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CHRIS CORNELL: 'I'm Still In A Band When I'm On Stage Every Night'

CE Skidmore of PostStar.com recently conducted an interview with former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: PostStar.com: I have to ask ... after having listened to your latest solo record, "Carry On", why record (Michael Jackson's) "Billie Jean"?...

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SIGNUM Completes Work On Debut Album With DARK NEW DAY Singer

Augusta, Kansas-based hard rock band SIGNUM has completed work on its debut album with producer Brett Hestla (DARK NEW DAY, FRAMING HANLEY, CREED). According to a press release, the group's sound is "a blend of mainstream rock staples STAIND, SEVENDUST and LINKIN PARK." SIGNUM is a four-piece band,...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: Bang! Festival 'Postponed'

This year's Bang! Festival, which was set to feature SMASHING PUMPKINS as one of the headliners and go down this weekend in Miami, has been postponed, according to the Bang! web site. No reason was announced for the postponement, although tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. SMASHING PUMPKI...

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OVERKILL Founder RAT SKATES' 'Born In The Basement' Film To Receive DVD Release Next Month

Kundrat has set a December 11 release date for the DVD release of the "Born in the Basement" documentary from filmmaker/OVERKILL founder Rat Skates. Written and narrated by Skates, this is an autobiographical journey that begins in 1980, when the East Coast of North America experienced a massive cul...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: Arizona, California Dates Announced

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — has scheduled two U.S. dates in December. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Dec. 01 - Pima County Fairgrounds, Tuscon, AZ Dec. 31 - Mixes, Concord, CA Jan...

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BIOHAZARD: 'Live In San Francisco' Due In December

According to AOL Music, BIOHAZARD will release a posthumous live album, entitled "Live in San Francisco", on December 18. No further information is currently available. BIOHAZARD's tenth and final studio album, "Means to an End", was released in August 2005 via SPV Records. In a 2005 interview with...

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W.A.S.P.: Newcastle Show Cancelled

W.A.S.P. has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Due to technical requirements, we are sorry to announce the cancellation of the W.A.S.P. show scheduled for Newcastle's [England] University on November 5th 2007. Unfortunately we were not able to move the show to another ve...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: You Can't Trust Anybody In The Music Business

Dr. Abner Mality from the Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Wormwood Chronicles: You grew up in the Bay Area during the most exciting period ever in heavy metal. Chuck Billy: Right. Wormwood Chronicle...

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THE CULT Frontman: We Made This Album For Ourselves

The web site of the German branch of Roadrunner Records has been updated with the following interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury: Q: When you wrote this album, was there a spark? Ian: THE CULT has been on ice so there was no point going through the motions of touring and recording if there ....

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Tales From Dirt Town

Spending enough time on the bottom of the music industry's bootheel to get real used to the taste of asphalt and piss has made West Virginia alt-metal C-listers BOBAFLEX just a little bit bitter. Of course, getting the gear they spent a lifetime accumulating ripped off on tour probably didn't help....

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CIRCUS DIABLO: NGTV Video Interview Posted Online

A seven-minute video interview with CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist) and guitarist Ricky Warwick (THE ALMIGHTY frontman) conducted by NGTV.com (No Good TV) can be viewed below. CIRCUS DIABLO is the new project featuring THE CULT guitar...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Reschedule Dates

SMASHING PUMPKINS has rescheduled five shows following the announcement that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was admitted to a hospital after experiencing some chest discomfort. Chamberlin was taken to an Atlanta hospital Tuesday (Oct. 30) and was given an angiogram which revealed a partially blocked arter...

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SLASH Discusses New Book With 'Fox & Friends'; Video Available

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash comes clean about wild past in his self-titled memoir "Slash". He visited Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday (October 31) to discuss the book, how he's lucky to be alive, living on the edge, his current relationship with Ax...

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THE CULT Frontman: 'The Most Important Thing For Us Was To Be As Truthful As Possible'

Keith Ryan Cartwright of The Post and Courier's Preview recently conducted an interview with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Preview: What is it about now that lent itself to making this record ["Born into This"]? Astbury: Oh, maybe experience. I think having gone...

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RAMONES, MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANTHRAX Members Featured In 'The Most Ferocious Drummers Ever'

Hall of Fame drummer Marky Ramone (RAMONES) paid a recent visit to the set of "The Most Ferocious Drummers Ever" — a featured television special currently in production which chronicles the lives and careers of over 50 legendary drummers in jazz, funk, rock, metal, and alternative music. Other drumm...