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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...

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BILLY SHEEHAN: New Video Interview Available

A four-minute interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) conducted by Spirit of Metal can be viewed below. DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT, the new band featuring Sheehan, Tony MacAlpine and Virgil Donati, released its new album, "Clinophobia", on October 22 via Mascot Records...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL Schedules Mexico City Concert

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) — the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza — has scheduled a concert at Hard Rock Live in Mexico City, Mexico on January 28, 2008. Fan-filmed video footage of DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP) performing at the Underworld in...

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CIRCUS DIABLO To Play Benefit Show For Victims Of California Fires

CIRCUS DIABLO — the new project featuring THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy, THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick (guitar),ex-THE CULT touring bassist/current CAMP FREDDY guitarist Billy Morrison (vocals),and former FUEL/current RIDERS ON THE STORM frontman Brett Scallions (bass) — will play at the Ho...

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UNJUST: New Music Posted Online

Three new UNJUST tracks — "In Search of a Ghost", "We Be Robots" and "The Cloud Collectors" — have been posted on the band's MySpace page. All three songs are expected to appear on the San Francisco Bay Area band's upcoming fourth album, entitled "To Lose a Name". The CD was once again ...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: More 'Zeitgeist' Re-Release Details Revealed

SMASHING PUMPKINS' latest album, "Zeitgeist", will be re-released and packaged with a full-length DVD documentary titled "Inside the Zeitgeist". Due on October 30, the disc will also contain three bonus tracks, including a previously unreleased song called "Ma Belle". The other songs included are "S...

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W.A.S.P. Kicks Off 'The Crimson Idol Tour' In Greece; Setlist Revealed

W.A.S.P. kicked off its "The Crimson Idol Tour" Friday night (October 26) in Thessaloniki, Greece. The band performed the 1992 album in its entirety while never-before-seen video footage was shown throughout the show. After a short break the group returned for another a 30-minute set of W.A.S.P. cla...

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THE CULT: UK Dates Announced

THE CULT has scheduled the following UK dates: Feb. 22 - Forum London Feb. 28 - Carling Academy Birmingham Mar. 01 - Manchester Academy Vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy of THE CULT will guest on controversial national talk radio host Bubba the Love Sponge's weekday show on Tuesday, Oct...

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ROBERT PLANT's Collaboration With ALISON KRAUSS On Track To Land At Billboard's No. 2

"Raising Sand", the collaboration between LED ZEPPELIN legend Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, is on track to sell between 80,000 and 90,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 chart (behind "American Idol" and Grammy Best New Artis...