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Former ANTHRAX, HADES Singers Are Top Candidates For SEVEN WITCHES Slot

Neil Turbin (ex-ANTHRAX) and Alan Tecchio (ex-HADES, WATCHTOWER) are the two vocalists currently in the running for the vacant singer slot in SEVEN WITCHES, according to informed sources. Both vocalists recently appeared on SEVEN WITCHES guitarist Jack Frost's upcoming solo CD, "Out in the Cold", te...

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ERIC SINGER & FRIENDS: Australian Shows Announced

Eric Singer, the drummer of KISS, will be touring Australia with ALICE COOPER in June/July this year. Eric first toured with Alice in Australia in 1990 on the back of the enormously successful "Trash" album and has played with him on and off ever since. Eric has been a regular visitor to Australia b...

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JUDAS PRIEST Kick Off U.S. Tour: Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the North American leg of their world tour on Monday (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hellion/Electric Eye 02. Metal Gods 03. Riding on the Wind 04. Touch of Evil 05. Judas Rising 06. Revolution 07. Breaking...

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AVIAN Debut To Feature Former MEGADETH Bassist DAVID ELLEFSON

AVIAN — the U.S. power metal band featuring Lance King (PYRAMAZE, ex-BALANCE OF POWER) on vocals, with a very special guest appearance by David Ellefson (F5, ex-MEGADETH) on bass — have recently completed work on their debut CD, "From The Depths of Time". The album was mastered by Tommy Hansen and i...

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QUEEN Honored At Britain's IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS

According to BrianMay.com, QUEEN today collected two major awards at the 50th Ivor Novello Awards, held this afternoon in London. Given each year, The Ivors, presented by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters in association with The Performing Rights Society (PRS),are given to celebrat...

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WITCHCRAFT To Release New Album In July

Candlelight Records with Rise Above Records are gearing up for a hot summer with the release of the new album from WITCHCRAFT. Titled "Firewood", the album will hit stores nationwide on July 26. The band is expected to premiere material from the album at this weekend's Emissions of the Monolith fest...

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SEX PISTOLS: 'The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle' Receives First-Time DVD Release

According to Reuters, SEX PISTOLS have just issued its posthumous movie spoof "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" on DVD for the first time. Extras on the $19.98 Shout! Factory release include a commentary track and interview featuring the film's writer/director, Julien Temple. The movie, first releas...

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DEF LEPPARD Set Release Date For All-Covers Set

DEF LEPPARD have set a September 20 worldwide release date for their all-covers set, entitled "YEAH!" As previously reported, DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told Billboard.com that the song list for the group's all-covers set has yet to be finalized, as the group decided to record more c...

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THE DARKNESS Split With Bassist

According to a posting on THE DARKNESS' official web site, bassist Frankie Poullain is no longer a member of the band. "Remaining members have cited musical differences as the reason for his departure," the posting adds. "A replacement will be announced within coming months." THE DARKNESS are curren...

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DEF LEPPARD Announce Title For Covers Album

DEF LEPPARD's official web site has been updated with the following message: "By now, most of you know that the next DEF LEPPARD album will be a collection of cover tunes from (mostly) '70s hits, and some of you may have read in various interviews that the album is scheduled for release in the fall...

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ATOMKRAFT Mainman Disputes Former Guitarist's Claims: 'This Is All So Sad'

ATOMKRAFT mainman Tony Dolan has responded to his former bandmate/guitarist Rob Matthew's claim that Rob wrote "half of the songs" in the group's early days — a fact that Matthew say he has never received proper credit for. In an e-mail sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET earlier today, Matthew stated, "It see...

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ALICE COOPER: 'Dirty Diamonds' Gets An Official Release Date

According to a post at SickthingsUK, New West Records has set an August 2 release date for the new ALICE COOPER album, entitled "Dirty Diamonds". The following press release has been issued by the label; After 30 albums and some of the most famous rock songs ever recorded, you'd think Alice Cooper's...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION: New Album To Be Mastered This Weekend

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns has issued the following update on the mixing/mastering process for the group's sophomore album: "Well, we are all up here at the finalization studio up in Sonoma County. Bringin' the recording around to all these farms and ranches just keeps pumpin' the m...

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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Guitarist: New Album Is 'Not Just A Collection Of Songs'

BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION have set a September 6 tentative release date via Sanctuary Records their sophomore album, entitled "13 Acres". The follow-up to last year's "Here Come the Brides", "13 Acres" was recorded in part at a studio in Malibu, California with producer Andy Johns, who has previously wo...

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NEW YORK DOLLS, RUNAWAYS, DEAD BOYS Members To Guest On FRANKENSTEIN 3000 Covers CD

East Coast hard rockers FRANKENSTEIN 3000 are getting a little help from their friends on a covers CD to be released this summer on Main Man Records. Inspired by their recent collaboration with NEW YORK DOLLS frontman David Johansen on the DOLLS classic "Babylon", FRANKENSTEIN 3000 decided to record...