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SLIPKNOT Frontman Escapes with 'Star Wars'

StarWars.com recently conducted an interview with SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: "My first 'Star Wars' memory took place in a drive-in. There was a double feature of 'Smokey and the Bandit' and 'A New Hope', so my first heroes were Darth Vader and Burt Rey...

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DARKANE To Film California Gigs For Possible DVD

DARKANE drummer Peter Wildoer has posted the following tour report on the band's official web site: "First of all, I have to say that this tour has been far more better than I could ever have expected. We've done and seen so many cool things that the memories will last a lifetime. The crowds at ...

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Rock And Roll Appraisal Event To Be Held At Hard Rock Casino Dec. 3 In Florida

On Saturday, December 3, in what could be music to many collectors' ears, Gary Sohmers, who appears as an appraiser in "Collectibles, Memorabilia, and Toys" on the Emmy-nominated hit PBS television program "Antiques Roadshow", holds court at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from 11:00 a.m....

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LED ZEPPELIN: More Details Revealed About MCFARLANE TOYS' 3D Art

McFarlane Toys will be releasing the artwork of the classic debut album from LED ZEPPELIN, "Led Zeppelin I" — with every feature sculpted to the finest detail — in February 2006. McFarlane Toys' artists have crafted this exquisitely detailed re-creation using both modern sculpting methods and the an...

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PHIL VARONE Talks About 'Waking Up Dead' Movie, Playing With SKID ROW

Dave Iozzia of Rock Is Life recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW/SAIGON KICK drummer Phil Varone. A few excerpts from the question-and-session follow: Rock Is Life: Let's start off in 2005, where you are featured in the new documentary film "Waking Up Dead". In your words, give us a...

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AKERCOCKE's MENDONCA: MORTICIAN Tour Continuing Despite WILL RAHMER's Absence

AKERCOCKE vocalist/guitarist Jason Mendonca has issued a statement confirming that the group's European tour with MORTICIAN and BLOOD RED THRONE is continuing despite MORTICIAN vocalist/bassist Will Rahmer's recent arrest in Poland on a charge of robbery with a dangerous weapon. His statement reads...

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MORTICIAN Frontman Facing Jail Time For Robbery, Assault On Police Officer

Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza is reporting that MORTICIAN vocalist/bassist Will Rahmer is likely to spend the next few weeks at a Polish jail while the prosecutors prepare an indictment against him for robbery with a dangerous weapon. The judges from the Polish town of Krosno Odrzanskie (where Rahmer is...

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Update: METALLICA 'Superfan' Fugitive Apprehended

Nicholas Collias of Idaho's Boise Weekly has issued the following update on the METALLICA "superfan" William James Thompson III (photo) who was wanted by The Canyon County Court after ditching his probation duties for robbery and aiding and abetting: "Last week, our article 'Headbanging Fugitive Ale...

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Original KISS Road Crew to Auction Personal Treasures

Backstage Auctions will be presenting the 2005 "KISS My Auction" event which will feature hundreds of items from the private collections of more than a dozen original KISS crew and company members from the glorious days of the 1970s. "KISS remains one of the top collectible bands today and with a la...

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STARWOOD: Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

Frontman Lizzy (a.k.a. Lizzy Borden) of the Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD has released the following excerpts from his journal of STARWOOD's recent promotional tour of Japan: "About six hundred girls, all screaming for a band called STARWOOD. Our first show in Japan (sold out) was one that...

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LED ZEPPELIN: Classic Debut To Receive 3D Treatment

McFarlane Toys will be releasing the artwork of the classic debut album from LED ZEPPELIN, "Led Zeppelin" — with every feature sculpted to the finest detail — in March 2006. More information will be made available at www.spawn.com. ...

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METALLICA' Superfan' Fugitive Alert

Nicholas Collias of Boise Weekly is reporting that the Idaho Department of Correction is seeking public assistance in locating METALLICA superfan William James Thompson III. Thompson (photo) is currently on felony probation for robbery and aiding and abetting. The Canyon County Court has issued a wa...

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HAMMERFALL Bassist: GEORGE W. BUSH is 'Like A Cowboy, And Cowboys Work With Cows And Horses'

Alexi Front of FourteenG recently conducted an interview with HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén. A few excerpts from the chat follow: FourteenG: When we talk about the dedication fans have to the bands, especially in the case of HAMMERFALL, in places like South America and Europe, you probably see a l...

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NIGHTWISH Part Ways With Singer TARJA TURUNEN, Vow To Carry On

NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) has issued the following "open letter" to the group's singer, Tarja Turunen: "Dear Tarja, "It's time to choose whether the story of NIGHTWISH ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We've been working with this creat...

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STRYPER Frontman: 'We Need To Call On God And Rely On God'

Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: During our last interview in 2003, you stated that it was very likely that the tour you were on at the time with STRYPER was the last one. What happened sinc...