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GLENN HUGHES Says His New Solo Album Is 'Better Than Sex'

Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has issued the following update: "Wow, what a year!!!! "It is a time for me to give thanx to my Higher Power, for, one more time, givin' me the gifts to, make music, both on tour and in the studio. "It has also been a time of ...

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IMAGIKA Signs With LOCOMOTIVE RECORDS

San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA have signed a worldwide deal with Locomotive Records for the release of their new album, "Feast for the Hated". The CD is scheduled for release in Europe on April 25, 2008 (May in the rest of the world). "Feast for the Hated" was mixed at Sweden's Sonic T...

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PRESIDENT EVIL To Support VOLBEAT In Europe

Germany's "trash 'n' rollers" PRESIDENT EVIL will release their new album, "Hell in a Box", on January 25 via AFM Records. The CD was recorded at BlueBox Studios with producer Guido Lucas (BLACKMAIL, SMOKE BLOW) and it was mastered at Stage One by Andy Classen. "Hell in a Box" track listing: 01. Viv...

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EDDIE KRAMER Retrospective Being Held Today

Did you know that there was one guy behind the sound of most of the classic rock records that came out of modern rock's first Golden Age (1967-1972)? His name was Eddie Kramer and we can in a large part, thank him for the sound of Jimi HENDRIX, THE ROLLING STONES, LED ZEPPELIN, SANTANA, KISS ...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Confirmed For Portugal's OPTIMUS ALIVE!08 Festival

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE has been confirmed for the Optimus Alive!08 festival, set to take place July 10-12, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. Tickets on sale Saturday from 10:00 a.m. on www.ticketline.pt and www.everythingisnew.pt. Upcoming RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE tour dates: Jan. 18 - Auckland, AUS - MT...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Was Born With A Gift'

Blender.com has posted another short interview clip with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip H. Anselmo. The footage, in which he talks about DOWN's style of music, their place in the genre of heavy metal, his back rehabilitation and his workout routine, can be viewed below. ARSON ANTHEM, the new projec...

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ALEX VAN HALEN Gives Exclusive Interview To MODERN DRUMMER Magazine

VAN HALEN's explosive drummer Alex Van Halen gave an exclusive interview to Modern Drummer magazine about helming the heavy artillery in the iconic band. The extensive 21-page story hits newsstands on February 5. "As the pounding, aggressive heartbeat of one of the greatest bands in rock history, Al...

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KING DIAMOND Guitarist's X-WORLD/5 To Release Debut In February

X-WORLD/5, the new band featuring KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque alongside ex-HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén and PAGAN'S MIND vocalist Nils K.Rue, will release its debut album, "New Universal Order", on February 29, 2008 via Germany's AFM Records. The group, whose mission is to "bring heavy...

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Hair-Metal Highlights: The Outrageous Fortunes Of L.A. GUNS, WARRANT And Four More Bands

In the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Rob Sheffield takes a close look at Rocklahoma, the mid-July weekend festival where 100,000 fans gather in a giant field on the outskirts of Pryor, Oklahoma, to rock alongisde their Sunset Strip sleaze-metal guitar heroes. As a bonus, Andy Greene whipped u...

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LAMB OF GOD Guitarist: 'There Ain't No Gates Or Walls In Front Of My House'

Greg Burk of the Los Angeles Times reports: Where most bands' road videos focus on high times, LAMB OF GOD's "Killadelphia" spies on the band dudes grappling with broken tour vehicles — and physically grappling with one another, past the point of bloodshed. "Sometimes it's not pretty, but that's the...

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PRETTY BOY FLOYD's STEVE SUMMERS To Jam With SIN CITY SINNERS In Las Vegas

SIN CITY SINNERS — the band featuring Brent Muscat (ex-FASTER PUSSYCAT),Todd Kerns (AGE OF ELECTRIC),D. (MARKY RAMONE BAND, METAL SHOP) and Troy Powell (MICHAEL BRUCE GROUP) — will be joined by Steve Summers of PRETTY BOY FLOYD during its performance next Tuesday (December 18) at The Dive Bar in L...

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NILE, UNEXPECT, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE FACELESS: U.S. Dates Announced

NILE will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in March/April 2008. Support on the trek will come from UNEXPECT, SUICIDE SILENCE and THE FACELESS. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 08 - The State Theatre – St. Petersburg, FL Mar. 09 - The Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, FL Mar. 11 - The Haven - ...

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bassist Scores Feature Film

Shavo Odadjian, music video director, DJ, and bassist for the multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band SYSTEM OF A DOWN, will add film-scorer to his list of credits with his work on the upcoming sci-fi/thriller feature film "Babylon AD", starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh and Gerard Depardieu....

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HIRAX: Footage From KEEP IT TRUE Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of veteran California thrashers HIRAX performing the song "Hostile Territory" on November 3, 2007 at the Keep It True IX festival in Dittigheim, Germany can be viewed below. The California thrashers played two successful shows in September in Germany and France with new seco...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, FOO FIGHTERS Confirmed For Holland's PINKPOP Festival

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE and FOO FIGHTERS are the confirmed headliners for next year's Pinkpop festival, set to take place May 30 - June 1 in Landgraaf, The Netherlands. For more information (in Dutch),click here. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE — vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, drummer...