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KISS Members Inducted Into LONG ISLAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME: More Details Released

Original KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss are being inducted in the inaugural class in the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. The Hall honors artists or groups that were either born on Long Island, or resided on Long Island for a significant portion of their career. The induction...

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Former AEROSMITH Guitarist RICK DUFAY Discusses 'Rock In A Hard Place' Album

An excerpt from a revealing interview with former AEROSMITH guitarist Rick Dufay is available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Music writer Joel Gausten will include the full version of the interview as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World". In addition...

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CHRIS POLAND's OHM: Hard At Work On New Album

OHM:, the group led by former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland, is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to "Amino Acid Flashback". Kofi Baker (who played on OHM:'s last two records) and Joel Taylor (ALLAN HOLDSWORTH, FRANK GAMBALE, also toured with OHM: earlier this year) will be sharing d...

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COLDWORKER: 'The Contaminated Void' Artwork Revealed

Drummer Anders Jakobson (ex-NASUM) of the Örebro, Sweden-based band COLDWORKER has uploaded the cover artwork for COLDWORKER's upcoming debut album, "The Contaminated Void", to the band's official web site. Commented Jakobson: "The CD package is a combination of a normal paper booklet and clear vell...

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KILLING JOKE Book Excerpt Available Online

An excerpt from an extensive interview with KILLING JOKE frontman Jaz Coleman is now available online at www.myspace.com/gaustenbooks. Music writer Joel Gausten will include the full version of the interview as part of his upcoming book, titled "Albums that (Should've) Changed the World". In additio...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG At KERRANG! AWARDS: Video Available

Video footage of AC/DC guitarist Angus Young being presented with the "Legend" award by Kerrang! magazine at the 13th annual Kerrang! Awards in London on August 24, 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com. AC/DC graced the first cover of the British rock magazine back in 1981. Kerrang! editor Pau...

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COLDWORKER: European Release Date Announced For 'The Contaminated Void'

Drummer Anders Jakobson (ex-NASUM) of the Örebro, Sweden-based band COLDWORKER has issued the following update: "The European release date [for the COLDWORKER debut album, 'The Contaminated Void'] is set to November 6 [via Relapse Records]. The Japanese release will likely be at the same time or lat...

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JIM ROOT On New STONE SOUR CD: 'We Don't Want To Expect Too Much Out Of This Album'

Justin Donnelly of Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR guitarist Jim Root. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the expectations for the new STONE SOUR album, "Come What(ever) May": "The album is pretty close to us, and we're all a little bit...

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Late AC/DC Frontman BON SCOTT: Man Of Letters

Patrick Donovan of Australia's The Age has issued the following report: For the past 30 years, Bon Scott's private letters and personal photos were hidden away in the Oakleigh flat of his ex-wife, Irene Thornton. But from this week they will be shared among all Australian AC/DC fans, with the new ow...

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Ex-CRO-MAGS, MISFITS Members Remember CBGB

The August edition of the Atlas Plugged, a monthly web zine/industry newsletter published by The Music Resource Group, will feature a special section honoring CBGB, the classic New York City venue set to close on September 30. The article will feature first-hand memories of the legendary club by sev...

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LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC And METALLICA Are Among Top-Selling Artists Of All Time

LED ZEPPELIN, AC/DC, GUNS N' ROSES and METALLICA have released some of the top-selling albums in the United States of all time, according to the figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Here is a list of the all-time top selling albums (number in perenthesis indicate...

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COLDWORKER Signs To RELAPSE RECORDS

Relapse Records has announce the signing of Sweden's COLDWORKER. COLDWORKER features former NASUM drummer Anders Jakobson and includes guitarists Anders Baerilsson and Andre Alvinzi, bassist Oskar Palsson, and vocalist Joel Fornbrant. The band, formed by Jakobson in January, has been hard at work on...

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24-7 SPYZ: Early Albums To Be Reissued

South Bronx-based 24-7 SPYZ' critically acclaimed CDs "This Is…24-7 SPYZ" and "Strength In Numbers" (both released in the early 1990s on Eastwest/Atlantic Records) will be combined onto one single disc. This 78-minute set features the SPYZ lineup consisting of Jimi Hazel (guitar),Jeff Brodnax (voca...

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STONE SOUR: 'Through Glass' Video Streamed Exclusively At AOL MUSIC

The new STONE SOUR video, "Through Glass", is being streamed online for the next four days exclusively at AOL Music. The clip was shot with director Tony Petrossian (HEAD AUTOMATICA, AVENGED SEVENFOLD) and features a special cameo by POISON guitarist C.C. Deville. The track comes off the band's soph...

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THE UNDEAD, NIHILISTICS To Perform Free Show in Tompkins Square Park

Longtime New York City punks THE UNDEAD, fronted by former MISFITS guitarist Bobby Steele, will perform a free afternoon show Sunday, July 23 at NYC's Tompkins Square Park. Joining Steele in THE UNDEAD will be bassist Joff Wilson (former guitarist for JIM CARROLL) and former PIGFACE/current BROKEN H...