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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist NIKKI SIXX: 'We're Here To Destroy The World'

Billboard magazine recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Did you expect the [reunion] tour to be so successful? Nikki: "None of us had a crystal ball. We knew the band would have an insane show. When tickets went on sale, would i...

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THUNDERSTONE To Team Up With CRYSTAL BALL For European Tour

Finnish melodic power metallers THUNDERSTONE will be teaming up with Swiss rockers CRYSTAL BALL for a European tour beginning in early December. Opening the show will be TEMPESTA. Confirmed dates so far as follows: Dec. 01 - Munich, GER @ Backstage Dec. 02 - Ulm, GER @ Take Off Dec. 04 - Ludwigsburg...

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BUCKCHERRY To Play 'Secret' Show In West Hollywood

Reunited Los Angeles hard rockers BUCKCHERRY will reportedly play a "secret" club show on Thursday, September 22 at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, California under the name ALL LIT UP. Also appearing on the bill will be THE CHELSEA SMILES. As previously reported, BUCKCHERRY will be embarking on a...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY Announce Two Fall Missions

Having just completed a five-week nationwide tour alongside CKY, the Los Angeles-based hard rock quartet FIREBALL MINISTRY — whose new album, "Their Rock Is Not Our Rock", will be released on Oct. 18 — will return to the road next month for back-to-back fall tours. Beginning on Oct. 9, the group wil...

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FIREBALL MINISTRY, INTO ETERNITY Added To OPETH's North American Tour

FIREBALL MINISTRY and INTO ETERNITY have been added to the North American leg of OPETH's "Ghost Reveries World Tour". The outing begins on October 9 in Phoenix, Arizona and will run through mid-November 2005. Supporting the band directly on this run will be PELICAN (through October 22) then NEVERMOR...

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CRYSTAL BALL's 'TimeWalker' Enters Swiss Chart At No. 56

Melodic metallers CRYSTAL BALL have entered the Swiss national album chart at position No. 56 with their latest effort, "TimeWalker". The follow-up to 2003's "Hellvetia", "TimeWalker" was once again produced by Stefan Kaufmann (ACCEPT, U.D.O.) and includes 12 tracks. A headlining tour of Europe is t...

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NEVERMORE To Support OPETH On Second Half Of North American Tour

NEVERMORE have been confirmed as the support act for OPETH on the second leg of the Swedish band's upcoming North American tour, beginning with the October 24 date in Lawrence, Kansas. All dates prior to October 24 will feature PELICAN in the support slot. The dates are as follows: OPETH w/ PELICAN:...

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Republic?

Surely you know the deal when it comes to Canada's SHEAVY. If you can't get enough of mid-period, Ozzy-era BLACK SABBATH with more of an upbeat stoner rock twist, then this is your band. Provided you don't trick yourself into thinking that SHEAVY is anything more than a heavy rock group wearing its...

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CRYSTAL EYES Part Ways With Singer, Seek Replacement

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Daniel Heiman will not be singing with CRYSTAL EYES in the future. Daniel's full attention has now for some time been on his own band HEED, and writing and recording their debut album. Of course we hoped to make mor...

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ALICE COOPER On World Tour With Blood, Gore, Goth And A Chihuahua?

ALICE COOPER, the master rocker in the theatre of the macabre and inspiration to such hard rock and metal artists as KISS, OZZY OSBOURNE, MARILYN MANSON, SLIPKNOT and others, hasn't lost his edge or his wit. As he kicked off his world tour in Australia last month in support of his new CD, "Dirty Dia...

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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY Is A Closet Country Fan

John Gerome of The Associated Press recently conducted a question-and-answer session with AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry. Read on: AP: I hear you listen to quite a bit of country music. Joe Perry: There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to i...

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RUNNING WILD: Tribute Album Delayed (Again)

Remedy Records has pushed back the release date of the the new tribute album to RUNNING WILD, entitled "The Revivalry - A Tribute To Running Wild", to August 22 from the previously announced July 25. No reason ws given for the delay. However, you can order the limited-edition two-CD set exclusively...

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THE GATHERING: Opening Their Archives

THE GATHERING and Century Media are opening their archives to present a luxurious double CD set full of rare and unreleased material. "Accessories - Rarities And B-Sides" will be released in Europe on August 22, 2005. CD1 offers "the b-sides" from all of their out-of-print CD-singles, including rari...

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Meet MÖTLEY CRÜE And Own Exclusive VINCE NEIL Watch

T.J. Martell Foundation is auctioning a custom limited-edition Vince Neil Nixon watch plus an opportunity to meet MÖTLEY CRÜE and see them live in concert on July 26 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre In Irvine, CA. All proceeds of this charity fundraising auction go towards leukemia, cancer, and...

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SPIRALARMS: First Recording With Ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer Posted Online

SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN, have uploaded a new song called "Gettin' Gone" to their MySpace.com page. "This is the very first song we've recorded with Eric [Kretz, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS]...