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JOURNEY, Ex-WHITESNAKE Members Jam At ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION Benefit Concert

Former SOUL SIRKUS bandmates Jeff Scott Soto (vocals; JOURNEY, TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),Neal Schon (guitar; JOURNEY) and Marco Mendoza (bass; WHITESNAKE, THIN LIZZY) reunited on Friday, January 5 for a jam at the annual ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation) benefit concert run by Tony LaRussa (coach of...

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TOURNIQUET Confirmed For SONSHINE FESTIVAL

Christian thrash metallers TOURNIQUET have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sonshine Festival, set to take place July 12-14 in Willmar, Minnesota. For more information, visit www.sonshinefestival.com. TOURNIQUET released a live DVD in August, entitled "Till Sverige Med Kärlek" (To Sweden W...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: First European Solo Tour Dates Announced

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will embark on a European solo tour in April 2007. Joining Marty in his touring band will be guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER),drummer Jeremy Colson and an as-yet-undetermined bassist. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Apr. 01 - De Lantaarn - Hellend...

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Arizona 'ANTHRAX' Scare Related To Band, Not Poisonous Substance

Jon Johnson of the Eastern Arizona Courier has issued the following report: Safford, Arizona police were called to the city's garbage truck yard to investigate a white powdery substance to make sure it was not poisonous. Garbage truck driver Marty Solberg said he had seen the substance fall out of h...

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FOZZY: Cover Of JUDAS PRIEST's Metal Gods' Posted Online

FOZZY's cover of the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Metal Gods" has been posted online at this location. The track was recorded a year ago for an upcoming all-star PRIEST tribute album. No further information is available at this time. FOZZY's third album, "All That Remains", was released in January 2005 via...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN To Tour Europe In April

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "As TV Tokyo's weekly 'Rock Fujiyama' [program featuring Marty] continues to score high in the ratings, Marty has now become a regular on Japan's NHK network as well. Aside from often appearing...

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WEDNESDAY 13 To Begin Filming 'Weirdo A-Go-Go' This Weekend

Wednesday 13 (ex-MURDERDOLLS) will begin filming a new video project this weekend. The show, entitled "Weirdo A-Go-Go", will feature the campy and morbid sense of humor that any fans of Wednesday 13 can expect. In the first two episodes, Wednesday 13 hosts clips and trailers of cheap horror flicks,...

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PAUL CLARK's 'Shredz At An Exhibition' CD To Be Issued Through RUSTY CAGE RECORDS

Rusty Cage Records has announced the Benelux release of debut solo album from guitarist Paul Clark, entitled "Shredz at an Exhibition". According to a press release, "Shredz at an Exhibition" contains "seven great instrumental tracks telling the stories of seven well known paintings. When you listen...

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MARTY FRIEDMAN Jams With ANDREW W.K. in Tokyo

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Marty recently took the stage with Andrew W.K. at his Tokyo concert where they blasted into 'Party Hard' together to a packed Shibuya audience. Andrew was a guest on 'Rock Fujiyama' [Japanese T...

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3FACED: New Song Posted Online

3FACED, the Southern California-based band featuring guitarist/vocalist Patrick Kennison (formerly of UNION UNDERGROUND) and bassist Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, DISTURBED, STATIC-X),has posted a new song, entitled "Found Myself", on its MySpace page. 3FACED just finished recording all the music for i...

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RAZER Featured In Holiday Issue Of GUITAR WORLD

Phoenix, AZ-based metal act RAZER is featured in the "Introducing…" column in the Guitar World holiday issue now on sale (MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE on the cover). RAZER features ex-WARDOG members Eric Bongiorno, Paul Sullivan and Chris Catero (who also serves as Marty Friedman's U.S. touring bass player)...

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SOULFLY Guitarist MARC RIZZO Discusses Solo Career

Mark Carras of RockMyMonkey.com recently conducted an interview with SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock My Monkey: Your new solo CD, "Colossal Myopia", is about as far from anything SOULFLY as anybody would expect. Was that on purpose? Marc Rizzo: Yeah. Bas...

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3FACED Putting Finishing Touches On New EP

3FACED, the Southern California-based band featuring guitarist/vocalist Patrick Kennison (formerly of UNION UNDERGROUND) and bassist Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, DISTURBED, STATIC-X),has issued the following update: "We are proud to announce that we have nearly completed the recording of what will be...

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E-FORCE Begins Recording New Album

E-FORCE, the band featuring former VOIVOD bassist/vocalist Eric Forrest, has entered the studio in Toulouse, France with producer Patrick Fredrich to begin recording its sophomore album, tentatively due in early 2007 via France's Thundering Records. Forrest has sent the following recording update to...

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KERRY KING Jams With MARTY FRIEDMAN On Japanese TV: Video Available

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King joined ex-MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman on his Japanese TV show "Rock Fujiyama" (broadcast Oct. 30 on TV Tokyo) where they did all the usual "Fujiyama" games as well as treated the cameras to impromptu jams of rare metal gems from JUDAS PRIEST, VENOM, PANTERA and more...