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OBITUARY Guitarist Says New Album Is 'More Energetic' Than 'Frozen In Time

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with OBITUARY guitarist Trevor Peres. A few excerpts from the chat follow: About Heavy Metal: How did Ralph Santolla come to join the band as your new guitarist? Trevor Peres: "We've known Ralph for probably 20 years. He's from Tampa, a...

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NEVERMORE: Video Footage From Holland's ELSROCK FESTIVAL Available

Fan-filmed video footage of NEVERMORE's performance at this year's installment of the Elsrock Festival, which was held August 25 in Rijssen, The Netherlands, can be viewed below. NEVERMORE members Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jeff Loomis (guitar) were the featured guests on "Metal Shop" on Seattle's KIS...

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POISON Singer's 'Rock Of Love' Continues To Soar In Ratings For VH1

Sunday night's (August 26) all-new episode of "Rock of Love With Bret Michaels" marked the highest-rated episode of the series thus far, earning a staggering 1.6 in the prime 18-49 demographic, an impressive +33% higher than the show's season average. The episode averaged 1.8 million viewers in the...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'That's The Way (My Love Is)' Video Available

SMASHING PUMPKINS' video for the song "That's The Way (My Love Is)" has been released and can be viewed below. The track comes off the group's latest album, "Zeitgeist", which sold 145,000 copies in the United States during its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on The Billboard 200 ch...

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YEAR LONG DISASTER To Support TURBONEGRO

Rock trio YEAR LONG DISASTER — which consists of guitarist/vocalist Daniel Davies (son of THE KINKS' Dave Davies),bassist Rich Mullins (ex-KARMA TO BURN, SPEEDEALER),and drummer Brad Hargreaves (THIRD EYE BLIND) — will support TURBONEGRO on their upcoming "What Is Rock" North American tour, which...

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Report: 30 To 40 Hurt In Mosh Pit At PROJEKT REVOLUTION Concert

The Associated Press reports that about 30 to 40 teenagers and young adults were hurt in the mosh pit during the Projekt Revolution concert at the New York State Fair on Tuesday night (August 28),with 10 to 15 taken to Syracuse hospitals, authorities said. Two people were hospitalized for broken ar...

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ULI JON ROTH Performs With JEFF SCOTT SOTO, MARK BOALS; Video Available

Veteran hard rock vocalists Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) and Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) are two of the special guests who performed with legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS, ELECTRIC SUN) at this year's Sky Academy concerts, which was held August 22-26 at Musician...

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INVITRO Offers Free Download

INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling, has posted a free download of the track "Hollyvision" from its forthcoming debut album, "When I Was a Planet", through the group's MySpace page. The song has become one of the most requested cuts on Sirius Satellite...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN Films 'I Walk Alone' Video

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen has finished filming a video for her new solo single, "I Walk Alone", in Berlin, Germany with director Jörn Heitmann, who previously worked with NIGHTWISH on the "Sleeping Sun" clip in 2005. The single will be released mid-October Universal Music, to be followed...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO Performs With ULI JON ROTH At SKY ACADEMY Concerts

Singer Jeff Scott Soto (JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN) was one of a number of special guests who performed with legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (SCORPIONS, ELECTRIC SUN) at this year's Sky Academy concerts, which are being held August 22-26 at Musician's Institute in Los Angeles. The concept...

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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist Travelling In Style

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse has issued the following update: "It's getting close to the end of this leg, our U.S. tour. It's been quite a variety of gigs from amphitheaters to smaller venues. It always feels so comfortable to tour in the U.S. for me, anyway. I'm happy to know in advance that I...

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NEVERMORE: Helmond Cancellation Explained

NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane issued the following statement yesterday (Friday, August 24) regarding the cancellation of the group's concert in Helmond, the Netherlands: "Unfortunately I cannot perform tonight due to the fact that yesterday I had to visit an emergency dentist here in Amsterdam and...

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NEVERMORE: Helmond Concert Cancelled

NEVERMORE has cancelled tonight's concert in Helmond, Netherlands. An official statement on the matter is expected shortly. NEVERMORE members Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jeff Loomis (guitar) were the featured guests on "Metal Shop" on Seattle's KISW 99.9 FM on July 28, 2007. The program is available fo...

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STATIC-X Frontman: 'I'd Stay On Tour For The Rest Of My Life If I Could'

Jeff Hahne of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On lineup changes: "I always make the KISS comparison. Tony [Campos, bass] and myself are like Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. You know, KISS can always go...

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PAUL STANLEY: New Radio Interview Available For Download

A new radio interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley conducted by "The Jeff & Jer Showgram" in San Diego, CA to promote Paul's upcoming art shows at Wentworth Gallery in La Jolla, CA on September 7-8 has been made available for download at this location. Details of Paul's Wentworth Ga...