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CHRISTOPHER WALKEN To Play OZZY OSBOURNE In 'The Dirt' Movie

ABC News reports that Christopher Walken has agreed to play Ozzy Osbourne in "The Dirt", a movie based on MÖTLEY CRÜE's controversial 2001 autobiography. CRÜE lead singer Vince Neil told ABC News Radio in an exclusive interview that the 63-year-old Oscar-winning actor will make a cameo appearance as...

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LED ZEPPELIN Makes Hell For Film Over 'Heaven'

Cindy Pearlman of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that comedian Jack Black tried to use LED ZEPPELIN's most famous song title, "Stairway to Heaven", in his new movie "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny". Permission was granted by the band — but after the scene was filmed, the ZEPPELIN members demanded...

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Guitarist RON JARZOMBEK Issues Update On BLOTTED SCIENCE, WATCHTOWER

Guitarist Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER, SPASTIC INK) has posted the following update on the progress of BLOTTED SCIENCE, the instrumental extreme metal project also featuring bassist Alex Webster (CANNIBAL CORPSE) and drummer Charlie Zeleny (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS): "The BLOTTED SCIENCE recordings are...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: 'Being 20 Something Was The Stupidest Time Of My Life'

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Imagine sitting in a damp basement filled with the stink of mold, cigarette smoke, shitty lights, black or dark red walls, sticky floors and an atmosphere of slight stress and marijuana dazed indifference. Yea,...

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CAMP FREDDY To Play Charity Show In December

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarists Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals) — will play a specia...

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PAUL STANLEY: 'There's Nothing Cool About Being Dead And Not Getting To Enjoy Your Success'

Larry Widen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently conducted an interview with KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley. An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: How did KISS avoid the pitfalls of success? Paul: We didn't all sidestep them. Certainly the troubles that some members of the band had are we...

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TRIVIUM Frontman Rejects 'Metalcore' Tag

Lucas Aykroyd of Straight.com reports: According to naysayers, TRIVIUM is to METALLICA what GOOD CHARLOTTE is to the SEX PISTOLS. The Orlando-based thrash-metal quartet has faced its share of criticism since forming in 2000, despite high-profile gigs at Ozzfest, Sounds of the Underground, and Britai...

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DEATHSTARS: French Headlining Dates Cancelled

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has posted the following message on its official web site: "Unfortunately the French DEATHSTARS shows have just been cancelled by the French agency Garance Production. They decided to cancel all anounced shows because of DEATHSTARS supporting CRADLE OF F...

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DEFTONES Frontman: 'We're Never Gonna Be A Huge Band And I Don't Care'

Sweden's Close-Up magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Close-Up: Why did you first opt to work with producer Bob Ezrin? Chino: "Well, we didn't have a producer for a while. We were in Malibu writing songs. We re...

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POISONBLACK Frontman Comments On New Album And Demise Of SENTENCED

POISONBLACK/ex-SENTENCED frontman Ville Laihiala recently spoke to Rockdetector.com's Welsh interviewer Anthony Morgan. Topics of discussion included the latest POISONBLACK album "Lust Stained Despair", new single "Rush", the reasons for the demise of SENTENCED and its toll on the lead singer, and t...

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TRASHLIGHT VISION: 'Alibis And Ammunition' To Receive U.S. Release In November

TRASHLIGHT VISION, the new band featuring featuring former MURDERDOLLS guitarist Acey Slade, will release its first album, titled "Alibis and Ammunition", in the U.S. on indie label EVO Recordings on November 14. The CD has early pre-release ordering at a discounted price available at www.evorecordi...

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CAMP FREDDY On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno': Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and CHEAP TRICK's Rick Nielsen joined CAMP FREDDY to perform their version of CHEAP TRICK's "Surrender" on NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" Thursday night (October 5). This was CAMP FREDDY's first television appearance since "The Showbiz Show with David Spade...

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Ragnarok

Soaring, epic, majestic progressive Viking metal from the Faroe Islands – how come they're not on top of the charts already? Actually, TYR have been raising quite a ruckus with their "Eric the Red" album, properly released worldwide this year after initially seeing the light of day in 2003 on a tiny...

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DEATHSTARS To Support CRADLE OF FILTH On European Tour

Swedish industrial goth metal band DEATHSTARS has been confirmed as the support act for CRADLE OF FILTH on their upcoming European tour beginning on November 12 in Tilburg, Holland. A complete list of dates can be found at Deathstars.net. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS' video for the song "Blitz...

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DEICIDE Drummer STEVE ASHEIM On Satanism, America's Gun Laws And DAVE LOMBARDO

Journalist Joel McIver recently interviewed DEICIDE drummer Steve Asheim for the U.K.'s premier drummer magazine, Rhythm. Excerpts from the conversation appear below. On Satanism: Rhythm: Are you a Satanist, like DEICIDE frontman Glen Benton? Steve: No. I support DEICIDE and their stance — I mean, i...