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LULLACRY Guitarist Keeping Things Heavy And Melodic

LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Boys and girls! Now it's time get in some action! For me it's always been easier to write music when it's dark outside. Yeah, I know you're looking at the damn picture and mumbling that it's not sooo...

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PAUL STANLEY Schedules Australian Tour Dates

KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley will embark on a tour of Australia beginning in early April. So far the following dates have been released: Apr. 11 - Twin Towns, Coolangatta Apr. 13 - WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong Apr. 14 - Civic Theatre, Newcastle Apr. 17 - Enmore Theatre, Sydney Apr. 1...

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ACE FREHLEY, TED NUGENT, CINDERELLA Featured On 'Mullets Rock!' CD

Launch Radio Networks reports: Eighteen enduring classic rock tracks have been gathered together for "Mullets Rock! Too!: Mullets In Love!", a celebration of the much-maligned hair style, to be released on March 13. Among the songs featured on the collection are TED NUGENT's "Wang Dang Sweet Poontan...

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VINNIE VINCENT INVASION: Limited-Edition Debut LP Reissue Cancelled

The previously announced limited-edition 2006 reissue of the first solo album by former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent (he was Ace Frehley's replacement) from 1986, "Vinnie Vincent Invasion", has apparently been cancelled, according to Amazon.com. The set was due to be released in a round CD-sized ti...

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GENE SIMMONS: Photos From Ft. Bragg Visit Posted Online

In honor of the brave members of the Armed Forces stationed throughout the world, KISS' official web site is running a four-part pictorial from Gene Simmons' October visit to Ft. Bragg. Known as the "Home of the Airborne and Special Operations Forces," Fort Bragg houses the 82nd Airborne Division an...

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ALICE COOPER Saves Christmas For 12-Year-Old Fan

Shamus Toomey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports: Alice Cooper saved Christmas for 12-year-old Carlos "CJ" Cardenas. Well, Alice Cooper and a team of surgeons at Rush University Medical Center. CJ, a sixth-grader from Lake Villa, was feeling pretty down last week as he lay in a hospital bed, recoverin...

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DIE FAST: New Songs Posted Online

DIE FAST, the new Los Angeles-based band featuring TOTAL CHAOS lead guitarist Shawn Smash and SPUNK frontman Tod Waters, has posted three new songs on its MySpace page. The group, which cites its influences as IGGY AND THE STOOGES, THE DEAD BOYS, '70s KISS and '80s punk/hardcore like VERBAL ABUSE an...

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GENE SIMMONS: Songs On 'Family Jewels' Bonus CD Detailed

According to KISS FAQ — a fan-run site that offers "historical facts, some embellished myths, terrific personal opinions and just plain lots of stuff to read" — people receiving the deluxe edition of season one of "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" are receiving an audio treat. The package includes a bonu...

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Live to Win

You wanted the review, you got the review! Why anyone demanded a critique of a new PAUL STANLEY album is honestly beyond me — I always thought it was a foregone conclusion that KISS solo albums were just gonna suck, and there was nothing to be done about it. Hell, even back when the real ...

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MOTÖRHEAD To Headline Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST

MOTÖRHEAD has been confirmed as the headliner next year's Earthshaker Fest, set to take place July 19-21, 2007 in Kreuth, Germany. More acts will be announced soon. As previously reported, MOTÖRHEAD's new album, "Kiss of Death", entered the national album charts in the following countries: Germany:...

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MNEMIC To Support DEFTONES In U.K. Only

Due to "personal scheduling conflicts," Danish metallers MNEMIC will not be able to support the DEFTONES on their entire European tour as previously announced. Instead MNEMIC will only be doing the U.K. DEFTONES dates, which are scheduled to kick off in early March. Commented MNEMIC in a statement:...

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ROSE TATOO To Release 'Blood Brothers' In February

Armageddon Music has set a February 16, 2007 release date for the new ROSE TATOO album, entitled "Blood Brothers". As previously reported, ROSE TATTOO has posted its video for the track "Black Eyed Bruiser" at YouTube.com. The song is the first single from "Blood Brothers", which was produced by vet...

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'KISS Meets The Phantom' Executive Producer Dies At 95

According to KissKollector.com, Joseph Barbera — the executive producer of KISS' first movie "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park", died yesterday (Monday, Dec. 18) at age 95. Barbera, who along with William Hanna (who passed away in 2001) achieved great success with "Tom & Jerry", "The Flinstone...

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LULLACRY, SILENTIUM Added To STREAM OF PASSION's Helsinki Gig

LULLACRY and SILENTIUM have been added to the STREAM OF PASSION gig on January 19, 2007 at Nosturi in Helsinki. LULLACRY is currently writing material for the follow-up to its fourth studio album, "Vol. 4", which was released in the U.S. in February via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded at...

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KISS Guitarist Meets Golf's 2005 U.S. OPEN Champion

According to a posting on KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer's official web site, Tommy had the pleasure of meeting golf's 2005 U.S. Open champion, Michael Campbell, this weekend. Michael, who is from New Zealand and a massive KISS fan, invited Tommy and his wife Amber to dinner Sunday night after his fina...