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LEATHERWOLF's GAYER, ROBERTS To Guest On KNAC.COM

Founding LEATHERWOLF members Geoff Gayer (guitar) and Dean Roberts (drums) will be making an in-studio appearance on today's "Junkman Show" on KNAC.com between 5 and 7:00 p.m. PST. The duo will preview songs from the forthcoming LEATHERWOLF record, "World Asylum", due out in early June on the band's...

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Vocalist JAMES RIVERA Talks About Upcoming VICIOUS RUMORS Album

Steve Saks of LivingForMetal.com recently conducted an interview with HELSTAR/VICIOUS RUMORS vocalist James Rivera. An excerpt from the chat follows: LivingForMetal.com: How did [your collaboration with VICIOUS RUMORS] come about? I can't believe Brad Gillis is playing guitar with them now? Rivera:...

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LEATHERWOLF To Be Rejoined By Bassist PAUL CARMAN For BANG YOUR HEAD!!! Festival

California metallers LEATHERWOLF have announced that former longtime bassist Paul Carman will rejoin the fold for the band's appearance at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival in Germany on June 23. Pat Guyton (ex-HAIL MARY, SHOTGUN MESSIAH) will handle bass duties at both L.A. area warm-up shows. Pete Pe...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Mixing New Album

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers VICIOUS RUMORS have posted the following message on their official web site: "Congratulations to Larry Howe [VICIOUS RUMORS drummer] who has been asked to play drums for W.A.S.P. on their U.S. and European tours this summer! And also to Carl Albert's [late VR...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, May 2. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Nights...

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BLACK SABBATH: Previously Unheard Track Posted Online

Rockdetector.com is hosting an entire chapter from Garry Sharpe-Young's new "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" book at this location. The chapter in question deals with the mystery surrounding David Donato's term of duty with BLACK SABBATH in 1985. Speaking exclusively to Garry Sharpe-Young, Donato (together...

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VICIOUS RUMORS Drummer LARRY HOWE Joins W.A.S.P.

VICIOUS RUMORS drummer Larry Howe has joined W.A.S.P. as the replacement for Stet Howland. "[Larry] auditioned a few weeks ago and Blackie [Lawless, W.A.S.P. mainman] called him back and told him he had the gig," VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr said. "He flies to Los Angeles this weekend to start...

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LEATHERWOLF Sign With King Records For Japan, Schedule SoCal Warmup Shows

California metallers LEATHERWOLF have finalized a deal with King Records for the territory of Japan and will issue their new studio album, "World Asylum", on June 21. The European release is set for June 23 via Massacre Records. "World Asylum" introduces new voice Wade Black (ex-CRIMSON GLORY, SEVEN...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New GEOFF TATE Audio Interview Available For Download

The complete unedited interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate, conducted April 5 by Joe Kleon, has been posted on Joe's personal web site. An MP3 file containing the chat, which was broadcast April 23 on Canton Ohio's WRQK 106.9 FM, has been made available for download at this location (41 MB...

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EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival

EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X and TIGERTAILZ (the version featuring vocalist Kim Hooker, bassist Pepsi Tate, guitarist Jay Pepper and drummer Matt Blackout) have been confirmed for the Lorca Rock festival, set to take place June 17 in Murcia, Lorca (south of Alicante),Spain. The festival billing...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Singer's Daughter On Her Father: 'He Likes Order'

While many musicians want little more than the clichéd sex, drugs and rock and roll, QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate is a family man, with five daughters, and is focused on living a life outside the mainstream. "I'm very blessed with my wife," Geoff tells PopMatters in a brand-new interview. "She is...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: 'Q2K' Album To Be Reissued Through RHINO

According to a posting on QUEENSRŸCHE's official web site, the band's current record label, Rhino Records, has purchased the rights to the group's 1999 effort, "Q2K", from Atlantic and plans on re-releasing it soon. Limited-edition signed copies and a free "Q2K" cap will be included in the new packa...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: New GEOFF TATE Interview To Air On Ohio's WRQK 106.9 FM

Canton, Ohio DJ Joe Kleon will present a two-hour profile of QUEENSRŸCHE this Sunday, April 23 between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on WRQK 106.9 FM (Rock 107). Included will be an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate, in which Geoff talks in-depth about the band's new release, "Operation: Min...

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Whether or not you liked his two albums with JUDAS PRIEST, or got your metal panties in a bunch over his replacement of Matthew Barlow in ICED EARTH, it can't be denied that Tim "Ripper" Owens is one of the best vocalists we have in our midst today. Christ, he could make the bad songs ...

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QUEENSRŸCHE: More 'Operation: Mindcrime II' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

QUEENSRŸCHE's latest CD, "Operation: Mindcrime II", has entered the national charts in the following countries: Canada: #62 Finland: #26 Holland: #35 Hungary: #20 Norway: #27 Sweden: #18 Switzerland: #59 USA: #14 "Operation: Mindcrime II" sold 44,000 copies in the United States in its first week of...