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GLENN HUGHES Performs At 'We Will Rock You' Post-Party: Photos Available

Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) fan site GHPG.net has uploaded several pictures from Hughes' appearance at a post-party in Las Vegas last Wednesday (Sept. 8) for the North American debut of "We Will Rock You", a rock theatrical stage show featuring 20 of QUEEN's greatest hits. Glenn was pe...

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Report: How A California Death Metal Fan Turned Up On FBI Terror List

Annette Stark of LA CityBEAT reports: If the radical right wanted to paint a portrait of a terrorist, they couldn't do much better than Yahiye Adam Gadahn. In fact, the FBI's announcement last May that it was actively seeking Gadahn for questioning regarding his possible ties to Al Qaeda energized c...

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QUEEN Inducted Into HOLLYWOOD'S ROCKWALK: Photos Available

Surviving QUEEN members Brian May and Roger Taylor were inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk on Wednesday (Sept. 8) following the Las Vegas premiere of the musical "We Will Rock You", a rock theatrical stage show featuring 20 of QUEEN's greatest hits. Their handprints will be placed in cement along wi...

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TESTAMENT Drop Off Japan's THRASH DOMINATION Tour

TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "TESTAMENT's founding guitarist, Eric Peterson, fell down a flight of stairs prior to showtime at a club in Martin, Slovakia, on June 14th, during their 2004 European...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Complete Recording History' Book Due Next Year

Rockdetector.com executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young has been working on a leviathan account of BLACK SABBATH's complete recording history, from the earliest demos through to the "Reunion" album and, possibly, beyond. Already having two highly praised SABBATH-related titles under his belt, "The Stor...

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Toronto's CRASH KELLY Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Toronto-based rockers CRASH KELLY have inked a deal with Liquor and Poker Music. The group' first CD for the label, "Penny Pills", will be released on January 25, 2005. Featuring a sound that is rooted firmly in the vintage style and sound of the late '70s and early '80s, CRASH KELLY is the brainchi...

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EARTHRIDE Team With CORROSION OF CONFORMITY's MIKE DEAN for Upcoming CD

Maryland-based doom rockers EARTHRIDE entered Sonic Wave Studios in Raleigh, N.C. over Labor Day weekend with producer producer/engineer Mike Dean (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist) to begin recording their second release for L.A.'s Southern Lord Records. "It's a good relationship," said EARTHRIDE vo...

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ULI JON ROTH: No Technical Mishaps At Ventura Show

The following message was posted at the official web site of legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth: "[Uli Jon Roth] played the Ventura Theater in Ventura, California [Friday night, Aug. 27]. Contrary to the previous evening the show went smoothly and without any technical mishaps. The front-of-house soun...

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DISTANT THUNDER: New Live Photos Posted Online

DISTANT THUNDER, the new band featuring former HELSTAR/DESTINY'S END and current SEVEN WITCHES frontman James Rivera, have uploaded a bunch of photos from their recent gigs in Houston and San Antonio. Check them out here. DISTANT THUNDER's debut CD, "Welcome the End", was recorded at Spyder Studio i...

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MINISTRY Frontman: It's Time For GEORGE W. BUSH To Go

Cleveland, Ohio's "The Metal Show" (TheMetalShow.com),which airs on 92.3 FM WXTM (Xtreme Radio),recently challenged MINISTRY frontman Al Jorgenson to a live, on-air political debate. Here's what Al had to say when asked why he chose to use the band's new album, "Houses of the Molé", to make his po...

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CRYPTOPSY Singer LORD WORM: 'Show Me The Money'

CRYPTOPSY singer Lord Worm recently spoke to Metallian.com about his departure from the group eight years ago and his eventual decision to rejoin the band. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metallian: Why did you leave CRYPTOPSY at a time when it seemed the band is just about to make it bi...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Prepare To Record New Album

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are close to completing the songwriting sessions for their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Crash Music Inc. "We would still like to write two or three more songs going in, and the vocals still need to be completed, but the music so far is inspired and heavy and we...

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TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Says 'I Wanna Rock' With VH1 CLASSIC

Dee Snider, known worldwide as the frontman for the telegenic '80s metal band TWISTED SISTER, is headed back to television. This time, he will be an on-air host on VH1 Classic, the channel now in 33 million homes that plays "none of today's hottest music" by artists of the '60s, '70s and '80s. One o...

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MURDERDOLLS Bassist To Tour With ROXY SAINT

MURDERDOLLS bassist Eric Griffin has teamed up with Hollywood's rising star ROXY SAINT for a U.K. tour beginning August 24. The trek will include both the Reading and Leeds festivals and several other shows around Great Britain. Eric will also be playing in Los Angeles with the NAPOLEON BLOWNAPARTS...

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LOCKDOWN To Appear On Compilation CD

LOCKDOWN, the "East Coast Hardcore" band featuring Eric Roi (former lead vocalist of BILE),Jeff X (former guitarist of BILE and the late '80s metal group NAPALM),and Bob Proimos (former drummer of NAPALM),will debut their song "Enlightenment" on the next Sadistic Records compilation. A release da...