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TESTAMENT: Poughkeepsie Concert Photos Available

Photos of TESTAMENT's July 13, 2007 headlining concert at The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY have been posted at TomCouture.com. HeavyMetalSource.com recently posted a video interview with TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy, conducted on July 14, 2007 at the Sayreville, New Jersey stop of the Sounds of the Un...

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AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON Performs with Comedian JIM BREUER; Video Available

For years, Jim Breuer has been performing his famous heavy-metal, comedy bit — "AC/DC's 'Hokey Pokey'" — where he sings the classic children's song, while taking on the voice and actions of his rock idol, AC/DC's Brian Johnson. Word of Breuer's uncanny impression of Johnson spread to the rock god hi...

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BUZZOV*EN, EYEHATEGOD Members To Take Part In Louisiana Jam Session

Kirk Fisher (BUZZOV*EN),Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, DOWN) and friends will take part in a jam session on Saturday, July 21 at The Bar (3224 Edenborn Ave.) in Metairie, Louisiana. Show starts at 9:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/thebarrocks. As previously reported, T-Roy of Southern...

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Zeitgeist

With every rock band under the sun seemingly reuniting, it was only inevitable that founder/songwriter/frontman Billy Corgan would reassemble the SMASHING PUMPKINS, one of the most highly acclaimed alternative acts of the Nineties. Since splitting up the band in 2000, Corgan has failed to achieve th...

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Report: TESTAMENT Delivers Crushing Sold-Out Show At Jaxx

Sunday night, July 15, one of the best thrash metal acts of all-time delivered a crushing performance at the sold-out Jaxx nightclub in Springfield, VA. TESTAMENT, featuring four of its original members, played a 90-minute set and encore heavy on the band's older material. Favorites from "The New Or...

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Finnish Heavy Metal 'Idol' ARI KOIVUNEN: Seven Weeks At Top Of Finnish Chart

"Fuel for the Fire", the debut solo album from the winner of the Finnish national TV talent competition "Idols", 22-year-old heavy metal singer Ari Koivunen, has topped the chart in Finland for the seventh week in a row. View the chart at this location. As previously reported, "Fuel for the Fire" ha...

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VINNIE MOORE Recording Keyboards For New Solo Album

UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore has been in the studio recording keyboards for his new solo album with keyboardist Tim Lehner. "The sessions are going well and will be finished this week," reads a posting on Vinnie's web site. "The mixing is tentatively scheduled to start in July or August." As previousl...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS, DARKEST HOUR, DANZIG, BEATALLICA First-Week Sales Revealed

SMASHING PUMPKINS' "Zeitgeist" sold 145,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Zeitgeist" contains the first new music under the PUMPKINS banner since frontman Billy Corgan disbanded the group in late 2000. Corgan and...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL: London Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — performing at the Underworld in London, England on June 18, 2007 has been posted at YouTube. DUBLIN DEATH PATROL made its live debut on June 3...

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HANOI ROCKS: New Single Announced

Legendary Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS have selected "This One's For Rock 'n' Roll" as the next single from their "Street Poetry" album. The single will be available for download on August 8. "Street Poetry" was recorded at Helsinki's Seawolf Studios and is scheduled for release on September 5 in Fin...

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TESTAMENT Debuts New Song At West Springfield Show

San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT debuted a new song, entitled "The Afterlife", during their headlining set Sunday night (July 15) at Jaxx in West Springfield, Virginia. According to one attendee, the track was "a mid-paced song that was very heavy and had some good, chunky riffs." Sit...

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QUEEN's BRIAN MAY, ROGER TAYLOR To Guest On 'Canadian Idol'

According to the Canadian Press, QUEEN's Brian May and Roger Taylor are among the guests slated to appear this year on "Canadian Idol". CTV revealed the blockbuster lineup Wednesday as the "Idol" wannabes were whittled down to 10 hopefuls. May and Taylor are slated to coach the hopefuls through epis...

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GWAR Frontman Says SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR Is 'A Big Whiner'

FHMonline.com recently conducted an interview with Dave Brockie, GWAR frontman and intergalactic badass. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: FHMonline.com: SLIPKNOT recently told us that they're the most insane band. Why should we believe you? Brockie: They're basically a GWAR tribute band —...

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CAMP FREDDY To Perform At X-Games/ESPN Party In Hollywood

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will playing at th...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'Music Is Important, But It Is Not No. 1 In My Life Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: The classic lineup of TESTAMENT, a band that blossomed during a heavy-metal renaissance in the 1980s around the San Francisco Bay Area, is back and doing great business. It is a second chance welcomed by TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Bu...