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SLAYER Frontman To Take Part In Online Chat

SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya will take part in an online chat with members of the online SLAYER community, the Slatanic Wehrmacht, on Monday, July 30, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. To become a member of the Slatanic Wehrmacht, click here. Araya recently told Gary Graff of Billboard.com that in addition to...

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ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS: New Track Posted Online

Santa Cruz's ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS have posted the vicious title track from their much-anticipated Century Media debut, "The Game of Life", on their official MySpace page. A video for the track will also be shot in the coming weeks. This phenomenal new offering was produced by Zach Ohren of Ca...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I'm Not Really That Impressed With Myself'

The West Australian recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). In January this year Dio was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk with fellow rock royalty, including GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FRANK ZAPPA d...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Double-CD Collection, Reissue Of 'The Song Remains The Same' Due In November

On November 13, Atlantic Records/Rhino Entertainment will honor LED ZEPPELIN with the release of "Mothership", a 24-track, two-CD comprehensive collection that spans their illustrious career. All eight of the band's classic studio albums are represented here, with the tracks being personally selecte...

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DOWN: New Album Tentative Release Date Revealed

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — i...

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ADLER'S APPETITE Joined By HOLLYWOOD ROSES Singer

ADLER'S APPETITE, the band led by former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, has announced the addition of singer Colby Veil to the group's ranks. Colby is lead vocalist for the popular GUNS N' ROSES cover band HOLLYWOOD ROSES. Check out his MySpace here. Commented Veil: "I am so honored and excited...

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GREAT WHITE Jammin' For Kids

John Sharp of Peoria, IL's Journal Star reports that when GREAT WHITE performs Saturday at the Ham 'N Jam festival, some of the proceeds will go toward helping sick children, organizers say. Raising money for charitable causes is something GREAT WHITE, a 1980s hard rock band from California, is used...

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SLAYER, MARILYN MANSON: U.S. Tour Opening-Night Setlists Revealed

SLAYER and MARILYN MANSON kicked off their joint U.S. tour last night (Wednesday, July 25) in West Palm Beach, Florida. Their setlists were as follows: SLAYER 01. Flesh Storm 02. War Ensemble 03. Chemical Warfare 04. Cult 05. Threshold 06. Disciple 07. Payback 08. Jihad 09. Seasons In The Abyss 10....

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SEBASTIAN BACH With ACCEPT's WOLF HOFFMANN; 2005 Concert Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach performing the ACCEPT classic "Balls to the Wall" with ACCEPT guitarist Wolf Hoffmann on November 26, 2005 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York has been posted on YouTube. Watch it below. As previously reported,...

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BUCKETHEAD, RUSH Featured on CBS' Guitar Hero II Show; Trailer Available

This Sunday, July 29 at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, CBS will show some of the best Guitar Hero II players in North America as they compete for a piece of the $90,000 prize pot at the WSVG Louisville circuit stop. At the WSVG, the top prizes aren't awarded to the players with only the ...

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SLAYER Frontman: 'We're Not Here To Preach, Just Trying To Inspire Some Dialogue'

Peter Chakerian of Blogcritics.org recently conducted an interview with SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: This last year has been big for SLAYER: the original members record the first album in 15 years together, then "Christ Illusion" debuts in the Billboard...

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RUSH Rolls Out New Songs On Tour

Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic recently conducted an interview with RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: The Arizona Republic: How is the tour going so far? Lifeson: It's going great — we've got one leg under our belt and we're now working our way down throu...

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QUIET RIOT, Ex-DEEP PURPLE, GUNS N' ROSES, YNGWIE Members Pay Tribute To JOHN BONHAM

RSM Records (distributed by MVD Entertainment),in association with Jeff Roberts & Jack Edward Sawyers, will release FRANKIE BANALI & FRIENDS' "24/7/365 - The Tribute to Led Zeppelin" on September 18. According to a posting on QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali's web site, "the album is dedic...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Inks 'New-Model' Record Deal with MEROVINGIAN MUSIC

Merovingian Music, Ltd. has announced the signing of a joint venture between MRV and Sebastian Bach's Get Off My Bach Productions to launch a yet-to-be-named label owned by the artist. MRV is part of, and is distributed exclusively, by the Caroline/EMI Music Group. MRV's model is designed specifical...

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QUEENSRŸCHE To Perform On 'Rockline'

Seattle's QUEENSRŸCHE will perform live on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Wednesday, August 1. According to the group, "This will NOT be acoustic set, rather the entire band!" The show airs at 8:30 p.m. PT/ 11:30 p.m. ET and fans are encouraged to call in at...