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Drummer JOHN MACALUSO Opens Music Instruction School

Drummer John Macaluso (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TNT, JAMES LABRIE, UNION RADIO, RIOT, POWERMAD, DELMAR BROWN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARBREAKER) has returned to his hometown of Commack, New York to open a new music instruction school, where he hopes to share his legacy with aspiring drummers. The Music Lab, l...

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RUDY SARZO and Kompoz.com Announce 'Off The Rails' Songwriting Competition

To celebrate his new book, "Off the Rails: Aboard the Crazy Train in the Blizzard of Ozz" — a first hand account of his friendship on and off the road with Randy Rhoads and Ozzy Osbourne — legendary rock bassist Rudy Sarzo (OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE, QUIET RIOT, DIO, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT) is launching s...

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PRIMAL FEAR To Enter Studio This Week

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR will enter the studio this week to begin recording their new album, "16.6", due in early 2009 via Frontiers Records. Commented PRIMAL FEAR frontman Ralf Scheepers: "As we will start to record the drums for our new album this Friday, I will take the opportunity to t...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' In Canada; Video Report Available

A three-minute video report from Canada's CBC News on the arrival of the long-awaited new GUNS N' ROSES album, "Chinese Democracy", can be viewed below. The clip includes interviews with Canadian singer/songwriter Zameer and Ali of DEADSHYRE as well as Universal Music CEO Randy Lennox. According to...

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ODIN To Release CD Collection In January

ODIN, the classic Los Angeles band featuring Jeff Duncan (ARMORED SAINT, DC4),Shawn Duncan (DC4),Aaron Samson and Randy O, will release a new 18-song compilation in January 2009. Much of the material on the collection has never been available on CD before and ALL of it has been remastered by Roy Z...

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CANCERSLUG: Six New Songs Posted Online

Long-running Alabama outfit CANCERSLUG has posted six songs from its first official release in the band's 10-year history. Entitled "Tales of a Butcher", the 28-song CD was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with respected producer Brian Elliott and it features appearances...

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CHRIS LANEY Signs With AOR HEAVEN

Swedish songwriter, producer and guitarist Chris Laney (RANDY PIPER, ZAN CLAN) has signed a deal with AOR Heaven. His first album will be recorded at Polar Studios in Stockholm (ABBA, LED ZEPPELIN, THE ROLLING STONES, ALICE COOPER, DEF LEPPARD, THE DARKNESS) and will be produced by Laney himself alo...

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BODY OF SCARS Guitarist Issues Album Update

BODY OF SCARS, the Phoenix, Arizona-based band featuring JAG PANZER drummer Rikard Stjernquist and former 40 GRIT vocalist/guitarist James Santiago, entered the studio this past June to begin recording its second album, tentatively due in early 2009. Commented guitarist Randy Davis: "We are actually...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Featured On THE KRIS NORRIS PROJEKT CD

THE KRIS NORRIS PROJEKT's "Icons of the Illogical" will be released through Magna Carta Records on January 14, 2009. This is guitarist Kris Norris' first solo record and release since his departure from DARKEST HOUR in September. Randy Blythe of LAMB OF GOD provides vocals on two tracks. Cory Smoot...

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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO Performs RANDY RHOADS Tribute In Springfield; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of Michael Angelo Batio's October 25, 2008 performance at the Outland Ballroom in Springfield, Missouri can be viewed below (clips shot and uploaded by Justin Kuhns). A few weeks ago Michael Angelo Batio was in Los Angeles recording his new instructional DVD, "Speed Lives 2"...

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PATHS OF POSSESSION: Album Recording Sessions Delayed

Bassist Randy Butman of PATHS OF POSSESSION — the Florida-based band fronted by CANNIBAL CORPSE vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher — has issued the following update: "The new PATHS recording (originally scheduled for September) has been delayed until sometime around summer. CANNIBAL CORPSE will...

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CANCERSLUG Completes Work On First Official Release

Long-running Alabama outfit CANCERSLUG has completed work on its first official release in the band's 10-year history. Entitled "Tales of a Butcher", the 28-song CD was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with respected producer Brian Elliott and it features appearances by...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ZEBRA's RANDY JACKSON To Guest On Tonight's 'Eddie Trunk Live'

Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen and Randy Jackson of ZEBRA will guest on tonight's (Monday, November 3) edition of the "Eddie Trunk Live" show heard nationally on XM 41 The Boneyard. The program airs Monday nights from 6:00 p.m. EST to 10:00 p.m. EST. Fan-filmed video footage of Yngwie...

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Former BLACK SHEEP Frontman Releases Episode 2 Of 'Rockstar Reality' TV Series

Willie Basse, who is best known as bassist/frontman for the '80s/early '90s Los Angeles-based band BLACK SHEEP, has signed on to appear in the new reality TV series "Rockstar Reality". The series documents a day in the life and times of Basse as he makes the transition from real estate agent back in...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman Talks About His Film Debut

LAMB OF GOD vocalist D. Randall Blythe will appear in the upcoming horror/thriller "The Graves" which will be screened for distributors this fall. The film stars Tony Todd ("Candyman") and Bill Moseley ("The Devil's Rejects") and was written and directed by former comic book writer Brian Pulido. "Th...