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DON DOKKEN On 'Lightning Strikes Back', Upcoming Solo Album

Marko Syrjälä of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN mainman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: What is happening with new the DOKKEN album "Lightning Strikes Back"? It's been in the works for about two years now? Dokken: Yeah it's bee...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Discusses Split With ICED EARTH

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens gave a rambling interview to Eddie Trunk on last night's (Friday, January 11) edition of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York City's Q104.3 FM in which he discussed his split with ICED EARTH and his future plans. A few excerpts from the chat f...

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CHAOSFEAR Begins Pre-Production On New Album

Brazilian thrashers CHAOSFEAR have started pre-production on their second album. The as-yet-untitled CD will be recorded during the coming months and will likely include 10 songs. A late 2008 release via OSM Records is expected. Commented drummer Danilo de Freitas: "We are very excited with the new...

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VELVET REVOLVER's New Year's Eve Gig In NYC: Video Available

AT&T blue room is currently streaming a live set from VELVET REVOLVER, including performances of "Fall To Pieces", "Get Out The Door" and "Last Fight" from their New Year's Eve gig at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The veteran band's bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum, and guitaris...

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BENEDICTION Issues Year-End Update

Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have issued the following update: "Well, that went quick! We'd like to thank everyone who came to any of the festivals we played, and supported us in 2007. The biggest surprise for BENEDICTION was the response from you all when we hit the stage. It was n...

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NOVEMBERS DOOM Vocalist Reports On DVD Shoot

Vocalist Paul Kuhr of the Chicago doomsters NOVEMBERS DOOM has posted the following message on the band's MySpace page: "For a small underground metal band from Chicago, we have found ourselves in unreal situations and have met people across the world who believe in us, sometimes more then we do our...

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L.A. GUNS Singer Checks In From Japan

L.A. GUNS vocalist Phil Lewis issued the following update: "Just a quick hello from Sapporo, North Japan where the snowflakes are the size of quarters, fortunately the people and sake are keeping me toasty warm. "I'm delighted to report the Tokyo gigs were a blast. The electric show went very well a...

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SEBASTIAN BACH: Who Cares I Have 80,000 MySpace 'Friends'? I Want To Sell 80,000 Records

Rock Monthly recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Rock Monthly: Being such a veteran in the business what inspires to still come up with ideas? Bach: Just the music itself, I love it way more than anything. That's wh...

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MEGADETH Drummer On His Playing: 'I'm Always Thinking With The Band In Mind'

Australia's MP3.com.au recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo and drummer Shawn Drover. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: MP3.com.au: You guys had a security problem at Perth [on the recent Australian tour]. Can you tell me what happened? James: Yeah, but at no...

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MINISTRY Mainman's Christmas Poem

MINISTRY mainman Al "Alien" Jourgensen has penned a special Christmas poem entitled "T'was The Night Before Impeachment". It goes like this: T'was 2007 and all through the year Not a creature was buying this climate of fear The stockings were hung in a foreclosure scare In hopes that the Banks would...

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Fast and Deadly

Ready for still more drunken, rollicking '80s thrash revival? You'd better be, because it doesn't sound like Canada's MANIAC intends to take no for an answer. This trio of Toronto throwbacks bash out nine quick and filthy anthems to all things evil, demon-besotted and insane, with the kind of clatte...

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A New Shade of Black for the Soul

From what I gather, there is has been a fair amount of hype in the European press for this English band's debut full-length, "A New Shade of Black for the Soul". RISE TO ADDICTION falls squarely into the modern hard rock category, given more muscle with some tough, crunchy riffs, thanks in part to A...

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The_Ascension

Treading tricky ground here, bands like OTEP being at least partially critic-proof. For example: I'd like to point out that virtually everything about this band – including the coo-to-a-bloody-scream vocals, the stuttering basslines, the overwrought breathing into the mic and then shrieking some emp...

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BLOODSIMPLE Frontman Talks Videos, Upcoming DVD

Greg Maki of Live-Metal.net recently interviewed BLOODSIMPLE/VISION OF DISORDER vocalist Tim Williams. Excerpts follow. Live-Metal.net: Are you going to make a video for this album [BLOODSIMPLE's "Red Harvest"]? Tim Williams: Yeah. We already shot one, but honestly we weren't happy with the way it c...

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BLACK SABBATH's BILL WARD: 'I Hope That The Misery Of Mankind Stops Or Becomes Less'

BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward has issued the following Christmas letter to fans: "I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New year. "I'm looking forward to, hopefully, a few days of quiet over the holidays. "The year has been long and bittersweet. Musically, it's been a great year. Ho...