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ALICE IN CHAINS Singer's Legacy Lives On Through Music

Tom Scanlon of the Seattle Times reports: As a teen, he was known to his friends as Layne Elmer, as he took his stepfather's last name in high school. He went back to his birth name of Staley when he started a rock career that rocketed him far beyond Lynnwood. In 2006, Nancy ...

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JON OLIVA, ZAK STEVENS, WADE BLACK Perform At LES TALENT Memorial Show; Photos Available

JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CIRCLE II CIRCLE/ex-SAVATAGE frontman Zak Stevens and CRIMSON GLORY frontman Wade Black were among the performers at a special memorial show for respected Seminole, Florida musician Les Talent (born Les S. Green) on Sunday, August 19 at Fast Eddie's in St. Petersburg, FL. DORIAN gu...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Playing Only Midwest Show On Friday

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE makes its first non-festival appearance since reuniting earlier this year on Friday night (August 24) at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin. This is the band's only scheduled date in the Midwes...

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SLAYER's TOM ARAYA: 'We'll Sell Records But We Won't Sell Our Souls'

Michelle J. Mills of DailyBulletin.com recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process: "Kerry [King, guitar] likes to present his songs complete and that's pretty much how they stay. It's the more experimental songs, th...

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Ex-MASTERPLAN Frontman JORN LANDE To Guest On New AYREON CD; Audio Available

AYREON, the brainchild of Dutch guitarist/composer Arjen Lucassen, has posted an audio sample of the next guest singer who will appear on the the band's upcoming album, tentatively due late 2007/early 2008: former MASTERPLAN frontman Jorn Lande. Other vocalists scheduled to appear on the CD include...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About Family Life

Cullen Hendrix of San Diego CityBEAT recently conducted an interview with SLAYER frontman Tom Araya. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On his kids: "My son sits behind Dave [Lombardo] and mimics his drum playing. He gets all into it. [My kids] are 8 and 11. They think it's crazy how ...

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'Monster Ballads Xmas' Featuring SKID ROW, TWISTED SISTER, QUEENSRŸCHE: Artwork Revealed

Inspired by the success of the platinum-certified, best-selling "Monster Ballads" collections and last year's surprise Christmas hit, TWISTED SISTER's "A Twisted Christmas", Razor & Tie Entertainment is proud to announce a must-have for any rock and roll fan — "Monster Ballads Xmas". Featuring s...

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OBITUARY Frontman: I Am Totally Psyched And Ready To Get This Album Out!

Vocalist John Tardy of the Florida-based death metal legends OBITUARY has issued the following update: "With only a fews days until the release of our newest CD, 'Xecutioner's Return' (out August 28th),and we really want to thank all of the people that have helped us this far. Starting with Mark Pr...

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KISS: 'Kissology Vol. 2 1978 – 1991' Tops Music Video Chart

KISS' latest DVD box set, "Kissology - The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978 - 1991", sold 46,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. VH1 Classic has posted no less than 12 tracks from KISS' November 22, 1980 concert in Sydney, Aust...

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TOKYO DRAGONS Prepare To Deliver 'Hot Nuts'

TOKYO DRAGONS will release their second full-length album, "Hot Nuts", in Europe on September 24 via Escapi Music. The CD will arrive in the U.S. in November. "Hot Nuts" was recorded at Seattle's legendary Litho (owned by PEARL JAM's Stone Gossard) and Avast studios with producer Kurt Bloch (NASHVIL...

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HELLYEAH On New York's 92.3 K-ROCK: Video Interview, Acoustic Performance Available

HELLYEAH — the new band featuring members of MUDVAYNE, PANTERA and NOTHINGFACE — stopped by the 92.3 K-Rock studios in New York City on August 17, 2007 and sat down with Jivin for a little interview action. They also took part in a special acoustic performance of the track "Alcohaulin' Ass". Watch t...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist Issues Video For New Song

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello has released a video as his alter ego THE NIGHTWATCHMAN for a song called "Alone Without You", according to a press release. Morello composed the tune after seeing an early cut of filmmaker Mi...

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SLAYER Members Discuss Post-Tour Plans

YeboTV, a next generation web-based TV network, has uploaded video footage of SLAYER members discussing their post-tour plans Watch the clips below. YeboTV, a next generation web-based TV network, has launched SlayerTV — featuring nothing but SLAYER live footage and interviews all day long — at this...

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'Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' Details Revealed

Halloween rocks as writer/director Rob Zombie unleashes his terrifying remake of the classic film "Halloween". "Halloween: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Hip-O/UMe),released August 21, 2007, precedes the premiere of the film on more than 2,000 screens on August 31. "Halloween" is a trick-or-t...

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QUEEN Tribute Concert Scheduled For September

On Saturday, September 15, 2007 musicians from Hamilton, Toronto and Southwestern Ontario will gather together at Hamilton's Casbah Lounge (306 King Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) to celebrate the life of Freddie Mercury and the music of QUEEN with proceeds from the event going to Hamilton'...