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CHRIS LANEY's New Solo Album To Feature Guest Appearances By BRUCE KULICK, CONNY BLOOM

Swedish songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney is working on material for his second solo album at Polar Studios in Stockholm. Tentatively due in the spring, the CD will feature collaborations and guest appearances by Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD) and Conny Bloom (HANOI ROCKS, ELEC...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Joins DANZIG On Stage In Long Beach

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe joined DANZIG on stage on December 19, 2009 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California to perform the song "Tired of Being Alive". Watch fan-filmed video footage of his appearance below (look for Blythe around the 2:27 mark). For every Danzig fan who was dyin...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO, KELLE RHOADS At RHOADSFEST; Video Available

Video footage of guitarist Michael Angelo Batio (ex-NITRO) and Kelle Rhoads (brother of Randy Rhoads) performing at this year's Rhoadsfest, which took place December 6, 2009 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California, can be viewed below. Batio performed "Tribute To Randy" and Kelle Rhoads playe...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Without OZZY, There'd Be No ZAKK WYLDE; No BLACK LABEL'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: Why would [Ozzy] want to replace you? Zakk: Well, you know, I love Ozz and I've always got his back so whate...

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RHOADSFEST 2009 Video Highlights Available

Video highlights from this year's Rhoadsfest, which took place December 6, 2009 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California, can be viewed below. Billed as "the best Randy Rhoads tribute show ever," Rhoadsfest was attended by other members of Randy's family and featured a performance by RHOADS TO...

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PAUL RODGERS Celebrates 60th Birthday

This Thursday (December 17),Paul Rodgers will celebrate his 60th birthday. Scores of family, friends and musicians sat down with Kyle McCurry at WNGZ radio over the last several weeks to talk about the inspiration and legacy of Rodgers' music. Fans can listen to the entire sessions filled with stor...

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TRUE WITNESS Signs With DARK STAR RECORDS

Chicago, Illinois-based melodic metal band TRUE WITNESS has inked a deal with Dark Star Records. The group is currently at Sonic Palace studios in Oak Park, Illinois recording its self-titled debut album with producer Matt Mercado. A summer 2010 release is expected. According to a press release, TRU...

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AM CONSPIRACY Frontman Interviewed On 'All Knowing Force'

Former DROWNING POOL and current AM CONSPIRACY vocalist Jason "Gong" Jones was the featured guest on the December 8, 2009 edition of the "All Knowing Force" web-based interview show. The 70-minute chat is available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. It can also be streamed below. Fo...

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RHOADSFEST 2009 Photos Posted Online

Rock Shotz Photography has uploaded a number of photos from this year's Rhoadsfest, which took place December 6, 2009 at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, California. Billed as "the best Randy Rhoads tribute show ever," Rhoadsfest was attended by other members of Randy's family and featured a perform...

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OVERKILL Frontman Talks 'Ironbound'

On December 1, Sheila Doki of the metal webzine Metalholic.com conducted an interview with vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth of New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metalholic: OVERKILL is going to be coming out with their new record, "Ironbound", in Febr...

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HEATHEN: 'The Evolution Of Chaos' To Receive Japanese Release This Month

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN will release their long-awaited new album, "The Evolution Of Chaos", in Japan on December 23 via King Records. The CD will be made available on January 25, 2010 in Europe and March 31, 2010 in the U.S. via Holland's Mascot Records. "The Evolution...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Drinking Beer And Playing Guitar, That's How I Became The Man I Am Today'

Christopher Toh of TodayOnline.com's Poparazzi has posted the second part of his interview with Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),conducted before and after the guitarist's solo performance and question-and-answer session on Tuesday (December 1) at Singapore's Changi Prison Complex. A...

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Former DANZIG Guitarist JOHN CHRIST Returns To Live Stage

Former DANZIG guitarist John Christ returned to the live stage for the first time in 10 years this past Friday, November 27 with a solo performance in Essex, Maryland. According to Bob Suehs of Rock N Roll Experience, the concert "was a mix of guitar shred, melodic interludes, random DANZIG songs an...

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BOB DAISLEY To Take Part In Online Chat

Legendary bassist Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, URIAH HEEP) will take part in a question-and-answer session via a live webcam chat on December 11, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. EST at the RandyRhoads.us web site. RandyRhoads.us, the only web site endorsed by the Randy Rhoads family, no lon...

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OPETH Planning String Of Shows To Celebrate 20-Year Anniversary

Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH has issued the following update: "Just got back from the little trek-trippie-trip to Japan and Australia. Had a WONDERFUL time! Japan was awesome! "We only played two shows, Tokyo and Osaka and both were real nice. We were so...