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AEROSMITH Guitarist Still Wondering About The End

Launch Radio Networks reports: AEROSMITH has gone through a lot this year, and guitarist Joe Perry understands that the ride could be coming to an end. It was hard enough dealing with frontman Steven Tyler's throat surgery back in the spring, but bassist Tom Hamilton's fight with throat cancer reall...

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'American Hair Metal' Author Offers His Picks For Best Manes In Hard-Rock History

Mark Yarm of The Associated Press reports: Watch VH1 Classic for any length of time and you're bound to catch your fair share of videos by '80s hair-metal superstars such as POISON, CINDERELLA, MÖTLEY CRÜE and WARRANT alongside clips by also-rans such as BULLETBOYS, TRIXTER and KIX. If you're lookin...

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'American Hair Metal': Photographer FRANK WHITE Interviewed

TalkingMetal.com has posted episode 112 of their "Talking Metal" podcast. In this episode, hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy are joined by metal photographer Frank White, one of three photographers featured in the book "American Hair Metal" by Steven Blush. Interview topics include NITRO, MÖTLEY...

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Former RIP Editor LONN FRIEND To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show' This Weekend

Lonn Friend, the former editor of RIP magazine, will be the special guest of "The Classic Metal Show" (web site) this Saturday (November 25) between 9:00 p.m. and 3:00 a.m. (EST). Friend will be discussing his book "Life On Planet Rock", which was published in July through Morgan Road Books. As exec...

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Ex-SABBATH Singer TONY MARTIN Meets TONY IOMMI For First Time In 10 Years

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has posted the following message on his official web site: "Russia!! You guys rock!! "It was great to be back there. We had a VERY interesting journey!!! "First show was fantastic. Thanks to the Apelsin club and all that came. Cool. "The next few days were.....

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Former RIP Editor LONN FRIEND To Guest On KNAC.COM

Lonn Friend, the former editor of RIP magazine and former editor-in-chief of KNAC.COM, will be the returning special guest of the Junkman on KNAC.COM Monday, November 20 at 3:00 p.m. PST. Friend will be discussing his book "Life On Planet Rock" as well as his days as the editor-in-chief at KNAC.COM...

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THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE Announces New Guitarist

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina-based metal/thrash/hardcore act THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE — whose drummer Tyler Solnosky was involved in an accident while on tour in March, requiring hospitalization — has issued the following update: "Our new guitar player is Chris Grant. He has played in some kick-ass band...

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DOMAIN: New Lineup Announced

German melodic metal band DOMAIN has announced the addition of vocalist Chity Somapala (ex-FIREWIND, AVALON, FARO) and bassist Steven Wussow (SHYLOCK) to the group's ranks. The band's new lineup will make its live debut on December 30 at the End of Dayz festival in Pratteln, Switzerland. DOMAIN rele...

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NEW YORK DOLLS: The Making Of The 'Dance Like A Monkey' Video

NEW YORK DOLLS' animated video for "Dance like a Monkey" has been one of the most popular clips at Roadrunner Records' official web site — a fact that didn't go unnoticed by the folks at Channel Frederator. Click here to learn more about the creative process that spawned the video. NEW YORK DOLLS .....

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SACRIFICE Frontman Guests On New SIGH Album

SACRIFICE frontman/guitarist Rob Urbinati has contributed a guitar solo to the song "Dies Irae/The Master Malice" for the forthcoming SIGH album, "Hangman's Hymn", due out in 2007 on The End Records. The groundbreaking Japanese act recently finished recording their seventh studio album and are curre...

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HATEBREED Bassist Forced To Sit Out European Tour

FIRST BLOOD's Carl Schwartz is reportedly filling in for HATEBREED bassist Chris Beattie on HATEBREED's European tour after Beattie injured his right hand Thursday night (Nov. 9),making it impossible for him to take part in the trek. HATEBREED is continuing to tour in support of its new album, "Sup...

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DREAM THEATER Keyboardist To Judge Italian 'Battle Of The Bands'

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess will appear as a special guest at a battle of the Italian DREAM THEATER cover bands PROGENY (Milan) and YTSEJAMKR (Crotone). Organized by Italian Dreamers, the official Italian DREAM THEATER Fan Club, the event will be held at Teatro in Rimini on November 25,...

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'American Hair Metal' Visual Tribute To '80s Glam Rock Glory Out Now

Feral House has just published "American Hair Metal", described by the publisher as author Steven Blush's "extravagantly visual tribute to the spandex, rouge and eyeliner days of '80s glam rock glory." According to the Feral House web site, the book celebrates this orgy of flamboyance, androgyny and...

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SCORPIONS Recording Basic Tracks For New Album

Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS arrived in Los Angeles last month to begin recording their new album with songwriter/producer Desmond Child. Child, who has worked with such high-profile pop/rock artists as AEROSMITH, BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, KISS, RICKY MARTIN, CHER, MICHAEL BOLTON and BONNIE T...

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EXODUS Manager Launches Record Label

Steven Warner (EXODUS' manager) and partner Jonnie Zaentz (son of Saul Zaentz, Fantasy Records co-founder) have teamed up to establish Zaentz Records. Zaentz Records is an independent artist-friendly upstart label that features an in-house state-of-the-art recording facility. Zaentz Records is now a...