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L.A. GUNS Frontman: 'We Wish TRACII GUNS All The Best, But We've Moved On'

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with L.A. GUNS vocalist Phil Lewis. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about "Tales from the Strip"? Phil Lewis: "It's been out now for a few months. It was something that took us about six months to write and a...

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MUDVAYNE: 'Fall Into Sleep' Video Posted Online

MUDVAYNE's video for the song "Fall into Sleep" has been posted online at Yahoo! Music. The track is the third single off the group's most recent album, "Lost and Found", which has sold 599,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The follow-up to 2002's gold-certified "The E...

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Consign To Oblivion

The obvious comparisons to WITHIN TEMPTATION, NIGHTWISH, or even EVANESCENCE will have to be made here, of course. After all, EPICA is a symphonic metal band with a mezzo-soprano female vocalist (though guitarist Mark Jansen does throw in the occasional death growls),augmented by a string section a...

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Former EVANESCENCE Manager: AMY LEE Is Creating Version Of Reality That Has No Basis In Fact

Attorney Bert Deixler, who represents Dennis Rider and Rider Management — the former personal manager of EVANESCENCE singer Amy Lee — has issued the following response to Lee's lawsuit against his client for breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence, conversion, sexual assault and battery, a...

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EVANESCENCE Singer Sues Former Manager For 'Negligence', 'Sexual Assault And Battery'

Singer Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE has sued her former manager, Dennis Rider of Rider Management, for breach of fiduciary duty, professional negligence, conversion, sexual assault and battery, and other claims. According to the complaint, which was filed today (Dec. 7) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lee...

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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman: 'If I Can't Write Dark, Epic Music, I Can't Live'

EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee has posted the following message on the EVANESCENCE message board EvBoard: "Hey everybody!!!! It's been a crazy couple of weeks, but everything is going SO GREAT in the studio. I can hardly contain my excitement for this record, and I'm happier than I've been in so lon...

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EVANESCENCE Frontwoman Sued By Former Management Company

According to TMZ.com, EVANESCENCE frontwoman Amy Lee is being sued by her former management company over alleged unpaid commissions. Under the agreement, Rider Management was entitled to 20 percent of gross earnings. Lee gave Rider the boot and claims she has no obligation to pay the management comp...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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MUDVAYNE Confirmed For Australia/New Zealand's BIG DAY OUT Festival

MUDVAYNE have joined the lineup for the Big Day Out festival tour of Australia and New Zealand, which begins January 20 in Auckland. Also scheduled to appear are THE MARS VOLTA, FRANZ FERDINAND, THE WHITE STRIPES, and IGGY AND THE STOOGES, among others. MUDVAYNE Australian/New Zealand dates: Jan. 20...

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Third Age of the Sun

They may look like a junior-league theater troupe at a parking-lot Renaissance faire, but BATTLELORE are all business when it comes to creating enchanting, Tolkien-inspired medieval metal with a groove. Similar in sound to (but less complex and mystical than) Holland's ORPHANAGE, BATTLELORE mix tast...

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EVANESCENCE Guitarist Remixes Track For Boxing World Champion

Little Rock, AR-based Official 1 Records has enlisted EVANESCENCE guitarist John LeCompt and Phil Tayler, frontman for alternative rock band FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD, to remix a track inspired by Arkansas' world-champion boxer Jermain Taylor as he prepares to defend his belt against ex-champ, Ber...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Producing Italy's VIOLET SUN

Former THY MAJESTIE and current PLATENS singer Dario Grillo is currently producing a new album from the Italian gothic-power metal band VIOLET SUN, led by the soprano Alessandra Amata. The group's musicial style is being described as a mixture of "EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH, KOVENANT and LACUNA COIL." A...

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Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist Produces Songs For LINDSAY LOHAN, BO BICE

Former EVANESCENCE guitarist Ben Moody has teamed up with Lindsay Lohan for a song on her new album, "A Little More Personal", due on December 6. Moody produced Lohan's cover of Stevie Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen". "A Little More Personal" is the follow-up to Lindsay's debut album, "Speak", which came...

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MUDVAYNE Drummer To Guest On 'Rockline'

MUDVAYNE drummer Matt McDonough and actor Donnie Wahlberg (ex-NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK) will take part in a special edition of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" dedicated to the upcoming "Saw II" movie, which opens in theaters nationwide this Friday (Oct. 28). The live show will air on Mo...

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EDGUY Members Consider Sex Change

German melodic metallers EDGUY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Against certain rumors and speculations, Tobias Sammet [EDGUY vocalist] has not undergone a sex change operation yet: 'Of course, after the success of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE, we sat do...