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KCUF Debut Featuring KORN, SYSTEM OF A DOWN Members To Surface This Month

KCUF, the new project featuring Crazy "White" Sean (ex-GWAR roadie) and former SNOT/AMEN/LO-PRO bassist John "Tumor" Fahnestock, will release their debut album on February 21 via 313 Recordings/Corporate Punishment Records. Entitled "Modern Primitive Punk", the CD includes guest appearances from Sha...

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TIM OWENS Says Guitarist JON SCHAFFER Is Hard At Work On New ICED EARTH CD

Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has issued the following update on ICED EARTH's current status: "Jon [Schaffer, ICED EARTH guitarist/mainman] and I spent New Year's Eve together along with our families, and we spent this past weekend together going...

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JUDAS PRIEST Starting Work On New Studio Album

JUDAS PRIEST management co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "All of the band took a well deserved break over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Having been touring for nearly two years, they were badly in need of recharging their batteries!...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'We'll Play A Whole New Set' On Next Tour

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rockdetector.com: Tony Iommi told me he has hundreds of tapes of riffs that haven't been used yet. Are you the same? K.K. Downing: "There are gr...

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KILLING JOKE: New Song Available For Download

A brand-new KILLING JOKE track, entitled "Implosion", has been made available for download at this location (free registration required). The song comes off the group's upcoming album, "Hosannas from the Basements of Hell", due on March 6 via Edel. Commented bassist Paul Raven: "We recorded the albu...

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ANTHRAX: New JOEY BELLADONNA Audio Interview Posted Online

A brand-new audio interview with ANTHRAX frontman Joey Belladonna, conducted by Joe's Podhole, can be downloaded at this location. As previously reported, ANTHRAX members Frankie Bello (bass),Charlie Benante (drums) and Scott Ian (guitar) got together in Chicago (where Benante lives with his wife)...

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JUDAS PRIEST's TIPTON To Guest On TONY IOMMI's Radio Show

JUDAS PRIEST's Glenn Tipton will be BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi's guest this week on his "Black Sunday" radio show on Planet Rock. Tipton will be choosing his five favorite classic rock tracks during the last half hour of the show. The two-hour radio show kicks off Sunday, February 5 at 7:00...

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BEYOND FEAR To Open For ANTHRAX On European Tour

BEYOND FEAR, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens, have been confirmed as the opening act for ANTHRAX on their upcoming European headlining tour. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 08 - Sheffield, UK - Corperation Apr. 09 - Wolverhampton, UK...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Begin Writing New Album In February

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton told Greg Prato of Billboard.com that the band will reconvene next month to begin writing the follow-up to 2005's "Angel of Retribution", which was the band's first album with singer Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller". "We've had a break — we've been out for al...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Essential' Two-CD Collection To Arrive In April

Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release the two-CD set "The Essential Judas Priest" on April 4. JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England, more than three decades ago, and the 34 songs collected here form nothing less than the very backbone — the pure essence —...

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BEYOND FEAR Featuring Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer: Audio Sample Posted Online

A short audio sample of the track "Scream Machine", taken from BEYOND FEAR's upcoming self-titled debut album, has been posted online at www.timripperowens.com (audio comes on once the page loads). BEYOND FEAR features in its ranks former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owe...

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LUNARMILE Featuring SABBATH, PRIEST Offspring: Acoustic Performance On BBC Radio Scheduled

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will guest on the "Late Show with Jimmy Franks" on BBC's West Midlands radio station on Tuesd...

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Former FIGHT Bassist Launches New Tattoo Web Site

Former FIGHT bassist Jay Jay has launched a new web site for his Permanently Scarred tattoo shop, which is located in Toledo, Ohio. Jay Jay has previously done tattoo work for a number of metal luminaries, including Kerry King (SLAYER),Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST, FIGHT, HALFORD),"Dimebag" Darrell A...

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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Selects Daughter's Band As Unsigned Act Of Week

LUNARMILE (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will have their track "I Know" played on the U.K. radio this Sunday (Jan. 29) on Tony Iommi's...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST Offspring Join Forces In LUNARMILE

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com has issued the following report: The next generation of stars sired by metal heroes is not just restricted to Kelly Osbourne (daughter of Ozzy) and Lauren Harris (daughter of IRON MAIDEN's Steve Hariris) it seems. For a while now Rockdetector.com has been predi...