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VANITY BEACH Recording New Single

For the past few weeks Finnish rockers VANITY BEACH have been holed up at Helsinki's Underground Studios with producer Johnny Lee Michaels (THE 69 EYES). Johnny was brought along to realize the band's vision of how VANITY BEACH is supposed to sound in 2007 and according to reports from the studio th...

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AEROSMITH Frontman: 'MICK JAGGER Is My Hero To This Day'

The Times of India recently conducted an interview with AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler. An excerpt from the chat follows: The Times of India: Who have been your biggest influences? Tyler: One of my personal biggest influences was my father, Victor Tallarico. He practised every day on a Steinway gra...

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DREAM THEATER Drummer Reveals Top 10 Favorite Albums Of All Time

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy recently revealed his ten favorite albums to Amazon.com. They are as follows (in chronological order): THE BEATLES - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967) THE WHO - "Tommy" (1969) DAVID BOWIE - "Ziggy Stardust" (1972) ELTON JOHN - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Roa...

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Count Me In

Boston's DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR has been touring so non-stop these past few years that it is hard to believe that "Count Me In" is their first full-length album for Bridge Nine. Following the reissue of "Friends Family Forever", the new album sounds like a band that has honed its classic hardcore sty...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 1983 FERRARI Sold For More Than $25,000

Yngwie Malmsteen's 1983 Ferrari GTS QV, which he had owned for 18 years, was auctioned on eBay for $25,100. According to a posting on the eBay auction page, "The automobile is Yngwie Malmsteen's personal Ferrari, his 1983 GTS QV (Quattro Valvole). It has true spoke Borrani knock-off wheels with bran...

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Original KISS Drummer PETER CRISS: New Solo Album Samples Available

Four songs from original KISS drummer Peter Criss's upcoming solo CD, entitled "One for All", are available for streaming: [UPDATE: Audio links removed at label's request.] "One for All" "Doesn't Get Better Than This" "Last Night" "Faces in the Crowd" "One for All" is scheduled for release on July 2...

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SLAYER: Mugs, Lighters And Wallets Galore

Several new SLAYER merchandise items have been added to the official webstore, including new glassware, new accessories and a new poster. Check out some of the items by following the links below: Pack of Two Large Mugs (details) Eagle Mug (details) Eagle Refillable Lighter (details) Slayer Red Walle...

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SLAYER Apologizes For Scandinavian Concert Cancellations

SLAYER has issued a statement regarding the cancellation of its previously announced appearances at this year's Ruisrock (which will be held July 6-7 in Turku, Finland) and Roskilde (set to take place July 5-8 in Roskilde, Denmark) festivals. Says the band: "The members of SLAYER want all of their f...

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Singer GRAHAM BONNET Says He Was 'Completely Uncomfortable In RAINBOW'

Paul Cashmere of Undercover News reports: Singer Graham Bonnet is looking forward to returning to Australia for the "Countdown Spectacular II" shows. "Countdown" has fond memories for him. "It was the start of my so called career," he tells Undercover News. "It was the first time I ever hosted a sho...

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Classic ACE FREHLEY Hotel-Trashing Video Available

KissKollector.com reports that a 1994 news clip of original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley teaching viewers how to trash a hotel room has been posted at YouTube. According to a posting on the KISS fan site, "a news crew thought it'd be funny to have Ace trash a room in a New ...

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DEAD MENS DREAMS Covers MÖTLEY CRÜE: Video Available

DEAD MENS DREAMS, the Orlando/West Palm Beach Florida-based hard rock band featuring 5 BILLION DEAD singer Strain, RESPONSE NEGATIVE drummer Jim McCourt, STILLKEPT guitarist Claude "Zilla", and LO bassist Perry Stern, has uploaded performance footage of its cover of the MÖTLEY CRÜE classic "Shout At...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist To Direct New BAD BRAINS Video

SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian will direct the first video off the forthcoming BAD BRAINS album "Build a Nation". Production will take place in Portland and also at the Sasquatch Festival later this month, where BAD BRAINS will be performing. Those appearances will be documented and a "maki...

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GENITORTURERS Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Florida-based "shock-rock" band GENITORTURERS, featuring MORBID ANGEL frontman David "Evil D" Vincent on bass, has finished recording its new CD. The group is currently mixing the effort at RMP studios in Orlando with producer Dave Rave Ogilvie. Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., Dave Ogilvie has worked...

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GOREFEST Members' THIN LIZZY Tribute Band; Photos Available

A number of high-quality photos of the THIN LIZZY cover band LIVE & DANGEROUS — featuring GOREFEST members Boudewijn Bonebakker and drummer Ed Warby along with bassist Peter Vink (Q65, FINCH AND THE BOXX, STAR ONE, AYREON) and singer Ross Curry (SEED, SPO-DEE-O-DEE, SHAMUS) — performing on May 1...

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The Undercurrent

This is not what I expected from France's SCARVE, that being a change of direction back to more of a seemingly STRAPPING YOUNG LAD-inspired style that has more in common with 2002's "Luminiferous", which in no way means regression. The new album just happens to contrast with the comparatively stripp...