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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist JON LORD To Perform At JIM CAPALDI Tribute Show

According to The Highway Star, former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord will take part in an all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, solo musician and member of TRAFFIC. The show will take place January 21, close to the second anniversary of his death, at London's Roundhouse. Tickets go on sale...
December 6, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Discusses VIOLENT STORM: Audio Available

A 17-minute audio interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing about his involvement with the latest album from VIOLENT STORM, "Storm Warning", has been made available for download at this location (the interview originally aired on the U.K.'s Total Rock). VIOLENT STORM is the new band formed...
December 2, 2006
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ROB HALFORD, ROBERT PLANT, BON SCOTT, OZZY Are Among 'Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists'

Rob Halford (JUDAS PRIEST),Robert Plant (LED ZEPPELIN) and Ronnie James Dio (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW) are among the singers who appear on Hit Parader magazine's (cover) list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists" (published in the November 2006 issue). Commented the editors of the magazi...
December 1, 2006
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PAUL GILBERT: 'The Double-Guitar Team From RACER X Is Back!'

Guitar shredder Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) has issued the following update: "The double-guitar team from RACER X is back! Yes! I have been rehearsing with Bruce Bouillet, and he will be joining my band for our upcoming tour of Japan! "Bruce has just completed his own all-instrumental guitar a...
November 25, 2006
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MSG Bassist Slams 'Talentless' MICHAEL SCHENKER For 'Disrespectful' Behavior

MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) bassist Rev Jones has issued the following statement regarding guitarist Michael Schenker's performance at the group's recent shows in Japan and Thailand: "I want to apologize to all the fans that wrote to me and all the fans in Japan and Thailand for the talentless guit...
November 22, 2006
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GARY MOORE: Remastered SKID ROW Albums Reissued

According to a posting at Gary Moore fan site GaryMoore.hu, Acadia Records has released the remastered versions of the album recordings by Moore's first professional band, SKID ROW, which existed in the late '60s and early '70s. Issued on October 30, 2006, the re-release contains the first "Skid Row...
November 22, 2006
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP To Return To Japan In February

Legendary guitarist Michael Schenker's official web site has been updated with the following message: "After a six-year absence, Japan again was 'ready to rock!' All shows were sold out and the venues were packed. The air was filled with rock 'n' roll and the crowd roared like the devil himself. Whe...
November 20, 2006
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LINKIN PARK's SHINODA: 'We Want To Make Stuff That's Hopefully Cutting Edge And Different'

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports that LINKIN PARK's Mike Shinoda says fans should expect something a bit different when the group releases its third album next year. "There is an element to the album that will be familiar to people simply because it's the same guys making the music," he tells Bil...
November 17, 2006
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DISARRAY Completes Work On Fifth Album

Tennessee metallers DISARRAY have announced the track listing for their upcoming fifth album, "Edge Of My Demise", to be released on the band's own Inner V.O.I.D. label: 01. Destroy Me 02. Punishment For Being Born 03. Edge Of My Demise 04. Breaking Point 05. It's About Time 06. Severed Ties 07. Obs...
November 16, 2006
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KISS To Continue Raiding Vaults For DVD Series

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: With the new "Kissology: The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 1 1974-1977" lodged atop Billboard's Top Music Video chart, KISS' Gene Simmons promises there's more where that came from. "We hope it's going to be a 10-volume set," Simmons tells Billboard.com. "Volume...
November 16, 2006
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MOTÖRHEAD Sponsors Kids' Soccer Team

BBC News reports that a Lincoln, England boys soccer team has won a sponsorship coup with a difference after striking a deal with MOTÖRHEAD. The Greenbank under-10s B team have the internationally renowned band's name on their shirts along with the band's motif — a skull named Snaggletooth. The Nort...
November 15, 2006
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JASMINE ST. CLAIRE To Discusss 'Metal's Dark Side' DVD On KNAC.COM

Former adult film star Jasmine St. Claire will be interviewed on KNAC.COM from 4 to 5 p.m. PST today (Monday, Nov. 13) as a guest of the Junkman. She will be discussing her latest DVD, "Metal's Dark Side Volume 2 - The Deeply Disturbed", and a host of other very metal projects. On the second ...
November 13, 2006
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WRATH To Enter Studio This Winter

Chicago metal act WRATH has lined up the following dates: Nov. 11 - Stumble Inn - Rochelle, IL Nov. 18 - 4-Stools Tavern - Wisconsin Rapids, WI These will be WRATH's last shows for 2006, as the band will be working on new material. The current lineup of John Duffy (vocals),Gary Modica (bass),Scott...
November 11, 2006
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SIN DEALER To Enter Studio In December

SIN DEALER, the band featuring members of SEA OF GREEN, SONS OF OTIS, EDWIN and PLASMA BLAST, will enter Escarpment Sound in Toronto on December 1 with Gary Honess (I MOTHER EARTH, BURNING THE DAY, SEA OF GREEN) back at the helm to begin recording its new CD. "Working with Gary is a blast, he's ...
November 10, 2006
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VIOLENT STORM Announces New Guitarist

VIOLENT STORM, whose new album "Storm Warning" was released on October 23, has announced that Martin Mickels will be joining the band when they tour in 2007. Martin, currently the lead guitarist with Gary Barden's band STATETROOPER, will be playing the parts performed on the album by rock luminaries...
November 7, 2006