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Memorial Services For Former EDWIN DARE Drummer To Be Held Tomorrow

Memorial services for Tommy Kollman — former drummer for the progressive hard rock band EDWIN DARE and brother of EDWIN DARE founder, acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, GLENN HUGHES) — will be held this coming Friday, December 21 at 5:00 p.m. at Bowditch P...

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LOSTPROPHETS Members Are 'In A State Of Shock' Following Singer's Arrest

LOSTPROPHETS members Lee Gaze (guitar),Mike Lewis (guitar),Stuart Richardson (bass),Jamie Oliver (keyboards) and Luke Johnson (drums) have released the following statement regarding the arrest of their singer, Ian Watkins, on charges of sexual offenses against children: "Following charges made to...

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90-Year-Old Acting Legend CHRISTOPHER LEE Releases Christmas Heavy Metal Singles (Audio)

Legendary actor Christopher Lee, who has appeared in such cinematic milestones as "Lord Of The Rings", "Star Wars", "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Dracula", has released Christmas heavy metal singles "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Silent Night" via iTunes and Amazon. Audio samples of the songs ca...

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Former EDWIN DARE Drummer Killed By Deputy In Florida

Tommy Kollman — former drummer for the progressive hard rock band EDWIN DARE and brother of EDWIN DARE founder, acclaimed guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, CHAD SMITH'S BOMBASTIC MEATBATS, GLENN HUGHES) — was shot and killed by by a deputy in Fort Myers Beach, Florida this past weekend. According...

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FULLFORCE's 'Awesomeness' Video To Premiere Next Month

"Awesomeness", the new video from the Swedish melodic metal five-piece FULLFORCE, will be released on January 2, 2013. The group states: "The video goes in a more humouristic pattern and is filmed by the band's own Stefan Elmgren (High & Loud)." "Awesomeness" comes off FULLFORCE's second album,...

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KORN, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, SCORPIONS Drummers To Take Part In 'Bonzo Bash NAMM Jamm 2013'

Bonzo Bash founder and S.U.N. guitarist Brian Thomas Tichy (also of WHITESNAKE) recently said, "As I sit here in a dimly lit room with my headphones from 1977 cranked, staring at the LP cover of 'Physical Graffiti', spinning a drum stick, hypnotized by the flanged snare drum in 'Kashmir', I smile t...

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DAMNATION PLAN Signs With CORONER RECORDS

Finnish progressive melodic death metallers DAMNATION PLAN have inked a deal with Coroner Records. The band's new album, "The Wakening", will be released in March. The CD was mixed and masterered by Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, BLOODBATH) at Unisound Studio in Örebro, Sweden. According to...

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KISS To Release iBook For Critically Acclaimed Album 'Monster'

On December 18, legendary rockers KISS will release their first-ever iBook for their critically acclaimed, recent studio album release, "Monster". The content of the iBook is comprised of a special edition digital book which includes an exclusive bonus video, "Shout It Out Loud (Live in Anaheim 1976...

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RICHARD FORTUS Says He Understands Why People Keep Pushing For Classic GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

Leslie Michele Derrough of GlideMagazine.com recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus. An excerpt from the chat follows below. GlideMagazine.com: You're very passionate about music. Fortus: There is too much good music out there. There are too many people out there...

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CATHEDRAL: 'The Last Spire' Album Details Revealed

British doom legends CATHEDRAL are putting the finishing touches on what will be their last-ever album. Produced by Lee Dorrian and Garry Jennings, with assistance from Jaime Gomez Arellano, "The Last Spire" is scheduled for an April 2013 release via Rise Above Records. The track listing for the CD...

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JOHN CORABI Bears No Ill Will Toward MÖTLEY CRÜE

Ruben Mosqueda of Sleaze Roxx recently conducted an interview with John Corabi, former lead singer of MÖTLEY CRÜE, THE SCREAM and UNION. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Sleaze Roxx: Moving on to the "Mötley Crüe" album; Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) sang background vocal...

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KAMELOT: Drum-Cam Footage From European Tour

Drum cam footage of KAMELOT's Casey Grillo performing the song "Torn" during the band's recently completed European tour can be seen below. As previously reported, Grillo is selling a "one-of-a-kind" Pearl Welder Tour Select drum kit via eBay. He says: "This drum kit was custom made for me to use on...

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King Animal

If there's one band that mostly escaped the wrath of heavy metal's original flock, one that still laments the arrival of NIRVANA and grunge despite metal's protracted return, it's SOUNDGARDEN. The primary reason for this is their evolution from a STOOGES-meets-HUSKER DU-meets-MUDHONEY mindset that w...

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Silverthorn

A few years back, I was stranded outside a venue as guest of a band opening for symphonic metallers KAMELOT. My hosts had been detained at customs on the same day as the gig, hence their late arrival. Fortunately for me, I'd interviewed former KAMELOT vocalist Roy Khan a week prior and the band spie...

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RUSH Drummer Interviewed On 'Notes From The Field' (Audio)

Michael Shrieve, Seattle-based drummer of SANTANA/Woodstock fame, interviewed drummer Neil Peart of Canadian rock legends RUSH for Shrieve's Jet City Stream show "Notes From The Field". The chat was recorded on November 13 when RUSH played Seattle and aired on December 2. You can now listen to it us...