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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Launches Download Site

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Buckethead has launched his own download site with full concert downloads and a free download of "Enter the Dragon" (recorded live at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA on July 3, 2004). Check it out here. Buckethead will be touring the U.S. with COLONEL CLAYPOOL'S BUCKET...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Present At WORLD MUSIC AWARDS

VELVET REVOLVER are among the presenters at the World Music Awards on Wednesday, September 15 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be broadcast live by ABC between 9 and 11 p.m. Other presenting or performing artists include Usher, Josh Groban, Kanye West, Marc Anthony, Avr...

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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Fall To Pieces' Video To Be Banned In U.K.?

According to the U.K.'s Daily Star newspaper, "VELVET REVOLVER are on a collision course with TV bosses over an explicit video. The promo to new single 'Fall to Pieces' is set to be banned because of its graphic content — the video recounts their singer Scott Weiland's battle with heroin and feature...

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MNEMIC: New MP3 Samples Posted Online

Two MP3 samples from the sophomore MNEMIC album, "The Audio Injected Soul", have been posted online at the the group's official web site. Check out the songs "Deathbox" and "Door 2.12" at this location. "The Audio Injected Soul", due on September 27 through Nuclear Blast Records, was recorded at Ant...

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SLASH Says Heroin Left Him Unable to Play Guitar

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash finally decided to quit heroin when he realized his addiction meant he could not longer play his instrument properly. The rocker, now 39, became a slave to the drug during his days with GUNS 'N ROSES, and got to the p...

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NOTRE DAME Announce New Drummer

NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),have announced the permanent addition of drummer Daniel "M" Moilanen (RELEVANT FEW, RUNEMAGICK, FUNERAL ORCHESTRA) to the group's ranks. Moilanen had previously performed with NOTRE DAM...

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IZZY STRADLIN Jams With VELVET REVOLVER In Barcelona

Yet another GUNS N' ROSES semi-reunion of sorts took place Thursday (Sept. 9) in Barcelona, Spain when guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his old bandmates in VELVET REVOLVER onstage for the GN'R classics "I Used To Love Her" and "It's So Easy". This is the third time in less than a week that Izzy jamme...

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SLASH To Perform With JAMES BROWN, LENNY KRAVITZ At 'Rock Through Time' Event

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) will join James Brown and Lenny Kravitz onstage at Miller Brewing Company's "Rock Through Time" event, the grand finale to Miller's celebration of Rolling Stone's 50 Years of Rock and Roll summer. Slash will perform an as-yet-undetermined song with...

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VELVET REVOLVER's MCKAGAN, WEILAND To Open NYC Nightclub

According to the New York Daily News, Scott Weiland and Duff McKagan of VELVET REVOLVER and Brett Scallions of FUEL have teamed up with Jon Gabel and Mike Diamond, proprietors of the Vela restaurant in New York City, to create a rock-friendly venue open 24 hours a day on weekends. Dubbed Snitch, the...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform At TV GUIDE's EMMY AWARDS After-Party

VELVET REVOLVER will perform at TV Guide's second annual Emmy Awards After Party on Sunday, September 19 in Los Angeles. TV Guide After Party will take place in a special location: "TV Guide Central." Directly across the street from the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, "TV Guide Central" will b...

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THE HAUNTED: New Song Posted Online

THE HAUNTED's new single, "All Against All" (formerly "Almost Alive"),has been posted online in streaming Real Audio format at this location. "All Against All" is the first single/video off THE HAUNTED's fourth album, "rEVOLVEr", due in Europe on October 19 through Century Media Records (one day ea...

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VELVET REVOLVER: New Air Date Announced For VH1 Special

VELVET REVOLVER's upcoming VH1 special, "(Inside)Out: The Rise of Velvet Revolver", has a new air date: Thursday, September 30 at 9:00 p.m. EST. The program, which was originally set to air in June, is described as a behind-the-scenes look at how VELVET REVOLVER got constructed, from the songwriting...

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IN FLAMES: Photos From 'Touch Of Red' Video Shoot Posted Online

More than two dozen pictures taken during the video shoot for the IN FLAMES track "Touch of Red" have been posted online at the group's official web site. Check them out here. The "Touch of Red" clip, which was shot in Los Angeles during late August/early September, is being directed by Revolver Fil...

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Canadian Singer TODD KERNS Misses The VELVET REVOLVER Boat

Canadian vocalist Todd Kerns (ex-AGE OF ELECTRIC) recently spoke to Chart Attack about his audition for VELVET REVOLVER, the new band formed by former members of GUNS N' ROSES and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. In early 2003, Kerns got a call from an L.A. friend who told him to audition for this new band with...

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Another GUNS N' ROSES Semi-Reunion: STRADLIN Jams With VELVET REVOLVER In Paris

Another GUNS N' ROSES semi-reunion of sorts took place Tuesday (Sept. 7) in Paris, France, when guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his old bandmates in VELVET REVOLVER onstage for the GN'R classics "I Used To Love Her" and "It's So Easy". During those two GN'R songs, Slash reportedly donned his trademar...