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Former TWISTED METHOD Manager On Guitarist's Passing: 'We're All A Mess Right Now'

The News-Press has issued the following report: Andy Howard, 23, former guitarist of the popular Cape Coral, Florida punk-rock band TWISTED METHOD, died Friday (Sept. 16) in his home. Cape Coral police confirmed the death but could not confirm the cause. Gaye Levine, former manager of the now-defunc...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Says The Show Will Go On: 'I'm A Trooper'

MÖTLEY CRÜE won't let a little muscle tear get in the way of its rock 'n' roll juggernaut. Despite an erroneous wire service report that he has broken his leg, the band's lead singer, Vince Neil, partially tore the medial portion of his calf muscle last night five songs into CRÜE's performance at th...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Perform 'Home Sweet Home' With LINKIN PARK Singer: Video Available

A video clip of MÖTLEY CRÜE performing their classic song "Home Sweet Home" during last weekend's "ReAct Now: Music & Relief" MTV special, featuring guest vocals from LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). In addition to performing the tra...

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BLISSED Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

BLISSED, the Christian rock band featuring STRYPER drummer Robert Sweet and David Pearson from the group STATIC, are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Corrosive". Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Superhero", "Monster", "Betrayal", "Corrosive", "Run", "With You", "Get Up",...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Frontman Signs Solo Deal With MTM MUSIC

Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has inked a deal with MTM Music for the release of his second solo album, "Scream". As a singer, Tony Martin has worked on many projects, including BLACK SABBATH, with whom he recorded such cult albums as "Headless Cross" and "Eternal Idol". Now he has ventu...

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STATETROOPER Announce U.K. Dates

STATETROOPER, the reunited British hard rock outfit fronted by former MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) singer Gary Barden, have announced plans to return to the live stage in October. The band, which also features Jeff Summers (WEAPON),Bruce Bisland (SWEET) Gavin Cooper (KILLERS) and Martin Mikkels, wi...

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AEROSMITH: 'Rockin' The Joint' DVD Portion To Feature Four Tracks

According to the SonyMusicStore, AEROSMITH's upcoming live album, "Rockin' the Joint", will be released in two versions: a single-disc version containing just the CD, and the DualDisc version featuring the CD plus the DVD portion. Recorded live at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in Jan...

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THE HAUNTED Prepare For THE FURY OF THE FALL Tour

Ozzfest 2005 has now come to a close but THE HAUNTED's U.S. and Canadian touring insanity continues early next month on The Fury of The Fall tour this October alongside MESHUGGAH, GOD FORBID and MNEMIC, which leads them directly into a massive European trek with labelmates GOD FORBID. The group have...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Good To See You Again' Film To Receive DVD Release In November

According to a posting at SickthingsUK, Shout! Factory has set a November 8 release date for the DVD version of the ALICE COOPER film "Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper". The movie, which captures the original band lineup in the middle of the legendary 1973 "Billion Dollar Babies" tour, has never...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Says Re-Recording 'Home Sweet Home' For Charity Was 'Magical'

MÖTLEY CRÜE entered CMT studios in Nashville over the weekend to record a new version of "Home Sweet Home", featuring LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington. Proceeds from the recording will be donated to a hurricane relief fund. The following message was posted by CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx in his on...

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Ex-SAMSON Drummer THUNDERSTICK Talks About His Time Playing For IRON MAIDEN

Swedish SAMSON fan site (Until Recently) The Only Samson Site On The Web recently conducted an interview with former SAMSON/IRON MAIDEN drummer Barry Purkis (a.k.a. Thunderstick). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Q: So what led you onto the IRON MAIDEN gig then? Was it an audition, adverti...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE To Record New Version Of 'Home Sweet Home' With LINKIN PARK's BENNINGTON

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "Tomorrow [Saturday, September 10] will be a long day, but a good day. We need to be at CMT studios in Nashville to cut 'Home Sweet Home' live with Chester [Bennington] from LINKIN PARK at 9 a.m. We're gonna have ot...

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WARRANT Guitarist Taking Break From Touring

Los Angeles hard rockers WARRANT have posted the following update on their official web site: "Joey Allen [guitar] is taking an undertermined break from touring to pursue personal interests. He remains an integral part of the kick-ass guitar shredding on the new WARRANT CD, 'Born Again', which is co...

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MENTORS Schedule CD-Release Party In Las Vegas

One of the most controversial of metal bands of all time — the MENTORS — have scheduled a CD-release party for their new album, "Over the Top", on November 18 at the Cooler Lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Over the Top" was recorded and mixed by Bill Metoyer and was mastered by Jack Endino. MENTORS ...

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WARRANT Singer: New Album Has 'Very Modern Feel'

California-based hard rockers WARRANT are currently in the studio recording their first album in nine years. "Things have changed so much in the business the past few years," explains bassist Jerry Dixon, "that we decided to do what a lot of bands do now and record the album first and then go deal s...