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OVERKILL Singer To Guest On DAN LORENZO Solo Album

OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and SINGLE BULLET THEORY guitarist/vocalist Matt Difabio have recorded special guest appearances on the second solo album from former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo. Blitz and Difabio appear on the tracks "Too Fast For Hate" and "Naked". The album, which was co...

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: Trailer Posted Online

A four-minute video trailer for "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media, 8 MB) (right-click and "Save Target As" and download the file to your hard drive)...

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TRAVERS & APPICE Album Due In October

TRAVERS & APPICE, the new band featuring guitarist/vocalist Pat Travers and drummer Carmine Appice (CACTUS, VANILLA FUDGE, OZZY OSBOURNE),will release their debut album, "It Takes A Lot Of Balls", on October 14 through SPV Records. The CD also features an appearance by veteran bassist T.M. Stev...

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TV Movie About Fictional Heavy Metal Singer To Air In September

According to The Futon Critic, the ABC Family cable channel will air a telefilm called "Pop Rocks!" focusing on Jerry Harden (Gary Cole),"a respectable banker and family man in his 40s, who is about to be haunted by his deepest, darkest secret…he was the lead singer of the biggest heavy metal band...

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OIL Call It Quits

OIL, the Long Beach, California-based Christian metal band featuring DARK ANGEL frontman Ron Rinehart, have officially called it quits. Before going their separate ways, the group will perform one last show on Saturday, August 14 at The Lighthouse in Long Beach. Also appearing on the bill will be th...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks About Touring With AIKAWA NANASE

Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has answered a few questions for his official web site, MartyFriedman.com, regarding his recently completed tour with Japanese pop/rock singer Aikawa Nanase. The Q-and-A session follows: Q: The Aikawa Nanase tour just ended in Sapporo, can you tell me about i...

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LILLIAN AXE Play Final Show With Singer RON TAYLOR: Photos Available

LILLIAN AXE's web site has been updated with the following message: "Well, AXE fans, the reign of Ron Taylor has come to an end. He played his last show as the front man for LILLIAN AXE on June 26th at the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen, Germany. LILLIAN also played the night before at ...

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FU MANCHU Name New Album

FU MANCHU have set "Start the Machine" as the title of their follow-up to 2002's "California Crossing" (Mammoth),due on September 14 through DRT Entertainment. The LP, which was recently completed with producer Brian Joseph Dobbs (VOIVOD, MANMADEGOD, DEATH ANGEL),will mark the group's first releas...

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Report: York Mayor Shuts Down TWISTED SISTER Concert

Mike Hoover of the York Daily Record is reporting that plans to hold a downtown York rock concert featuring the heavy metal glam band TWISTED SISTER were shut down by city officials who said there was no way to assemble the needed police protection on short notice. York Mayor John Brenner said he .....

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'Get Thrashed' Thrash Metal Documentary: More Preview Clips Posted Online

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted two more preview clips via GetThrashed.com (in the "Media" section). The first clip features VIO-LENCE frontman Sean Killian discussing the "pu...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'DAVID ELLEFSON Is Suing Me And MEGADETH'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here is what I have been saying in the interviews, what happened chronologically that caused the demise of the band, why [drummer] Nick [Menza] was fired, [guitarist] Marty [Friedman] quitting, records...

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FU MANCHU Set Release Date For New Album

FU MANCHU have set a September 14 release date through DRT Entertainment for their follow-up to 2002's "California Crossing" (Mammoth). The LP, which was recently completed with producer Brian Joseph Dobbs (VOIVOD, MANMADEGOD, DEATH ANGEL),will mark the group's first release for DRT, the independen...

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Former HADES Guitarist To Begin Recording Second Solo Album

Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update regarding his current activities: "I'm going back into Crystal Studios the end of this month to begin recording my second solo release. Ron Lipnicki (who is now 13 months cancer free) will be on drums for most of the new CD. I'm goin...

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'Get Thrashed': DVD Version Of Thrash Documentary To Contain Loads Of Bonus Footage

The makers of "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have announced that the DVD version of the film — due in early 2005 — will feature over an hour of extra footage that will not be seen when "Get Thrashed"...

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Former CELTIC FROST Guitarist Signs With SONIC WAVE INTERNATIONAL

SUBSONIC, the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, will be issuing its sophomore album, "No Such Soul", this fall through Sonic Wave America. The follow-up to 2002's "Super-Vel" (Outlaw Entertainment) will be available worldwide at such stores as Best Buy, Tower, Borders, Whereho...