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JOURNEY Keyboardist Explains JEFF SCOTT SOTO Dismissal

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently spoke to Showbuzz about the dismissal of singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). "We wish Jeff the best of luck," Jonathan Cain said. "We just wanted to move in a different direction sonically. We're interested in our legacy right now. We want...

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DEF LEPPARD Nearly Complete With 'Sparkly' New Album

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: DEF LEPPARD is "about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, which frontman Joe Elliott describes as "a very rock album" tentatively titled "Songs from the Sparkle Lounge". "I'm not gonna say it's radically different to anything we've ever done," Elliott t...

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JOURNEY Announces Departure Of JEFF SCOTT SOTO

JOURNEY has parted ways with its most recent lead singer Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN). Jeff's first appearance with JOURNEY was July 7, 2006 in Bristow, VA. He had been filling in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the tour shortly after it began on June 23 due to illness. Jeff's las...

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ICARUS WITCH: New Album To Feature Guest Appearance By JOE LYNN TURNER

Pittsburgh traditional metal upstarts ICARUS WITCH will release their new album, "Songs for the Lost", on September 11 via the Cleopatra Label Group. The follow-up to 2005's "Capture the Magic" was once again produced by Eric Klinger (PRO-PAIN, BUILT UPON FRUSTRATION) and will include a cover of DEF...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Appearance Pushed Back A Week

DEF LEPPARD's performance on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" has been pushed back to June 22 from the previously announced June 15. The event, which is being called an outdoor mini-concert, will actually air the morning of June 23 beginning at 12:05 a.m. DEF LEPPARD will be the featured guests on the...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist Discusses Band's Summer Tour

Daily Herald reports: One of last summer's most successful collaborations was the combination of DEF LEPPARD and JOURNEY — a tour which won a Pollstar Concert Industry award for the most creatively packaged event. That show hit USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City in mid-August and sold upwards of...

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DANZIG: 'I Could Make A Jillion Dollars Doing A MISFITS Reunion, But It's Never Gonna Happen'

Glenn Danzig recently spoke to Miami New Times about "The Lost Tracks of Danzig", a two-CD set comprised of 26 previously unreleased tracks that span DANZIG's entire career. All of the tracks were recorded during the band's seven-album "arc" that began with 1988's "Danzig". "'Lost Tracks' was a big...

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BLAZE BAYLEY: 'I'm Really Sick Of The Big Business Side Of Things'

Marko Syrjälä and Jarno Huovila of Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with singer Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: You've got an all-new band and management [now former management; see previous BLABBERMOUTH.NET story. — Ed.]...

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JONIN, THE FEDS, LAST CHANCE TO REASON Join TRIBUNAL RECORDS Family

Three new and extremely diverse bands have joined the Tribunal Records family. JONIN, THE FEDS and LAST CHANCE TO REASON all have new albums coming out on August 7. Details about each band can be found below. THE FEDS have been blowing the doors off local clubs in their home state of Texas for a ...

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DEF LEPPARD To Perform On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

DEF LEPPARD will be the featured musical guests on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Friday, June 15 episode (which will actually air the morning of June 16 beginning at 12:05 a.m.). This summer's DEF LEPPARD tour is causing the band to make some schedule adjustments. They started writing materia...

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OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Discuss Career In Music Industry; Video Available

Several interview segments with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne in connection with the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors" show, which was taped on May 12 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, are available at this location. This year's celebration honored the music and influence of OZZY OSBOURNE, GE...

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Ex-FEAR FACTORY Axeman DINO CAZARES Talks Guitars

Sevenstring.org recently conducted an interview with former FEAR FACTORY and current DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares. An excerpt from the chat follows: Sevenstring.org: Well, let's get started. How did you get started in music? Dino: I started getting into music when I was 14, 15 years old, I s...

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'VH1 Rock Honors' 2007: Another Review, More Photos Available

Classic Rock Revisited has posted a review of the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors" show, which was taped on May 12 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Read it at this location. This year's celebration honored the music and influence of OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART and ZZ TOP. These honor...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer Discusses Disability On 'Musical Abilities' Documentary

According to a posting at the DEF LEPPARD fan site Satellite Of Love, DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen was interviewed by WFUV-FM (90.7) assistant news and public affairs director George Bodarky for "Musical Abilities", a special half-hour documentary airing May 23 at 8:30 p.m. on New York, NY radio s...

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'VH1 Rock Honors' 2007 Review Available

Glam-Metal.com has posted a review of the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors" show, which was taped Saturday night (Saturday, May 12) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Read it in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. This year's celebration honored the music and influence of OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, H...