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VAN HALEN: 2008 Concert Rider Revealed

The Smoking Gun web site has obtained a copy of the concert rider for VAN HALEN's 2008 U.S. tour, which concluded about five months ago. According to the site, the VAN HALEN rider specified that a "study room" be set up backstage for a musician and his tutor (in this case, bassist Wolfgang ...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' First-Week Sales Revealed

Sammy Hagar's new album, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Loud & Proud Records),sold 7,600 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 94 on The Billboard 200 chart. The digital booklet for "Cosmic Universal Fashion" is available for viewing and/or download at t...

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'Metalion: The Slayer Diaries' Anthology Book Announced

Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen and Bazillion Points have announced that work has begun on a compendium of the best material representing twenty-five years of outrage from Metalion's infamous Slayer Mag. In addition to rare archival material unseen in decades, the book will include unreleased and exclusi...

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MASTER's PAUL SPECKMANN: I Found More Freedom In Czech Republic Than I Ever Found In The USA

By: Scott Alisoglu MASTER's Paul Speckmann has been fighting metal's good fight since 1983. Considered one of death metal's originators, Speckmann has persevered through lineup changes, numerous record labels, and thousands of miles on the road on tours of varying success. One thing is for certain t...

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LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN, ALICE COOPER Ringtones Offered Via 'Rock The Phone'

Rhino Entertainment and Sprint introduce Rock The Phone, a web site offering rockin' ringtones for every phone of legendary songs from some of rock 'n' roll's greatest bands, including THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN, ZZ TOP, RAMONES, and more. Not a subscription service, wireless consumers natio...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Explains New Album Concept

Brazil's SEPULTURA is a prime example of an intelligent thrash metal act whose powerful compositions continue to tackle exciting and ingenious subjects. 1996 saw the band devote its landmark release "Roots" to the fate of the Xavante Indians on the border of Brazil and Bolivia; in spring 2006 the mu...

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SAMMY HAGAR On 'Rockline' From 107.7 THE BONE Studios; Video Available

Former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar was a guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", with host Bob Coburn, on November 5, 2008. Hagar was broadcasing from the 107.7 The Bone's studios in San Francisco where he was filmed by Baby Huey and his Huey Cam. Watch the footage in seven parts...

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Former VAN HALEN Bassist MICHAEL ANTHONY Interviewed; Parts 3 And 4 Available

Van Halen News Desk and Van Halen Store recently conducted an interview with former VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony. You can listen to the chat in four parts below. The new "supergroup" featuring Michael Anthony, former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI...

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JOE SATRIANI Interviewed By 'Living Legends Music': Video Available

Living Legends Music conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Joe Satriani on October 31, 2008 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Watch the chat in 11 parts below. Joe Satriani recently spoke to Billboard.com about his new supergroup with ex-VAN HALEN vocalist Sammy Hagar, fo...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Members To Join WILLIE BASSE For Farmington Gig

Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, will make his headlining debut on Friday, December 5, 2008 in Farmington, New Mexico at Gators. This KRWN radio-sponsored event (where Willie's single "(Love So) Far Away" is in heavy rota...

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DAYLIGHT DIES Replaces WARBRINGER On First 10 Dates Of SOILWORK Tour

North Carolina's DAYLIGHT DIES has been added to SOILWORK and DARKANE's forthcoming U.S. tour for 10 shows beginning January 30 in Rochester, New York. Continuing to support its latest record, "Lost to the Living", DAYLIGHT DIES was selected to replace WARBRINGER, which is unable to start the tour d...

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SAMMY HAGAR To Open Restaurant In Maryland Heights

According to the Riverfront Times, former VAN HALEN singer Sammy Hagar announced yesterday (Tuesday, November 18) that he's opening a restaurant in Missouri: Sammy's Beach Bar & Grill, which will replace the Moby's Fish Tales restaurant in the Harrah's casino in Maryland Heights. During an inter...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'Cosmic Universal Fashion' Digital Booklet Available For Viewing/Download

The digital booklet for Sammy Hagar's new album, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Loud & Proud Records),is available for viewing and/or download at this location. Released on November 18, "Cosmic Universal Fashion" marks the first official release for Loud & Proud, a Roadrunner Records imprint f...

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THE HUMAN ABSTRACT Frontman Explains Canadian Concert Cancellations

Los Angeles-based technical progressive metal band THE HUMAN ABSTRACT was forced to pull out of its two Canadian concerts with Japan's DIR EN GREY this past weekend (November 15 in Montreal and November 16 in Toronto) after the group's vocalist Nathan Ells was denied entry to Canada. In a posting to...

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WE WERE GENTLEMEN Signs Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA

Rarely does an unsigned band create as much noise as Virginia Beach's WE WERE GENTLEMEN. The band, which formed in 2005, has quickly ascended to the top of the underground due to playing alongside such heavyweights as CONVERGE, A LIFE ONCE LOST, THE RED CHORD and SUICIDE SILENCE. Now they are ready...