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GODSMACK, SHADOWS FALL Among 'Hard Rock Band' Nominees At BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS

GODSMACK, SHADOWS FALL and CONVERGE are among the nominees for the 19th annual Boston Music Awards, set to take place September 27 at the city's Avalon Ballroom. GODSMACK received a total of five nods, including one in the "Male Vocalist of the Year" category for Sully Erna, who will compete against...

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Japan Wins AIR GUITAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS; SENTENCED Guitarist Among Judges

Air Guitar World Championships took place in Club Teatria, Oulu, for the 11th time. Japan's strong presence produced a world champion and this year Ochi "Dainoji" Yosuke gets a chance to spread the gospel of air guitars. Yosuke outplayed the other skillful contestants with his simplistic but extreme...

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DEADSY Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

DEADSY frontman P. Exeter Blue I (a.k.a. Elijah Blue, son of actress/singer Cher and Gregg Allman) will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, September 12. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United S...

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DC4 Featuring ARMORED SAINT, Ex-DIO Members: Studio Time Booked

Los Angeles-based hard rock band DC4, featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN, BIRD OF PREY) on drums, and Matt Duncan on bass, will enter the studio mid-November with producer Joey Vera (ARMORE...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer: I Detest The Phrase 'Hair Band' Or 'Hair Metal'

Stephanie Warsmith of the Akron Beacon Journal recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Do you consider yourself a hair band? Hard rock? Something else? Joe: I detest the phrase "hair band" or "hair metal." It's insulting to us. I s...

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HEAVEN SHALL BURN's 'Deaf To Our Prayers' Enters German Chart At No. 65

Germany's groundbreaking death metal and hardcore fusionists HEAVEN SHALL BURN have entered the national album chart in their home country at position No. 65 with their latest effort, "Deaf to Our Prayers". Commented duitarist Mark Weichert: "That's absolutely unbelievable seeing our CD in the chart...

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JEFF KOLLMAN To Debut New Lineup Tonight

Los Angeles-based guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY) is debuting a new live lineup under the JEFF KOLLMAN EXPLOSION banner at tonight's Baked Potato (3787 W. Cahuenga Blvd., Universal City, CA) show. Kollman will be joined by bassist Christopher Maloney (Z, COSMOSQUAD, VIRGI...

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BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI, JIMI HENDRIX Featured In 'Uncommon Sound' Book

BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi and Jimi Hendrix are among the artists featured in "Uncommon Sound: The Left-Handed Guitar Players That Changed Music", a book which explores popular music through the lives and works of these "wrong-sided" musicians, providing a unique yet surprisingly coherent perspectiv...

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RAUNCHY Begins Writing New Material

Danish modern metallers RAUNCHY have commenced the songwriting process for their fourth record. "Seven songs have been written so far and we will do some more demos in the near future," reads a posting on the group's web site. RAUNCHY will team up with HATESPHERE VOLBEAT for the Danish Dynamite Tour...

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DEADSY's 'Phantasmagore' Makes Its Mark

DEADSY's triumphant return, "Phantasmagore", was released August 22 on Elementree/Immortal Records, with first-week sales totaling just under 4,500, placing them at No. 176 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band is currently offering its brand of synth-heavy goth-rock on the Family Values Tour and rec...

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TANK Mainman Putting Finishing Touches On 'Sturmpanzer'

According to a posting on the TANK "This Means War" web site, TANK bassist/vocalist Algy Ward is putting the finishing touches on the demos for the group's upcoming album, "Sturmpanzer" The follow-up to 2002's "Still At War" (Zoom Club Records),"Sturmpanzer" will tentatively contain the following t...

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EDGUY Frontman: Next CD Will Be 'Metal And Hard Rock With A Few Wimpy Pop Ballads'

EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet recently answered a number of fan questions via the "Ask Tobias" section of his official web site. A couple of excepts follow: Q: Compared to the older albums, "Rocket Ride" had more of a hard rock feeling to it rather then the traditional power metal sound. Is this the...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: New STONE SOUR Album Is 'Incredible'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "My humble opinion: The new [STONE SOUR] album 'Come What(ever) May' is incredible. I listen to it every day from start to finish at least twice. I think it's the best record I have heard since REFUSED's 'Shape of Punk to Come' or FAITH NO...

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GENE SIMMONS Featured On SUPERMAN Documentary DVD

According to KissKollector.com, the Superman documentary that features Gene Simmons has just come out on DVD. As previously reported, the documentary debuted early May at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto, Canada. Titled "Look, Up In The Sky! The Amazing Story Of Superman", the approximately two...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman: 'We're Not A Heavy Metal Band'

Tom Lanham of InsideBayArea.com recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On developing a bad back as a teen, lifting boxes incorrectly in a steeltown factory: "And once you've got one, as everybody who has a bad back knows, you've go...