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Report: Heavy Metal Adopts Political, Social Messages In New Millennium

Justin M. Norton of the Associated Press has issued the following report: Heavy metal singer Chris Barnes didn't know what people would think of the anti-war song "Amerika the Brutal" he wrote after his cousin deployed to Iraq in 2003. He heard a number of complaints — but also received supportive e...

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SCORPIONS To Release New Album Next May

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are looking forward to the Wacken [Open Air] show where we are going to play with our old friends, Michael [Schenker], Uli [Jon Roth] and Hermann [Rarebell]. This is going to be a very special eve...

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BRAND NEW SIN: Acoustic Version Of 'Crank It Up' Available On WWE.com

Yesterday, WWE.com — the official website of World Wrestling Entertainment, and one of the Internet's most popular destinations for young males — posted its first-ever exclusive live music stream, an acoustic performance by the New York-based rock band BRAND NEW SIN. The group recently joined WWE mu...

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BULLETBOYS 'Semi-Reunion' In The Works

As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke with singer Marq Torien about the current state of the BULLETBOYS as well as Marq's recently completed new album. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: What is the present status of the BULLET...

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A band of competent sidemen who had a shit-kickin' good time in the '70s without ever actually, you know, writing much of a song, CACTUS recently reunited to do more of the same. With SAVOY BROWN frontman Jimmy Kunes replacing the deceased Rusty Day, the core of the band — drummer Carmine Appice, ba...

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ARCH ENEMY Singer Sounds Off On Vocal Technique, Early Influences And Being A Vegetarian

ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Angela Gossow has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "I get so many wonderful messages every day it is almost overwhelming. I am sorry, but it is impossible to answer them all.. So I have collected the most frequently asked questions and will answer them...

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NIKKI SIXX, DJ ASHBA Team Up To Launch FUNNY FARM Studios

According to a posting on former BEAUTIFUL CREATURES guitarist DJ Ashba's official web site, Ashba and MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx have teamed up as songwriting partners to launch Funny Farm Studios — an "amazing state-of-the-art facility which includes three full-service studios and an amazing p...

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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN Is Latest PETA Celebrity Spokesperson

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen is the latest celebrity spokesperson for animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA). Collen hasn't eaten meat for 20 years and several of his band members are vegetarians. Collen tells PE...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger'

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "I haven't had the heart to post for a long time. I think it's been pretty obvious why [referring to the fact that his wife, Donna, recently filed for divorce after nine years of marriage — Ed.]. I've just been focu...

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MANOWAR Singer's Hunting, Fishing DVD Emphasizes Conservation, Safety

Bowhunting, fishing, waterfowl, wild boars and conservation rarely meet in a single setting. But that is exactly what viewers of the new outdoors DVD, "Wild Life and Wild Times" experience. "The idea was to take a few years worth of outdoor adventures and condense into one fun, action packed and edu...

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In the Name of the Father, the Son

So what is the most important tidbit of information that you need to make an informed purchase decision with regard to WARTORN's debut full-length? It's really quite simple. "In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy War" is meat-and-potatoes crust punk with an in-your-face musical and lyrica...

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BOB ROCK, TOM WERMAN, SCOTT HUMPHREY, TOMMY LEE Featured In 'Behind The Boards' Book

Rock N' Roll Books has announced the first official sale of the "Behind the Boards Volume One" rock producers anthology, available exclusively for sale ahead of all other e-commerce and chain retail sites at MÖTLEY CRÜE's official online webstore at www.motleystore.com. Featuring exclusive, one-on-o...

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Artimus Pyledriver

Atlanta's ARTIMUS PYLEDRIVER was named after LYNYRD SKYNYRD drummer Artimus Pyle, which goes a long way toward explaining the southern rock boogie and redneck soul that defines the band's self-titled debut. Whiskey swilling, southern bad boy HARD rock filled with concrete tough rhythms and a boatloa...

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SCORPIONS Frontman: 'We Want To Record A Great New Album In 2007'

SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I would like to thank you all very much for all your best wishes and birthday greetings. It really is a great feeling to know that there is such a bond with so many fans around the world. Our 2006 ...

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PAPA ROACH Singer On New CD: 'It's Like A Meat Locker 'Cause There's Just Hooks Everywhere'

PAPA ROACH singer Jacoby Shaddix recently spoke to Corey Moss of MTV.com about his band's fourth major-label release, due in September or October. "It's like a meat locker 'cause there's just hooks everywhere," the frontman formerly known as Coby Dick said. "I'm not lying. "It's the best album we've...