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PISSING RAZORS, SINGLE BULLET THEORY, DOWNSET, SEVEN WITCHES Members Form THE DOWNTRODDEN

Matt Difabio (guitar; PISSING RAZORS, SINGLE BULLET THEORY),Andre Acosta (vocals; PISSING RAZORS),Chris Hamilton (drums; DEADBOLT, IN RUIN, CRISIS, DOWNSET, MEDICATION, BLOODSIMPLE, SAINT CAINE) and Bill Mez (bass; SEVEN WITCHES) have joined forces in a new band called THE DOWNTRODDEN. PISSING RAZ...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Tour Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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DC4: Hollywood Performance To Be Recorded For Future Webcast

DC4, the Los Angeles-based hard rock band featuring former DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson alongside brothers Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, ODIN) on lead vocals and guitar, Shawn Duncan (ODIN) on drums and Matt Duncan on bass, will perform tonight (Friday, December 14) at the Key Club in Hollywood. Door...

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ALEX VAN HALEN Gives Exclusive Interview To MODERN DRUMMER Magazine

VAN HALEN's explosive drummer Alex Van Halen gave an exclusive interview to Modern Drummer magazine about helming the heavy artillery in the iconic band. The extensive 21-page story hits newsstands on February 5. "As the pounding, aggressive heartbeat of one of the greatest bands in rock history, Al...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: New Album Is '75 Percent Written'

Drummer Craig Nielsen of the veteran Arizona-based metallers FLOTSAM AND JETSAM has issued the following update: "Let me be the first to confirm that we will be playing on the killer Metalmania festival on March 8 in Katowice, Poland, with MEGADETH, OVERKILL, and so many other great bands. This is t...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: KEVIN DUBROW 'Was A Funny, High-Spirited, Good Guy'

Legendary hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, ex-JOURNEY, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has released the following statement regarding the passing of QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow: "I met Kevin back in 1986 when QUIET RIOT were on the bill with us (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) for a few shows in the U.S. He was...

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FATES WARNING Bassist JOEY VERA Issues European Tour Recap

Bassist Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT, FATES WARNING) has issued the following update: "Home now from the [FATES WARNING European] tour. I'm reminded how much I miss playing live, Man, I love it. I truly had a great time. We (the FATES guys) all get along so well. We had tons of laughs and I mean ...

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VINCE NEIL: More Solo Dates Announced

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has lined up the following solo tour dates: Dec. 09 - Sunrise, FL @ Markham Park Dec. 29 - Johnson City, NY @ Magic City Music Hall Jan. 11 - Libertyville, IL @ Austin's Fuel Room Jan. 12 - Pueblo Of Acoma, NM @ Sky City Casino Jan. 17 - ...

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VAN HALEN: More 2008 Dates Announced

More 2008 dates have been announced for VAN HALEN's tour with original lead singer David Lee Roth. The Live Nation-produced trek — featuring Roth, Eddie and Alex Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen's teenage son Wolfgang on bass — kicked off Sept. 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with 40 dates in place. The current...

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FIREHOUSE: Japanese Tour Dates Announced

Veteran hard rockers FIREHOUSE have scheduled the following dates during the coming months: Dec. 13 - Crown Point, IN - The Registry Dec. 31 - Saint Paul, MN - Myth (w/ Bret Michaels) Feb. 15 - Springfield, IL - Club Chrome Apr. 19 - Tokyo, Japan - Akasaka Blitz Apr. 20 - Tokyo, Japan - ...

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Inside the Difference Engine

A peculiar name to go with peculiar music, England's END OF LEVEL BOSS gives a whole new meaning to riff-based metal on "Inside the Difference Engine". With roots that stretch into stoner rock (yet not exactly "stoner rock") with psychedelic shades, and technically accomplished musicianship, but mor...

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UFO: U.S. Dates Announced

Legendary hard rockers UFO have scheduled the following U.S. dates: Apr. 08 - Saint Petersburg, FL @ The State Theatre Apr. 10 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Apr. 11 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Apr. 12 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's Blues Club Apr. 15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre ...

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HELLOWEEN Bassist To Release Heavy Rock Album With No Guitars

Frontiers Records will release the debut album from Markus Grosskopf's (HELLOWEEN) BASSINVADERS, entitled "Hellbassbeaters", on January 25, 2008. BASSINVADERS was a creation of Markus' while sitting in a bar and enjoying a few drinks. It was there that he got inspired to produce a heavy rock record...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Teams Up With SPIRITUS MORTIS For Split CD

Indianapolis, Indiana's THE GATES OF SLUMBER and Finland's first-ever doom metal band SPIRITUS MORTIS have teamed up for a limited split CD release entitled "From The Ultima Thule" by Emissary Records. The split CD features two new exclusive songs from THE GATES OF SLUMBER and an old song rerecorded...

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ARMORED SAINT's JOHN BUSH, METALLICA 'Philosophy' Book Author Interviewed

Shockwaves/HardRadio Podcast #23 is available for download at this location (M4A file, 33 MB). This episode features a classic metal discussion between podcast host Bob Nalbandian and ANTHRAX/ARMORED SAINT vocalist John Bush. Rather than the standard interview, Nalbandian and Bush each give their in...