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GREAT WHITE Singer Undergoes Surgery For Perforated Bowel

Jack Russell, lead singer of the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated rock band GREAT WHITE, is recovering from major surgery after suffering a perforated bowel (a medical emergency in which a hole in the bowel opens to allow its contents to empty into the rest of the abdominal cavity). The surgery l...

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THE SHOWDOWN: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"No Escape", a brand new song from Tennessee's riff-tastic southern metal outfit THE SHOWDOWN, can be streamed on the band's MySpace page. The track comes off the group's fourth album, "Blood in the Gears", which is scheduled for release on August 24 via Solid State Records. The follow-up to 2008's...

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SLASH Says Record-Company Politics Kept STEVEN TYLER Off Guitarist's Solo Record

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Did what occurred between VELVET REVOLVER and Scott Weiland burn you out on the band concept for a...

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TERROR: Audio Samples Of Entire New Album Available

Audio samples of all the tracks that will appear on "Keepers Of The Faith", the fifth album from the Los Angeles hardcore/metal band TERROR, are available for streaming in the YouTube clip below. "Keepers Of The Faith" will be released on August 30 in Europe and September 14 in North America via Cen...

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GREAT WHITE Singer Forced To Miss Redondo Beach Concert, XYZ's TERRY ILOUS Steps In

Due to a "medical emergency," GREAT WHITE's Jack Russell was reportedly forced to sit out last night's (Thursday, August 12) concert at the Brixton in Redondo Beach, California. His replacement for the show was Terry Ilous of XYZ. Steve Brownlee, manager for Joshua Peraha and the band JOSHUA, tells...

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WARBEAST Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement

Texas metallers WARBEAST (formerly TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE) have parted ways with guitarist Rick Perry and have replaced him with Bobby Tillotson (a.k.a. "J.R." ). Commented the band: "We are all parting on good terms and there are no hard feelings between any of us. We LOVE Rick Perry and he will alwa...

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SAVAGE MESSIAH Signs With EARACHE RECORDS

British thrashers SAVAGE MESSIAH have inked a worldwide, multi-album deal with Earache Records. The band is currently working on its third album, tentatively due in early 2011. Commented SAVAGE MESSIAH bassist Sasha Cron: "We are very proud and excited to sign with Earache Records. This is an exciti...

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PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION To Release Debut EP

PASADENA NAPALM DIVISION, the new band featuring members of D.R.I., DEAD HORSE and VERBAL ABUSE, will release its debut EP in September via Abyss Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Spell It Out 02. 100 Beers With A Zombie 03. Non Ti Amo 04. Speaking In Tongues 05. Failure 0...

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ANTHRAX Singer Schedules Solo Dates

ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna has scheduled a couple of solo dates before he embarks on the second leg of the "American Carnage" tour featuring ANTHRAX, MEGADETH and SLAYER: Sep. 10 - The Montage Music Hall - Rochester, NY Sep. 15 - Grim's Roadhouse (formerly The Lighthouse) - Imperial, PA The prev...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Stops By PEARL Rehearsal, Signs SCOTT IAN's EVH 5150 III Amplifier

According to a posting on ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's Twitter profile, Eddie Van Halen stopped by a PEARL rehearsal in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 11 and signed Scott's EVH 5150 III amplifier. PEARL is the band fronted by Pearl Aday — Ian's wife and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — a...

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CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOUR: 2010 Nominees Announced

AC/DC, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, KISS and SLASH are among the nominees at this year's Classic Rock Roll Of Honour. The ceremony — held by Classic Rock magazine and hosted by legendary rocker Alice Cooper — will take place on Wednesday, November 10 at London, England's Roundhouse venue. Commented Cla...

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OZZFEST 2010: Set Times For Kick-Off Show Revealed

Ozzfest is back and fans aren't the only ones excited about it — this year's performers are pumped up, as illustrated by the quotes below. Launching Saturday, August 14 in San Bernardino, California — the birthplace of the first Ozzfest in 1996 — this year's tour will include main stage artists OZZY...

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TOMMY LEE Discusses METHODS OF MAYHEM's 'Disservice' Album In New Video Interview

CrankItUp.se conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee at the Swedish installment of this year's Sonisphere festival, which was held this past Saturday (August 7) at Stora Skuggan Park in Stockholm. You can now watch the chat below. "Time Bomb", a brand new song from Lee's METHODS OF...

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THE BURNING: 'Hail The Horde' Track Listing, Guest Musicians Revealed

Hard-hitting Danish four-piece THE BURNING will release its third album, "Hail The Horde", in Europe on October 22 via Massacre Records. The CD was produced by Jacob Bredahl (HATESPHERE, PURIFIED IN BLOOD),while the drum recordings and mastering were handled by Tue Madsen (SUICIDE SILENCE, HEAVEN S...

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GOTTHARD Singer's Guardian Angel

Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rockers GOTTHARD has released the following statement: "I want to inform you that I have been involved in a horrible car crash in Italy on Saturday, August 7 while I was on my way home from a little vacation. A car crashed into us on the motorway near Firenze, ...