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Reunited EXTREME To Play At New York City Benefit Concert

The original lineup of EXTREME will reunite for a benefit concert and auction in New York City in honor of music manager Steven Hoffman. Hoffman, who worked with RUSH, VAN HALEN and EXTREME, died of lung cancer in 2003. The event will take place on May 18 at the 450-capacity Canal Room, 285 West Bro...

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ZAKK WYLDE: 'Without A Doubt, Guitar Solos Are Back Again'

Deb Rao of Glam-Metal.com recently conducted a short interview with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY mainman/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Glam-Metal.com: Zakk, First of all I would like to commend you on your work with St. Jude Hospital. Wylde: BLACK LABEL is don...

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ICED EARTH Parts Ways With Guitarist TIM MILLS

ICED EARTH mainman Jon Schaffer has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "I regret to inform you that Tim Mills [guitar] will not be able to continue working with the band. As you may know, Tim is the founder of Bare Knuckle Pickups and that is his main business. He's had recent employee p...

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VOIVOD Drummer Hopes To Tour In 2008

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has commented on the rumors that the band is planning to embark on a tour once the group's bassist Jason "Jasonic" Newsted has recovered from his recent shoulder injury. Said Away: "Well, we certainly hope to be able to promote the next album and [last year's] '...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Guest On 'Chaos' This Sunday

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE vocalist Howard Jones and bassist Micheal D'Antonio will be the special guests of Full Metal Jackie on her specialty metal program "Chaos" this Sunday, March 25 on Indie 103.1 FM. You can listen to the interview online at this location. As previously reported, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has...

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French OZZY OSBOURNE Biography Now Available

According to StonerRock.com, a new biography on BLACK SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne has just been published in french under the title "Du Cauchemar A La Réalité" ("From Nightmare to Reality"). The 560-page tome is "full of stories, dates, details, and everything you've ever wanted to know about the...

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RIOT: Rare Footage Of Original Lineup Posted Online

A promotional short film featuring the original RIOT lineup — Guy Speranza (vocals),Mark Reale (guitar),Jimmi Iommi (bass),Peter Bitelli (drums) and L.A. Kouvaris (guitar) — that was made for the band's foreign record labels has been posted online at YouTube. The two-part clip includes a a montag...

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STRYPER Frontman: 'I Trust The Lord And I Know He Has A Plan'

STRYPER vocalist Michael Sweet has posted the following message on his official web site: "Once again I find myself needing to apologize for taking so long to write new information and updates for Jeff [webmaster] to post here at www.michaelsweet.com. I've always been someone who strives to stay in...

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AEROSMITH To Play Las Vegas In April

AEROSMITH will headline this year's "A Concert For Lili Claire", which benefits the Lili Claire Foundation, on April 28 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Tickets are $85, $135 and $185 and are available at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets. AEROSMITH's European tour begins June 6 in Ran...

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AESMA DAEVA: 'Dawn Of The New Athens' Now Available

Minneapolis symphonic metal band AESMA DAEVA, which features in its ranks current THERION touring singer Lori Lewis, has released its fourth album, "Dawn of the New Athens". The CD, which features a reworked version of the song "Artemis" and the previously "censored" "Mozart aria 'D'oreste", was hel...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE: Anaheim Autograph Signing Session Announced

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE will be at the No Fear retail store at the block at the Orange mall at #20 City Boulevard in Orange, California on Monday, March 19 to sign autographs between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. PST. As previously reported, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has donated a shirt design to the Shirts For A Cure proje...

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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Donates Shirt Design To SHIRTS FOR A CURE Project

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE has donated a shirt design to the Shirts For A Cure project. The shirt is an exclusive design done by the band's bassist and designer Mike D'Antonio. The Shirts For A Cure project was launched by The Syrentha J. Savio Endowment (SSE) to give voice to the social concerns of punk ban...

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THE HAUNTED Frontman: We Make Music 'Cause We Love To, And We Love Getting On Stage Playing It

Abort magazine recently conducted an interview with THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Abort: How much has the Swedish metal scene changed in the past few years? Dolving: That's one of those questions that can't really be answered in an interview. You know it's...

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The Spitfire Collection

First and foremost, let it be known that the stone-cold zero (NA) rating above has nothing to do with TESTAMENT as a musical entity, or about the music on this CD. You'd have to be a dick not to show some respect for their (ahem) legacy — they're one of the few bands of their ...

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STRYPER Frontman's Wife Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer

STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet has posted the following message on his web site: "I want to first apologize for not updating everyone sooner on Kyle's [Michael's wife] condition. I know how many of you have been praying and we will always be eternally grateful for your thoughts and prayers. It has b...