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TOMMY LEE's Record Heist

According to ContactMusic.com, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has had the entire U.K. supply of his new album stolen from a storage warehouse in Germany. Thousands of copies of "Tommyland: The Ride" were snatched in the heist, when thieves in a lorry claimed to be the official transit vehicle for the...

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GLENN HUGHES: New Solo Album To Include Track By RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Guitarist

According to GHPG.net, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the following message on the site's "Fan Forum": "I got together with Chad [Smith, drums; RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS] yesterday and played the new songs to him again on acoustic guitar. We'll be finishi...

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AC/DC Convention To Take Place At Legendary Liverpool Club

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, an AC/DC convention is scheduled to take place at the famous Cavern club in Liverpool on Saturday, January 28, 2006. More information is available by visiting www.cavern-liverpool.co.uk or www.rockoff.co.uk or by writing to Gary at info@...

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METHUSALEM To Support BLAZE On European Tour

Dutch traditional metallers METHUSALEM have been confirmed as the support band for BLAZE on their upcoming tour in December. Commented BLAZE manager Neil Marklew: "We are really pleased that these guys are doing the dates in Europe with us in December. I feel sure they are going to appeal to many of...

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PYRO Writing Material For New Album

French melodic hard rock band PYRO are currently writing material for their fourth album, tentatively due early next year via CMP. Nine songs have been completed so far for the follow-up to 2004's "Breaking Point", which will be produced by the band's founding members, guitarists Joel Pyro and Bruno...

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AC/DC's 'Thunderstruck' Sets Tone At Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field

Leslie Baldacci of Chicago Sun-Times has penned an article examining the seemingly unlikely association between Australian hard rock veterans AC/DC and the the Chicago White Sox. "Thunderstruck", from AC/DC's 1990 release "The Razor's Edge", is the song that plays when the opening lineup is announce...

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AC/DC Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Thursday, October 20. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Nig...

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LIFE OF AGONY Drummer To Appear At Long Island Drum Center

LIFE OF AGONY drummer Sal Abruscato will be appearing at Long Island Drum Center (1460 Old Country Road) in Plainview, New York on Saturday, October 15 between 12:00 p.m. (noon) and 3:00 p.m. for Face to Face Sabian Day, along with drummer Liberty De Vito (BILLY JOEL). For more information, call 516...

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STONE SOUR: Producer Announced; Recording To Begin In January

SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has issued the following update on his STONE SOUR project: "Well, it's been nearly 3 years (for obvious reasons),but the wheels are starting to turn slowly on the machine that is STONE SOUR! Updates galore and more in store as we begin the pre-production process, so l...

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POWER OF OMENS Call It A Day

San Antonio-based progressive metallers POWER OF OMENS have split up. An official statement on the matter by the group's guitarist, David Gallegos, reads as follows: "To all of our devoted fans… It comes with great sorrow the news I'm about to bring you. "For almost 12 years, this band has consisten...

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AC/DC: 'Rock Masters' Video To Be Issued In U.S.

According to Amazon.com, AC/DC's "Rock Masters" video will be issued on VHS in the U.S. by Image Entertainment. The video was issued on DVD in Japan in 2003 and features the concert at Golders Green Hippodrome in London on October 27, 1977. The release date for this video has not been finalized. Cli...

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DARK TRANQUILLITY Guitarist Launches LAETHORA

DARK TRANQUILLITY guitarist Niklas Sundin has teamed up with Jonatan Nordenstam (vocals, bass),Joakim Rosén (guitar, THE PROVENANCE) and Joel Lindell (drums, THE PROVENANCE) in a brand-new project called LAETHORA. The band's debut album, "March of the Parasite", has already been recorded, with the...

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TOMMY LEE Signs Copies Of Solo Album: Photos Available

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee signed copies of his new solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride", at Sam Goody at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota on Thursday (August 25). Check out pictures from Wire Image. Tommy's first solo album since 2002's "Never A Dull Moment", "Tommyland: The Ride" features...

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AC/DC: Classic 1977 Performance To Air On Australia's JJJ Radio

According to a posting on AC-DC.net, Australian radio station JJJ will air this weekend an AC/DC concert recorded at Sydney's Haymarket on January 30, 1977. Part of Impossible Music Festival, with live music all weekend, the AC/DC show airs on Saturday (August 27) at 8:00 p.m. More information is av...

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AC/DC To Play Australia In Early 2006?

According to Undercover News, AC/DC are among the artists who are said to be planning performances in Australia next March to mark the 2006 Commonwealth Games to be held in Melbourne. AC/DC have been working on a new studio album, and according to Billboard, their agent told a gathering of concert-i...