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TROUBLE: Release Date Set For 'Psalm 9' And 'The Skull' Reissues

Escapi Music has set an October 24 release date for the reissues of the TROUBLE albums "Psalm 9" (1984) and "The Skull" (1985). The re-releases are expected to include vintage footage on bonus DVDs "that nobody has seen or heard before," the details of which have not yet been revealed. TROUBLE's lon...

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WET ANIMAL Announces New Drummer, Prepares To Record EP

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell, is preparing to enter the studio to record a three- or four-song EP in support of a November U.S. tour. In other news, Marko Lira has been recruited as WET ANIMAL new drummer, replacing TROUBLE's Jeff "Oly" Olson. WET A...

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RUSH Drummer: 'We Have Never Recorded A Song That We Didn't Release'

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com recently conducted an interview with RUSH drummer Neil Peart. An excerpt from the chat follows: Billboard.com: It seemed to me that "Vapor Trails" was a real return to a guitar/bass/drums sound without synthesizers. Were you pleased with that direction and can you see...

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GODSMACK Drummer: 'The New World Of Downloading One Song Bothers Me'

GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin recently told Scott McLennan of Worcester Telegram & Gazette that the fact that the group's new album, "IV", does have a thematic arc makes it a rather risky album to release in the iPod age, especially for a band that has built its career with a string of hit ...

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Former DEATH, MASSACRE Members Rejoin Forces In SHADOWS WITH KNIVES

SHADOWS WITH KNIVES, the new project featuring members of such influential metal (and punk) bands as MASSACRE, DEATH, SIX FEET UNDER, PAINEATER and DOWN BY LAW, is currently seeking a label to release its recently recorded EP. The group's sound is described in a press release as "a meld of classic m...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist MICKY MOODY Plays With Trumpets

M3 guitarist Micky Moody (ex-WHITESNAKE) has just had his book, "Playing with Trumpets - A Rock and Roll Apprenticeship", released by SAF Publishing. The book's description reads as follows: "In 1981, whilst onstage with hard rockers WHITESNAKE at the Monsters of Rock Festival at Donington Park, in...

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M3: U.K. Tour Dates Announced

M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH),Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK),Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM) and Stefan Berggren (vocals, SNAKES IN...

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Doomsday Rock 'N Roll

"Listen up, pay attention, it's ass kickin' time!", so shouts CHROME DIVISION lead vocalist Eddie Guz (THE CARBURETORS) during "1st Regiment" from the band's debut album, "Doomsday Rock 'N Roll". And you know what? He wasn't kidding. Also, featuring guitarist Shagrath (DIMMU BORGIR),bassist Bjorn L...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist: AXL ROSE Is Just Misunderstood

Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates. An excerpt from the chat follows: Ultimate-Guitar.com: How was the whole Ozzfest experience like for AVENGED SEVENFOLD? Zacky: It was a big deal for us to be on Ozzfest especiall...

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Investigation Continues Into Grave Robbery Where SLIPKNOT Lyrics Were Found

Jesse Truesdale of Bonner Springs, Kansas' The Chieftain reports that the investigation of a recent grave robbery in Kansas, where a sheet of SLIPKNOT lyrics was left at the scene, continues. The ashes of Justin Manning and the urn containing them were stolen from his grave last week. Manning, 17, o...

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GENE SIMMONS: 'I Believe In Total Honesty'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to Blender.com about the women he's loved, bands he's helped break out, his parenting skills, the Kiss Coffeehouse and the "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" reality TV show. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Blender.com: So, tell us a secret: How...

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Hrimthursum

It seems like an eternity since long-time Swedish deathsters NECROPHOBIC released an album. It's actually only been four years or so. The excellent "Bloodhymns" was unleashed upon the world in 2002 on the now-defunct Hammerheart Records and left a bloody wake with its lethal blackened death/thrash d...

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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN: Video Clips From Solo Tour Available

Video clips of DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan performing on August 16 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York at the opening night of his "Gillan's Inn" solo tour have been posted online at YouTube.com. Check them out: "Smoke on the Water" (video) and "Bluesy Blue Sea" (video). Ian Gillan's ...

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Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Offers Summer Update

Former KISS/current GRAND FUNK RAILROAD guitarist Bruce Kulick has posted a lengthy update on his official web site. An excerpt from his message follows: "GRAND FUNK RAILROAD has been keeping me busy as usual as it is the season for the band to get out touring every week. This summer we have had gre...

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SLIPKNOT Lyrics Linked To Grave Robbery

Jesse Truesdale of Bonner Springs, Kansas' The Chieftain reports that a note containing lyrics to the song "Surfacing" by SLIPKNOT was located near a grave that was found robbed Tuesday morning (August 15) at the Bonner Springs Cemetery. Kenneth Brooks, sexton of the cemetery, was working at about 1...