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KROKUS Releases Statement Regarding GOTTHARD Singer's Passing
Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS have released the following statement regarding the passing of GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee: "KROKUS and management would like to extend our sincere condolences to Steve Lee's family as well as to the band GOTTHARD. "Chris Von Rohr [KROKUS bassist] produced many of the GO...October 6, 2010
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SEX PISTOLS Guitarist STEVE JONES' 'Jonesy's Jukebox' Now Available On Los Angeles' KROQ
The "world-famous" Los Angeles radio station KROQ has announced the return of "Jonesy's Jukebox", starting this Sunday, October 10. Airing Sunday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the weekly two-hour program hosted by SEX PISTOLS co-founder/guitarist and pop culture icon Steve Jones will now be now hear...October 6, 2010
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LILLIAN AXE Launches Singer Search
Louisiana rockers LILLIAN AXE are seeking a new singer following the recent departure of Ronny Munroe (ex-METAL CHURCH). All submissions MUST include the following to be considered: 01. Three-song demo CD 02. DVD containing your recent live performance 03. Two photos (color and black-and-white) 04....October 6, 2010
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GOTTHARD's Record Label Releases Statement Regarding Singer's Passing
GOTTHARD's record label, Nuclear Blast Records, has released the following statement regarding the passing of the band's singer, Steve Lee: "The world has lost one of its greatest rock singers: GOTTHARD frontman Steve Lee was killed accidentally during a motorcycle trip in the USA on Interstate 15 b...October 6, 2010
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GOTTHARD Singer Killed In Motorcycle Accident
Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD was killed when a tractor-trailer skidded into his parked motorcycle on a rainy Nevada highway northeast of Las Vegas. He was 47 years old. According to Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Joe Fackrell, Lee was in a group of motorcyclists — which a...October 6, 2010
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Reactivated BLACK ROSE Preparing To Play First Shows In More Than 20 Years
The new lineup of the reactivated NWOBHM (New Wave Of British Heavy Metal) band BLACK ROSE is currently rehearsing for upcoming shows, which will start in early 2011. The group's set will consist of songs from BLACK ROSE's very first demo, first single, first album ("Boys will Be Boys"),second albu...October 5, 2010
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THE SUMMONED: New Song Posted Online
"The Flood", a brand new song from Boston, Massachusetts-based experimental death metallers THE SUMMONED, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's forthcoming debut album, "If Only Minds Could Paint Pictures", tentatively due in December/January via Firs...October 5, 2010
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36 CRAZYFISTS Cancels Remaining Dates On Headlining Tour
Alaskan metallers 36 CRAZYFISTS have been forced to cancel the remaining dates on their headlining tour with STRAIGHT LINE STITCH and TAKING DAWN due to "financial" reasons. 36 CRAZYFISTS writes on its Facebook page, "Unfortunate turn of events for the 36 CRAZYFISTS camp. After three weeks of the St...October 5, 2010
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JAMES MURPHY To Guest On AC/DZ Album
James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT, DISINCARNATE) has been added to the list of guitarists who will lay down guest solos on the forthcoming debut album from AC/DZ, the San Francisco Bay Area-based AC/DC tribute band formed by legendary thrash singer Steve "Zetro" Souza (TENET, DUBLIN DEATH PAT...October 5, 2010
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TRANSATLANTIC: 'Whirld Tour 2010' DVD/CD Detailed
Seven years after the announcement of their creative break, the original members of prog rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC — Roine Stolt (THE FLOWER KINGS),Pete Trewavas (MARILLION),Neal Morse (ex-SPOCK'S BEARD) and Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER) — got together again and recorded a new studio album titl...October 5, 2010
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ARCHITECTS Interviewed By U.K.'s DEAD PRESS!
Dead Press! conducted an interview with the British quintet ARCHITECTS on October 2 at Academy in Manchester, U.K. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ARCHITECTS will film a video for its new single, "Day In Day Out", on October 8 at the Koko in London, England. The "Day In ...October 4, 2010
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PSYCHOTIC WALTZ Rejoined By Guitarist DAN ROCK
Guitarist Dan Rock has rejoined PSYCHOTIC WALTZ, the reunited cult early 1990s progressive metal band from El Cajon, California. The group, whose lineup now includes all five original members, will embark on a European tour as the support act for NEVERMORE and SYMPHONY X in February/March 2011. The...October 4, 2010
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ATHEIST's STEVE FLYNN Explains Drum Patterns For 'Fictitious Glide' Track (Video)
Video footage of drummer Steve Flynn of reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST explaining the drum patterns to the band's new song "Fictitious Glide" can be viewed below. The track is featured on ATHEIST's long-awaited fourth album, "Jupiter", which will be released on November 9 (one...October 4, 2010
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Singer RONNY MUNROE Quits LILLIAN AXE
Former METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has announced his departure from LILLIAN AXE — less than four months after he joined the Louisiana-based band. "I'm sorry to announce that I have had to step down from my position as lead vocalist of LILLIAN AXE," Munroe writes in a statement. "My commitment...October 4, 2010
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TOKYO BLADE: New Album Title Announced
The newly revamped lineup of the NWOBHM band TOKYO BLADE — featuring Andy Boulton (guitar) John Wiggins (guitar),Andy Wrighton (bass) and Steve Pierce (drums),alongside new singer Nicolaj "Nick" Ruhnow (IRONY, VOIVITTU, DOMAIN, HELLFORT) — has set "1000 Men Strong" as the tentative title of its ne...October 4, 2010
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