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Former JOURNEY Singer Remembers MICHAEL JACKSON

According to Fan Asylum, former JOURNEY frontman Steve Perry was contacted by various media outlets for his thoughts on the untimely death of Michael Jackson. His comments follow below. Q: What are some of your memories of working with Michael Jackson on "We Are The World". Steve Perry: "I was origi...

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AMORAL: 'Year Of The Suckerpunch' Video Released

"Year Of The Suckerpunch", the new video from Finnish metallers AMORAL, can be viewed below. The song comes off the band's latest album, "Show Your Colors", which will be released in Japan on July 22 via Marquee/Avalon. The CD recently entered the official chart in the band's home country of Finland...

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SWITCHBLADE KILLERS Signs With EULOGY RECORDINGS

Eulogy Recordings has announced the signing of SWITCHBLADE KILLERS. Vocalist/guitarist Zach Neil commented, "We're really interested in being the only rock and roll band on Eulogy. Part of the reason we went with Eulogy was because we're not a hardcore band at all. We think the contrast makes for an...

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JACKYL Frontman Develops New TV Show 'Full Throttle Saloon'

Following the success of the Emmy-nominated hit MTV show "Two-A-Days", executive producer (and JACKYL singer) Jesse James Dupree of Mighty Loud Entertainment has partnered with Arnold Rifkin of Cheyenne ("Die Hard", "Armageddon") and A. Smith & Co ("Hell's Kitchen", "I Survived A Japanese Gamesh...

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GENE SIMMONS On Women, ADAM LAMBERT

AOL Television's Inside TV blog recently conducted an interview with KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons about his "reality TV" show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Inside TV: Do you mind if women are interested in you just because of your wealth and sta...

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ANGUS YOUNG: 'I've Never Thought Of AC/DC As Being A No. 1 Band'

Billy Sloan of the California Chronicle conducted an interview with guitarist Angus Young of legendary Anglo-Australian hard rockers AC/DC on June 20, one day after the band's performance in Copenhagen, Denmark in front of 60,000 people at Parken. "This is our biggest tour yet. The longer you go, th...

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KEEL Frontman Issues New Album Update

Reactivated '80s hard rockers KEEL entered a North Hollywood, California studio on June 18 to begin recording their new album, "Streets Of Rock 'N' Roll", for a tentative late 2009 release. The CD is being co-produced and mixed by ace producer/engineer Pat Regan (RITCHIE BLACKMORE, WARRANT, BILLY SH...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: European Dates Announced

Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM have scheduled the following European dates: Aug. 21 - Treibsand - Lübeck, Germany Aug. 22 - Rock Mania - Dettelbach, Germany Aug. 23 - Rock Temple - Kerkrade, The Netherlands Aug. 24 - Die Halle - Frankfurt, Germany Aug. 25 - Exit Chmelnice - Praha, Czech...

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WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE Singer Says He Is Planning To Release New Solo Album

A two-minute video message from WARRIOR SOUL/TROUBLE singer Kory Clarke about his current and upcoming activities with both bands, as well as plans for a new solo record, can be viewed at this location. Clarke's first "solo" record, "Opium Hotel", abandoned hard rock in favor of electronic and decad...

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LIZZY BORDEN Singer Comments On Last-Minute Spanish Festival Appearance

Californian metallers LIZZY BORDEN received a call last week to see if they would be able to play a festival in Spain with MÖTLEY CRÜE, ANTHRAX, BUCKCHERRY and more. Commented LIZZY BORDEN singer/namesake: "Wednesday morning I got a call asking if we wanted to play the Kobetasonik festival in Bilbao...

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VAN HALEN, QUEEN, POISON, VELVET REVOLVER Members Comment On MICHAEL JACKSON's Passing

Members of VAN HALEN, QUEEN, POISON, SHINEDOWN and VELVET REVOLVER have issued statements regarding the passing of pop music legend Michael Jackson, who died earlier today (Thursday, June 25) at age 50. CNN.com reports that Michael collapsed at his residence in the Holmby Hills section of Los Angele...

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SIRENIA Pulls Out Of Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST

Norwegian/Spanish female-fronted gothic metal band SIRENIA has released the following statemnent: "Due to irregularities done in the booking procedure of the show at Metal Female Voices Fest [set to take place October 17, 2009 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium], SIRENIA's show at this specific fest...

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'Guitar Hero' Contest Lands Staten Island Man On AEROSMITH's Stage

Jim Farber of New York's Daily News reports that twenty-eight-year-old Paul Cataldo Jr., of Staten Island, will be the opening act for AEROSMITH's Jones Beach show on June 26 when he performs his own Guitar Hero take on the band's classic 1975 song "Sweet Emotion" before 17,000 fellow fans. Cataldo...

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AETERNAM Signs With METAL BLADE RECORDS

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada-based death metallers AETERNAM have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records. The band's first studio album, "Disciples of the Unseen", was produced by Jef Fortin (NEURAXIS, THE LAST FELONY) and contains "10 tracks of pure intensity, crushing riffs, pounding bass lines and b...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist On 'The Formation Of Damnation', The Resurgence Of Thrash

Away-Team.com senior staff writer Jim Keller recently conducted an interview with guitarist Alex Skolnick of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Away-Team.com: Your current album, "The Formation of Damnation", to me, is far and away the s...