEL WITCH, BARONESS, MINSK Confirmed For ROADBURN Festival

Reactivated NWOBHM legends ANGEL WITCH have been confirmed for Friday's April 24 date at the 2009 Roadburn Festival. The 14th annual Roadburn Festival will take place April 23-26, 2009 and will be held at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Also scheduled to appear on April 24 are CATHEDRAL a...

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LYNCH MOB: 'REvolution Live!' Deluxe Edition Due In December

Cleopatra Records has set a December 9 release date for the deluxe edition of LYNCH MOB's "REvolution Live!". This monstrous audio-video spectacular features legendary axeman George Lynch and his band performing killer, supercharged renditions of classic DOKKEN/LYNCH MOB tracks, professionally filme...

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TONY IOMMI's 'Walk Of Stars' Honor; Video Interview, Report Available

Birmingham Mail has posted a two-minute video report (see below) of BLACK SABBATH founder Tony Iommi's inauguration into Broad Street's Walk of Stars yesterday (Sunday, November 23) in Birmingham, England in front of a crowd of fans. The 60-year-old rocker from Aston was presented with his star by d...

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DELAIN To Release 'April Rain' In February

February 9, 2009 will see the release of "April Rain", the eagerly awaited second album from DELAIN, the Dutch gothic rock/metal project founded by ex-WITHIN TEMPTATION keyboardist Martijn Westerholt (brother of WITHIN TEMPTATION's Robert Westerholt). "April Rain" follows the successful 2006 debut "...

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MINISTRY Mainman Explains What He Hates Most About Touring

MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about why being in a band and playing live became torture after 27 years on the road and in the studio. "Yeah, it's torturous, because, look… That's the whole thing I hate about live and that's the whole thing I hate about ...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI Receives 'Walk Of Stars' Honor; Video Available

Birmingham Mail reports that BLACK SABBATH founder Tony Iommi looked humbled as he was inaugurated into Broad Street's Walk of Stars yesterday (Sunday, November 23) in Birmingham, England in front of a crowd of fans. The 60-year-old rocker from Aston was presented with his star by deputy lord mayor...

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Former ATTACKER Singer, SYMPHONY X Bassist To Release Album Of Covers

Hard rock/heavy metal vocalist Bob Mitchell (ex-ATTACKER) has announced plans to release an album of remakes of classic-rock tracks from such artists as THE WHO, DEEP PURPLE and KROKUS, just to name a few. Joining Mitchell in the project is Mike LePond (SYMPHONY X) along with guitarist Frank Oquendo...

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WHITESNAKE, ALICE COOPER In Essen: Photos Available

Rock 'n' Roll Reporter has posted quality photos of WHITESNAKE and ALICE COOPER taken this past Friday (November 21) at Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. Whitesnake Alice Cooper WHITESNAKE's new album, "Good To Be Bad", was released through SPV/Steamhammer in Germany on April 18, the rest of Europe on A...

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IRON MAIDEN: First Latin American Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN have announced the first three Latin American tour dates — in Caracas, Bogota nad Santiago — as part of the fourth and final leg of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Feb. 13 - Dubai, UAE - Media City .....

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ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'With METALLICA, There's No Shortage Of Creative Energy Or Ideas'

Keith Spera of The Times-Picayune recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Times-Picayune: One of my favorite scenes in "Some Kind of Monster" is when you're offered the METALLICA job and drummer Lars Ulrich casually...

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IRON MAIDEN Bassist's Daughter To Release New Single

Lauren Harris, daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris, will release her new single, "Your Turn", worldwide at one second past midnight as the first "official" release of 2009. This groundbreaking event, in conjunction with worldwide music distribution giants, The Orchard is the brainchild of Q...

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ROB ZOMBIE Shoots Down 'Weird Rumor' About WHITE ZOMBIE Box Set

WHITE ZOMBIE's 4-CD/1-DVD box set, "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie", will release its long-awaited release on November 25 via (Geffen/UMe). The CDs bring together for the first time all 64 original studio recordings released by the band led by Rob Zombie during its 1985-1996 career. The DVD offers nine mu...

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STRYPER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On MENCHEN Debut

Retroactive Records has announced the release of the debut album from MENCHEN, entitled "Red Rock". According to a press release, the LP is truly a collaboration of the most talented players in the metal scene. Bill Menchen (TITANIC, THE SEVENTH POWER, FINAL AXE) dominates as a master on guitar, Rob...

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IN VAIN Issues New Album Update

Norwegian extreme metallers IN VAIN have issued the following update: "I travelled home in October/November and spent approxmately 10 days in the studio [working on the upcoming sophomore IN VAIN album]. We got quite a lot of work done, but the mix is not done yet. Hopefully we'll do the final mix o...