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THIN LIZZY: More Information Revealed About Upcoming LYNOTT Biopic

ContactMusic.com is reporting that "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" star Gary Dourdan and Irish pop singer Samantha Mumba's brother Omera are to play rocker Phil Lynott in a new biopic about the THIN LIZZY frontman. The film will be based on the Lynott biography "My Boy" by his mother Philomena. Mum...

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Ex-PANTERA Bandmates REX BROWN And VINNIE PAUL Play Together For First Time In Over Four Years

Former PANTERA bassist Rex Brown performed with ex-PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul for the first time since 2001 at last night's (Dec. 31) GASOLINE gig at Hot Rods and Hoggs in Arlington, Texas. Rex joined Vinnie and the rest of the reactivated southern rock covers band for renditions of the...

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MACHINE HEAD Drummer DAVE MCCLAIN Turns 10!

MACHINE HEAD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "December 26th [2005] marks the official ten-year anniversary of the day that a one Mr. Dave McClain joined a band called MACHINE HEAD, and in celebration of the most underrated drummer in heavy music, some folks that you...

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Psychogeist

A band sporting not one, but two Zoltans (and a Gyorgy and a Laszlo to boot) might make you think you're gonna be in for an eastern European knockoff of progressive metal better suited for the expensive studio budgets of the First World. And to be sure, there are places where AGE OF NEMESIS comes .....

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STRONGHOLD To Cover 'Visions' On LIZZY BORDEN Tribute CD

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based melodic metal band STRONGHOLD are scheduled to cover the song "Visions" on the upcoming LIZZY BORDEN tribute CD, "Baptized in Blood...A True Metal Tribute". Metallicarchangel Records is still looking for 2-3 more bands for the album, tentatively due next year. Bands co...

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Former ANDREW WK Guitarist JIMMY COUP Confirmed For VIBE FOR PHILO

Former ANDREW WK and current THE COUP DE GRACE guitarist Jimmy Coup has been confirmed for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. Jimmy will be teaming up for some THIN LIZZY classics with THE S...

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SOILWORK Frontman Working On New DISARMONIA MUNDI Album

SOILWORK vocalist Björn "Speed" Strid has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I wanna thank everybody for their strong support and their faith in the band. You guys always stay with us through thick and thin, this makes me and the band confident and eager once again to sho...

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Bands Needed For LIZZY BORDEN, CRIMSON GLORY Tribute Albums

Metallicarchangel Records is still looking for 2-3 more bands for the upcoming LIZZY BORDEN tribute CD, entitled "Baptized in Blood...A True Metal Tribute". Bands confirmed to appear on the CD so far (and the songs they are covering, if available) are as follows: DEADLY BLESSING - "Notorious" ICARUS...

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GEORGE LYNCH Lead Singer In Screaming Match With PAT TRAVERS

GEORGE LYNCH band lead singer Andrew Freeman got into a shouting match with opening act, legendary '70s guitarist PAT TRAVERS on Dec. 3 prior to their show together at Jaxx, located in West Springfield, VA. Sources say the altercation began when Travers was asked to move his RV, which was blocking L...

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SOLITUDE AETURNUS To Enter Studio In January

Guitarist John Perez of the long-running Arlington, Texas-based doom metallers SOLITUDE AETURNUS has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here's a demo version (mp3) of a new song from us — 'Sightless'. It's just a demo but sounds pretty good for the most part. A nice mid/u...

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DRAGONFORCE: Buenos Aires Press Meeting And Guitar Clinic Announced

DRAGONFORCE will be holding a press meeting and a guitar clinic with Herman Li for Ibanez guitars on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Mannys's Music Store in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The details are as follows: 17:00 - Press Meeting 18:00 - Guitar clinic with Herman Li and keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov...

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GEORGE LYNCH's Tour Bus Sideswiped In Accident With Diesel Truck

The tour bus for legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) and his backing band got sideswiped in an accident with a diesel truck on Sunday morning (Dec. 11) after Lynch's performance in Detroit, Michigan. The group have resumed traveling and are headed for Denver, Colorado (where they ar...

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WINTERS BANE: New Album Mastered

The new WINTERS BANE album, "Redivivus", has been mastered by RD Liapakis (MYSTIC PROPHECY, FIREWIND) and is now ready to be unleashed upon the metal world. "Redivivus" will be released by Spiritual Beast Records in Japan and Irond Records in Russia, with other label deals now being finalized. The d...

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GEORGE LYNCH Featured On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

Bassist Marten Andersson (GEORGE LYNCH, STARWOOD, LIZZY BORDEN) has issued the following update: "I don't know if you caught the George Lynch rehearsal skit with announcer 'Stuttering John' (Melendez) that aired last night [Dec. 8] on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on NBC. I think they mainly feat...

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Late THIN LIZZY Frontman's Music To Be Commemorated At Irish Concerts

Former THIN LIZZY guitarist Brian "Robbo" Robertson has confirmed that he will be joining the bill for the 20th Vibe for Philo, an annual concert held in Dublin to remember and commemorate the music of Philip Lynott, songwriter, musician and poet. As a 16-year-old unknown virtuoso, Robbo strode into...