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Former BLACK SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN To Tell His Story

Britain's Evening Star newspaper reports that former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin is preparing to share his experiences with a group of guitar-loving youngsters from Suffolk. Tony Martin spent a decade fronting Birmingham-based SABBATH, his tenure only coming to an end when Ozzy Osbourne and the...

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'Experience Hendrix' DVD RELEASE Features Guitar Greats In Concert Tribute To JIMI HENDRIX

Experience Hendrix is the continuing concert phenomenon that brings together contemporary guitar greats to celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix. It is also the title of the first-ever DVD release that chronicles blazing concert performances by top name artists in tribute to Jimi Hendrix. "...

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BUCKCHERRY: First Webisode Available

BUCKCHERRY has posted the first in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the road. The one-minute clip, which contains footage of the band preparing for the "Crüe Fest 2008" tour, can be viewed below. BUCKCHERRY is tearing up the rock radio charts with "Too Drunk…", the firs...

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JUDAS PRIEST: More Hard Rock Café Footage Available

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. More footage of the performance has...

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CANDLEMASS Guitarist's Axe Now Available On eBay

CANDLEMASS guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman is selling the white "Candlemass skull" Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar that he used on the band's Grammis award-winning (Swedish Grammy equivalent) comeback album in 2005. The axe, which was also used at a number of live shows that year, comes with a Seymour...

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AEROSMITH Singer To Write Autobiography

According to Crain's New York, Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, has won an auction to publish the autobiography of rock legend Steven Tyler. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Tyler is a prize catch for the HarperCollins imprint. In addition to being the driving force behind one of the music ind...

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JUDAS PRIEST Performs At Hard Rock Café In NYC; Video Footage, Photos Available

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed an abbreviated set at Hard Rock Café New York in Times Square last night (Monday, August 4) as part of syndicated broadcast personality Eddie Trunk's event to celebrate his 25th anniversary in radio broadcasting. The group's setlist was as follows:...

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DROWNING POOL: '37 Stitches' Video Posted Online

"37 Stitches", the new video from Texas heavy rockers DROWNING POOL, can be viewed below. The clip was shot shot on July 14 in Dallas, according to a posting on the band's MySpace page. DROWNING POOL has been on the road in support of its third album, "Full Circle", which marks the recording debut o...

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Reunited Classic Lineup Of KROKUS Performs In Switzerland; Photos Available

Long-running Swiss rockers KROKUS — Marc Storace, Fernando Von Arb (guitar),Chris Von Rohr, Freddy Steady (drums) and Mark Kohler (rhythm guitar) — played their only concert of 2008 last night (Saturday, August 2) at the Stade De Suisse stadium in Bern, Switzerland. Photos of the show can be found...

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New KROKUS Interview To Air On 'M.I.B. Show'

"M.I.B. Show" will air a pre-recorded interview (taped last week) with vocalist Marc Storace and bassist Chris Von Rohr of the long-running Swiss rockers KROKUS on tomorrow's (Saturday, August 2) program beginning at 1:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.hardrockradi...

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LED ZEPPELIN's Proposed Welsh Gig 'Dead In The Water'

James McCarthy of the South Wales Echo reports that hopes that rock legends LED ZEPPELIN will play at Wales' Millennium Stadium have been dashed, stadium bosses have confirmed. There had been hopes the band would tour major venues on the back of their successful comeback gig in London's O2 Arena las...

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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT: 'I've Never Raped Anybody'

Michael Christopher of DelcoTimes.com recently conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett. A few excerpts from the chat follow. On being arrested on strong-arm rape charges at LAX (he was later exonerated): "I'm completely off the hook because they admitted they had the wrong guy. "Rap...

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GREEN JELLÖ: Tour Dates Postponed

GREEN JELLÖ, the reformed American comedy heavy metal/punk rock group, has postponed the final two weeks' worth of dates on its comeback tour in order to hit the studio to record a new CD. The band has vowed not to release the album through any record company. "Record companies take too much money f...

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BUCKCHERRY Singer Says 'Too Drunk' Reminds Him Of His Youth

The Pulse of Radio reports that BUCKCHERRY is tearing up the rock radio charts with "Too Drunk…", the first single from the band's upcoming fourth album, "Black Butterfly". Lead singer Josh Todd told The Pulse of Radio that he wrote the song because he wanted to have a tune on the album that was a ....

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SLIPKNOT's 'Tattered And Torn' Clothing Line; First T-Shirt Designs Unveiled

The first two t-shirt designs (see below) from Tattered and Torn, the clothing line started by members of SLIPKNOT, have been made available exclusively in North America via Hot Topic stores and the HotTopic.com web site. Tattered and Torn is named after a song on the band's self-released 1996 album...