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SLASH And Friends Perform In Las Vegas; Review, Photos Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was joined by all-star lineup of musicians — including VELVET REVOLVER bandmates Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, plus Joe Perry (AEROSMITH),Rick Nielsen (CHEAP TRICK),Courtney Love (HOLE),and Franky Perez (SCARS ON BROADWAY) — for a special performanc...

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HELIX: New Album Artwork, Release Date Revealed

Canadian hard rockers HELIX will release their new album, "Vagabond Bones", in Canada on November 17 via Universal/Fontana. Singer Brian Vollmer has been collaborating with Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY) on material for the CD, which was mixed by engineer Aaron Murray. Commented Vollmer: "On 'Vagabond Bon...

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SLASH, STEVE VAI, RICK NIELSEN Interviewed For 'Rock Prophecies' Film

Slash, Rick Nielsen of CHEAP TRICK and Steve Vai are among the musicians who were interviewed for "Rock Prophecies", a feature-length chronicle of conflicted photographer Robert M. Knight, on a quest to find both himself and the world's next great guitar player. The film will have a FREE screening a...

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AEROSMITH Bassist Checks In

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "People are always interested in what we've been listening to lately. Most of what I listen to these days is whatever I happen to be working on at the moment. I suppose I'm risking becoming illiterate when it comes to the flavor of the...

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AC/DC: 'Backtracks' Ultimate Box-Set Details Revealed

Columbia Records and Albert Productions has announced the release of "Backtracks", the ultimate AC/DC collector's experience, available Tuesday, November 10. Arriving in two distinctly different fan-friendly editions, "Backtracks" spans the length and breadth of AC/DC's career, bringing together rar...

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SLASH Confirms Lineup For Mirage Concert

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has revealed the lineup of musicians who will join him for his all-star concert in Las Vegas on October 2. The concert, billed "Slash & Friends", celebrates the 20th anniversary of Las Vegas hotel, casino and white tiger playground the Mirage. Acc...

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Anomaly

Can you believe it has been two decades since Ace Frehley released a solo album? I still remember rocking out to "Rock Soldiers" (from "Frehley's Comet") on cassette, although I barely remember "Trouble Walkin'" aside from the cover of "Do Ya". That said, "Anomaly" is a welcome return from KISS' Kin...

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Demon-Haunted World

I'll give 'em this much, they picked a fitting name for the band. The music isn't too shabby either. As if Danny Lilker's resume wasn't long enough (BRUTAL TRUTH, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, etc),he joins members of doom merchants ORODRUIN in CRUCIFIST, an act that puts an even uglier face on a style shared b...

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HELIX Completes Recording New Album

Canadian hard rockers HELIX have completed recording their new album, "Vagabond Bones", tentatively due before the end of the year. Singer Brian Vollmer has been collaborating with Sean Kelly (CRASH KELLY) on material for the CD, which is being mixed by engineer Aaron Murray. Commented Vollmer: "We...

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Former PRONG Bassist Launches WALK AND ROLL Clothing Company

Bass player Brian Perry (PRONG, LIZZY BORDEN, Jake E. Lee's WICKED ALLIANCE, DIRTY LOOKS) has announced the launch of his first clothing line, the Walk And Roll Clothing Company. A t-shirt company aimed at infants, toddlers, kids and mom's to be, Walk And Roll Clothing features slogans based on the...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: U.K., Ireland Book-Signing Events Announced

Ozzy Osbourne's long-awaited memoir will be published in the U.K. on October 1. The book, titled "I Am Ozzy", was originally slated to arrive almost two years ago but was delayed twice. Ozzy will do a week-long publicity tour in England and Ireland upon the book's publication which will include the...

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AEROSMITH, CHEAP TRICK, THE WHO Members To Perform With TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

Steven Tyler of AEROSMITH, Robin Zander of CHEAP TRICK and Roger Daltrey of THE WHO will make guest appearances with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA this fall. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the rock orchestra that brought symphonic-rock to the mainstream audiences, will begin its holiday tour on November 1...

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BRET MICHAELS' Autobiography Pushed Back To 2010

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: Having his autobiography, "Roses and Thorns: The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy to My Reality", pushed back into 2010 by publisher Simon & Schuster is allowing POISON's Bret Michaels to tell the rest of the story. The book was originally due out this past June, and wh...

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DEF LEPPARD: Canadian Tour Dates Announced

More shows have been announced for the third leg of DEF LEPPARD's highly successful 2009 tour, which will feature support from CHEAP TRICK and MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of the SEX PISTOLS. So far the following dates have been...

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MAN RAZE Added To DEF LEPPARD Tour

MAN RAZE, the rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of DEF LEPPARD, Simon Laffy from GIRL and Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS, has been added as the opening act on the final leg of DEF LEPPARD's 2009 tour. Also scheduled to appear is CHEAP TRICK. So far the following dates have been announced (with more .....