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VAN HALEN Bassist Admits He Didn't Play On 'Best Of Both Worlds' Tracks

According to MelodicRock.com, the April 2006 issue of Japan's Burrn! magazine features Eddie Van Halen on the cover with the heading "The End Of The Reunion" (view cover image at this location). Inside is an exclusive new Michael Anthony interview conducted in February 2006 by the magazine's U.S. co...

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JOE FRANCO, EDDIE OJEDA, JOE LYNN TURNER: Photos And Audio Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 48 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode features an interview with Joe Franco (ex-TWISTED SISTER, WIDOWMAKER) and Eddie Ojeda (TWISTED SISTER) plus a short ID from former DEEP PURPLE and RAINBOW frontman Joe Lynn Turner. Interview topics include Franco's...

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CANDIRIA: New Album Update

Brooklyn-based CANDIRIA have posted the following update on the recording sessions for their new album: "We started out writing new material in Jupiter 4 Studios during the first few weeks of January. Jupiter 4 is the studio owned and run by Ken Schalk and his brother Steve Schalk. We used the time...

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STAIND Has New Tour In The Works

Launch Radio Networks reports: STAIND will be back for yet another U.S. tour this spring, beginning on April 20 and running through June 18. The news comes from up-and-coming band HURT, which has been confirmed as one of the support acts on the jaunt. Exact dates and venues have yet to be announced....

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Attends SEVENDUST Gig In Los Angeles

Paul Gargano of the Hollywood Reporter has issued the following report: Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen bore witness to an eruption like no other Sunday night at the Sunset Strip House of Blues, when Atlanta metal veterans SEVENDUST had a sold-out, all-ages crowd running with the devil as they unchain...

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TED NUGENT, THUNDER Confirmed For U.K.'s MONSTERS OF ROCK Festival

TED NUGENT, THUNDER and JOURNEY have been confirmed to play at the U.K.'s Monsters of Rock festival, set to take place June 3 at the Milton Keynes National Bowl. Also scheduled to appear are ALICE COOPER and DEEP PURPLE. Tickets for Monsters of Rock 2006, priced £38.50, are available from all usual...

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EYES OF FIRE Explain Show Cancellations

Orange County-based quintet EYES OF FIRE have posted the following message on their official web site: "EYES OF FIRE would like to apologize to the fans in Kansas City, Denver, Ogden, and Boise, for not being able to perform those shows. EYES OF FIRE were unable to make those shows due to their trus...

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MOTORPSYCHO Complete Work On New Album, Announce New Drummer

Norwegian "dark rock" outfit MOTORPSYCHO have completed work on their new album, "Black Hole / Black Canvas". The CD, which was recorded and mixed at the Void studios in Eindhoven, The Netherlands by producer Pieter Kloos, will be released in March, to be followed by a promotional tour in April. Acc...

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ENSEMBLE SALAZHAR Featuring Ex-PESTILENCE Bassist: 'Draft' Samples Available Online

ENSEMBLE SALAZHAR, the studio project founded by guitarist Ronald Bekking and former PESTILENCE bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling, have uploaded "draft samples" of the group's recent studio sessions at www.jeroenthesseling.com. Complete demo tracks will follow soon. ENSEMBLE SALAZHAR was formed "with t...

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KROKUS Members To Take Part In Concert To Celebrate Chronology Of Electric Guitar

Former and current KROKUS members Mandy Meyer, Marc Storace and Fernando von Arb will be among the guests at a special concert to celebrate the chronology and history of the electric guitar, to be held on Saturday, March 4 at Bierhübeli in Bern, Switzerland. The show will also feature Vic Vergeat fr...

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SUN CAGED Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

Longtime SUN CAGED bassist Rob Van Der Loo has officially left the band. "Of course, we regret his decision, but despite that we respect his reasons. Rob is going into a totally new musical direction, and he was not happy anymore playing the music of SUN CAGED," the group write on their web site. "R...

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SPHERE OF SOULS: Former SUN CAGED Fronman To Release New Album

SPHERE OF SOULS, the Dutch progressive metal formation featuring ex-SUN CAGED vocalist André Vuurboom and guitar virtuoso Anand Mahangoe, are set to release their debut album, "From the Ashes", through Lion Music on April 21. The album is of a conceptual nature and contains 13 tracks encompassing a...

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Former VAN HALEN Frontman Pushes For Reunion Of Original Lineup

According to The New York Daily News, former VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth once again called for a reunion of the band's original lineup during his "Roth Radio" show on Tuesday (Feb. 14). "People want the reunion," said Roth. "No one will pay respect to what any of us do [musically] until ...

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VAN HALEN Bassist Talks About His BBQ Sauce Line

April Lisante of the Knight Ridder Newspapers recently spoke to VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony about his BBQ sauce line, and his love of hot food — and to find out exactly why rockers are so into these sauces. Q: How did the recipe come about? Anthony: "This is a sauce that I ...

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Report: 'Rock Star: VAN HALEN' Rumors Unfounded

Billboard.com is reporting that persistent rumors that VAN HALEN will audition new singers on the upcoming season of CBS reality series "Rock Star" are untrue, according to the network. "All it is is a rumor, we deny it," a CBS Entertainment spokesperson tells Billboard.com. "We don't even have [an...