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DEF LEPPARD: 'Hysteria Deluxe Edition' North American Release Date Announced

British rock band DEF LEPPARD has set an October 24 North American release date for a deluxe reissue of their "Hysteria" album (October 16 in the U.K.). "Hysteria Deluxe Edition" has been expanded to a double-CD, with the first disc having the original album tracks and all the single B-sides, while...

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MACHINE HEAD: Drum Tracks Completed

MACHINE HEAD has set "The Blackening" as the title of its sixth studio album, tentatively due in early 2007 via Roadrunner Records. The group is recording the new CD at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland, CA, with MACHINE HEAD frontman Robert Flynn returning to the producer's chair, and Mark Keaton once a...

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Former Students Create 'Northwest Arkansas Online Metal Community'

The Arkansas Traveler reports: What would you get if you crossed a heavy metal musician/radio DJ with a computer geek? If you displeased the gods, you would probably end up with a plethora of songs chock full of guitar solos and lyrics about UNIX and HTML. If you were good little boys and ...

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Former W.A.S.P. Drummer TONY RICHARDS Speaks

Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with former W.A.S.P./DANTE FOX (pre-GREAT WHITE) drummer Tony Richards. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: Did you play with anybody before you hooked up with Jack Russell and Mark Kendall? Tony: No, I didn't do shit, b...

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DIMEBAG DARRELL Tribute On The Road With FAMILY VALUES

The participating artist list reads like a "who's who" in rock: James Hetfield, Dave Navarro, Ace Frehley, Dave Grohl, Kirk Hammett, Nancy Wilson, Marilyn Manson, Jerry Cantrell, Billy Gibbons, Kerry King, Rob Zombie, KORN and Zakk Wylde, to name a few. In a fitting tribute to the late Dimebag Darre...

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ABORTED Forced To Drop Off CRYPTOPSY Tour

Belgian death metallers ABORTED have issued the following update: Well, this tour [with CRYPTOPSY] has been quite the debacle. We had to cancel Malmo [Sweden] since the bus broke down in Denmark and we were stuck there the whole day which sucked ass. Luckily for the fans, CRYPTOPSY did make it at th...

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The Stench of Redemption

So you were worried about the fate of DEICIDE after the less than amicable departure of the Hoffman brothers, eh? Stop worrying, DEICIDE just raised its game on "The Stench of Redemption", thanks to replacement guitarists Jack Owen (ex-CANNIBAL CORPSE) and Ralph Santolla (ex-DEATH, ex-ICED EARTH). B...

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FIVE STAR PRISON CELL To Release New Album In February: Audio Available

Aussie tech metallers FIVE STAR PRISON CELL have posted a preview track from their forthcoming "Slaves of Virgo" album, entitled "Obtuse: The Essence of Indifference", at their MySpace page. The CD was produced by dw Norton at Back Beach studios in Rye, Victoria, Australia and is scheduled for relea...

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LED ZEPPELIN Author Announces Special Book Signing In California

Ralph Hulett, local author and photographer whose work has appeared in Relix, Goldmine and Vintage Guitar magazines and on the television programs VH1 "Behind the Music" and ABC News Downtown, will sign copies of his book, "Whole Lotta Led, Our Flight with Led Zeppelin", answer questions and give li...

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HANOI ROCKS: New Video Interview Available

A video interview HANOI ROCKS members with Andy McCoy (guitar),Conny Bloom (guitar; ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) and Andy "A.C." Christell (bass; ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) has been posted online at www.rocknrolltv.net. HANOI ROCKS recently completed work on the video for the song "Back In Yer Face", taken from their...

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SUPERNOVA: More Tour Dates Announced

It is by no means clear who will be fronting America's most talked about new band, SUPERNOVA, but the band's three founding members, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke announced they will be inaugurating their band wi...

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DEFTONES, STONE SOUR, DIR EN GREY Members Comment On FAMILY VALUES Tour

Ultimate-Guitar.com caught up with co-headliners DEFTONES as well as STONE SOUR and DIR EN GREY to grab a few words regarding The Family Values Tour 2006. KORN has once again launched their Family Values Tour and 2006's lineup features some of today's hottest metal bands. With appearances by KORN, D...

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DREAM THEATER Guitarist Checks In

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci has posted the following message in his official forum: "Just a little update on what I've been up to lately. I know it's been some time since the last one! I've been enjoying some much needed time off since the end of DREAM THEATER's 'Octavarium' world tour thi...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Hysteria' Deluxe Edition Details Revealed

On August 3, 1987, British rock band DEF LEPPARD released the album "Hysteria". Already a major force in rock music, "Hysteria" catapulted the band into the stratosphere. The statistics for "Hysteria" are astounding. The album has sold in excess of 17 million copies and counting. Due to the incredib...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Believe In Total Honesty'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to Blender.com about the women he's loved, bands he's helped break out, his parenting skills, the Kiss Coffeehouse and the "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" reality TV show. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Blender.com: So, tell us a secret: How...