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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA Breaks 15-Year Silence: Audio Available

WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta was the in-studio guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM on February 16. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed what he has been doing since the band's breakup and spoke about the pos...

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NINE INCH NAILS Bassist: 'Star Wars' Sparked My Imagination As A Child

Former MARILYN MANSON and current NINE INCH NAILS bassist Jeordie White recently spoke to StarWars.com about his first band, whose main muse was "Star Wars". Around the late '80s in Florida, White and his friends formed the thrash metal band AMBOOG-A-LARD. Their only album, aptly named "A New Hope",...

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LAMB OF GOD Bassist: 'It's Up To Metal To Prove Why It's Worth Being Back'

Mike Osegueda of McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) recently conducted an interview with LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell. A few excerpts from the chat follow: McClatchy Newspapers: I read that when you guys went to Australia and Japan and all that stuff, it went over really well; did you expect such a big...

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SAXON: Rescheduled U.K., Irish Tour Dates Announced

British heavy metal legends SAXON have announced the rescheduled U.K./Irish tour dates. As reported yesterday, SAXON was forced to postpone its previously announced British and Irish trek because singer Biff Byford was suffering from "a throat infection and bad case of flu," according to a statement...

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DAN SPITZ: My Loving Brothers Of ANTHRAX Are Truly My Friends Forever

ANTHRAX guitarist Dan Spitz has issued the following update: "On the home front: My wife, Candi, has been struggling along with twin identical boys inside her very small frame so it's been quite busy here, as you can well imagine. She is bed ridden at this time due to the complications of having twi...

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SAXON Frontman's Radio Show To Air Tomorrow

SAXON frontman Biff Byford's "My Planet Rocks" radio show will air this Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. U.K. time. It will be repeated again next Thursday, March 1. For more information, visit www.planetrock.com. As previously reported, SAXON's official web site has been updated with the first ex...

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Ex-WHITE LION Guitarist VITO BRATTA: New Photos Posted Online

Several photos of ex-WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta, taken on February 16 during his appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM, have been posted online at EddieTrunk.com. In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed wh...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist To Perform At Finland's ADHD Gala

HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy will perform at the ADHD gala at Helsinki Ice Hall in Finland on March 14. Also scheduled to appear are Agnes, Anna Eriksson, Paula Koivuniemi, Dave Lindholm, Hanna Pakarinen, Kari Tapio, Hillel Tokazier and Katri Ylander. HANOI ROCKS will enter the studio this sprin...

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Guitarist VITO BRATTA: I Would Love For WHITE LION Reunion To Happen Today

WHITE LION guitarist Vito Bratta was the in-studio guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, February 16). In what was being billed as his first interview in over 15 years, Bratta discussed what he has been doing since the band's breakup and s...

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'Smoke On The Water' Jam Cancellation Explained

According to Times Online, an optimistically titled instore promotion, Harrods Rocks, from U.K. department store Harrods — which was to include a world-record-breaking attempt to perform DEEP PURPLE's classic "Smoke on the Water" with 2,000 guitarists — has backfired after neighbours complained abou...

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ACCEPT, DOKKEN, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE Featured On 'Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3' CD

Metal fans have spoken, so get ready to turn the volume up to "11" as Sidewinder Music and VH1 Classic Records will be releasing "VH1 Classic Metal Mania Stripped Volume 3" on Tuesday, March 6. The new CD release will once again feature rare and never-before-heard acoustic versions of some of metal'...

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World Record 'Smoke On The Water' Performance Cancelled

The organizers of the previously announced record-breaking attempt at performing DEEP PURPLE's "Smoke on the Water" with 2,000 guitar players on Sunday, February 18 have decided to cancel the event. They have issued the following statement regarding the matter: "Thank you for your interest and suppo...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman: Upcoming CD Will Redefine Band's Sound And Attitude

Frontman Michael Monroe of the Finnish rock 'n' roll legends HANOI ROCKS has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Good news — the new HANOI ROCKS album is coming along very nicely! Last week we had an amazingly productive pre-production/rehearsal-studio session: in just th...

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THE HAUNTED, DARK TRANQUILLITY Members Comment On Upcoming Tour

This spring marks the Century Family's inaugural Metal For The Masses tour, which will be co-headlined by Swedish titans THE HAUNTED and DARK TRANQUILLITY, with INTO ETERNITY and SCAR SYMMETRY rounding out the stellar bill. The trek will be sponsored by Decibel magazine, Draven and Lambgoat.com, and...

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BLUE MURDER Reunion In The Works?

Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM announced on his program Friday night (February 9) that a BLUE MURDER comeback consisting of all original bandmembers is being planned and that he is personally involved in putting a reunion concert together. Although Trunk w...