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Friend Of Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist Shaves Head To Raise Money For Charity

Rosa Silverman of WimbledonGuardian.co.uk reports: A friend of GIRLSCHOOL guitarist Kelly Johnson, who died of cancer last month, shaved off her waist-length hair on Friday to raise money for Clapham's Trinity Hospice. Dianne Clark, 39, of New Cross, became a skinhead after growing her locks for sev...

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BENEDICTUM, THE IRON MAIDENS Confirmed For POWER BOX Festival

BENEDICTUM, THE IRON MAIDENS and SCARLET SINS have been confirmed for the first annual Power Box Festival, which is scheduled to be held August 31 - September 3 (Labor Day Weekend) at the White Horse Amphitheatre, Darrington Music Park Washington in Darrington, Washington. The lineup consists of som...

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GIRLSCHOOL: This Weekend's Shows To Go Ahead As Scheduled

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have posted the following message on their official web site: "Well, as you can imagine things aren't exactly 'cheery' in the GIRLSCHOOL camp right now with the loss of our beautiful and talented friend Kelly Johnson. For anyone planning to come along t...

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MOTÖRHEAD Pays Tribute To Late GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist

MOTÖRHEAD has issued the following update: "It is with extreme sadness to inform you that Kelly Johnson, original lead guitarist of GIRLSCHOOL, passed away on Sunday night, 15th July. She has been suffering from spinal cancer for the last six years. "Joining GIRLSCHOOL in 1978, Kelly was a face in t...

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THE AMENTA: New Album Details Revealed

Australia's extreme industrial metal collective THE AMENTA in the studio recording "n0n", the full-length follow-up to its 2004 release "Occasus". All guitars, samples and effects have been tracked and the band will fly to Hobart, Australia later this month to commence recording drums at Red Planet...

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JAGUAR Pays Tribute To Fallen GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist

NWOBHM heavyweights JAGUAR have posted the following message on their web site: "It is with much sadness that we have been told that Kelly Johnson, the ex-GIRLSCHOOL guitarist, passed away on Sunday after losing a six-year battle with cancer. JAGUAR extends it sincerest condolences and regards to Ke...

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Ex-GIRLSCHOOL Guitarist KELLY JOHNSON Dead At 49

Veteran British female hard rockers GIRLSCHOOL have posted the following message on their official web site: "It is with extreme sadness to tell you that Kelly Johnson [photo], original member of GIRLSCHOOL, passed away on Sunday the 15th of July after fighting a six-year battle with cancer of the s...

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TESTAMENT Frontman: 'Music Is Important, But It Is Not No. 1 In My Life Anymore'

Scott McLennan of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports: The classic lineup of TESTAMENT, a band that blossomed during a heavy-metal renaissance in the 1980s around the San Francisco Bay Area, is back and doing great business. It is a second chance welcomed by TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Bu...

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KITTIE, DORO, VIXEN, GIRLSCHOOL Confirmed For POWER BOX Festival

KITTIE, DORO, VIXEN, GIRLSCHOOL, CRUCIFIED BARBARA, MCQUEEN and JADED are among the confirmed bands for the first annual Power Box Festival — dubbed "The Biggest Female Tour Period!" — which is scheduled to be held August 31 - September 3 (Labor Day Weekend) at the White Horse Amphitheatre, Darringt...

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DEF LEPPARD Drummer: 'I Feel Very Blessed Doing What I Do'

Maximum Ink music magazine's Sarah Grant recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen. A couple of excerpts follow: Maximum Ink: How do you balance family with life on the road? There's got to be a push and pull somewhere. Rick Allen: There is. When I'm sitting on a plane and...

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TESTAMENT: Video Footage From WALDROCK Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of San Francisco Bay Area metal veterans TESTAMENT performing at this year's edition of the Waldrock festival, which was held on July 7 in Burgum (Bergum),in the northern region of The Netherlands, has been posted at YouTube: "D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)": Video "The Haunti...

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RAMMER: New Song Posted Online

Toronto-based thrashers RAMMER posted a track from their forthcoming "Siege of Madness" album, entitled "Obliteration: WWIV", on their MySpace page. According to the band, track is "just a taste of the wild mayhem and sheer brain pulverizing thrash anthems coming your way." In other news, the group...

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TIGERTAILZ Pulls Out Of ROCKLAHOMA

Reunited U.K. rockers TIGERTAILZ have issued the following update: "After weeks of speculation and much negotiation / deliberation, we regret to announce that TIGERTAILZ will not be playing the Rocklahoma festival on July 12 in Oklahoma USA. "Unfortunately, Pepsi [Tate, bass] has been readmitted to...

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TIGERTAILZ: 'Thrill Pistol' Release Date Set

Reunited rockers TIGERTAILZ will release their new album, "Thrill Pistol", in the U.K. on August 27 via Sanctuary Records. Bassist Pepsi Tate handled all artwork and a snapshot of the new album cover is shown here. "Thrill Pistol" track listing (in no particular order): 01. Brain The Sucker 02. Long...

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BRENT MUSCAT Drops Legal Battle Over FASTER PUSSYCAT Name

According to Todd Kerns, who played guitar in Brent Muscat's recent version of FASTER PUSSYCAT, Muscat has dropped the legal battle over the band's name, effectively allowing Taime Downe to continue with his version of the group. Said Kerns: "Brent Muscat has decided to forego the entire headache of...