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SCORPIONS Guitarist: We Wanted To 'Make A Masterpiece For Our Own History'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with legendary SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: At what point did you first realize the group had the potential to become an international success? Rudolf: "I noticed very much from the middle...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: There Was Only One DIMEBAG

Headbanger's Blog recently conducted an e-mail interview with DOWN/ex-PANTERA frontman Philip Anselmo. A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: Headbanger's Blog: Everyone knows about the recent low points in your life — the death of Dime, your agonizing back pain, Hurricane...

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SCRAP METAL Going Back To School For Kids

Celebrity rock supergroup SCRAP METAL — featuring all-star lead frontmen Gunnar Nelson (NELSON),Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER) and Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER) — has been announced to headline Jude Jams 2007, the benefit concert for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at Northwestern State University i...

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UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Talks About Upcoming Solo Album

Get Ready To Roll! recently conducted an interview with UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Get Ready To Roll!: You are soon to release another Vinnie Moore [solo] album. How far forward is this project — how many tracks are there, who's on them, and what is ...

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DOWN Guitarist: 'We're The Type Of Band That's Not Afraid To Go Backwards'

Brian Sweeney of Blistering.com recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Blistering.com: What direction did DOWN go with "Down III: Over The Under"? Kirk Windstein: We really didn't have anything in mind, it just kind of came out. In ge...

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'Heavy Metal Box' Animated Product Shot Available

An animated product shot for the upcoming "Heavy Metal Box" (due on October 2 via Rhino Records) can be viewed below. The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compila...

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PRIMER 55: 'Family For Life' CD/DVD Release Date Announced

Crash Music has set a November 6 release date for the new PRIMER 55 CD/DVD entitled "Family For Life". The package will be released on a flip disc (audio/DVD) and features a collection of unreleased tracks, as well as rare concert footage and backstage scenes from three concerts including Ozzfest. P...

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PEPPER KEENAN Says DOWN Will Play 'Close To Two Hours' On Upcoming Tour

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A couple of excerpts follow: On the upcoming tour, which will feature only DOWN, no openers — a rare set-up for a club outing: "We're probably going to play close to two hours. I like it like t...

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SCORPIONS Guitarist Explains Delay In New Album's U.S. Release

RockConfidential.com recently conducted an interview with SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockConfidential.com: How did Billy Corgan get involved in "Humanity - Hour 1"? Rudolf: I've watched him for a long time because I like his voice and I like the S...

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LINKIN PARK Building New Home In Gulf Coast Region

The Pulse of Radio (formerly Launch Radio Networks) reports: LINKIN PARK will fund and build a new house in the Gulf Coast region through the band's Music For Relief organization, according to a statement issued by the group's publicist. Money for the house will be raised through donations and merch...

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PHILIP ANSELMO: 'I Haven't Been This Strong Since I Was 23-24 Years Old'

To chronicle the past five years leading up to the release of DOWN's new album, "III - Over the Under", Philip Anselmo is placing periodic installments to be released over the course of the next month on the band's web sites leading up to the release of the record. This is Philip's personal communic...

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SCORPIONS Frontman Discusses Label Switch

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com conducted an interview with SCORPIONS vocalist Klaus Meine yesterday (August 21). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: If you had to pick out of this album, which song do you think has the power to be another legendary classic like "Rock You Like...

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DOWN's KEENAN On New CD: I Think It's The Best PHILIP ANSELMO Has Sung In 20 Years

Australia's Tsunami Mag recently conducted an interview with DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan. A few excerpts follow: On DOWN's upcoming album: "The album should be released September 25. That's what we're shooting for. It's called 'Over the Under'. Phil came up with the concept about all the things we'...

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NEBULA: North American Tour Dates Announced

Los Angeles rockers NEBULA will team up with Canada's LES BREASTFEEDERS and Norway's BONK for the North American "Rock De National" tour beginning on September 28 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 28 - Whistler, BC @ Garfinkles Sep. 29 - Vancouver, BC @ Coba...

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NEGATIVE To Tour China In October

Tampere, Finland-based hard band NEGATIVE will be among the first Finnish artists to tour China. The group will play three Chinese dates in early October: Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. In Shanghai, a city with over 10 million inhabitants, one of China's biggest TV stations will film the group's pe...