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TYPE O NEGATIVE: The Thing That Shouldn't Be

TYPE O NEGATIVE keyboardist Josh Silver has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "[TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman] Peter [Steele] sleeps on the couch in Systems Two Brooklyn, mainly holding his penis. When asked why he sleeps holding his penis — 'I'm afraid someone will take it.'...

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Former ELECTRIC BOYS Frontman Finalizes Track Listing For Live Album

Former ELECTRIC BOYS and current SILVERGINGER 5 guitarist/vocalist Conny Bloom has finalized the track listing for his live album, "Conny Bloom Live", due in Sweden in late January. The track listing for the album is as follows: 01. Frankenstein (EDGAR WINTER) 02. Groovus Maximus 03. Neon Delta Blue...

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Former LIEGE LORD Guitarist To Join JOHNNY WINTER

Former LIEGE LORD guitarist Paul Nelson will be performing as part of Johnny Winter's band at the following west coast tour dates: Jan. 19 - Aqua Nightclub - Citrus Heights, CA Jan. 21 - House Of Blues - Hollywood, CA ...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE: No Immediate Plans For A New Studio Album

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has given his first in-depth interview since announcing a North American reunion tour with THE SCORPIONS and DOKKEN, set to kick off on Jan. 29 in Jacksonville, Florida. The question-and-answer session, the first part of which was posted on the singer's official w...

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SYSTEMATIC Set Tentative Track Listing For 'Pleasure To Burn'

San Francisco Bay Area metallers SYSTEMATIC have commenced the mixing process for their sophomore CD, "Pleasure To Burn", due in late spring through Elektra Records. The album — the group's first to feature ex-SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph and former ECHO 3/MAXIMUM PENALTY bassist John Mark Bechtel (a...

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ANTHRAX, PRIMAL FEAR, RUNNING WILD To Appear On THIN LIZZY Tribute CD

ANTHRAX, PRIMAL FEAR, RUNNING WILD, SINNER and GODGORY are among the artists scheduled to contribute to an upcoming THIN LIZZY tribute CD, "Emerald - A Tribute To The Wild One", due Jan. 20 through Nuclear Blast Records worldwide. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows: 01. SKYCLAD - Em...

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HENRY ROLLINS Keeps Himself Off Balance With Spoken-Word Tour, Upcoming Movie Appearances

Punk rock icon HENRY ROLLINS, who is returning to his spoken word performance schedule with a tour opening Jan. 7 in San Juan Capistrano, California, says he'll take a hiatus from his spoken word tour in the summer, at which time he hopes to take his band back on the road. He will then return ...

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ROB ZOMBIE Speaks Out On Delayed RAMONES Tribute Album

ROB ZOMBIE says that assembling a such a quality line-up for the RAMONES tribute album, "We're A Happy Family", was very time-consuming. The album is due Feb. 11, but the release date has changed several times. Zombie worked with RAMONES guitarist Johnny Ramone as co-producer of the project. He was...

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Ex-HELMET Mainman Hooks Up With ROB ZOMBIE Members, Defends LIMP BIZKIT Collaboration

Former HELMET and current GANDHI guitarist/vocalist Page Hamilton has teamed up with ROB ZOMBIE members Johnny Tempesta (drums) and Blasko (a.k.a. Rob Nicholson) in an as-yet-unnamed new project. The group, which is based in Los Angeles, will not affect Hamilton's involvement with GANDHI, which play...

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SKID ROW Frontman Recounts Sharing Men's Room With KISS' PAUL STANLEY

A brand new interview with SKID ROW frontman Johnny Solinger has been posted online via the group's official web site at this location. When asked by the interviewer for the "funniest story" he's ever told, Solinger recounted an experience from the band's tour with KISS in 2000 in which he happened...

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AEROSMITH Cop Lands On Desk Duty

The NYPD (New York Police Department) inspector under investigation for allegedly helping AEROSMITH rockers Steven Tyler and Joe Perry get gun licenses was placed on modified duty yesterday, the New York Post has reported. Inspector Bernard Petrofsky, former head of the NYPD License Division, was as...

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BLAZE Split With Drummer

Britain's BLAZE, the band led by former IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE frontman Blaze Bayley, have parted ways with drummer Jeff Singer. The group have already invited several candidates to audition for the position and will make their next live appearance as the headliners of Total Fest 5 Festival at the Ki...

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PAIN To Record Album Of Covers

Sweden's PAIN, the band led by acclaimed metal producer and HYPOCRISY frontman Peter Tägtgren, are currently in the studio recording a full-length album of covers, due in the spring through Stockholm Records. Among the tracks that are set to be included on the effort are the band's (presumably) meta...

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GRAND FUNK RAILROAD To Embark On U.S. Tour

GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, which currently includes in its ranks former KISS guitarist/singer Bruce Kulick, has announced the following dates during the coming months: Jan. 09 - Soaring Eagle Casino - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Feb. 06 - Americstar Casino - St. Charles, Louisiana Mar. 01 - Gulfstream Park - H...

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North Carolina Officials Contemplate Pulling Plug On CANNIBAL CORPSE Gig, Cite 'Obscene' Lyrics

The following article appeared in the Dec. 11 edition of Morehead City, North Carolina's The Carteret County News-Times: Officials dismayed at nightclub's choice of bands BY BRAD RICH, NEWS-TIMES ATLANTIC BEACH - Some town officials are upset that an amusement circle nightclub has scheduled a trio o...