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CHRIS CORNELL's Upcoming Solo Album To Feature MICHAEL JACKSON Cover

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell told MTV.com that his upcoming second solo studio LP will feature his cover of MICHAEL JACKSON's 1982 hit "Billie Jean". "I didn't plan on it," he said. "It just sort of happened organically. I changed the music quite a bit, I didn't touch the lyrics....

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ALICE COOPER, IRON MAIDEN, DEF LEPPARD Among Winners At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR Awards

BBC News reports that Alice Cooper scooped the Living Legend award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour event in London. QUEEN guitarist Brian May presented the 58-year-old with the gong. A painting of the rocker, valued at £50,000, was also given to him. QUEEN won two awards — Best Reissue for their...

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Finished With the Dogs

If you ever salivated over Noise Records catalogs in the 1980s, or agonized over whether to spend the last of your beer money on a DETENTE LP, chances are you're already familiar with German thrashers HOLY MOSES. Inexplicably never afforded the worldwide distribution and notoriety of their peers, th...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Being 20 Something Was The Stupidest Time Of My Life'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Imagine sitting in a damp basement filled with the stink of mold, cigarette smoke, shitty lights, black or dark red walls, sticky floors and an atmosphere of slight stress and marijuana dazed indifference. Yea,...

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CHRIS CORNELL: 'You Know My Name' Video Posted Online

AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell's video for his new solo song "You Know My Name" has been posted online at MTV Overdrive. The clip was shot October 10-11 in the Los Angeles area. Written and performed by Cornell, "You Know My Name" is the theme song for the new James Bond movie "Cas...

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Former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK Drummer In Studio With LION'S SHARE

Former CHIMAIRA/SOILWORK drummer Richard Evensand is currently in the studio recording drums for the eagerly awaited comeback album by Swedish melodic metal masters LION'S SHARE. Photos from the recording session can be viewed at the band's MySpace page. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "T...

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GENE HOGLAN: STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Is On 'Extended Hiatus'

STRAPPING YOUNG LAD drummer Gene Hoglan (ex-DARK ANGEL, DEATH) has issued the following update: "I know it's been a million years since I wrote one of these, but, I just didn't have a goddamned thing to say. But, now I do. "This past year has been a strange one, but no stranger than the last ...

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GODSMACK Singer Thinking About Solo Project

Launch Radio Networks reports: With the other members of GODSMACK recently recording a side project, singer Sully Erna says he's been contemplating a solo effort as well. Although he's not exactly sure what shape it will take, Erna told Launch it's definitely in the cards. "I've been putting some th...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Offers Fall Update

Former KISS and current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt from the message follows: "Fall is here! Busy, of course, and I have so much to tell you all. Just came back from the big Arlington Texas Guitar show the largest vintag...

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ARMY OF ANYONE Singer Says Dad's Halloween Story Scared Him Into Staying In

Launch Radio Networks reports: ARMY OF ANYONE singer Richard Patrick grew up in the Chicago area and has fond memories of Halloween there. But he told Launch about one time when he was a little kid that his dad turned Halloween into something more menacing than usual: "My father came home one day. H...

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JEFF WALKER On CARCASS Reunion: 'If It Doesn't Happen Next Year, Then Forget About It'

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former CARCASS frontman Jeff Walker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: So you are in touch with your old CARCASS bandmates? Jeff: Yeah, I mean Bill [Steer, guitar] and I still text each other, still see e...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'Halloween' A Year Away

Launch Radio Networks reports: If all goes according to plan, Rob Zombie's remake of the classic horror film "Halloween" will hit theatres a year from now, just in time for the holiday that shares its name. Zombie said that he was initially reluctant to remake the 1978 original, one of his five favo...

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CHRIS CORNELL In Car Crash

According to SFGate.com, AUDIOSLAVE frontman Chris Cornell is counting his blessings after a truck careered into his motorcycle in Los Angeles. The rocker was thrown off his bike and suffered severe cuts and bruises after the accident on Tuesday (Oct. 24). Although his $50,000 Exile Chopper was smas...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman: 'If You Don't Get Up On That Stage And Deliver, Go Home'

Horror_Brain's Blog recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe. An excerpt from the chat follows: Horror_Brain's Blog: Between SLAYER's Unholy Alliance Tour this past summer and MEGADETH's Gigantour which recently wrapped, you're about to head out on the road again in sup...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'I Am Amazed How Little Ol' Me Can Piss Off So Many Dudes'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "How does it feel to know it all? "Me and the little voices in my head are wondering. What an amazing sense of security some live in. What a safe place. Where the winds never blow, and it never gets cold. ...