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ONSLAUGHT Allied Forces In Afghanistan

Supporters can often be found in the strangest of places but an e-mail to drummer Steve Grice of U.K. thrashers ONSLAUGHT this week wishing the band luck and enclosing the photograph below certainly rated amongst the more bizarre fan mail the band had ever received. From Lieutenant Huw Jones of 176...
August 30, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT: New Album Title Announced

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have set "Sounds Of Violence" as the title of their fifth album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Germany's AFM Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace" will be recorded and mixed at Hansen Studio in Ribe, Denmark with acclaimed Danish producer Jacob...
August 14, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT: Producer For New Album Revealed

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have tapped acclaimed Danish producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, MERCENARY, VOLBEAT, HEAVEN SHALL BURN) to helm the recording nad mixing sessions for the band's new studio album, tentatively due before the end of the year via Germany's AFM Records. The CD will be recorded and...
August 3, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Offers More Information On Upcoming Album

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace"for a tentative late 2010 release. Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "I can't give you any precise details about the [new] album ri...
June 23, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT Signs With AFM RECORDS

British thrashers ONSLAUGHT have inked a deal with Germany's AFM Records. The band is currently in the studio recording the follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace"for a tentative late 2010 release. Commented ONSLAUGHT guitarist Nige Rockett: "We're so very stoked to be joining the AFM Records roster. "O...
June 22, 2010
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BRET MICHAELS' Backing Musicians To Appear On 'Whole Lotta Love' Tribute Album

Three additional musicians have been confirmed for the upcoming "Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks" tribute album. Guitarist/vocalist Pete Evick, bassist Ray Scheuring and drummer Chuck Fanslau (collectively known as EVICK) have submitted a new recording of the chart-topping POISON...
June 15, 2010
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POISON: Unauthorized Biography 'A Shot Of Poison' Available

Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc. recently released "A Shot Of Poison: An Insider's Tales Of One Of Rock's Most Outrageous Bands". "Underscoring life on the road, backstage, and in the studio throughout the last 20 years, this biography paints a vivid portrait of the multiplatinum rock band POISON...
June 8, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist: RONNIE JAMES DIO's 'Name And His Incredible Work Will Live Forever'

Guitarist Nige Rockett of veteran British thrashers ONSLAUGHT has released the following statement regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "The news of Ronnie's death is so very sad and a major loss to the world of meta...
May 17, 2010
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TWISTED SISTER, POISON, TRIUMPH, ANVIL Members To Attend 'Rock Of Ages' Opening In Toronto

According to the Toronto Star, TWISTED SISTER guitarist J.J. French, Jim Peterik of SURVIVOR and POISON drummer Rikki Rockett will attend tonight's (Tuesday, May 11) red-carpet opening of the hit musical "Rock of Ages" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Also expected at the Royal Alexandra Theatre are mem...
May 11, 2010
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POISON Drummer: BRET MICHAELS 'May Have Been A Little Overworked'

Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of CNN's "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell", a topical event-driven show with a wide range of viewpoints, conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett on Wednesday (May 5) about Bret Michaels' condition and his will to live. Watch the segment below. Less than two...
May 6, 2010
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ONSLAUGHT Guitarist Issues New Album Update

U.K. thrashers ONSLAUGHT are currently writing material for the follow-up to 2007's "Killing Peace", tentatively due later this year. Commented guitarist Nige Rockett: "Yes, we have an album title. Yes, we have a release date. Yes, we have a producer. Yes, we have studio time booked, and yes, we hav...
April 20, 2010
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NORMA JEAN Begins Recording New Album

Atlanta-based post-hardcore rockers NORMA JEAN are back in the studio this month to record their fifth studio album and debut for new record label, Razor & Tie. The currently untitled LP will be released this summer, and is being recorded in Atlanta, Georgia at Glow in the Dark Studios with prod...
February 25, 2010
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POISON Drummer RIKKI ROCKETT Interviewed By VintageRock.com

VintageRock.com conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett at the Rockett Drum Works (owned by Rockett) at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the chat below....
February 21, 2010
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STEVEN ADLER's Tell-All Biography Due In June

According to HarperCollins.com, former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler has set "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses" as the title of his tell-all biography, which is presently scheduled for a June 22 release. The 304-page hardcover book is a...
February 17, 2010
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POISON Drummer On ROCKETT DRUM WORKS; Video Available

AskOurMusicians.com conducted an interview with POISON drummer Rikki Rockett at the Rockett Drum Works (owned by Rockett) at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 14-17, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the chat bel...
February 11, 2010