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Hard Rock Artists Come Together For Benefit CD

In 2004 there were more than 1,000,000 cases of cancer reported in the United States and according to published reports about 1,500 people die every day from cancer. It was also in 2004 that the Chicago rock band ENUFF Z'NUFF found out that drummer Ricky Parent was battling cancer. Fans and friends...
November 3, 2005
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'Hard Rock Treasures' DVD To Include Full-Length Interview With DIMEBAG

More details have been revealed regarding the upcoming "Hard Rock Treasures" "rockumentary" DVD, due on November 21 via Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring exclusive interviews with some of the most important rock bands ever, including DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN, METALLICA, KISS and m...
October 14, 2005
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Ex-MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON: 'Reuniting Original Lineups Is Awesome'

Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: NEPAtoday: I know you're actively involved in the business side of music; you had a book out on the subject a few years ago. How green...
October 8, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN: 'Numbers From The Beast' Tribute Album Samples Available For Download

Several tracks from the upcoming IRON MAIDEN tribute album, "Numbers from the Beast: An All Star Salute to Iron Maiden", have been made available for streaming and download via Rykodisc-Media.com. On October 11, IRON MAIDEN fans the world over will have something new to get excited about as the newl...
October 8, 2005
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KISS: 'Alive!' Photographer FIN COSTELLO Interviewed

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the first KISS live album, "Alive!", Kiss Kollector Online has posted portions of an exclusive interview with "Alive!" photographer Fin Costello, which will appear in its entirety in the November issue of KISS Kollector magazine, along with some of Fin Coste...
September 11, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE, TWISTED SISTER Live Footage To Air On VH1 CLASSIC

Performance footage of QUEENSRŸCHE, TWISTED SISTER and JOURNEY will air on VH1 Classic as part of the "All Roads Lead to the Chip" special, which premieres Saturday, September 3, Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5 at 7:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. "All Roads Lead to the Chip"...
August 27, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Guitarist To Appear On PINK FLOYD Tribute

DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse appears on a tribute to PINK FLOYD's "The Wall", called "Back Against the Wall". Former YES member Billy Sherwood produced the tribute, which also features Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman, Steve Howe, and Alan White from YES, Robby Krieger from THE DOORS, Ian Anderson fr...
August 11, 2005
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Made The Right Decision' Picking Bands For GIGANTOUR

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forums" section of the band's official web site: "I just got back, literally, from my time off in Europe and you can plan on things ramping up around here and over at the Gigantour site in the next week. We all are going to ...
July 10, 2005
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ALIEN Sign With FRONTIERS RECORDS; New Album Due In The Fall

Frontiers Records have announced the signing of the freshly reunited Swedish band ALIEN for the release of their brand new album, entitled "Dark Eyes". Comprising 11 tracks touching on the great themes of rock 'n' roll (love, loss, hope and despair),"Dark Eyes" revisits the classic ALIEN sound and...
July 10, 2005
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CLASSIC ROCK REVISITED Releases 'New Road Ahead Volume I'

Classic Rock Revisited, in association with Cowtown Digital, LLC, has released an all-digital download compilation of 11 songs by 10 classic rock superstars available as an iTunes exclusive beginning June 21, 2005. Comented Classic Rock Revisited editor Jeb Wright: "This is an exciting project that...
June 15, 2005
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SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL 2005 Photos Posted Online

A number of high-quality photos from this weekend's Sweden Rock festival have been posted at the web site of the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet. Check them out: Thursday, June 9 (first day) photos: ACCEPT, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD, NAPALM DEATH, SAXON, STYX Friday, June 10 (second day) phot...
June 12, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month

According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...
June 8, 2005
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SIEGES EVEN Finish Recording New Album

Reunited German progressive metallers SIEGES EVEN have finished recording their new album, "The Art of Navigating by the Stars", at the Black Solaris Studio in Frankfurt with producer Uwe Lulis. The mixing and mastering will be completed by the end of the month. "The Art of Navigating by the Stars"...
June 8, 2005
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Peace Among the Ruins

Seventies-inspired melodic rock and roll is the order of the day on PRESTO BALLET's impressive debut album. Masterminded by METAL CHURCH axeman Kurdt Vanderhoof, and featuring most of the lineup from the 1997 VANDERHOOF album, PRESTO BALLET will go down a storm among fans of STYX, KANSAS, URIAH HEEP...
May 26, 2005
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Mezmerize

SYSTEM OF A DOWN has done it again. With its third record (not including the "Steal This Album!" collection of leftovers from 2002),the band has created another work of thoroughly eccentric, tuneful, and heavy metallic rock that mixes a wide range of influences, adds a dash of loopy, surreal humor,...
May 15, 2005