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Judge Allows Lawsuit Against KISS Bassist GENE SIMMONS To Proceed
Samuel Maull of Newsday.com has issued the following report: A woman who claims to be a former girlfriend of KISS rocker Gene Simmons can proceed with a defamation lawsuit in which she says he made her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a VH1 television show, a judge has ruled. State Su...November 11, 2005
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QUEEN's LIVE AID Performance Crowned 'World's Greatest Gig'
According to Ireland Online, QUEEN's flamboyant performance at Live Aid 20 years ago has been crowned the world's greatest rock gig. The set came top of a poll voted for by a panel of over 60 artists, music journalists, broadcasters and music industry executives. JIMI HENDRIX at Woodstock, the ultim...November 8, 2005
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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Talks About MAN-RAZE Project
Rockdetector.com's Mark Brimble recently spoke to DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen about his new MAN-RAZE project, a union with his former GIRL colleague Simon Laffy on bass and Paul Cook of the SEX PISTOLS on drums. Although the band made its live debut on September 27 at The Spitz venue in London...November 8, 2005
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Former RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY: 'We Never Abandoned' ROBBIN CROSBY
Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Why did you leave RATT? Stephen: "You can perceive it as voluntary or involuntary, withdraw. It was an agreement or partnership that was...November 5, 2005
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HALFORD Guitarist To Attend Taping Of JENNA JAMESON's PLAYBOY TV Reality Episode
Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) has issued the following update: "Greetings, metal horde. I have been in Los Angeles for the last few weeks working on several metal endeavors. While I promised myself to stay focused in order to keep grinding out some massive ri...November 1, 2005
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Victims of Science
When this album came out in 1990, on the tiny Wild Rags label, founder Richard C. was on a one-man crusade to uphold vinyl and cassettes, and compact discs be damned. (We see how well that worked out, both for vinyl and for Wild Rags.) As a result, promising bands like HELLWITCH, ARCANE and GAMMACID...October 31, 2005
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ZAKK WYLDE: 'BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Puts Gay Into Gayness'
Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted an interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman Zakk Wylde. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: Last time we spoke, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY were ripping the roof off arenas at Ozzfest this summer. Tell me how is the fall "Mafia" touring g...October 29, 2005
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POISON Drummer To Launch Podcast
POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "So I've decided to do a Podcast. For those of you not familiar with what a Podcast is, the Wikipedia Encyclopedia describes it, in part as follows: Podcasting is a method of publishing audio and video programs via th...October 28, 2005
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Former SCORPIONS Guitarist ULI JON ROTH Reportedly Declared Bankrupt
Gareth Morgan of icWales has issued the following report: A rock star who spent a fortune to become a Lord of the Manor in Wales has been declared bankrupt. Uli Jon Roth, former lead guitarist with the SCORPIONS, is believed to owe tens of thousands of pounds. Roth, 54, paid £250,000 (approx. $450,0...October 26, 2005
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SEXTRASH: New Album Track Listing Revealed
Reunited Brazilian death metallers SEXTRASH have set the tentative track listing for their as-yet-untitled fourth album, due in December via Cogumelo Records. SEXTRASH are currently recording the 11-song CD at Estúdio Engenho, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The album will be the group's first full-lengt...October 25, 2005
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KITTIE Frontwoman: BLABBERMOUTH.NET Detractors 'Just Say Things So They Can Be Nasty'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an exclusive in-depth interview with KITTIE frontwoman Morgan Lander. Several excerpts from the chat follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What can you tell us about the new lineup? Morgan: "Trish [Doan, bass; ex-HER] and Tara [McLeod, guitar; ex-SHERRY] are from London, On...October 24, 2005
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ANDREW W.K.: 'Who Knows?' DVD Due In January
Music Video Distributors has set a January 24, 2006 release date for the new ANDREW W.K. DVD, entitled "Who Knows?" ANDREW W.K. appeared out of nowhere at the start of the year 2000. Riding high on the promise of the new millennium, ANDREW W.K. hit the world stage with an unprecedented level of inte...October 24, 2005
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Apologize for Nothing
Anyway you slice it these guys are a riot. You may have caught BOBAFLEX on Dave Mustaine's Gigantour. You can also check out brothers Marty and Shaun McCoy's (as in Hatfields and McCoys…seriously) West Virginia band in all their style-mixing glory on album number two, "Apologize for Nothing". Refere...October 23, 2005
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EDGUY Members Consider Sex Change
German melodic metallers EDGUY have posted the following message on their official web site: "Against certain rumors and speculations, Tobias Sammet [EDGUY vocalist] has not undergone a sex change operation yet: 'Of course, after the success of NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EVANESCENCE, we sat do...October 21, 2005
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MENTORS: New Album 'Over The Top' Finally Available
One of the most controversial of metal bands of all time — the MENTORS — have made their new album, "Over the Top", available via CDBaby.com. Additional information is available at www.myspace.com/thementors. As previously reported, the MENTORS have scheduled a CD-release party for "Over the Top" on...October 19, 2005