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POISON, RATT: U.S. Tour Dates Revealed

POISON, RATT (featuring singer Stephen Pearcy) and WHITE LION will join forces for a summer trek starting June 13 at the Bi Lo Center in Greenville, S.C., and wrapping in early September. The tour, which brings RATT and POISON onstage together for the first time since 1999, will visit amphitheaters,...

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RATT 'Reunion' Lineup Confirmed

After much speculation and anticipation following the airing of their "Behind the Music" episode on VH1 last spring, multiplatinum hard rock act RATT with vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and drummer Bobby Blotzer will grace the stage together for the first time since 1999. Plans...

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Report: Everything's Heavy About '80s Hair-Band Tribute METAL SKOOL

Michael Tunison of iF Magazine reports: Big-haired '80s glam-metal may have gone out with cassette tapes, headbands and MTV playing actual music videos, but it seems somebody forgot to tell METAL SKOOL, who performs tomorrow tonight at iF Magazine's relaunch party in Hollywood . The teased-tressed q...

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JUAN CROUCIER Says Surviving Members Of RATT Will Not Fully Reunite

Former RATT bassist Juan Croucier has issued the following statement: "It is with deep regret that I must inform you that there will not be a full reunion of the surviving RATT members. "Considering the original band broke up fifteen years ago and there have been several questionable incarnations of...

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RATT: Tour Dates Announced

The reunited RATT — featuring vocalist Stephen Pearcy, guitarist Warren DeMartini and drummer Bobby Blotzer — has lined up the following dates: Jun. 09 - [to be announced] - Rio Puerco, New Mexico Jun. 13 - Bi Lo Center - Greenville, SC * Jun. 15 - [to be announced] - Orange Beach, AB Jun. 16 ...

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POISON: Four Songs From Upcoming 'Poison'd' Covers Album Posted Online

POISON has posted four songs from its upcoming album of cover songs, featuring many of their favorite rock classics. "Poison'd", the band's first new studio album since 2002, will be released June 5 on CD and digitally by EMI America Records/Capitol. Go to POISON's official MySpace page to hear the...

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TWISTED SISTER To Headline ROCKLAHOMA

Today heavy metal fans across the nation heard the news they've been hoping for from "House of Hair" nationally syndicated radio host and TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider. "It is my distinct pleasure to announce that TWISTED SISTER will once again be involved with a show that will go down in histo...

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RATT: 'Reunion' Lineup Revealed?

According to the official RATT MySpace page, the group's current lineup is as follows: Stephen Pearcy - Vocals John Corabi - Guitar Warren DeMartini - Guitar Bobby Blotzer - Drums Robbie Crane - Bass RATT and POISON will join forces for a summer trek starting June 13 at the Bi Lo Center in Greenvill...

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BRENT MUSCAT's FASTER PUSSYCAT: More Tour Dates Announced

The FASTER PUSSYCAT version featuring original members Brent Muscat, Eric Stacy, and Brett Bradshaw alongside THE UNDERGROUND REBELS vocalist Kurt Frohlich, has lined up the following tour dates: Apr. 26 - Swansea, UK - Sin City Apr. 27 - Bradford, UK - Bradford Rio Apr. 28 - Nottingham, UK - Rock C...

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WHITE LION Added To ROCKLAHOMA

WHITE LION has been confirmed for Rocklahoma, a three-day outdoor '80s hard rock festival, set to take place July 13-15, in Pryor, OK at the Pryor Festival Grounds. Also rumored to be appearing is TWISTED SISTER, although the band's participation has not yet been officially confirmed by the event or...

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TANKARD: 'Best Case Scenario: 25 Years In Beers' Details Revealed

Long-running Frankfurt, Germany-based thrash metallers TANKARD recently entered Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany in with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to record new versions of their biggest "hits" — from "(Empty) Tankard" and "Chemical Invasion" to...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Guitarist On Upcoming CD: 'We're Trying To Sound Older'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE recorded 11 songs for the as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2005's "The Poison" in January and February with producer Colin Richardson at Sonic Ranch Studios in El Paso, Texas. Frontman Matt Tuck is slated to finish his vocals after the gro...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman On Great Ideas

THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "Crystalized Black Flag Insect Repellant. Taste those words. You know that's not healthy. I mean you can tell just saying that. It sounds kinda like Death Through Chemical Warfare. My uncle is a really cool dude...

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BLACK SABBATH, SHADOWS FALL, STATIC-X First-Week Sales Revealed

SHADOWS FALL's Atlantic Records debut, "Threads of Life", sold just over 24,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 46 on The Billboard 200 chart. This is substantially less than the 39,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "The War Within"...

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WHITE LION Added To POISON/RATT Summer Tour?

According to Metal Sludge, WHITE LION has been added to the POISON/RATT summer tour, which is tentatively scheduled to kick off June 12. This information, however, has not yet been confirmed by an official source. The current touring version of WHITE LION (a.k.a. TRAMP'S WHITE LION) features origina...