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DIVINE HERESY Performs With New Singer For First Time; Video Footage Available
DIVINE HERESY, the Southern California-based band led by former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, has issued the following update: "[Thursday night, August 21] we took the stage at Café Iguana in Monterrey, Mexico. Before we even started the intro to the set, the crowd was roaring 'Divine Heresy'...August 23, 2008
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JESSE JAMES DUPREE Shoots Video For Next Single At Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
The first single and title track from Jesse James Dupree's second solo record, "Rev It Up and Go-Go" is catching fire at radio, climbing at 26 on the rock chart. As the outrageous, chainsaw-wielding lead singer for platinum-selling Guinness world record holders JACKYL, Dupree has delivered an album...August 22, 2008
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INTO ETERNITY Films 'Time Immemorial' Video
Canadian progressive metal titans INTO ETERNITY are in the midst of an extremely successful run as part of Summer Slaughter Canada, which also features NECROPHAGIST, DYING FETUS, BENEATH THE MASSACRE and WHITECHAPEL. This trek marked the kick off of their worldwide touring cycle for their much antic...August 21, 2008
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JOE LYNN TURNER Comments On BIG NOIZE's Upcoming Trip To Iraq
Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC) will bring their band BIG NOIZE to Iraq and Kuwait in September. This rock and roll invasion is designed to increase morale a...August 18, 2008
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DIVINE HERESY Announces New Singer, Tour Dates
DIVINE HERESY, the Southern California-based band led by former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares, has officially tapped 28-year-old singer Travis Neal (PUSHED, THE BEREAVED) to front the group following the departure of Tommy Cummings. A tour of Mexico will kick off at the end of August, to be fo...August 14, 2008
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Bassist CHUCK WRIGHT To Take Part In 'Flashback - The Classic Rock Experience'
Bassist Chuck Wright (QUIET RIOT, HOUSE OF LORDS, GIUFFRIA) will take part in the "Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience", a national arena tour which "delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists — JANIS JOPLIN, JIMI HENDRIX, THE DOORS, LED ZEPPELIN, PINK FLOYD and more — presente...August 13, 2008
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Former OZZY, DIO, DEEP PURPLE, AC/DC and QUIET RIOT Musicians Bring BIG NOIZE To Iraq
Vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),bassist Phil Soussan (OZZY OSBOURNE),guitarist Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT) and drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC) will bring their band BIG NOIZE to Iraq and Kuwait in September. This rock and roll invasion is designed to increase morale a...August 11, 2008
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CANDLEMASS To Release 'Lucifer Rising' EP In October
Swedish doom legends CANDLEMASS recently spent time in the studio recording a new EP, "Lucfer Rising", for a tentative early October release via Nuclear Blast Records. It will include two brand new tracks — "Lucifer Rising" and "The White God" — plus re-recorded version of "Demon's Gate" live in the...August 6, 2008
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ABIGAIL WILLIAMS Completes Debut Album
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS has completed work on its full-length debut titled "In the Shadow of a Thousand Suns". Produced by James Murphy and featuring contributions from Trym Torson (EMPEROR, ZYKLON),the album will be released on October 28 via Candlelight Records. Commented vocalist Sorceron: "We couldn't...August 1, 2008
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DOKKEN Frontman Says JON LEVIN Is 'More Talented' Than GEORGE LYNCH
Saviours of Rock recently conducted an interview with Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Saviours of Rock: DOKKEN has recently released one of their strongest efforts to date, "Lighting Strikes Again". Tell me a little bit about the writing approach for this album. Was it hard to...August 1, 2008
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METALLICA Films 'The Day That Never Comes' Video; Photos Available
METALLICA has posted the following message on its official web site: "Today [Thursday, July 31] we shot a video... nah, more like a short film really....for the first featured track from 'Death Magnetic'. Directed by fellow Dane/filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg, we spent the better part of the afternoon...August 1, 2008
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12-Year-Old Guitar Sensation JACK RIPPER Interviewed At ROCKLAHOMA; Video Available
XM's Boneyard host Eddie Trunk, who has a long-running radio show, "Friday Night Rocks", on New York's Q104.3 FM, conducted an interview with Phoenix, Arizona-based 12-year-old guitar sensation Jack Ripper at this year's Rocklahoma festival, which was held July 9-13, 2008 in Pryor, Oklahoma. The sev...July 30, 2008
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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Interviewed On KISW's 'The BJ Shea Morning Experience'; Audio Available
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed earlier in the month by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station KISW 99.9 FM. Also sitting in on the chat was McKagan's longtime friend, Dave Dederer of the Grammy-nominated and platinum-selling band THE PRESIDENTS...July 25, 2008
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MASTER Mainman: 'I Truly Hope That LEMMY And MOTÖRHEAD Will Live Forever'
MASTER mainman Paul Speckmann has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "Lemmy Kilmister, aka God, was and still is my biggest influence from the early days when I began in WARCRY. There is no doubt that punk had a great influence on DEATHSTRIKE and MASTER in the beginning, but af...July 18, 2008
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Exclusive: Reunited SNOT Recruits Ex-DIVINE HERESY Frontman, Prepares To Hit The Road
The surviving members of the legendary Santa Barbara metal/punk rock hybrid SNOT— which disbanded in 1998 following the death of the group's lead singer, Lynn Strait — have reunited and are planning to hit the road next month. Mikey Doling (guitar),John "Tumor" Fahnestock (bass),Jamie Miller (drum...July 14, 2008