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Former HEATHEN Bassist MIKE 'YAZ' JASTREMSKI Passes Away

Former HEATHEN bassist Mike "Yaz" Jastremski passed away this morning (May 23). No further information is currently available. Jastremski performed on HEATHEN's classic 1987 debut "Breaking the Silence" before leaving the group a short time later to form PIGS. He eventually rejoined HEATHEN in time...

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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...

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KISS Drummer To Perform With MONTROSE

KISS drummer Eric Singer will perform with MONTROSE at the Rib America Festival on Saturday, May 28 in St. Louis, MO. Singer recently completed a short European tour with ERIC SINGER PROJECT (ESP),the band featuring Singer, Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS),John Corabi (ex-THE SCREAM, MÖ...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Comments On San Francisco Benefit Concert

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy has issued the following update: "The [San Francisco] Bay Area is our hometown and people have been asking us to play a hometown show so here it is. We are going back to Europe in July. So we decided to do a warm-up show the weekend before we left. We were ...

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Eternal Nightmare (reissue)

Following the re-release last year of VIO-LENCE's "Oppressing the Masses", this reissue brings the long-scarce debut album, "Eternal Nightmare", back into print, and adds on a 2001 live show as a bonus disc. While VIO-LENCE is chiefly known today as the starting point for Robb Flynn (and now Phil De...

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CHUCK SCHULDINER's Mother: Lighting Candles In His Memory

Jane Schuldiner, mother of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED frontman Chuck Schuldiner, has posted the following statement at EmptyWords.org on what would have been Chuck's 38th birthday (he was born May 13, 1967): "Dear fans and friends, "I want to thank you for all the mail I have received this week letti...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Hopes Reunited Original Lineup Will Continue

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy recently spoke to Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday.com about the group's decision to reunite with their original lineup for several European dates and an appearance at the Louder, Harder, Faster Festival, which is slated for June 3-5 at Allentown, PA's Crocodile Rock Café. B...

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TESTAMENT: Live Video Of Reunited Original Lineup Posted Online

France's VS-Webzine.com has uploaded a live video of the reunited TESTAMENT — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — performing the song "Practice What You Preach" on May 9 in Paris, France. Check out the video at thi...

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TESTAMENT Frontman Joins ANTHRAX On Stage At DYNAMO Festival: Photos Available

TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy joined ANTHRAX on stage for a rendition of the classic "Indians" during ANTHRAX's appearance at the Dynamo Open Air festival on Saturday (May 7) in Nijmegen, Holland. Check out pictures from MusketeerOfDeath.nl: Index#1, Index#2. ANTHRAX's reunited classic lineup of Jo...

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TESTAMENT To Play Benefit Concert In San Francisco

TESTAMENT and friends will be playing a benefit concert on July 9, 2005 at The Pound in San Francisco. Proceeds from "Thrash of the Titans"-style show — the band's first in the San Francisco area in over two years —will benefit a family who had a child with cancer. For more information, click

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Former CRUMBSUCKERS/GENITORTURERS Guitarist Resurfaces In GLITTER GUNS

Former CRUMBSUCKERS/GENITORTURERS guitarist Chuck Lenihan (a.k.a. Chains) has resurfaced in a brand-new Tampa, Florida-based band called GLITTER GUNS. The group, who describe their sound as "BOWIE meets PETER MURPHY meets THE CURE meets '70s AEROSMITH with a blip or burst of old-style NYHC edge guit...

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QUIET RIOT, SKID ROW: Korean Tour Dates Announced

According to AFN Korea, QUIET RIOT and SKID ROW will tour military posts throughout Korea beginning on May 12. QUIET RIOT's first album "Metal Health" was released in 1983. The band opened for ZZ TOP, IRON MAIDEN, and BLACK SABBATH before headlining their own shows. Composed of vocalist Kevin Dubrow...

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TESTAMENT: First 'Reunion' Photos Posted Online

A bunch of photos of the original lineup of TESTAMENT — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — rehearsing in the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday (May 2) have been posted online at this location. The reunited TESTAMEN...

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ERIC SINGER PROJECT: Audio Interview Posted Online

A half-hour interview with the ERIC SINGER PROJECT (ESP) — featuring Eric Singer (KISS),Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS),John Corabi (ex-SCREAM, MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Chuck Garric (ALICE COOPER, DIO) — is included on the KISS Podcast show number 4, which is now available for download at Kiss...

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TESTAMENT: Two More U.S. 'Reunion' Dates Announced

The original lineup of TESTAMENT — Chuck Billy (vocals),Eric Peterson (guitar),Alex Skolnick (guitar),Greg Christian (bass),and Louie Clemente (drums) — will play two shows at Jaxx in Springfield, Virginia in early June, immediately preceding their appearance at the Louder Harder Faster festival...