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Friend Of Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist Shaves Head To Raise Money For Charity

Rosa Silverman of WimbledonGuardian.co.uk reports: A friend of GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson, who died of cancer last month, shaved off her waist-length hair on Friday to raise money for Clapham's Trinity Hospice. Dianne Clark, 39, of New Cross, became a skinhead after growing her locks for sev...

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TOOL Frontman's PUSCIFER: New Album Title, Release Date Announced

PUSCIFER — the side project of TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan — has set an October 30 release date for its debut album, entitled "V is for Vagina". "This is absolutely just put-it-on-and-move-your-butt -and-get-completely-out-of-your-head music," Keenan recently told MTV.com about the record. "T...

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VELVET REVOLVER's MATT SORUM: AXL ROSE Is 'So Jealous Of Our Band'

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash told Rolling Stone magazine (web site) that before he entered rehab last year, he was plagued by a certain rumor that some of his bandmates chose to believe: "They thought I had quit the band and joined GUNS N' ROSES," Slash said. "I would do my best to convince ...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Featured On 'Ryan's Rock Show'

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer — is featured on this week's edition of "Ryan's Rock...

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SUICIDE SILENCE Shoots New Video

Riverside, CA-based quintet SUICIDE SILENCE has lined up an extremely busy fall touring schedule. The band kicks off off its worldwide touring cycle for its upcoming debut album, "The Cleansing" (due on September 18 via Century Media) by joining up with UNEARTH, DARKEST HOUR and AUGUST BURNS RED for...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stripped Down Rock And Roll For New Generation

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Going onto this record ["Libertad"], what did you want to achieve with it? Slash: You know, for me personally, I didn't have any set goal...

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BLACK MARKET HERO: More Music Posted Online

BLACK MARKET HERO, the band featuring members of FLAW and 40 BELOW SUMMER, has posted 10 more recent and previously unreleased tracks along with ringtones on their MySpace page. The full-length tracks have been appropriately titled the "Demo Collection." They are also available through www.isounds.c...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman Talks About His Drug Overdose

MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf recently spoke to U.K.-based music journalist Dave Ling about the occasion on which an overdose on prescription drugs almost killed him on February 27, 2006. "It had been a long time coming," recounts Wyndorf. "Eveything began when I couldn't sleep on tour, so th...

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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman Talks Comic Books; Audio Available

MONSTER MAGNET frontman and comics enthusiast Dave Wyndorf was the featured guest on the Around Comics podcast #116. A description of the show reads as follows: "We were so shocked to find out that this rock-n-roller was not only a huge comic fan, but also a listener of the show, that we had to have...

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METALLICA In 92.3 K-ROCK 'Hostile Takeover'; Audio Highlights Available

METALLICA members Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich took over the the airwaves on New York's 92.3 K-Rock on Monday, July 23. Check out the playlist and listen to highlights at this location. METALLICA hasn't even finished recording its new album and already the project has a fan in VELVET REVOLVER drumme...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH: 'The Bleeding' Video Posted Online

FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH — the Los Angeles-based band featuring ex-W.A.S.P. guitarist Darrell Roberts, former MOTOGRATER vocalist Ivan Moody (Ghost),ex-U.P.O. guitarist Zoltan Bathory, former DEADSETT bassist Matt Snell, and drummer Jeremy Spencer — has posted its video for the song "The Bleeding" o...

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MATT SORUM Says New METALLICA Songs Are 'Sick' And 'Crazy Fast' With Lots Of 'Tempo Changes'

METALLICA is hard at work on its next album with producer Rick Rubin, and at least one person outside the band has heard the songs: VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum. He tells RollingStone.com, "Lars [Ulrich, METALLICA drummer] is a good friend of mine. He played me the demos from San Francisco, an...

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TRIVIUM: 'To The Rats' Video Posted Online

TRIVIUM's new video for the track "To the Rats" has been released to the general public (view it below). Members of the band's TriviumWorld.com fan club have been able to see the clip since last Friday (July 20). TRIVIUM's video for the song "The Rising" has been posted online at this location. The...

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SKINDRED To Release 'Rock Roots Riot' In October

Welsh ragga-punk-metal outfit SKINDRED has set October 23 as the release date for its second album, entitled "Rock Roots Riot". The group plan to release the first single from the effort, "Rat Race", in the coming weeks, with a radio impact date to shortly follow. The recording of "Rock Roots Riot"...

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BIOMECHANICAL To Turn Into JOHN K. Project?

BIOMECHANICAL members Jamie Hunt (guitar),Chris Webb (guitar) and Jon Collins (bass) appear to have quit the band following an argument with the group's frontman John K. (a.k.a. Yiannis Koutselinis) over the band's future. In a statement released earlier today, Webb said, "John K. from BIOMECHANICA...