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ALICE IN CHAINS Teaming With MySpace To Help Sudan

ALICE IN CHAINS is among more than 20 bands set to perform Oct. 21 in different cities across North America as part of MySpace.com's Rock for Darfur initiative to help the battle-torn region of Sudan. AIC will take the stage in Winston-Salem, N.C., and a portion of profits from the gig will benefit...

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AFTER FOREVER: Mexican/South American Tour Photos Posted Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has posted a number of photos from tis current Mexican/South American tour. Check them out at this location. As previously reported, AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-ye...

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DREAM THEATER Begins Recording New Album, Seeks New Label Home

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy revealed during an appearance last night (Oct. 6) on the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM that the band has ended its longtime collaboration with Atco/EastWest Records/The Atlantic Group and is currently in talks with several labels about a p...

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ORPHANED LAND: Tel-Aviv Concert To Be Filmed For 'Global Metal' Documentary

ORPHANED LAND's November 25, 2006 show at the Theatre Club in Tel-Aviv, Israel will be filmed by the makers of the documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" for their upcoming follow-up film, "Global Metal", which will explore the global spread of heavy metal music and culture. "The goal of this f...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Video From Recording Studio Posted Online

Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has entered the studio to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next year via an as-yet-undetermined label. A brand new video shot in the recording studio has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). AFTER FOREVER's last...

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LAYNE STALEY Book To Be Made Into A Movie?

According to a press release from ARTS Publications, Argentinean journalist/author Adriana Rubio has been contacted by writer/director Eric Moyer from Philadelphia about turning her biography of late ALICE IN CHAINS frontman Layne Staley, titled "Layne Staley: Get Born Again", into a movie. Layne St...

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SLIPKNOT's SID WILSON Collaborating With FEAR FACTORY's HERRERA

SLIPKNOT DJ Sid Wilson (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) has told The Des Moines Register that he is currently collaborating with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera on a new project. "There's not really a per se style yet," he said. "We're just kind of creating music and seeing what we're coming up with. We...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist: 'Sometimes You Just Get Dealt A Bad Hand'

Alan Sculley of EastValleyTribune.com recently spoke to ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell about the group's decision to reunite after drummer Sean Kinney recruited Cantrell and bassist Mike Inez to play at a 2005 concert to benefit victims of the Indonesian tsunami. With several singers — inc...

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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Video Posted Online

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, recently shot a video for its version of the often-cover...

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PAUL GILBERT Talks About MR. BIG And His Early Influences

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with former RACER X/ex-MR. BIG guitarist Paul Gilbert. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: Is there any chance of RACER X releasing any new material? Paul: "With RACER X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And th...

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SAMMY HAGAR: 'The Way I've Grown Is I've Become More And More Myself'

FMQB Retro-Active correspondent Ken Sharp recently conducted an interview with Sammy Hagar about his new CD, "Livin' It Up", the uniqueness of his live shows, and the secrets behind a "Three Lock Box". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: In recent years, your live shows have taken on a life of thei...

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Original ALICE COOPER Bassist DENNIS DUNAWAY Releases New Album

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Dennis Dunaway, legendary bassist for the original ALICE COOPER GROUP, has released a brand new album, "Bones from the Yard", with his new band, THE DENNIS DUNAWAY PROJECT. The group's lineup is completed by Rick Tedesco (guitars, vocals),Russ Wilson (drums),...

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THE BIG DIRTY BAND Featuring RUSH Members: 'I Fought The Law' Cover Posted Online

THE BIG DIRTY BAND, the one-off project featuring Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of RUSH alongside ex-TEA PARTY drummer Jeff Burrows, Adam Gantier of THREE DAYS GRACE, THORNLEY's Ian Thornley, and singer Care Failure of Toronto band DIE MANNEQUIN, has posted its version of the often-covered "I Fought Th...

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LED ZEPPELIN To Be Inducted Into UK MUSIC HALL OF FAME

Australian retro-rockers WOLFMOTHER will perform a tribute to LED ZEPPELIN at the upcoming UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony, according to Undercover News. Whether they will play a ZEPPELIN tune or one of their own remains unclear. LED ZEPPELIN is set to be inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in No...

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PEARL JAM, TRENT REZNOR To Perform At California's BRIDGE SCHOOL Benefit Concerts

PEARL JAM will be performing at the 20th annual Bridge School benefit concerts October 21-22, 2006, at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Other artists scheduled to perform include TRENT REZNOR, FOO FIGHTERS, NEIL YOUNG, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, BRIAN WILSON, and DE...