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ASPERA To Support TARJA TURUNEN In Spain, Switzerland

Norwegian progressive metallers ASPERA will support former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen on the following dates: Sep. 26 - Salamandra 1 - Barcelona, Spain Sep. 27 - La Riviera - Madrid, Spain Sep. 29 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland ASPERA will also perform at the 10th anniversary of rock festival 1001...

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Former STRATOVARIUS Leader TIMO TOLKKI To Publish Autobiography

Former STRATOVARIUS leader Timo Tolkki will release his autobiography, "Hymn To Life - Entr'acte", on November 2 via Goldenworks Ltd./ Blacksmith Ltd. So much has been written and said about the life and career of Timo Tolkki that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth....

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SLASH Jams With ZZ TOP In Hollywood; Video Footage, Photos Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and John Mayer joined ZZ TOP on stage on Friday, August 21 at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform the songs "LaGrange" and "Tush". Commented Slash: "That was a gas [Friday] night. Billy [Gibbons] was phenomenal and John Mayer i...

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FREE REIGN Featured On ESPN's 'E:60' Program; Video Available

ESPN's award-winning primetime newsmagazine "E:60" recently aired a report on FREE REIGN, the band featuring the Dallas Cowboys right tackle Marc Colombo on lead vocals and guitar, right guard Leonard Davis on bass, backup guard Cory Procter on drums, and newcomer Justin Chapman on guitar. Watch the...

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BILLY SHEEHAN Interviewed By ROAD CREW MAGAZINE

Jenipher of Road Crew Magazine recently conducted an interview with legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, NIACIN, TALAS, DAVID LEE ROTH). The chat is now available for streaming below. The reunited original lineup of MR. BIG will release "Budokan - Reunion Tour 2009" in Japan on CD/DVD and Blu-r...

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SATYRICON Drummer Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

Hugh of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with drummer Kjetil-Vidar "Frost" Haraldstad of Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the 10-minute chat below. Also available is pe...

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WARRIOR SOUL Interviewed by ANGEL OF METAL

Vicky Bradley (a.k.a. Vix the Angel Of Metal) conducted an interview with WARRIOR SOUL on July 8, 2009 at the Box in Crewe, United Kingdom. Watch the 11-minute chat below. WARRIOR SOUL's new album, "Destroy The War Machine", was released on July 14 via Acetate Records through MVD Audio. The eight-so...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: Cover Of CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL's 'Back Door' Posted Online

CHILDREN OF BODOM's cover version of the CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL classic "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is available for streaming on the Spinefarm Records MySpace page (scroll down in audio player). The song comes off the Finnish metallers' new album, titled "Skeletons In The Closet", which is sch...

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DAVE NAVARRO Joins BILLY CORGAN's SPIRITS IN THE SKY

Dave Navarro (JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Mark Weitz (STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK) have joined the touring lineup of SPIRITS IN THE SKY, the act SMASHING PUMPKINS founder and frontman Billy Corgan assembled last month as a tribute to late SEEDS frontman Sky Saxon. SPIRITS IN THE SKY also...

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THE ACCUSED: New Song Available For Free Download

A brand new song from Seattle's reigning kings of "splatter rock" THE ACCUSED, entitled "The Splatterbeast", is available for free download at this location. It can also be streamed using the audio player below.

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TESTAMENT Interviewed by Germany's METAL HAMMER; Video Available

Guitarist Eric Peterson and vocalist Chuck Billy of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT were interviewed by the German edition of Metal Hammer magazine after the band's appearance at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 30 - August 1, 2009 in Wacken, Germany. Watch t...

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PHILIP ANSELMO Opens Up About His Heroin Addiction, PANTERA's Breakup

On March 16, 2009, former PANTERA and current DOWN singer Philip Anselmo spoke passionately and candidly about his music career and his history with — and the dangers of — drugs, particularly heroin, during an appearance at the Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Several portions of the que...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist DAVE KUSHNER Receives 2009 EMMY Nomination

Acclaimed guitarist/songwriter Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER) has received a 2009 Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the title track from the FX television series "Sons Of Anarchy". Kushner collaborated with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. on the music....

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AMORAL To Support AMORPHIS In Europe

Finnish metallers AMORAL will support AMORPHIS on their upcoming European tour between October 7 and November 7. Also scheduled to appear is BEFORE THE DAWN. For a list of dates, visit the AMORAL MySpace page. AMORAL's latest album, "Show Your Colors", was released in Japan on July 22 via Marquee/Av...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Officially Recruits 19-Year-Old Drummer MIKE BYRNE

Billy Corgan has announced that Mike Byrne has joined the SMASHING PUMPKINS as their new drummer. The 19-year-old Portland, Oregon native will make his debut with the band on the PUMPKINS' next album — about which a major announcement is expected in September — and tour. "I'm super-excited to be pla...