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STRYPER, THIN LIZZY, SKID ROW, WARRANT, NIGHT RANGER Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

STRYPER, NIGHT RANGER, WARRANT, THIN LIZZY and SKID ROW have been confirmed for the third annual Rocklahoma festival, set to take place July 9-12, 2009 on the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 9: ANTHRAX SAXON OVERKILL...

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RON WOOD, JASON BONHAM To Perform With SLASH At Norway's QUART Festival

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will be joined by THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ron Wood and LED ZEPPELIN drummer Jason Bonham — son of the late John Bonham, the band's original drummer — for the axeman's headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festi...

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PEARL JAM Singer Announces Solo Tour

According to Billboard.com, PEARL JAM frontman Eddie Vedder will tour selected Eastern and Southern U.S. cities in June. Vedder's new 14-date solo trek starts June 8 in Albany, N.Y. and hits intimate venues in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta before wrapping up with a trio of...

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EDDIE VEDDER Appearing On THE ROLLING STONES Guitarist's Album

The Pulse of Radio reports that PEARL JAM vocalist Eddie Vedder will make a guest appearance on an upcoming solo album from THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ron Wood, according to Billboard.com. Wood announced the album on Saturday night (April 4) after inducting Bobby Womack into the Rock and Roll Hall...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist Performs At MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT; Video Available

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis performed at the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair, which was held April 1-4 in Frankfurt, Germany. Video footage of his appearance at the Schecter booth can be viewed below. The Musikmesse in Frankfurt am Main is the world's leading trade fair for musical-instruments, m...

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BITCH Frontwoman BETSY: Online Chat Scheduled

BigMusicGeek.com will host on an online chat with legendary BITCH frontwoman Betsy Bitch on Sunday, April 12 at 6:00 p.m. CST. To participate, log on to the BigMusicGeek.com GeekChat chatroom (free registration is required) and be ready to rock! Have question(s) that you'd like asked but won't be ab...

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ROCKLAHOMA Goes Global; BAI BANG, REBEL STATE, MAD MAX, ANJ Confirmed

Rocklahoma, the premier Eighties music festival continues to go global, as international members of the band community will be performing. Rocklahoma features attendance from all over the world, selling tickets throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America and now for the first time,...

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METALLICA's Private Party In Cleveland; Photos, Video Footage Available

Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN),Flea (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Joe Perry (AEROSMITH),Charlie Benante (ANTHRAX) and Scott Ian (ANTHRAX) are among the musicians who attended METALLICA private party last night (Friday, April 3) at the House of Blues in Cleveland, Ohio ahead of the band's induction into the...

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New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Discussion Featured On New 'Shockwaves Skull Sessions'

For the 21st installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian is joined by three experts on the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) movement — Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel, former publisher/editor of Metal Mania magazine Ron Quintana, and metal enthusiast and...

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NEVERMORE Guitarist To Perform With VICTOR SMOLSKI And VINNIE MOORE At MUSIKMESSE FRANKFURT

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will attend the Musikmesse Frankfurt 2009 fair in Frankfurt, Germany this week. His schedule is as follows: April 03 - Schecter Booth at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. April 04 - Schecter Booth at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. April 04 - Agora Stage at 5:00 p.m. (for Engl Amps) -...

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AMBOY DUKES Reunion, RON ASHETON Tribute Planned For 18th Annual DETROIT MUSIC AWARDS

A series of special, one-time performances — including a reunion of the original AMBOY DUKES and a Motown 50th Anniversary Revue — will highlight this year's 18th annual Detroit Music Awards (DMA),taking place at 7:00 p.m. on April 17 at the Fillmore Detroit. The original AMBOY DUKES lineup, which...

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OVERKILL, METAL CHURCH, LEATHERWOLF Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA

Rocklahoma, the premier eighties music festival in the United States being held July 9-12 in Pryor, Oklahoma announces Thursday as "Heavy Metal Day." General Manager of Catch the Fever Music Festivals Mark Nuessle had this to say, "Rocklahoma is a celebration of the eighties music that made rock gre...

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JASON NEWSTED On METALLICA's ROCK HALL Induction: 'The Black Album Band Will Be Back Together'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has confirmed to RollingStone.com that he's going to perform with the band at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with guitarist James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett, and the man who replaced him, bassist Robert Tru...

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METALLICA: 'The Club Dayz' Photo Book Coming Next Week

ECW Press has set an April 1 release date for "Metallica: The Club Dayz", a collection of photographs of the legendary rock band METALLICA that were shot by renowned metal photographer Bill Hale during the band's formative years in the San Francisco Bay Area club circuit between 1982 and 1984. This...

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GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist BUMBLEFOOT To Perform With JESSALICIA This Weekend

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal will perform with the country sister act JESSALICIA at the 31st annual TriWest Superfrog & Superseal Triathlon Concert to benefit the Naval Special Warfare Foundation on March 29 at Silver Strand State Beach in Coronado, California. Also scheduled to...