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ALICE IN CHAINS, KISS, MEGADETH, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY: More Photos From NAMM Available

Members of ALICE IN CHAINS, KISS, CHILDREN OF BODOM, STATIC-X, PAPA ROACH, SHADOWS FALL, TESTAMENT, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and MEGADETH are among the musicians who attended this year's winter NAMM show (National Association of Music Merchants),which took place January 18-21 in Anaheim, California. Che...

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GRAVE DIGGER Guitarist Checks In From THERION Tour

GRAVE DIGGER guitarist Manni Schmidt has check in from the band's current European tour with THERION: "After breaking the first ground and having done three shows, warm-up is nearly complete and I'm glad about all the positive reactions! The new songs seem to be a crowd pleaser. Some of the fans wer...

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DOKKEN: 'From Conception: Live 1981' CD, 'Unchain The Night' DVD Detailed

DOKKEN ruled the charts and airwaves in the '80s with a trio of platinum albums powered by an unforgettable mix of metal and melody. The band is currently in the studio recording their ninth album, and first for Rhino Records, "Lighting Strikes Again", set for release this summer. In anticipation of...

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DOKKEN To Release 'Live 1981 From Conception' CD/DVD In March

DOKKEN will issue a live CD, entitled "Dokken Live 1981 from Conception", on March 13 via Rhino Records. "I think the DVD is coming out at the same time, but will find out for sure by Friday," the group's frontman, Don Dokken, writes on their MySpace page. "The videos on the DVD are 'Breaking the .....

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IRON MAIDEN Spanish Inquisition

Living metal legends they may be, but from playing their new album in its entirety on tour to insisting they aren't metal, their legacy is hardly set in stone. Metal Hammer magazine's (web site) Geoff Barton rakes them over the coals. Read on: Q: Do you believe your fans want to hear the ...

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Bassist PETER THEOBALDS Quits AKERCOCKE; Replacement Announced

Bassist Peter Theobalds has announced his departure from U.K. death metallers AKERCOCKE. Commented Peter: "It's been possibly the most difficult decision in my life to make but after 10 years of the beast that AKERCOCKE has become, I have decided to pack up my four strings and hit the highway in sea...

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ANDROMEDA Begins Recording New Album

Swedish progressive metal band ANDROMEDA has finished recording the drums for its fourth, as-yet-untitled album. "Yet again at a record breaking pace, Thomas Lejon nailed the nine new tracks in just a couple of days," the group writes on its web site. "As on the previous two albums, keyboard player...

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Allegiance

You may have heard of Greek guitar hero Gus G. from his participation in MYSTIC PROPHECY, NIGHTRAGE, and DREAM EVIL. Or maybe you caught him live as a fill-in guitarist with ARCH ENEMY during last year's North American tour. Well he's no longer a member of any of the first three bands so that he ...

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Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Checks In From Recording Studio

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick recently entered the studio to begin recording his next solo album, tentatively titled "BK3". He has decided to keep a studio blog to let fans follow the process of tracking the new CD. His latest entry reads as follows: "Sorry it has be...

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Bombshell

Gee, can you tell by the album cover that HYDROGYN saw fit to sell a little sex with their pop-inflected hard rock? With vocalist "Julie" striking a suggestive pose and the album titled "Bombshell", music is probably not the first thought that pops into the mind of the uninitiated. Well, "Bombshell"...

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Label Owner To CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: Stop Weeping And Treat CHUCK's Legacy With Respect

Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner) has responded to comments made by Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, regarding the fate of the...

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THE PANIC CHANNEL Guitarist DAVE NAVARRO Is In 'Rad-Bass-Player Heaven'

THE PANIC CHANNEL/CAMP FREDDY guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) has issued the following update: "Billy [Morrison, CAMP FREDDY guitarist] and I will be back in the studio on Saturday night [Jan. 6] for another installment of Camp Freddy Radio [weekly show hosted by...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Sister: CONTROL DENIED's Second Album Will be Released This Year

Beth Schuldiner, sister of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED mastermind Chuck Schuldiner, has issued a response to statements and accusations made by Guido Heijnens, owner of the now-defunct Dutch record label Hammerheart Records (which was "resurrected" for a short while under the Karmageddon Media banner)...

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Early PHIL LYNOTT Recordings Discovered After 40 Years

According to the Belfast Telegraph, the first-ever recordings by legendary rocker Phil Lynott have reportedly been rediscovered after almost 40 years. Reports this morning say the recordings were made in Dublin in 1968, when Lynott was just 18. He sings on two tracks and provides harmonies on a thir...

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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members; Audio Available

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, has posted audio samples of the tracks "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" (Living like a God in France) and the single "Evil, In The Bag" on its MySpace page. THE CURSED, which also featu...