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Former LED ZEPPELIN Bassist To Perform At France's LUNEL MANDOLIN FESTIVAL

According to a posting on his official web site, former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones will be performing at the Lunel Mandolin Festival, in the south of France, on October 29. The half-hour set will include triple-neck mandolin and Kyma. Jones, who makes a guest appearance on the new FOO FIGH...
September 21, 2005
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FIREBALL MINISTRY Announce Two Fall Missions

Having just completed a five-week nationwide tour alongside CKY, the Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY — whose new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", will be released on Oct. 18 — will return to the road next month for back-to-back fall tours. Beginning on Oct. 9, the group wil...
September 20, 2005
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Metal/Hard Rock Musicians Pay Tribute To BLACK SABBATH's 'Paranoid'

BLACK SABBATH's second album, "Paranoid", was the subject of the "Trailblazer" column in the August 2005 issue of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine, which is devoted to albums that changed the face of guitar music. The following quotes from the article illustrate just how important the album is to ma...
September 18, 2005
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FIREBALL MINISTRY To Perform With JUDAS PRIEST

L.A. hard rockers FIREBALL MINISTRY — who just completed the five-week "Rock Adio" tour alongside CKY — will support JUDAS PRIEST on September 23 at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Also, the band recently filmed a video for the new track "Sundown" with director Brandon Trost (JOSH TODD...
September 14, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Inducted Into KERRANG! HALL OF FAME; MARILYN MANSON Picks Up ICON Award

According to Manchester Online, shock rocker MARILYN MANSON picked up the Icon Award at tonight's Kerrang! Awards. [Check out pictures from Film Magic and Wire Image.] MANSON, who plays the Reading Festival this weekend, was honored for "a notoriety that has spread all over the globe." Heavy metal v...
August 25, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Drummer's Seventh Audio Diary Entry Available

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward's official web site has been updated with the seventh entry in his audio diary series. Bill phoned in from California with the latest entry. This new edition, totaling 24:50 in length, covers several topics, some of which are: * How it feels good to be back home * Fee...
August 24, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, SLIPKNOT Among Nominees At 2005 KERRANG AWARDS

The 2005 Kerrang Awards nominations have been announced at this year's Day Of Rock. In the middle of sets by BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, INME, NINE BLACK ALPS, TOWERS OF LONDON and THE MASCARA STORY, Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan named GREEN DAY and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as leaders of the pack, with five n...
August 9, 2005
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There was always a perception, due to his relative fame, that MONSTER MAGNET guitarist Ed Mundell was the brains and brawn behind Jersey power trio THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX. Well, he's out, ex-CORE frontman Finn Ryan is in on guit/vox, and the band is making it known in no uncertain terms that Mundell (a...
August 7, 2005
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TED NUGENT Talks About Writing Music, Killing Animals And Listening To New Rock Bands

Digital Noise Network recently conducted an interview with Ted Nugent. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Digital Noise Network: Are there any plans for you to get back into the studio and record new material any time soon? Ted Nugent: "It's unstoppable. We've got a bunch of new songs. In fact, I'...
August 6, 2005
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DISTURBED: 250,000 Fists To Unlock New Tune

Launch Radio Networks reports: DISTURBED fans will soon have a chance to hear the title track from the band's upcoming third album, "Ten Thousand Fists", but only if they do a little viral marketing for the band first. New media player software now available at the Chicago quartet's official web sit...
August 3, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY To Receive Inaugural 'Living Legend' Award At CLASSIC ROCK ROLL OF HONOR

Lemmy Kilmister, the notorious bass player and vocalist of Grammy-winning U.K. rock 'n' roll titans MOTÖRHEAD, will be honored with the very first "Living Legend" award at this year's inaugural Classic Rock Roll of Honor, organized by Classic Rock magazine. Taking place on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 a...
July 27, 2005
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COURTNEY LOVE: DAVE GROHL Is 'One Of The Biggest Jerks' In Rock

The Associated Press has issued the following report: Though some have labeled Dave Grohl of the FOO FIGHTERS the "nicest guy in rock," Courtney Love would beg to differ. "Dave gets to walk away unscathed and be the happy guy in rock, when he's one of the biggest jerks," Love says in the August issu...
July 25, 2005
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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Announce U.S. Dates

Legendary rock icons Brian May and Roger Taylor of QUEEN, and Paul Rodgers of BAD COMPANY and FREE, just off a sold-out, 32-date arena tour of Europe under the banner of QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS, are headed for the U.S. later this year. They will bring their acclaimed show to the U.S. for two rare ...
July 25, 2005
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FIREBALL MINISTRY Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC

Acclaimed Los Angeles quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY, recently dubbed the "#1 metal band you need to know now" by Guitar World, have officially joined the roster of Liquor and Poker Music. The L.A.-based rock label will release the group's new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", on October 18. A rough m...
July 25, 2005
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GENE SIMMONS To Guest On Next FOO FIGHTERS Album?

Despite the fact that they have just released their new album, "In Your Honor", FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has told NME.com that the band are already considering their next move. "We're so jazzed that we’re talking about the next album we're going to make," said Grohl. "The names of producers...
July 22, 2005