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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Says His Goal Is To Write Another Classic Metal Album

Dave Fonseca of MetalReview.com recently conducted an interview with DIVINE HERESY/ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. An excerpt from the chat follows: MetalReview.com: How long did it take you to find a vocalist, and what was it about Tommy [Cummings; a.k.a. Tommy Vext] that made him stick out...

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METALLICA's Bridge School Benefit Performance To Be Made Available For Download

METALLICA has announced that it will record its upcoming performances at the the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit on October 27-28 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California and make them available for download via LiveMetallica.com. "It's an acoustic show that Neil Young puts together...

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COURTNEY LOVE Settles Final NIRVANA Lawsuit

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: Courtney Love settled a lawsuit brought against her by the attorneys who represented her in her own legal battle with the surviving members of NIRVANA, according to Seattle Weekly. Katherine Hendricks and O. Yale Lewis claimed that Love ow...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers PHIL COLLINS: Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the seventh MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "What? Axel Rudi Pell is covering 'In the Air Tonight', the megahit by PHIL COLLINS??? I received a lot of reactions like that... but what's wrong? Nothing! This son...

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AS I LAY DYING Guitarist Featured On 'Ryan's Rock Show'

San Diego's AS I LAY DYING appears on this week's "Ryan's Rock Show". Guitarist Phil Sgrosso discusses the band's new album, touring overseas, and what it feels like to sell a quarter of a million records. "Ryan's Rock Show" program featuring AS I LAY DYING is available for streaming and download at...

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MOTÖRHEAD, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Members Guest On New QUEEN V Album

Queen V – singer, guitarist and rock 'n' roll purist — has recruited heavy metal cult icon Lemmy (MOTÖRHEAD) to lend his signature gravelly voice and lyrics to "Wasted", a track off her December 2007 release, "Death or Glory" (Royal Noise Recordings). The record also features guest appearances by To...

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DEF LEPPARD Wanted To Be Like QUEEN

VH1 Classic Radio reports: DEF LEPPARD have made quite a name for themselves now that they've been around for some 30 years. But who did the band look up to when they were forming? Phil Collen (guitar): "QUEEN were the most obvious reference point for all five of us to say that's the kind of ...

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HANOI ROCKS: Tour With L.A. GUNS Was Never Officially Confirmed

Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS have issued the following statement: "As far as the prematurely advertised tour with the L.A GUNS [and VIXEN] is concerned, it was never officially approved by HANOI ROCKS. It was only at a negotiation stage and no contracts were ever issued. Otherwise HANOI...

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DEICIDE/Ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE Guitarist Says ADRIFT CD Is 'By Far Best Record I Have Ever Done'

ADRIFT guitarist Jack Owen (also DEICIDE, ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) has issued the following update on the recording process for the band's new album, "Absolution": “We've finally finished the mix of our full length record, 'Absolution'. It took a little longer than we expected due to Mark Lewis (of Audio...

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RE:IGNITION To Play European Shows In November

RE:IGNITION — the band featuring Steev Esquivel (SKINLAB) on guitar, Snake (SKINLAB) on bass, Dave Moore (ex-MINDBENDER) on vocals, Tim Howell (ex-FUELED, SACRILEGE B.C.) on guitar and Mark Hernandez (ex-TECHNOCRACY, TORQUE) on drums — has issued the following update: "We are going to Europe! Our Eu...

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L.A. GUNS' European Tour With HANOI ROCKS Postoned Until Early 2008

According to L.A. GUNS frontman Phil Lewis, the band's previously announced European tour with HANOI ROCKS, which was scheduled to take place in November, has been pushed back to early 2008. Female hard rockers VIXEN were also expected to take part in the trek, although it's not presently clear if t...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Checks In From MACHINE HEAD Tour

ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow has issued the following update from the Black Tyranny Tour, also featuring MACHINE HEAD, THROWDOWN and SANCTITY: "This tour rocks! "The last couple of shows have been a blast! We finally got all our crew together and the chemistry in the band is great. It's pure jo...

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FOZZY Singer To Embark On Book-Signing Tour

Chris Jericho, lead vocalist for FOZZY and former WWE champion, will release "A Lion's Tale: Around The World In Spandex" (Grand Central Publishing) on October 25, 2007. The autobiography (book cover) will focus on the early days of his wrestling and performing career. To support the book, Chris wil...

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PEPPER KEENAN Says DOWN Will Play 'Close To Two Hours' On Upcoming Tour

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A couple of excerpts follow: On the upcoming tour, which will feature only DOWN, no openers — a rare set-up for a club outing: "We're probably going to play close to two hours. I like it like t...

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AXEL RUDI PELL Covers MONTROSE; Audio Available

German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell has posted the sixth MP3 snippet from his upcoming "Diamonds Unlocked" covers album. Commented Axel: "Yes, the song has the same title as one song from 'Mystica', but nothing else in common! 'Rock the Nation' was the first song way back in the Seventies where I heard...