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ACE FREHLEY To Guest At KISS Coffehouse First Anniversary Party

Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will be the special guest at the first anniversary party of the Kiss Coffeehouse on Saturday, June 16 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Myrtle Beach South Carolina's Broadway at the Beach. A limited number of VIP tickets are available at www.KissCoffeehouse.com begi...

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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DREAM THEATER: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

DREAM THEATER has announced more dates for its upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off late July. Support at all shows will come from REDEMPTION (the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING)...

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CYNIC Announces New Touring Guitarist

The reunited CYNIC, whose 1993 album "Focus" is regarded as a landmark release in the field of technical/progressive metal, has announced the addition of Los Angeles native, multi-instrumentalist David "Mavis" Senescu, as the touring guitar player for the band's upcoming shows. CYNIC's Paul Masvidal...

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DEF LEPPARD: Summer Tour Dates Announced

Following on the heels of their massively successful 2006 concert tour, DEF LEPPARD, one of rock's most exciting bands, have announced a mega summer concert tour that is set to hit all corners of the United States, as well as Canada. This year's outing will include 50 dates, kicking off on June 27 i...

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What We See When We Shut Our Eyes

In a review of WITH PASSION's debut album, "In the Midst of Bloodied Soil", I noted that it seemed the band's technical death/metalcore style lacked some direction, although impressive from the aspect of musicianship. Though in no way a bad album, a slight lack of songwriting focus and seeming confu...

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World Chaos

Okay, this is it, I promise. This will be the last HOLY MOSES reissue review. What can I say — anyone into '80s thrash should be ecstatic that these albums, long scarce in the United States and out of print elsewhere, are seeing proper remastering and release for the modern age. If I've written enou...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Says Hearing AC/DC For First Time Changed His Life

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Neil Jeffries of Classic Rock (web site) about AC/DC's classic "Let There Be Rock" LP for the magazine's "Every Home Should Have One - Albums You Should Own" feature. "When I was in my teens, I lived in Huntington Beach, California, and there was a gi...

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ATHEIST Frontman Reveals He Tried Out For 'Rock Star: Supernova' TV Show

ATHEIST frontman Kelly Shaefer has issued the following update: "Well, we had a very very good time out in La La Land [Los Angeles, California]. Hollywood came out in a big way for our appearance at this year's L.A. Murderfest last weekend. It was fairly star-studded as well.... at least in our worl...

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Report: LED ZEPPELIN Members Picked Song For Hard Rock Park Roller Coaster

According to Dawn Bryant of The Sun News, LED ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones picked the song and worked on the development of a roller coaster synchronized to the band's 1969 song "Whole Lotta Love", which will be the signature ride at the Hard Rock Park in Myrtle ...

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Travel LED ZEPPELIN's Stairway To Theme-Park Heaven

Gene Sloan of USA Today reports: First AEROSMITH gets its own theme-park ride. Now LED ZEPPELIN. The creators of the Hard Rock theme park, under construction in Myrtle Beach, S.C., will announce details today of the park's signature ride: a 150-foot-tall steel roller coaster with a LED ZEPPELIN them...

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DOKKEN Plans September Release For 'Lightning Strikes Again'

DOKKEN mainman/namesake Don Dokken has issued the following update: "The boys and I are currently in the studio working on [the new DOKKEN album] 'Lightning Strikes Again' and it should be out sometime in September. We will be playing various festivals this summer and we all hope you will make it to...

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WHITESNAKE Guitarist To Join NIGHT RANGER For Summer Dates

Guitar wizard Reb Beach (WHITESNAKE, WINGER) will replace Jeff Watson in NIGHT RANGER for the band's summer touring plans, which includes some dates in Japan as well as U.S. shows. Reb's involvement with WHITESNAKE is not affected by this decision. Reb previously played with drummer Kelly Keagy in t...

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GENE SIMMONS Rocks Times Square; Photos Available

On Wednesday (April 11) at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square, New York City, gamers and rockers alike were treated to an event of heroic proportions. Guitar Hero II recently launched for Xbox 360, and to celebrate, five lucky gamers got the chance to win a jam session with the KISS bassist/vocali...

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DUBLIN DEATH PATROL Featuring TESTAMENT, Ex-EXODUS Members: Debut CD Available

DUBLIN DEATH PATROL (DDP),the new band featuring TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy and former EXODUS vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza, is making its long-awaited debut CD available via its official web site. Billy originally teamed up with fellow Dublin, California ragers Willy Lange (RAMPAGE, LAAZ ROCKIT),...