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NIKKI SIXX Finalizing Artwork For 'The Heroin Diaries' Book And CD

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "Had a good time at the Junker fashion show. Me and DJ [Ashba, ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist and Sixx's songwriting/producing partner] hung with Slash, Alice Cooper and Billy Duffy along with all the Junker peeps...

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SANCTITY: 'Beneath The Machine' Video Posted Online

Asheville, North Carolina-based classic metal quartet SANCTITY has posted its video for the song "Beneath the Machine" at this location. The clip was filmed last month with director Ramon B. (who also helmed the band's "Zeppo" video). Pictures from the video set taken by photographer Michael Gordon...

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ALICE COOPER A Judge On 'Inmate Idle'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Six prisoners at Arizona's Maricopa County Jail competed on March 23 in "Inmate Idle", a locked-up version of "American Idol". Singer Alice Cooper and Sheriff Joe Arpaio judged the half-dozen inmates that were voted through to the afternoon's live performance contest f...

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CHRIS CORNELL: New Single Posted Online; 'Rockline' Appearance Scheduled

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell's new single, "No Such Thing", has been made available for streaming via his MySpace page. The track comes off the singer's upcoming Suretone/Interscope album, "Carry On", due on June 5. In other news, Cornell will be the featured guest on the nat...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS To Headline U.S. VIRGIN FESTIVAL In Baltimore

SMASHING PUMPKINS have been announced as one of the headliners of the U.S. Virgin Festival, scheduled for August 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Also slated to appear are THE POLICE and the BEASTIE BOYS. More lineup announcements and information about ticket sales are expected over the comi...

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THE CULT To Support THE WHO In Europe?

THE CULT will reportedly support THE WHO on a number of dates in Europe this summer. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. THE CULT is currently working on material for the group's first album since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". "We've got some ideas down, circulating," guitarist Billy Duf...

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SALEM: Performance Footage Of New Song Posted Online

A video clip of long-running Israeli death metallers SALEM performing the song "Blood" — the opening track from their upcoming album "Necessary Evil" — live in the studio has been posted online at YNET.co.il (the web site of Israel's biggest daily's newspaper, Yedioth Ahronot). According to the band...

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MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For For ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals

MACHINE HEAD, MEGADETH, VELVET REVOLVER, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, TYPE O NEGATIVE, LAMB OF GOD, AS I LAY DYING, CHIMAIRA and BLOODSIMPLE are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 1-3 in the German towns of Nürburgring and Nürnberg,...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION: Japanese Bonus Track Posted Online

San Diego extreme metallers CATTLE DECAPITATION have uploaded the bonus track from the Japanese version of "Karma.Bloody.Karma", entitled "World Full of Idiots", to their MySpace page. CATTLE DECAPITATION recently announced the return of drummer Michael Laughlin. The band will team up with THE LOCUS...

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THE CULT Guitarist On Upcoming CD: 'It Still Feels Trashy And Sort Of Ramshackle'

THE CULT guitarist Billy Duffy recently spoke to ChartAttack.com about the group's upcoming album, their first since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil". "We've got some ideas down, circulating. Each album gets its own life and while it's early to really tell with this one because it's in the formative st...

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Detroit's HALLOWEEN To Release 'Acoustic Hell' DVD

Detroit-based metal band HALLOWEEN is about to release a DVD, entitled "Acoustic Hell with Brian Thomas of Halloween". An all-acoustic set put together and performed by the band's lead singer Brian Thomas, the DVD is done in an MTV "Unplugged"-type of setting. Guest guitarists include: Donny Allen (...

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SHINING FORCE Begins Work On 'By The Blood'

Pasadena, Texas-based Christian metal band SHINING FORCE have entered the studio to begin recording their third CD, entitled "By the Blood". According to a press release, the new album will be the group's "heaviest" release to date and will feature "a touch of LAMB OF GOD and SLAYER" combined with S...

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PORTNOY, CHERONE, SHEEHAN, GILBERT Pay Tribute To THE WHO; DVD, CD Available

AMAZING JOURNEY — a tribute to THE WHO, featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) and vocalist Gary Cherone (VAN HALEN, EXTREME),has just released a DVD and CD of its May 31, 2006 concert at the...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: NICK CATANESE Guitar Lesson Available On Comcast On Demand

A guitar lesson from BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's Nick Catanese is now available in the "Guitar World - Guitar Star Lesson Series" on Comcast On Demand cable. Catanese can be seen playing his Washburn ET Idol demonstrating various guitar techniques. According to Catanese, when it comes to playing guitar, t...

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Western Xterminator

Welcome to one of the first truly forgettable releases of 2007. RTX's "Western Xterminator" plays a kind of sleazy hard rock with melodies that go nowhere and riffs that are beyond recycled. It is the type of album that brings to mind one of the very few negatives about this reviewing gig: having to...