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ALICE COOPER A Judge On 'Inmate Idle'

Launch Radio Networks reports: Six prisoners at Arizona's Maricopa County Jail competed on March 23 in "Inmate Idle", a locked-up version of "American Idol". Singer Alice Cooper and Sheriff Joe Arpaio judged the half-dozen inmates that were voted through to the afternoon's live performance contest f...

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MISFITS Book Author Schedules Radio Appearance

Former PIGFACE/current THE UNDEAD drummer Joel Gausten, author of the book "Tales of Horror: The History of the Misfits & The Undead", will be the featured guest on the "Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine Show" on WFMU 91.1 FM on Thursday, March 29 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST. The show will be dev...

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ARCH ENEMY Frontwoman Coments On CHRISTOPHER AMOTT's Return To Band

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has commented on guitarist Christopher Amott's decision to return to the band almost two years after he left the group at the end of the "Doomsday Machine" recording sessions in 2005. "Yessssss, I can finally blurt it out: HE IS BACK!" she writes on her MySpace pa...

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ARCH ENEMY: Guitarist CHRISTOPHER AMOTT Rejoins The Fold

Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY have announced that original guitarist Christopher Amott is rejoining the band with immediate effect. The group, having finished an intense 18-month touring cycle all over the world promoting the "Doomsday Machine" album and "Live Apocalypse" DVD, is curre...

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ANTHRAX: New Audio Interview With SCOTT IAN Available

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently called in "The Jason Lee Show" on Detroit's Rock 107 WIRX. Listen to the interview in podcast form at this location. Scott Ian and fellow ANTHRAX members Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) regrouped in Benante's hometown of Chicago three weeks ago t...

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RUSH: Official Tour Announcement Coming Next Week

According to a posting on the Rush Is A Band fan site, RUSH will officially announce the dates for its upcoming world tour on Monday (March 26) via a press conference in New York City. Pre-sales will begin Tuesday, March 27 for selected cities and MusicToday.com will conduct the pre-sale similar to...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Voted #1 'Rock Icon'

According to Sony BMG, U.K. music magazine Kerrang! has tallied up the hardest, most legendary rockers of this century and crowned AC/DC's Angus Young as the top "Rock Icon," beating some of the biggest names in the business. Young was also awarded the Kerrang! "Legend" award last August after the b...

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NIGHTWISH: VIBEKE STENE Rumors Heat Up

Mikko Räsänen, the journalist who revealed the rumored identity of NIGHTWISH's new singer in the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, explained the decision to run the story to Norway's Dagbladet: "The name Vibeke Stene [Photo#1, Photo#2] first appeared a year ago, but so many vocalists have been mention...

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EXODUS Guitarist Finishes Filming Instructional DVD

EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has issued the following update: "Just finished shooting my instructional DVD yesterday, and I am glad that's over! Fingers hurt like hell from shredding all day, skin baked like a turkey from a few thousand watts of lights beaming down on me in a tiny room for hours on en...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's NEIL Says WALKEN WILL Play OZZY In 'The Dirt' Movie

MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil has contradicted a statement his bandmate, bassist Nikki Sixx, made to MTV News regarding the upcoming CRÜE movie, "The Dirt". Sixx recently rejected speculation that Christopher Walken will play Ozzy Osbourne in the flick, stating, "I think [Walken] had a couple drinks...

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RUSH: More Rumored North American Tour Dates Revealed

According to a posting on the Rush Is A Band blog, two more **rumored** RUSH tour dates for both North America have surfaced. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows: Jun. 13 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater Jun. ...

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VAN HALEN: Video Footage From ROCK HALL Induction Posted Online

Sammy Hagar's web site has been updated with video footage from this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which took place on March 12 at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel ballroom. Only Hagar and ex-bass player Michael Anthony turned up for the VAN HALEN induction. Guitarist Eddie V...

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PORTNOY, CHERONE, SHEEHAN, GILBERT Pay Tribute To THE WHO; DVD, CD Available

AMAZING JOURNEY — a tribute to THE WHO, featuring drummer Mike Portnoy (DREAM THEATER),guitarist Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X),bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) and vocalist Gary Cherone (VAN HALEN, EXTREME),has just released a DVD and CD of its May 31, 2006 concert at the...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Announces Canadian Solo Dates

Perennial guitarist Gilby Clarke is set to rock Canada! Most recently featured in the hit television show "Rock Star: Supernova" alongside Tommy Lee, Jason Newsted and Dave Navarro, Gilby Clarke is most widely known as an axe-slinger for GUNS N' ROSES during the "Use Your Illusion" tour. After two h...

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RUSH: More Rumored North American, European Tour Dates Revealed

A number of **rumored** RUSH tour dates for both North America and Europe have surfaced. They are as follows: Jun. 13 - Atlanta, GA - HiFi Amphitheatre Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheatre Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Amphitheatre Jun...