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DEFTONES To Guest On IRON MAIDEN Singer's Radio Show

Vocalist Chino Moreno and turntablist/keyboardist Frank Delgado of DEFTONES will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, March 24 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show". Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m....

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VAN HALEN, DEFTONES, KISS, RUSH Memorabilia Auction To Benefit Children Of Murder Victim

It might not seem immediately evident how a bandana worn by VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen and a guitar signed by DEFTONES guitarist Stephen Carpenter relate to a terrible tragedy, the murder of Pittsburgh resident Paula (Lockhart) Lanz, 39. But for Mark Petrocelli, national salesman for Houston-b...

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TRIBUZY: 'Execution - Live Reunion' Album Pushed Back To July

Due to "legal affairs," the projected release date of the TRIBUZY live album, "Execution - Live Reunion" (MTM Music),has been pushed back to July from the previously announced April 20. Brazilian metal band TRIBUZY, formed and headed by singer Renato Tribuzy, released its studio debut, "Execution",...

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DIMEBAG Book 'A Vulgar Display of Power' To Benefit Charitable Causes

MJS Music Publications announced today that it has assigned a portion of the proceeds from its new book, "A Vulgar Display of Power: Courage and Carnage at the Alrosa Villa" by Chris A., to charitable causes. Due on April 14, "A Vulgar Display of Power" chronicles the lives of Jeffery "Mayhem" Thomp...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP To Tour North America This Summer

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour of Japan, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is returning to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour. The legendary guitarist will be performing timeless classics from all stages of his illustrious career, including SCORPIONS, UFO and MSG, to commemorate his "Tales of Rock 'n'...

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SCHISM Begins Recording Debut Album; Track Listing Revealed

Italian metallers SCHISM have entered Zenith Recording Studio with producer Frank Andiver to begin recording its debut album, "Designation Cluster", tentatively due before the summer. According to a press release, SCHISM's musical approach is similar in style to that of TOOL and MESHUGGAH, featuring...

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KORN Frontman Guests On 'Loveline'; Audio Available

KORN frontman Jonathan Davis was a guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Loveline" on Wednesday, March 7. Davis discussed the band's latest release, "MTV Unplugged", and took phone calls from listeners. The entire 90-minute program is available for download from www.lovelineshow.com. KORN t...

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KORN: New JONATHAN DAVIS Audio Interview Available

A six-minute audio interview with KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, conducted earlier in the month by Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM, has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). KORN tentatively plans to release its eighth studio album on July 17, according to an interview with the...

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KORN Aiming For Mid-July Album Release

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN tentatively plans to release its eighth studio album on July 17, according to an interview with the band that ran on a Los Angeles radio station yesterday morning (Tuesday, March 6). The group has been recording the disc with temporary drummer Terry Bozzio and gui...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: 'We Wrote The Fastest, Sickest Riff We've Ever Played'

ANTHRAX members Scott Ian (guitar),Charlie Benante (drums) and Frankie Bello (bass) regrouped in Benante's hometown of Chicago last week to begin working on material for the band's upcoming studio album. Commented Ian: "Started writing the new record Friday (March 2]. Five killer songs. We wrote th...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER, PAUL DI'ANNO, QUIREBOYS To Team Up For Stockholm Date

According to the concert ticketing agency Ticnet.se, MICHAEL SCHENKER AND FRIENDS, former IRON MAIDEN frontman Paul Di'Anno and the QUIREBOYS will team up for a live show at Kolingsborg in Stockholm, Sweden on April 28. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's current touring lineup is as follows: Michael Schenker...

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ELDRITCH, Ex-LABYRINTH Members To Guest On FOGALORD CD

FOGALORD is the name of the new Italian "all-star" project led by SYNTHPHONIA SUPREMA and TRAGEDIAN session keyboardist Dany All. According to a press release, "this musical journey blends the influences of MANOWAR, RHAPSODY, BLIND GUARDIAN, and GRAVE DIGGER. Special guests include Gabriele Palermo...

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ACE FREHLEY's Publicist Talks About Rumors Of His Suicide

Ace Frehley's longtime publicist Carol Kaye, from Kayos Productions in New York, talked to Kiss Kollector's New Jersey reporter Frank Hagan the other day about the former KISS guitarist's rumored suicide (which she set straight last week via a news release) plus other wild rumors from the past. Her...

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GUNS N’ ROSES: FRANK FERRER And RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL Special Podcast Online

In this episode of "Taking Metal", titled "Eating with Frank & Bumblefoot," hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy sit down at New York's Triple Crown Ale House with GUNS N' ROSES members Frank Ferrer and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. Topics include "Untouchable", "Chinese Democracy", and exciting new Ac...

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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...