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BIG MACHINE Sign Representation Deal, Record New Material
BIG MACHINE have signed an exclusive representation deal with the New York law firm Selvern, Mandelbaum, and Mintz. The firm has represented a diverse roster of many of the entertainment industy's biggest artists, including rockers VAN HALEN, GUNS N' ROSES, rappers LUDACRIS, and THE WU-TANG CLAN and...May 31, 2005
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ERIC SINGER & FRIENDS: Australian Shows Announced
Eric Singer, the drummer of KISS, will be touring Australia with ALICE COOPER in June/July this year. Eric first toured with Alice in Australia in 1990 on the back of the enormously successful "Trash" album and has played with him on and off ever since. Eric has been a regular visitor to Australia b...May 31, 2005
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MICHALE GRAVES Announces New Drummer For Solo Band
Due to "prior commitment and circumstances," drummer Paul Lifeless (A LIFELESS ALLIANCE, MISTER MONSTER) has decided not to tour with former MISFITS frontman Michale Graves' new solo band. "He remains a great friend to all of us and we wish him the best," Michale writes on his web site. Replacing Li...May 30, 2005
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AC/DC: New Album To Be Recorded In England
According to a post at AC/DC Ruff Stuff, AC/DC will be recording their next studio album in the U.K. AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson recently told Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 FM that the band will begin recording their new CD soon for a tentative late 2005/early .....May 30, 2005
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CRISIS Singer Launches Women's T-Shirt Line
CRISIS frontwoman Karyn Crisis has launched her own women's t-shirt line, dubbed Exorsister. Music journalist Alex Johnson tagged Karyn as "the Exorsister" in a review he wrote of a live CRISIS show in an effort to describe her angelic/demonic vocal style and stage performance. The moniker stuck in...May 30, 2005
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BLITZKRIEG: New Album Now Available
Legendary NWOBHM outfit BLITZKRIEG have announced that their new album, "Sins and Greed", is fully completed and is available to purchase exclusively ahead of its July 4 release date through the group's label, Metal Nation Records. Please visit www.metalnationrecords.co.uk to order your copy. The fo...May 25, 2005
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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Gets An Official Release Date
According to a post at SickthingsUK, New West Records has set an August 2 release date for the new ALICE COOPER album, entitled "Dirty Diamonds". The following press release has been issued by the label; After 30 albums and some of the most famous rock songs ever recorded, you'd think Alice Cooper's...May 21, 2005
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AC/DC's YOUNG Brothers On 'RTL Boulevard': Video Available
Dutch TV show "RTL Boulevard" aired a feature on AC/DC on May 9, featuring interview clips with guitarists Angus Young and brother Malcolm Young. Watch it here. As previously reported, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson recently told Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 FM tha...May 15, 2005
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DAVID WAYNE's Final Interview To Appear On 'Beyond The Black' Documentary
METAL CHURCH associate Steve "Regiman" Johnson has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Just a few weeks ago the guys doing the METAL CHURCH 'Beyond the Black' documentary flew up to Washington and crashed at my house while doing interviews with the guys from the current M...May 11, 2005
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'Inside AC/DC' DVD Pushed Back To August
According to a post at AC/DC Ruff Stuff, the release date of the new AC/DC DVD and book, entitled "Inside AC/DC", has been postponed from the previously announced May 9 to sometime in August. The disc, which will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players, features rare archive foota...May 11, 2005
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Drummer ERIK SAYENGA Quits DYING FETUS
Drummer Erik Sayenga has left DYING FETUS "due to circumstances beyond his control," according to an official statement. Commented Erik: "DYING FETUS are a great band and I want to thank the other members of FETUS, the cool people we have met on the road and all the fans for the good times.I am unab...May 8, 2005
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HAGAR And ANTHONY Tear Through VAN HALEN Staples And MONTROSE Classics
The following update has been posted at VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony's web site: "LOS TRES GUSANOS and SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABORITAS began their nine-date summer party with three sold-out shows at the Cabo Wabo South Shore Room in Lake Tahoe, NV April 29-May 1. "The GUSANOS tore through a bev...May 4, 2005
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AC/DC, AEROSMITH, SKID ROW Members Have NASCAR Racing On Their Minds
Susan Guyett of IndyStar.com has issued the following report: A quartet of rock stars — Brian Johnson of AC/DC (photo),Brad Whitford of AEROSMITH, Jesse Dupree of JACKYL and Rachel Bolan of SKID ROW — headed to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday (April 28) with NASCAR racing on their minds...April 29, 2005
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SKID ROW, AC/DC, AEROSMITH, JACKYL Members To Race Cars At Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SKID ROW's bassist and resident speed freak Rachel Bolan will be joining AC/DC's Brian Johnson, AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford, JACKYL's Jesse Dupree and Ralph Sheheen in Indianapolis to run time trials in NEXTEL cup-style stock cars. You can watch it on Speed Channel Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. EST....April 28, 2005
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KURT COBAIN Guitar To Be Auctioned For Charity
ABC ePrep is reporting that a guitar designed by Kurt Cobain's mother and sister is among the decorated axes for sale at "Rock The Cure", a star-studded charity auction that will take place May 3 at The Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles. As previously reported, the auction features guitars decorated by...April 25, 2005