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SCORPIONS Drummer, TOMMY LEE's Sister To Release KOTTAK Debut

On September 12, 2006, Escapi Music — home to BODY COUNT, DIRTY RIG, WARRIOR SOUL, CACTUS, MAHAVATAR, DISSECTION and THE CARMINE APPICE PROJECT — will release the debut recording of KOTTAK (formerly KRUNK),entitled "therupy". Fronted by singer/songwriter/guitarist Jimmy Ratchitt, who, in another li...

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DIRTY RIG Announces U.K. Tour Dates

DIRTY RIG, the Long Island, New York-based hard rock act featuring former WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke, will embark on its first U.K. tour beginning on September 13 in Wolverhampton. Support at the shows will come from England's DISARM. The dates are as follows: DIRTY RIG's "Boozing & Burni...

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D.R.I. Guitarist Completes Radiation Treatments

Guitarist/founder Spike Cassidy of the legendary punk/metal crossover band D.R.I. (DIRTY ROTTEN IMBECILES) has completed his radiation treatments after being diagnosed with cancer in March 2006. A one-foot section of large intestine (colon) was removed through an eight-inch incision in his stomach....

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HELION Begins Recording New CD

Finnish melodic metallers HELION have just entered Studio Sound Supreme (AMORAL, PAIN CONFESSOR, ROTTEN SOUND) to record their as-yet-untitled fourth CD. A late 2006 release is expected. HELION's last release, 2005's "Shadow of the Sun", is still available for free download in MP3 format at the band...

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BRUTAL TRUTH, ROTTEN SOUND, ORIGIN Confirmed For MARYLAND DEATHFEST V

BRUTAL TRUTH, DEAD INFECTION, ROTTEN SOUND, ORIGIN, COCK AND BALL TORTURE, EXHALE and PUTRESCENCE are among the newly confirmed bands for the Maryland Deathfest V, set to take place May 26-27, 2007 at Sonar in Baltimore, MD. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BRUTAL TRUTH (New York) GUT...

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Former AC/DC Bassist To Perform At Austria's ORGANIC SOUND HARVEST Festival

According to a posting on the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, former AC/DC bassist Mark Evans will be performing with Dave Tice (ex-BUFFALO, COUNT BISHOPS) under the TICE & EVANS moniker at the Organic Sound Harvest festival, which is scheduled to take place September 8-10 in Austria. More info...

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BODY COUNT Schedules Long Island Signing Sesion

BODY COUNT, the metal band fronted by legendary rapper Ice-T, will be taking part in an autograph signing Looney Tunes CD store in West Babylon, New York this evening (Monday, August 7) at 7:00 p.m. The details are as follows: Looney Tunes CD STore 31 Brookvale Ave. West Babylon, NY 11704 (631) 587-...

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HATESPHERE Frontman Says New ALLHELLUJA Album 'Has Its Own Style And Sound'

HATESPHERE frontman Jacob Bredahl has issued the following update on ALLHELLUJA, his Danish/Italian project featuring also featuring Stefano Longhi from Scarlet Records: "Yeah, just finished the new ALLHELLUJA album ['Pain is the Game', due September 11 in Italy and September 25 in the rest of Europ...

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BODY COUNT's ICE-T To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

BODY COUNT frontman/rapper Ice-T will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, August 8. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out Ni...

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Born In Hell

From THE DARKNESS to ANDREW W.K. to MANITOBA'S WILD KINGDOM and all the way back to SPINAL TAP, the question has been raised — how deliberately flat-out corny and ironic can a band be and still rock? Swaggering U.K. cock-rockers VIKING SKULL (yeah, I know, I thought it was gonna be power metal too)...

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BULLETBOYS 'Semi-Reunion' In The Works

As part of his month-long Bananiversary Celebration, rock 'n' roll comic C.C. Banana spoke with singer Marq Torien about the current state of the BULLETBOYS as well as Marq's recently completed new album. A few excerpts from the interview follow: C.C. Banana: What is the present status of the BULLET...

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THE GATHERING To Perform At Germany's POPKOMM Convention

THE GATHERING drummer Hans Rutten has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "We will participate at the German's Popkomm [convention] this year, playing in Berlin the 22nd of September 2006. Hope you all will be there, as our German actions are rare these days. We hope to pla...

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Y&T: Cleveland Setlist Revealed

Y&T performed at the Beachland Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, July 22. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hang 'Em High 02. Lipstick And Leather 03. Don't Stop Runnin' 04. Dirty Girl 05. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark 06. Mean Streak 07. Lonely Side Of Town 08. Barroom Boogie 09. Win...

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Murder 4 Hire

BODY COUNT came along at an advantageous time (for them) in rock culture. Not only had hip-hop started becoming mainstream, but the so-called "alternative revolution" had just started overcompensating for years of rock and roll's dominance by white males. Labels and journalists bent over backwards t...

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ANCIENT Guitarist Announces Upcoming Releases

ANCIENT guitarist Jesus Christ (a.k.a. Luci) has announced that he will have two brand new releases available this August on Carnygoat Records. The first CD, due on August 11, is WICKED LITTLE DOLLS, a sleazy/dirty female-fronted hard rock project from the gutters of New York City. The second releas...