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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman: 'In America, We've Really Lost The Ability To Be Happy'

Anarchy Music recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Anarchy Music: We really like how you guys do your meet-and-greets, where fans really get a chance to talk with you guys. What's been the response so far to "Mindcrime II" and wha...

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Australian AC/DC Fan Jailed For 'Idiotic' 182kmh Trip

Australia's Sunshine Coast Daily reports that a reckless driver was sentenced to 3½ years behind bars for speeding along the Bruce Highway at up to 182km/h while singing the AC/DC lyrics "Are you ready for a good time?" — and filming the entire experience for a "home movie." Michael Barry George was...

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HATESPHERE: In Writing Mode

Danish metallers HATESPHERE have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are at the moment in the process of writing songs for the new CD, and it's going really well. It's always a bitch to get the writing process started, but this time has been pretty smooth, and we already hav...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Travels The World For His New Clothing Line

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message in his online diary: "I'm sitting in Muscat, Saudi Arabia at the airport as I write this. I woke up today in Jaipur, India, took a private plane to New Delhi (to get around the problems with heightened security from the recent terrorist...

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12 People Arrested During Saturday's OZZFEST

Janesville Gazette reports that authorities arrested 12 people on state charges at Saturday's (July 22) Ozzfest, an all-day heavy-metal music festival at Alpine Valley Music Theater in East Troy, Wisconsin. Five people were charged with disorderly conduct, two with battery and two for trespassing. I...

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WAYLANDER To Enter Studio In September

Vocalist Ciaran O'Hagan of the long-running Irish folk metal act WAYLANDER has issued the following update on the group's activities: "Firstly, we have returned safely from our first sojourn to Germany, where we were honoured to perform at the Pagan Nights festival in Bavaria. The people we met were...

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'Rock Star: Supernova' Teams Up With MSN For Exclusive Content

MSN today announced the premiere of online programming for "Rock Star: Supernova", the new season of the hit reality series returning to CBS in a special 90-minute broadcast on Wednesday, July 5 at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT. Before its broadcast premiere, "Rock Star: Supernova" — produced by Mark Burnett Produ...

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RUSH Drummer Checks In With Songwriting Update

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy update at his official web site. An excerpt from message follows: "My bandmates and I had decided to spend May working together in a Toronto studio, to refine some of the songs we had worked on long-distance over the winter, and hopefully to write some ne...

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KISS Guitarist TOMMY THAYER Attending Golf Classic Fundraiser

According to KissKollector.com, KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer has once again chosen to attend a golf fundraising event to benefit underprivileged children. Tommy is currently appearing as one of the guests at the third annual Shaun Micheel Make-A-Wish Golf Classic, taking June 25-26 at Ridgeway Countr...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer VINCE NEIL To Open For SCORPIONS In California

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has been confirmed as the opening act for the SCORPIONS at the Salinas Sports Complex in Salinas, California on Monday, July 3. He replaces THIN LIZZY, the support band who apparently canceled their entire tour with the SCORPIONS due to a scheduling conflict. It has b...

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Not For You

Before the "true" metal warriors among you pass judgment, you really ought to give "Not For You", the second album from San Diego's MOWER, a try. Aspersions will be cast because of Mikey Doling's (SNOT, SOULFLY) involvement as producer. All one needs to be concerned about in Doling's case is the ban...

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Revenge

Believe it or not, the rating above is a vast improvement for Danish third-stringers IRON FIRE. Their debut, "Thunderstorm" (released after the group won some Noise Records battle of the bands contest),was a laughably generic exercise in power metal with particularly anemic and reedy vocals from Ma...

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IGNITE, CALIBAN, HATESPHERE, THE REAL MCKENZIES To Headline Germany's TRAFFIC JAM Festival

IGNITE and CALIBAN are among the confirmed headlining acts for this year's Traffic Jam Open Air festival, set to take place on July 28-29 in Dieburg (near Darmstadt),Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ANTRIEB CALIBAN CASHLESS CASKETNAIL CONTRAPTION DOWNT...

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DAVID LEE ROTH Threatened With 'Disciplinary Action' Over Morning-Show Format

FMQB.com is reporting that former VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth was back on the air this morning after being pulled by CBS Radio for the past two mornings. Well, "Dave" Roth was back, with some noticeable changes including the disappearance of his sidekicks and the over 40 different music beds t...

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Fastest Drummer Contest To be Held At Germany's FRANKFURT MUSIKMESSE

NAMM's teen initiative TheMusicEdge.com and Pro-Mark Corp., the Houston-based maker of drumsticks, mallets and percussion accessories, will host The Music Edge Fastest Drummer event at the Frankfurt MusikMesse, which runs March 29 to April 1 in Germany. The contest, which is becoming a staple of the...