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HOLY MOSES Bassist Forced To Sit Out Upcoming Dates

Bassist Robert "Ozzy" Frese of the long-running German thrashers HOLY MOSES is reportedly very ill and will be unable to perform with the band for the foreseeable future. As a result, the group — which has been forced to cancel its July 8 appearance at Italy's Badia Rocks festival — will enlist "old...

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HANOI ROCKS Live In England: New Video Clip Posted Online

A seven-minute video clip of Finnish rockers HANOI ROCKS performing last Thursday (June 29) at the Woughton Centre in Milton Keynes, U.K. has been posted online at YouTube.com. HANOI ROCKS recently completed work on the video for the song "Back In Yer Face", taken from their "Another Hostile Takeove...

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THOR: New Album Premiere Available

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 78 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this third and final installment of their "Canada Rocks" series, host Mark Strigl is joined via telephone by Spinerazor recording artist CJ SLEEZ. Interview topics include her new album, "Back from the Brink", songwriting an...

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The Eagle Has Landed Pt. III

Does anyone really need another SAXON live album? If you're a diehard fan, then the answer is a resounding "Yes!" Others may prefer 1982's "The Eagle Has Landed" for the early lineup and exclusively classic material or 1996's "The Eagle Has Landed Pt. II" for a relatively broad career retrospective....

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POISON's 20th Anniversary Celebration Continues With Expanded CAPITOL/EMI Catalog Releases

As POISON raises the roofs of more than 50 concert venues across the U.S. this summer on the band's VH1 Classic- and Live Nation-presented "20 Years Of Rock Tour", Capitol/EMI Music Catalog Marketing is preparing for the August 1 reissue of POISON's first three multi-platinum albums in expanded 20th...

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HANOI ROCKS Guitarist Performs With GINGER AND THE SONIC CIRCUS: Video Available

A short video clip of HANOI ROCKS guitarist Conny Bloom (ex-ELECTRIC BOYS) performing live with the GINGER AND THE SONIC CIRCUS (the new band formed by ex-THE WILDHEARTS frontman Ginger) during the group's recent U.K. tour has been posted online at YouTube.com. HANOI ROCKS recently completed work on...

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HANOI ROCKS Frontman Issues Tour/Songwriting Update

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all, I'd like to thank you for all your kind and sincere birthday wishes. I did have quite a fun day too. We played a good gig in Spain at the Lorca Rock festival and Andy [McCoy, ...

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Live In Munich 1977

There are always people who, to be difficult, like to throw rocks at the sacred cows of music. You know, that ass-clown who insists that SABBATH wasn't all that great, or that "Kill 'em All" is overrated, or that LED ZEPPELIN is a bunch of bullshit. But even amongst these career naysayers, it's hard...

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On Borrowed Time

Throwback, '70s-drenched rock sure seems to be all the rage these days, and labels like Liquor and Poker just keep churning out mostly quality releases in this vein. Just wait for the next LEADFOOT release. I still go back to DIRTY AMERICANS' "Strange Generation" as being one of the best examples of...

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THE HAUNTED Complete New Album; Post Studio and Video Report

Swedish thrash titans THE HAUNTED have just completed the recording process for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2004's critically acclaimed "rEVOLVEr" album. The new effort was recorded in Denmark at Antfarm Studios with renowned producer Tue Madsen (HIMSA, KATAKLYSM) and it looks to be their mo...

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AS I LAY DYING, LAMB OF GOD, MASTODON Among Nominees At MTV2 'All That Rocks' Award Show

MTV2 will debut an annual user-generated celebration of everything that matters called "All That Rocks". Winners will be determined by MTV2 audiences by voting at AllThatRocks.MTV2.com and viewer-submitted video uploads via a partnership with iFilms. This DIY opportunity puts the power in the fans h...

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W.A.S.P., TWISTED SISTER Pull Out Of Norway's RAGNAROCK Festival

W.A.S.P. and TWISTED SISTER have cancelled their previously announced appearances at the RagnaRock festival, set to take place August 17-19 at the Valle Hovin Sports Arena in Oslo, Norway. No reason was given for the cancellation. Replacement acts have yet to be announced. The festival billing is no...

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LULLACRY Begin Writing New Material

LULLACRY guitarist Sami Vauhkonen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Right now when the summer is hot, we are about to start writing some new rockarollahmetal tunes for you! I have lots of different ideas in my twisted head and in my old Aiwa cassette recorder too, ha...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Audio Interviews Posted Online

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 74 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. The episode, titled "Canada Rocks I", was taped on location at the Grand Banks Bar in Jersey City, NJ. It contains an interview host Mark Strigl conducted with BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE drummer Michael "Moose" Thomas during their...

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SHINEDOWN Confirmed As Opening Band On GODSMACK/ROB ZOMBIE Tour

Jacksonville, Florida's SHINEDOWN has been confirmed as the opening act on the upcoming GODSMACK/ROB ZOMBIE U.S. co-headlining tour. The trek is a two-month alliance starting in Dallas, TX at the Smirnoff Music Center and ending October 1 in Concord, CA at the Chronicle Pavilion. GODSMACK has teamed...