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NEW YORK DOLLS Frontman Performs With FRANKENSTEIN 3000; Video Available

FRANKENSTEIN 3000 was joined by NEW YORK DOLLS frontman David Johansen on Thursday, December 28, for a rousing rendition of the DOLLS' "Looking For A Kiss". The appearance was part of New Year's Rock Fest 34, a worldwide event for peace whose U.S. portion was held at Don Hill's in New York City and...

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FRANKENSTEIN 3000 Added To New York City's NEW YEAR'S ROCK FEST

East Coast hard rock outfit FRANKENSTEIN 3000 has been added to New Year's Rock Fest at Don Hill's in New York City on Thursday, December 28. L.A. GUNS is also appearing and NEW YORK DOLLS vocalist David Johansen is hosting the evening. The show is being taped for broadcast on Japan's Fuji televisio...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: It's Great To Go On Tour With Intelligent Dudes With A Sense Of Humor

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Well, what do you know... "Two shows back home in the cold again. I always have time to regret myself about ten times when playing small town shows. Always have, always will. I get up in the morning thinking, ....

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HELSTAR Guitarist Talks About Classic 'Nosferatu' Album

Full in Bloom Music recently conducted an interview with HELSTAR guitarist Larry Barragan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Full in Bloom Music: What are your memories of your classic record, "Nosferatu"? Larry: My memories of "Nosferatu"? Hazy! No seriously, that CD was hard work. The music was...

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GODSMACK Frontman To Publish Memoir In February

A web site has been launched for GODSMACK frontman Sully Erna's upcoming memoir, "The Paths We Choose", which details the first 30 years of his life up until GODSMACK got signed. Due on February 7 via Bartleby Press, the book "is about what it took to get from Point A to Point B," ...

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Between Two Worlds

How appropriate that this debut album from Abbath's I is called "Between Two Worlds". It is in a fact a fusing of the mammoth black metal anthems of the mighty IMMORTAL and a pronounced rock 'n' groove component that borrows from the likes of MOTÖRHEAD. However, "I" does not mimic the blackened rock...

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MASTERY: Tour Dates Announced

Toronto "instrumental" thrash band MASTERY has announced the dates for its headlining tour in support of the band's Corporate Punishment Records debut album, "Lethal Legacy". MASTERY's new album "Lethal Legacy" has been receiving major praise within the metal community since its release. Metal Mania...

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GODSMACK Singer To Tap Into Acting During Break

Launch Radio Networks reports: GODSMACK plans to take some time off at the beginning of 2007 so that a couple of members can pursue some personal projects. Bassist Robbie Merrill and his wife are expecting their first child, a girl, while singer Sully Erna will publish his first book. Erna told Laun...

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CHRISTOPHER WALKEN To Play OZZY OSBOURNE In 'The Dirt' Movie

ABC News reports that Christopher Walken has agreed to play Ozzy Osbourne in "The Dirt", a movie based on MÖTLEY CRÜE's controversial 2001 autobiography. CRÜE lead singer Vince Neil told ABC News Radio in an exclusive interview that the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will make a cameo appearance as...

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MANOWAR Guitarist Talks About Arm Injury, Upcoming Album

Sweden's Metalshrine recently conducted an interview with MANOWAR guitarist Karl Logan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: So how far have you come with the full-length album? Is it done? Have you mixed it? Karl: The album is almost done. When I got hurt we had to take a listen to ...

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Report: Loud, Proud And Metal To The Core

Iain Shedden of The Australian reports: Headbanging is a multi-skilled occupation. There is, for example, the side to side, which involves shaking the head while whipping one's hair around with each motion. Then there's the whiplash, a particularly violent procedure developed by AC/DC's Angus Young...

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STEPHEN PEARCY Announces Bassist For 'Metal In America' Tour

Former RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has announced that he will be joined by bassist Jerry Scott on his upcoming "Metal In America 2006" tour, which is scheduled to kick off at the end of the month. Jerry's credits include playing with BAD COMPANY's Brian Howe and MOLLY HATCHET. Pearcy recently release...

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'Guitar Hero II': Final Track Listing Revealed

According to IGN, the final track listing has been revealed for the upcoming PS2/Xbox 360 video game "Guitar Hero II", due on November 7. Totaling 40 tunes in all, spread over eight difficulty levels, the new game seems to have an even wider range of rock-oriented music than the first time out. From...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer Offers Track-By-Track Rundown Of New Album

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali recently gave a track-by-track rundown of the band's new album, "Rehab" to Classic Rock Revisited. Commented Banali: "The writing process for these recordings differed greatly from our previous efforts in that Kevin [Dubrow, vocals] and I approached the writing of n...

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IRON MAIDEN Drummer Talks About His Conversion To Christianity

Geoff Martin of Canada.com recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN drummer Nicko McBrain. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the new CD, "A Matter of Life And Death": "This album is a step up on everything else we've ever done, in my opinion. I know a few people don't agree ...