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VAN HALEN Publicist 'Not Denying' Rumors Of 'Rock Star' Talent Search

TMZ.com is reporting that VAN HALEN are in the market for a new lead singer, and the marketplace will be the upcoming reality show "Rock Star: The Series". Last October, VAN HALEN reps vehemently denied the band would use "Rock Star" in a talent search for a new lead singer. The reps are ...

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WEDNESDAY 13 Secures New Management, Continues Writing New Material

Horror High has announced that they will be handling management duties for MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13. Commented Horror High president Jon Nelson: "Well, people already hate us, because they think I'm an ass. They hate Horror High because we work with Michale Graves [former MISFITS frontman]....

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TIM OWENS Says Guitarist JON SCHAFFER Is Hard At Work On New ICED EARTH CD

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has issued the following update on ICED EARTH's current status: "Jon [Schaffer, ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman] and I spent New Year's Eve together along with our families, and we spent this past weekend together going...

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DEATHSTARS Enter German Album Chart At No. 87

DEATHSTARS's sophomore album, "Termination Bliss", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 87. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS have been confirmed as the support act for LACUNA COIL on March 5 at the Forum in London, England. DEATHSTARS's video for the track "Cyanide" has been...

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STILL REMAINS Announce Headlining Tour Dates

STILL REMAINS have announced nearly 60 North American tour dates including a headlining tour that will take them into May. The massive run starts with a stint as direct support to THROWDOWN, then a batch of dates with SHADOWS FALL and finally the headlining tour. "We love touring," stated singer TJ...

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HEATHEN: We Have Not Signed Anything Yet

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have issued a statement refuting a recent press release from the the French record company Season of Mist indicating that they have signed the band to a label deal. In a posting on their official web site, HEATHEN write, "OK, so it looks like the cat...

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That rumbling sound you hear is the onrushing freight train of hype that'll be dumped on the United States in the near future, as Australian sensations WOLFMOTHER make their belated way to our shores. Already bigger than big down under, this lean, mean power trio could actually bridge the gap betwee...

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DEATHSTARS To Support LACUNA COIL In London

Sweden's DEATHSTARS have been confirmed as the support act for LACUNA COIL on March 5 at the Forum in London, England. DEATHSTARS's video for the track "Cyanide" has been posted online at this location. The song comes off the group's sophomore album, "Termination Bliss", which was released in Europe...

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WHITESNAKE To Tour Japan In May

WHITESNAKE will be undertaking a headlining tour of Japan in early May prior to their slew of festival appearances and headlining shows in Europe this summer. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In other news, WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale recently commented on the rumors of a possi...

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JOE SATRIANI Announces New Bassist, Prepares To Hit The Road

Guitar legend Joe Satriani has posted the following message on his official web site: "I'm happy to announce that bassist Dave LaRue (DIXIE DREGS, STEVE MORSE BAND, JOHN PETRUCCI, VINNIE MOORE and PLANET X) will be joining us on our upcoming 'Super Colossal Tour'. Dave is a monster player and I look...

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DEMONS & WIZARDS Auctioning Stage Decoration On eBay: Photos Available

DEMONS & WIZARDS, the project featuring Jon Schaffer of ICED EARTH and Hansi Kürsch of BLIND GUARDIAN, are selling the stage decoration that was used on their first tour. According to a posting on the item's eBay auction page, "there is a small piece loose that has to be glued but after the glue...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Stars In U.K.'s 'I Can't Believe It's Not Butter' Campaign

U.K.'s Checkout magazine is reporting that Unilever UK Foods is launching a TV campaign for its "I can't believe it's not Butter" brand featuring Ozzy Osbourne and impersonator Jon Culshaw. The 7-million-pound campaign goes live this month and is designed to support the relaunch of the product, whic...

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PAUL DI'ANNO, BLOODMOON Confirmed For Germany's ROCK HARZ OPEN AIR Festival

PAUL DI'ANNO AND THE PHANTOMS OF THE OPERA and BLOODMOON have been confirmed for the Rock Harz Open Air festival, set to take place July 7-8 in Osterode-Dorste, Lower Saxony, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ATROCITY BLOODMOON CRAYFOX CRUCIFIED BARB...

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HEATHEN Sign To SEASON OF MIST RECORDS

Season of Mist has announced the signing of veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN. As many fans will recall, HEATHEN were one of the most unique bands to rise from the Bay Area thrash explosion of the '80s/'90s, having released a groundbreaking debut album, "Breaking the Silence", in 1987...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Begin Writing New Album In February

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton told Greg Prato of Billboard.com that the band will reconvene next month to begin writing the follow-up to 2005's "Angel of Retribution", which was the band's first album with singer Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller". "We've had a break — we've been out for al...