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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Remembers LOVE's ARTHUR LEE

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his web site regarding the passing of influential LOVE singer/guitarist Arthur Lee, who died of leukemia on August 3 at age 61: "My condolences to Arthur Lee's family, and my thanks to Arthur for all his music. My most vivid memory...

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DEATH ANGEL To Guest On 107.7 THE BONE's 'Metal Zone'

Veteran San Francisco Bay area metallers DEATH ANGEL will be the featured guests on "Metal Zone", airing on Friday, August 18 between 9:00 p.m. and midnight PST on the San Francisco radio station 107.7 The Bone. You can also listen to the program on the Internet at www.1077thebone.com. DEATH ANGEL's...

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CRASH KELLY Comments On POISON, ALICE COOPER Shows

Glam rock quartet CRASH KELLY — whose new album, the Gilby Clarke-produced "Electric Satisfaction", is now available — is in the midst of a series of high-profile gigs. Last week, the band performed a hometown show at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre alongside POISON and CINDERELLA before flying to Ame...

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GUNS N' ROSES Singer Visits Cancer Charity

NME.com reports that GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose made a surprise visit to the Teenage Cancer Trust Ward at the University College Hospital in London (photo). The singer had just completed GUNS N' ROSES' controversial European tour, culminating with a final date at Wembley Arena on July 30. Simon D...

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ADDICTION CREW Confirmed For Italy's FROGSTOCK

ADDICTION CREW has been confirmed to perform at the Frogstock Festival, set to take place August 24-27 in Riolo Terme (Ravenna),Italy. ADDICTION CREW will appear on the third day of the event (August 26),along with LINEA 77 and EXTREMA. Also on the bill are EXILIA, the band which features in its r...

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KROKUS Announces North American Release Date For 'Hellraiser'

Veteran Swiss rockers KROKUS will release their new album, "Hellraiser", in North America on October 24 (September 18 in Europe, except Germany and Switzerland, where it will be issued on September 15) via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rock the Block" was recorded with producer Dennis Ward (...

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BRUTAL TRUTH: 'Animal Kingdom' / 'Kill Trend Suicide' Reissue To Include Bonus Video Footage

Relapse Records has set an October 17 release date for the reissue of the post-Earache material from influential '90s extreme metallers BRUTAL TRUTH, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" (1997) and the preceding "Kill Trend Suicide" mini-CD (1996). According to a posting on the Relapse web site, "'Sounds....

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KORN's THE FAMILY VALUES TOUR Stages Triumphant Return With Sold-Out Shows

KORN's The Family Values Tour is back — in a big way — as fans in the south are turning out in record numbers to see this summer's hottest tour. Kicking off with a sold-out show of 17,000 rocking fans at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre, The Family Values Tour has gone on to set new numbers ...

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ENTHRALLMENT: 'Total Zombie Domination' Video Available Online

Bulgarian brutal death metalers ENTHRALLMENT have uploaded their video for the song "Total Zombie Domination" at this location (top video clip on the page). The song comes off the group's latest CD, "Smashed Brain Collection", which was released in July via Grindethic Records and Grotesque Productio...

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CARMINE APPICE: JIMI HENDRIX Didn't Like LED ZEPPELIN Because They Stole From Everybody

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisted recently conducted an interview with legendary rock drummer Carmine Appice (VANILLA FUDGE, CACTUS, BECK, BOGERT & APPICE, ROD STEWART, KING KOBRA, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisted: You have me curious with the ne...

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THE HAUNTED, AKERCOCKE To Headline U.K.'s DAMNATION FESTIVAL

Extreme legends THE HAUNTED and death metal overlords AKERCOCKE will headline this year's Damnation Festival, set to take place October 15 at Jilly's Rockworld and Music Box in Manchester, England. Ragga-punks SKINDRED and the debauched MISTRESS will join them to complete two stages of uncompromisin...

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HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for "Monsters of Mayhem", the upcoming tour featuring HATEBREED, NAPALM DEATH, EXODUS, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, DESPISED ICON and FIRST BLOOD. They are as follows: Sep. 01 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Sep. 03 - Lancaster, PA @ The Chameleon Sep. 04 - Springfield, VA...

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Ex-DEATH/CYNIC Guitarist PAUL MASVIDAL Remembers CHUCK SCHULDINER

ChAoS MuSiC FoRuM ecently conducted an interview with former DEATH/CYNIC guitarist Paul Masvidal. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Chaos-Forum: What can you tell us about Chuck Schuldiner as a human being... songwriter and a bandmate? Masvidal: "He was passionate abo...

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DISTURBED Singer Says It's Hard To Assemble 'Music As A Weapon' Tour

Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED has enlisted STONE SOUR for its third Music As A Weapon tour. The band says it always has a hard time assembling a balanced roster for the tour. Singer David Draiman told Launch the band has a difficult time building the bill for the Music As A Weapon tour be...

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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Comments On Iran Changing Western Words

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has posted the following message on his official web site: "So the news today has reported that Iran is replacing Western names with alternative names. Words like 'pizza' are not to be used. 'Elastic bread' — much more hip. "In a bigger picture, if this is the beginni...