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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks About MATT SORUM's Injury, Playing OZZFEST

Paul Maldonado Jr. of The Albuquerque Tribune recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER basist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Several excerpts from the chat follow: On playing this year's Ozzfest: "We'll do all right; we'll hold our own. We did Ozzfest in Europe last month - we did Doni...

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AC/DC To Play Australia In Early 2006?

According to Undercover News, AC/DC are among the artists who are said to be planning performances in Australia next March to mark the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne. AC/DC have been working on a new studio album, and according to Billboard, their agent told a gathering of concert-i...

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ROB ZOMBIE, MÖTLEY CRÜE To Perform On New VH1 CLASSIC Show

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that ROB ZOMBIE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, INCUBUS and SMASHING PUMPKINS founder Billy Corgan are among the artists who will tape performances for a new VH1 Classic program called "Decades Rock Live". Each one-hour segment will spotlight an influential rock or soul artist of th...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'Return Of The Champions' Track Listing Revealed

QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, featuring legendary rock icons Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, and Paul Rodgers of BAD COMPANY and FREE, will release a a live, two-CD set, entitled "Return of the Champions", on September 13 via Hollywood Records. A DVD set of the show, filmed by renowned director David M...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Joins SOILWORK On Stage At Mountain View OZZFEST: Photos Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined SOILWORK on stage at the at the August 13 Ozzfest stop in Mountain View, CA for a "memorable" rendition of the track "Follow the Hollow" from SOILWORK's fourth album, "Natural Born Chaos". Check out pictures at www.myspace.com/nuclearblastrecords (take a look at...

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Ex-MACHINE HEAD Drummer: 'I Was Sick Of The Tough-Guy Sh*t And Working For One Guy's Dream'

Metal Sludge recently conducted an interview with former MACHINE HEAD/TESTAMENT drummer Chris Kontos as part of their regularly weekly "20 Questions With?" feature. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Sludge: What are you currently up to? This is your one and only chance to plug your sh...

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FEAR FACTORY: Looney Tunes Performance To Be Professionally Filmed

Pierced Productions, an up-and-coming production company, will be filming FEAR FACTORY's in-store performance at the Looney Tunes CD store in West Babylon, New York on Monday, August 22 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The footage will reportedly be released on FEAR FACTORY's web site the very next day. FEAR...

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METALLICA Track Performed On 'Canadian Idol'

METALLICA's version of BOB SEGER's "Turn the Page" was performed by one of the surviving six hopefuls on "Canadian Idol" Tuesday night (August 16). Rex Goudie received the loudest performance of the night, when he sang the track, according to CTV.ca. With the microphone stand in tow, Goudie darted i...

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VELVET REVOLVER Enlist Drummer MARK SCHULMAN For OZZFEST Dates

VELVET REVOLVER have enlisted veteran drummer Mark Schulman (CHER, STEVIE NICKS, SHERYL CROW, FOREIGNER, BILLY IDOL, STEVE STEVENS) to fill in for injured Matt Sorum during the band's upcoming Ozzfest trek. VELVET REVOLVER are currently utilizing the services of Brian Tichy (OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH'S S...

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FEAR FACTORY To Perform At Looney Tunes Store In New York

FEAR FACTORY will play a very special in-store concert at Looney Tunes CD store in West Babylon, New York on Monday, August 22 beginning at 7:00 p.m. They will play a few songs and then hang around to meet fans, take pictures and sign a few autographs. You need to pre-order the group's new CD, ...

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AC/DC: New Bonus DVD Available

The Epic/Sony-BMG AC/DC web site is currently offering a bonus DVD with each online purchase of two CDs. The DVD, available exclusively through the web site, includes five promo videos from the "Back In Black" album ("Hells Bells", "Back In Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "Rock And Roll Ain't...

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NOTHINGFACE: Fan Site To Offer Concert Video Footage

A NOTHINGFACE concert filmed on the U.S. Skeletons tour in 2003 will be available for download this Friday (August 19) on Nothingfacelive.com, a fan-operated memorial site for the defunct Baltimore/D.C. band NOTHINGFACE (1993-2003). Downloads will be available here at 10:00 p.m. EST on Friday. A tra...

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Dark Ages

It's been a while since I dove headfirst into a SOULFLY album. After the self-titled debut and "Primitive", I stopped paying attention and missed out on "3" and "Prophecy". I half-expected album number five to be a watered down, more commercially oriented, "nu" type of album. To say I was "shocked"...

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FAT NANCY: Former CIRCUS OF POWER Frontman Signs With PERRIS RECORDS

FAT NANCY, the Southern California-based band featuring former CIRCUS OF POWER frontman Alex Mitchell, have inked a deal with Perris Records. The group's debut album, "Pure American Muscle, Baby", is described in a press release as "a 12-song collection of raw, live and necessary rock and soul energ...

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ASIA Part Ways With Ex-AC/DC Drummer, Announce Replacement

Hot off their successful world tour in support of their fan and critically acclaimed album "Silent Nation", ASIA have parted amicably with drummer Chris Slade (THE FIRM, AC/DC). Replacing Slade in the group's lineup is Jay Schellen (BADFINGER, HURRICANE). "Jay was always our first choice as a replac...