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TOMMY LEE Selects 'Hello Again' As Next Solo Single
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has selected the song "Hello Again" as the next single from his "Tommyland: The Ride" solo album. A video for the track, which features a guest appearance by Andrew McMahon of SOMETHING CORPORATE, will be shot in the near future. Tommy's first solo album since 2002's "N...February 27, 2006
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Perform 'Secret' Show In Massachusetts
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE played a "secret" show Sunday night (Feb. 19) at Cabot Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts at the record-release party for ONCE BELOVED, who were the opening act for the KILLSWITCH ENGAGE DVD shoot in July 2005. ONCE BELOVED also features KILLSWITCH guitarist Joel Stroetzel's younger...February 20, 2006
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Former MISFITS Frontman, NIHILISTICS Added To BOBBY STEELE Benefit at CBGB
Former MISFITS singer Michale Graves, legendary New York punks the NIHILISTICS and shock rockers HYMEN HOLOCAUST have been added to the bill for the benefit show for former MISFITS/current THE UNDEAD guitarist Bobby Steele's Legal Defense Fund, to be held March 17 at CBGB in New York City. Graves is...February 19, 2006
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STONE SOUR: Ex-SOULFLY Drummer MAYORGA To Play On New Album
STONE SOUR, the band featuring SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root, are hard at work on their sophomore album with producer Nick Rasculinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER). Guitarist Josh Rand has filed the following candid report from inside the studio: "As we roll into week four o...February 16, 2006
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AC/DC: BON SCOTT's Love Letters To Be Sold
Australia's Melbourne Herald Sun has issued the following report: Love letters from AC/DC's legendary singer Bon Scott to his former wife are to be auctioned. Irene Thornton, Scott's wife from 1972-74, will sell the intimate writings of rock's quintessential wild man in April. The letters, written f...February 16, 2006
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DARKTHRONE, DEICIDE Members Featured In Article On Death/Black Metal Guitar Technique
U.K. journalist Joel McIver (web site) has interviewed members of DARKTHRONE, AKERCOCKE, GOAT OF MENDES, DESECRATION, KATATONIA, DEICIDE, ENTHRONED, BIOMECHANICAL and KULT OV AZAZEL for a forthcoming extreme metal feature in Total Guitar magazine's (web site) March issue. The interviews cover guitar...January 25, 2006
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COREY TAYLOR Says SLIPKNOT Were Offfered Headlining Slot At This Year's OZZFEST
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor spoke to MTV.com about the upcoming sophomore effort from his STONE SOUR project, which also features SLIPKNOT guitarist Jim Root. He'll be flying out to FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl's Los Angeles studio on January 22 to begin recording the as-yet-untitled follow-u...January 18, 2006
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SHARON OSBOURNE's Book Is U.K.'s Top-Selling Autobiography
Joel Rickett of the U.K.'s The Guardian is reporting that Sharon Osbourne's book "Extreme" has become the best-selling hardback autobiography since records began (in 1998),selling 621,000 copies, beating the previous record for English soccer superstar David Beckham's "My Side" by more than 100,000...January 14, 2006
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A Cold Day In Hell Before DAVID LEE ROTH Rejoins VAN HALEN
New York Post is reporting that a source close to VAN HALEN says former singer David Lee Roth is deluding himself about replacing Sammy Hagar. "He might have talked to Alex [Van Halen, drums], but it's going to be a cold day in hell before he ever rejoins the band," an insider tells The New ...January 7, 2006
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GLENN HUGHES: New Album Update
Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) fan site GHPG.net has been updated with the following message: "Glenn will be entering the studio this month to begin recording his new solo album. It's not just any studio, but in fact, the Hollywood Hills home of none other than RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS drumm...January 2, 2006
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CHAIN OF COMMAND: New Demo Available For Free Download
CHAIN OF COMMAND, the new Swedish thrash/heavy metal band from Västerås, have made their entire new four-song demo available for free download at this location. The demo was recorded and mixed on December 10-13 at Studio S116 in Västerås with producer Henrik Wenngren of SKYFIRE. CHAIN OF COMMAND is:...December 27, 2005
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LIFE OF AGONY's ALAN ROBERT Discusses Technique With BASS GUITAR Magazine
LIFE OF AGONY's Alan Robert is featured in the current issue of Bass Guitar magazine. Joel McIver fires 10 questions at the group's songwriter and bassist about their new album, "Broken Valley", and his technique in and out of the studio. More information is available at this location. As BLABBERMOU...December 22, 2005
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PYAEMIA Call It Quits
Long-running Dutch brutal death metal band PYAEMIA have officially split up. The group's statement on the matter reads as follows: "As you probably all know, PYAEMIA has been out of the running for over a year now because of Robbert's [Vrijenhoek, drums] wrist injury. Some of you may have guessed we...December 21, 2005
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PYRO Announce New Lineup, Begin Recording New Album
French melodic hard rock band PYRO are currently recoridng their fourth album, tentatively due early next year via CMP. Ten songs have been written for the follow-up to 2004's "Breaking Point", which is being produced by the band's founding members, guitarists Joel Pyro and Bruno Pyro. The CD, entit...December 20, 2005
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Video Footage From ROADRUNNER UNITED Concert Rehearsals Posted Online
HeavyMetalSource.com has posted video interviews from the Roadrunner United concert rehearsals on December 14, 2005 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The four interview clips feature Roy Mayorga (ex-SOULFLY),KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Justin Foley and Joel Stroetzel, Jordan Whelan of STILL REM...December 18, 2005