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GENE SIMMONS Not Letting Terrorism Affect Plans

Tom Campbell of Times-Dispatch reports that like other travelers at the Richmond airport yesterday, rock star Gene Simmons of KISS seemed unconcerned about security after recent scares in London and Glasgow. Simmons was in Richmond over the weekend because the IndyCar Series was in town. His company...

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SLAYER: Concert Footage From Sweden's METALTOWN Festival Posted Online

Fan-filmed video footage of SLAYER's June 30, 2007 performance at the Metaltown festival in Gothenburg, Sweden has been posted at YouTube: "Silent Scream": Video "Die by the Sword": Video "Angel of Death": Video "Mandatory Suicide": Video "Raining Blood": Video As previously reported, the cover artw...

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EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT: New CD Is 'The Baddest Slab Of Metal Recorded In Years'

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS entered Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, California on June 10 with producer Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY) to begin recording their new album for a late 2007 release via Nuclear Blast Records. EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has is...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Performs At Party For Make-A-Wish Golf Classic

According to KissOnline.com, KISS lead guitarist Tommy Thayer and PGA tour pro/avid KISS fan Shaun Micheel performed for the second year in a row at the pairings party for the 2007 Shaun Micheel Make-A-Wish Golf Classic. With them on stage at the Rendezvous were fellow guitarists Gerry Finney and Do...

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TURBONEGRO: Video Interview Online

A video interview with Happy Tom and Hank Helvete from TURBONEGRO has been posted online at Metal Hammer TV. The footage was shot at Download festival, Donington, UK. The interview starts off as a straightforward chat about "festival fashion" (as Hank is wearing a U.S. flag and furry codpiece),but...

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SLAYER Guitarist KERRY KING Talks About Upcoming Tour With MARILYN MANSON

Peter Atkinson of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A few excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Do you prefer playing these European festivals to doing something like Ozzfest? King: Yeah, I do because Ozzfest is in the heat of summer in America and there a...

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CELTIC FROST Comments On Upcoming Shows In Mexico

Seminal avant-garde metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have posted the following message on their web site: "CELTIC FROST will conclude their epic journey in support of the band's 'Monotheist' album with two co-headline concerts in Mexico. "The 'Monotheist' tour began in Switzerland on May 29, 2006, and CE...

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PAUL STANLEY Talks About Painting And KISS

Tom Iacuzio of the Daytona Beach News-Journal recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Daytona Beach News-Journal: You were an art major and a graduate of the High School of Music & Art in New York City. How did that shape yo...

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SLAYER: 'Christ Illusion' Reissue Artwork Revealed

The cover artwork for the upcoming re-release of SLAYER's "Christ Illusion" album, has been posted at the SonyMusicStore. According to MTV.com, the limited-edition set — which is due on July 24 — will contain the previously unreleased cut "The Final Six", as well as an alternate version of "Black Se...

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PITIFUL REIGN Signs With PUNISHMENT 18

Italian label Punishment 18 has announced the signing of up-and-coming U.K. thrashers PITIFUL REIGN. The band will enter the studio in fall/winter 2007 to record the new album for an early 2008 release. Label spokesperson Marita Mirabella said, "I first saw PITIFUL REIGN at the ANNIHILATOR fan party...

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KISS: 'Kissology: Volume Two' Bonus Disc Details Revealed

According to a posting on KISS' official web site, there will be three different limited-edition "fourth bonus discs" in the initial pressings of KISS' new box set, "Kissology: Volume Two". Retailer details are not confirmed at this time. The shows to be featured are: * Capital Centre – Largo, MD –...

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HELLYEAH Frontman Talks About Bassist's Sacking, Band's Musical/Lyrical Approach

Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with HELLYEAH/MUDVAYNE frontman Chad Gray. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On HELLYEAH's musical direction: "We wanted to bring the personality of the members out in the music. There are so many bands out there right now where eve...

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KISS Guitarist Talks About Upcoming 'Kissology: Volume Two' DVD Box Set

Greg Prato of Billboard.com recently spoke to KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer about the band's upcoming DVD box set "Kissology: Volume Two, 1978-1991". "It's fantastic that 'Volume One' of 'Kissology' has done huge numbers, but does it surprise me? No, not at all," Thayer tells Billboard.com. "This is K...

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CELTIC FROST: Video Interview With TOM G. FISCHER, MARTIN AIN Available

A video interview with CELTIC FROST guitarist/vocalist Tom G. Fischer and bassist Martin Ain has been posted on YouTube in ten parts. Watch it at this location. CELTIC FROST's video for "A Dying God Coming into Human Flesh", a song taken from their first album in 13 years, "Monotheist", can be viewe...

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Guitarist Performs On Atlanta's 99X; Video Available

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE guitarist Tom Morello stopped by the 99X Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on June 21, 2007 to perform a couple of songs from his THE NIGHTWATCHMAN project and to take part in an interview with Sean, Leslie and Jenners of the "New Morning X". Watch the interview and performances a...