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CHICKENFOOT: First Promotional Clip Released

A short promotional video clip from CHICKENFOOT, the new "supergroup" featuring former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar, ex-VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drummer Chad Smith, can be viewed below. According to Anthony, CHICKENFOOT is putting th...

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CROWN OF THORNS' 'Faith' To Surface On STEVEN VAN ZANDT's LOST CATHEDRAL Imprint

Little Steven Van Zandt has added another imprint to his rock and roll adventures with the launch of Lost Cathedral. The new label will focus on hard rock releases and will debut with the latest offering from internationally acclaimed rock band CROWN OF THORNS, titled "Faith", in stores May 14. The...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist's Collaboration With SARAH SPENCER To See Light Of Day

According to a posting on the Deep Purple Appreciation Society, DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse collaborated with singer/songwriter Sarah Spencer on an album, "Angelfire", which is scheduled to be released in early 2009 on Radiant Records in America. It also features Van Romaine on drums/percussio...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Talks About 'Day After Yesterday' Track; Video Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently spoke to former THE GATHERING and current AGUA DE ANNIQUE singer Anneke van Giersbergen about the track "Day After Yesterday" from her new acoustic album, "Pure Air". Watch the chat below. As previously reported, Anneke van Giersbergen staged two unique shows last week...

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ELEGY: More Box Set Details Revealed

Metal Mind Productions will issue a seven-CD ELEGY box set on March 23 in Europe and May 5 May in North America (via MVD). The titles will be made available in a new digipack edition on golden disc, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology and limited to 1,000 copies. The box set will contain th...

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VAN HALEN Album On Hold Until WOLFGANG Graduates

World Entertainment News Network reports that Eddie Van Halen has told Hustler magazine that VAN HALEN has put its plans for a new studio album on hold so that so the group's youngest member, Wolfgang Van Halen (Eddie's 17-year-old son),can finish high school. Eddie Van Halen said, "We're just wait...

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ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN Performs With WITHIN TEMPTATION Singer In Holland; Video Available

Former THE GATHERING singer Anneke van Giersbergen and her new band AGUA DE ANNIQUE staged two unique shows last week — at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, Holland (Feb. 12) and at the Oosterpoort in Groningen (Feb. 13). At these intimate performances, Anneke shed some light on her compositions through per...

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Reactivated ANTROPOMORPHIA Begins Recording New Album

Reactivated Dutch cult death metallers ANTROPOMORPHIA entered the studio on Friday, February 13 to begin recording their as-yet-untitled new album. The band will spend the next two months recording the CD, which is described by the group as "aggressive and more unorthodox than anything we've ever do...

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KIP WINGER Honored by United States Government And Military

Multi-platinum recording artist, producer and songwriter Kip Winger was recently presented with an honorary plaque and a historic United States of America flag by The Government of the United States. Winger was recognized for his musical composition "Blue Suede Shoes" honoring the service and sacrif...

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ENSLAVED Pulls Out Of Athens Gig With HAIL OF BULLETS

Norwegian masters of progressive/experimental metal ENSLAVED have pulled out of their previously announced February 22, 2009 concert at Gagarin 205 in Athens, Greece. HAIL OF BULLETS — the Dutch death metal band featuring GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby, THANATOS guitarists Stephan Gebédi and Paul Baayens...

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SARGON Featuring Ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer ALEX MARQUEZ: Mini-CD Completed

Panamanian death/thrashers SARGON, whose current lineup includes acclaimed extreme-metal drummer Alex Marquez (MALEVOLENT CREATION, SOLSTICE, DEMOLITION HAMMER),have completed work on their debut mini-CD, entitled "Vehemence". It was recorded at P.T.Y. studios in Panama and was produced by Ingacio...

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DOMAIN: New Song Posted Online

German metallers DOMAIN have posted a new song, "Sweeping Scars", on their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's ninth album, a concept effort entitled "The Chronicles of Love, Hate and Sorrow", which is scheduled for release on March 13. The CD artwork was created by famous Brazilian metal a...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE Talks About Helicopter Incident, No-Clothes Backstage Rule

Nicole Powers of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SuicideGirls.com: I heard you had a rather scary incident recently in a helicopter. Can you tell me about that? Tommy: Oh! [laughs] No, there was not...

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Germany's GUN RECORDS Closes Its Doors

The Bochum, Germany-based rock/metal record label GUN Records (a.k.a. Great Unlimited Noises) has officially closed its doors. Launched in 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk (who left his role as president of the company in December 2008) as a joint venture with BMG, the company had discovered a...

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ZAKK WYLDE Talks 'Guitar Hero', Upcoming BLACK LABEL SOCIETY 'Best-Of' Collection

Live-Metal.net recently conducted an interview with guitarist Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). An excerpt from the chat follows below. Live-Metal.net: I don't know if anything official has been announced yet, but I hear there's going to be some sort of greatest-hits or best-of compil...