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Former QUIET RIOT Drummer Comments On Upcoming DVD Release

MelodicRock.com is reporting that former QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali has commented on the upcoming release of a concert DVD from the late '80s version of QUIET RIOT via Music Video Distributors and 2RS Studios. Due on November 16, "Quiet Riot: '89 Live In Japan" hails from the days when origin...

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CLIFF BURTON, RANDY RHOADS Among MAXIM Magazine's Top Rock Star Deaths

The Associated Press is reporting that Cliff Burton (METALLICA),Randy Rhoads (OZZY OSBOURNE),John Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and Kurt Cobain (NIRVANA) are among the musicians that made Maxim magazine's list of rock stars that have been the most "rock-starrish" even in death. Cobain's suicide just makes...

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BLACK SABBATH Once Again Snubbed By The ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

BLACK SABBATH have once again been snubbed by the voting members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Ozzy Osbourne-fronted band were a glaring omission from the list of the nominees for induction in 2005 in the "artist" category, which were announced earlier today (Sept. 13). VAN HALEN, who becam...

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TOMMY LEE Says Sex With Two Girls Is Not What It's Cracked Up To Be

The New York Post's "Page Six" column reports: Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee says being an oversexed rock star isn't so fantastic. The randy rocker, who's bedded Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Jenna Jameson and countless other beauties, is a bit jaded about all the threesomes he's had. "I h...

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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Complete Recording History' Book Due Next Year

Rockdetector.com executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young has been working on a leviathan account of BLACK SABBATH's complete recording history, from the earliest demos through to the "Reunion" album and, possibly, beyond. Already having two highly praised SABBATH-related titles under his belt, "The Stor...

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LAMB OF GOD Singer: 'People Are Ready For Angrier Music'

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe spoke to Canada's Chart Attack last week about their new album "Ashes of the Wake" (Epic),the quick follow-up to 2003's critically acclaimed record "As the Palaces Burn" (Prosthetic). "People are ready for angrier music," he said. "Nu-metal sucks, so that's why that'...

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Ashes Of The Wake

LAMB OF GOD leads the pack in what some are already calling "the New Wave of American Heavy Metal." While we're not quick to start categorizing things again — after all, look what happened to the so-called "nu metal" movement — it seems clear that there's some sort of underground uprising that's bee...

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EXCITER: More European Tour Dates Announced

More details have been revealed about the upcoming "New Testament" European tour featuring Canadian thrash pioneers EXCITER alongside Sweden's STEEL ATTACK and Germany's BLACK ABYSS. Confirmed tour dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Osnabrück, GER @ N8 Oct. 09 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013 Oct. 10 - Zaandam, N...

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LAMB OF GOD Singer Says GEORGE W. BUSH Will 'Kill Us All' If He Stays In Office

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe spoke with Now Toronto about the band's latest effort "Ashes of the Wake", which he admits is thematically "pretty much about the demise of our civilization as we are all watching it unfold before us." Blythe explained, "The record at times is pretty heavily politic...

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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Join RIOT For NYC Performance

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) will be performing with the legendary heavy metal band RIOT at Don Hill's in New York City on Friday, August 27. Also appearing on the bill will be HAVOCHATE (featuring ex-TESTAMENT bassist Greg Christian),SUPERVILLAIN, DIRTY BROWN EYE, OPERATIKA and P...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Loses His 'Best Friend And Soulmate'

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message in the "Diary" section of the group's web site: "Hello all of you loyal VELVET REVOLVER fans. It's Matt here making my second entry into my diary. Have been on tour in Europe around three weeks now. The shows have...

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EXCITER: European Tour Dates Announced

Canadian thrash pioneers EXCITER will be teaming up with Sweden's STEEL ATTACK and Germany's BLACK ABYSS for a European tour beginning in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 08 - Osnabrück, GER @ N8 Oct. 09 - Tilburg, NETH @ 013 Oct. 10 - Zaandam, NETH @ Kade Oct. 11 - Essen, GER ...

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JAMES MURPHY Talks About His Brain Tumor, Upcoming DEATH Tribute Album

Renowned metal guitarist/producer James Murphy (ex-TESTAMENT, DEATH, OBITUARY) recently spoke to AbrasiveRock.com about his battle with a massive brain tumor with which he was diagnosed in August 2001 as well as his music-related activities and projects. Several excerpts from the interview follow: A...

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BLOODSHOTEYE: 'Hitlist' Video Posted Online

Leamington, Ontario-based metallers BLOODSHOTEYE have uploaded their video for the track "Hitlist" at this location. The band had previously stated about the clip, "Without giving away any secrets, this isn't going to be just 'another' video we are going to be making something totally unique, with a...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Prepare To Record New Album

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM are close to completing the songwriting sessions for their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Crash Music Inc. "We would still like to write two or three more songs going in, and the vocals still need to be completed, but the music so far is inspired and heavy and we...