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A PERFECT CIRCLE Guitarist To Release ASHES DIVIDE Debut In March

Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter Billy Howerdel — founder and producer of multi-platinum group A PERFECT CIRCLE — has stepped out as lead vocalist and guitarist for new band, ASHES DIVIDE, and has signed to Island Records, it was announced today by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Serbia's LEGACY FESTIVAL

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the Legacy Festival, set to take place May 30-31, 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: May 30, 2008: DESTRUCTION VADER OBITUARY DARK FUNERAL THRESHOLD May 31, 2008: JORN LANDE BELPHEGOR...

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AIRBOURNE Frontman Says JET And WOLFMOTHER Are 'Carbon Copies' And 'Not For Real'

Joel O'Keefe, lead singer and guitarist for Australian "pub rockers" AIRBOURNE, recently explained to ChartAttack.com exactly what separates his band from the rest of the Aussie pack. "JET and WOLFMOTHER are not for real. We are," he said. "That's the difference. They're not for real. They're doing...

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Ex-WARRANT Guitarist On KEVIN DUBROW Death: 'The Rock Scene Has Lost An Icon'

Former WARRANT guitarist Billy Morris, who played guitar with QUIET RIOT off and on during the band's later years, has released the following statement to D.X. Ferris of the Cleveland Scene regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "Wow. Today I learned that my friend Kevin DuBrow pas...

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Legendary Bassist BOB DAISLEY Discusses His Work With BLACK SABBATH

An excerpt from an extensive interview with legendary bassist Bob Daisley (RAINBOW, OZZY OSBOURNE),taken from the new second edition of Joel Gausten's book "The Sabbath Interviews", is now available at this location. In the excerpt, Daisley discusses his time as the recording bassist/chief lyricist...

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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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CELESTY: Helsinki Concert Highlights Posted Online

Finnish power metal band CELESTY has posted a 10-minute video clip featuring highlights from the band's October 24, 2007 concert at Rocktown in Helsinki. Watch it below. CELESTY's third full-length effort, "Mortal Mind Creation", was released on October 30, 2006 via Dockyard 1. Two songs from "Morta...

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MARILYN MANSON: 'I've Built A Robot Replica Of My Girlfriend'

Billy Sloan of the Glasgow Sunday Mail reports that Marilyn Manson's girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood joins the singer on stage every night during his current tour. Well, almost. Manson told the Glasgow Sunday Mail: "I've built a robot replica of my girlfriend. She brings me absinthe on stage — like any...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: 'Angels Are Calling' Video Posted Online

The winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 23-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has released the video for his new single, "Angels Are Calling" (acoustic version). The song was composed by STRATOVARIUS mainman Timo Tolkki and appears on Ari Koivunen's debut solo album,...

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TESTAMENT: New Photos From Recording Studio Posted Online

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have posted several new photos from the recording sessions for the group's new album, "The Formation of Damnation". Check them out at this location. "The Formation of Damnation" is scheduled for release in early 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records. The b...

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THE CULT On 'Cinemax Tour Stories'; Video Available

"Cinemax Tour Stories" recently conducted an interview with THE CULT vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy about how the radio business really works today and life on the road. The two clips — which include footage of THE CULT performing the new single "Dirty Little Rock Star" — can be view...

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ANCIENT RITES, NECRODEATH, DARK GRAVE: Concert, Interview Footage From Romania Available

Concert and interview footage with ANCIENT RITES, NECRODEATH and DARK GRAVE taken on November 17, 2007 at Live Metal Club in Bucharest, Romania can be found at MetalheadTV.com. ANCIENT RITES's latest album, "Rubicon", was released in May 2006 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa"...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Keyboardist Checks In From The Road

SMASHING PUMPKINS keyboardist Lisa Harriton has checked in with SmashingPumpkins.com and shared some more insight and photos from the road. An excerpt from her posting follows: "We will be home for almost 2 and 1/2 months. Seeing as I haven't been home for more than 5 days at a time since April, the...

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KING'S X Frontman Talks About New Solo Album; Video Available

A five-minute video clip of KING'S X bassist/vocalist Doug "dUg" Pinnick talking about his new solo album, "Strum Sum Up", can be viewed below. The CD is being released today (November 20) via Magna Carta Records. Like a slice of Pinnick's raw essence, "Strum Sum Up" is so free, so instinctual; it's...

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HELLOWEEN Bassist To Release Heavy Rock Album With No Guitars

Frontiers Records will release the debut album from Markus Grosskopf's (HELLOWEEN) BASSINVADERS, entitled "Hellbassbeaters", on January 25, 2008. BASSINVADERS was a creation of Markus' while sitting in a bar and enjoying a few drinks. It was there that he got inspired to produce a heavy rock record...