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APOCALYPTICA Confirmed For Germany's HURRICANE Festival

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have been confirmed for this year's Hurricane Festival, set to take place June 23-25 in Scheessel, Germany. Other acts scheduled to perform include MANU CHAO RADIO BEMBA SOUND SYSTEM, DONAVON FRANKENREITER, ADAM GREEN, HARD-FI, THE HIVES and SIGUR ROS. Upcoming APO...

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Ex-SCORPIONS Drummer Doesn't Rule Out Reunion With Former Bandmates

Herman Rarebell played drums for Germany's No. 1 rock export the SCORPIONS from 1977 until 1996. He wrote lyrics to many of the band's classics, including "Rock You Like A Hurricane", "Blackout" and "Another Piece of Meat". In an interview with Jeb Wright, Editor of Classic Rock Revisited, Rarebell...

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ALICE COOPER, GILBY CLARKE To Take Part In California Benefit Concert

According to The Los Angeles Times, Alice Cooper and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke are among the musicians that will take part in a Feb. 1 concert at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts in Cerritoes, California to benefit Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Organized by former EA...

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KYUSS 'Reunion': Audio, Video Footage Posted Online

Audio and video footage taken at the Dec. 21, 2005 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE gig at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles, where John Garcia, singer of QOTSA frontman Josh Homme's previous troupe KYUSS, joined QUEENS on stage for three songs from their influential hard-rock band's catalog, has been posted onl...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman: 'PHILIP ANSELMO Helped Me Get Out Of Jail'

Five days after Hurricane Katrina demolished New Orleans, EYEHATEGOD frontman Mike Williams and his girlfriend Alicia Morgan barely escaped the city alive. Within hours of arriving in Morgan City, Louisiana hotel room, the pair were locked up on drug charges. Williams spent 91 days in the Morgan Cit...

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C.O.C.'s PEPPER KEENAN: Opening For DISTURBED Was 'Dumbest Thing We've Ever Done In Our Lives'

John Pegoraro of StonerRock.com conducted an interview with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY frontman Pepper Keenan in December. A few excerpts from the chat follow: StonerRock.com: Was it both your house and the bar [in New Orleans] that got fucked up [in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath]? Pepper: "The bar g...

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MOLLY HATCHET Guitarist Sticks Up For 'Man's Best Friend' In New PETA Ads

In his latest effort to help PETA help animals, MOLLY HATCHET lead guitarist Bobby Ingram has recorded four brand-new radio public service announcements (PSAs) that encourage people to be responsible guardians of their dogs and cats. The venerable Southern band's recent resurgence in popularity — th...

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DIO Slams PRESIDENT BUSH, Says OZZY's 'Performance' Has Nothing To Do With Music

Legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio recently spoke to the U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine (web site) about George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne, among many other things. On Bush, Dio said: "I've never supported him and certainly would never vote for him. I think he's a fool and a man without fore...

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's HOMME Reunites With KYUSS Singer In L.A.

MTV.com is reporting that John Garcia, singer of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE frontman Josh Homme's previous troupe KYUSS, joined QOTSA on stage for three songs from their influential hard-rock band's catalog as part of an encore that capped an already surprise-filled night on Tuesday (Dec. 21) at the Wi...

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KISS Drummer ERIC SINGER Answers Fans' Questions

KISS's official web site, KissOnlinecom, has posted the following fan question-and-answer session with KISS drummer Eric Singer: Q: I read that you come from a musical family, in particular, that your dad was a professional musician. Is that true? Eric Singer: "Yes, both my mother and father were ve...

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EXHORDER: Audio Interview With Former Frontman KYLE THOMAS Posted Online

A 25-minute audio interview with former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE frontman Kyle Thomas, conducted in mid-October by Cleveland, Ohio's "The Metal Show" (airing on WXTM FM),has been posted online at www.myspace.com/themetalshow. Thomas discusses his career, including EXHORDER, FLOODGATE, his newer projects,...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Released From Louisiana Jail

EYEHATEGOD frontman Michael Williams, who was arrested in Lousiana on a narcotics charge in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, was reportedly released from a Morgan City, LA jail last week. It is not presently clear if there are still any charges pending against Williams, who was said to be on probati...

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TUNGSTEN Mainman On Post-Hurricane Katrina Scene: 'It Was Like Going To A Funeral'

Vocalist/guitarist Al Hodge of the long-running Chalmette, Louisiana-based metallers TUNGSTEN has issued the following update: "It's been three months since Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf Coast and turned our hometown of Chalmette, Louisiana into the lost city of Atlantis. We got between 10-12...

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JOE LYNN TURNER, BUCK DHARMA Added To 96 K-ROCK Benefit Concert

Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),Buck Dharma (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT),Robin Zander (CHEAP TRICK) have joined AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams as scheduled performers at the "96 K-ROCK For Relief II" concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Wilma. The event, which will rai...

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Emerald Vulture

Oh it's ugly alright...hairy and sticky too. SOURVEIN has returned with another helping of viscous swamp dirges. Guitars cranked to 10, the four stings just a buzzin, and T-Roy Medlin's (ex-BUZZOV*EN) vokills a tad less scratchy and every bit as brain-fried and miserable as WEEDEATER's Dave "Dixie"...