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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members; Audio Available

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, has posted audio samples of the tracks "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" (Living like a God in France) and the single "Evil, In The Bag" on its MySpace page. THE CURSED, which also featu...

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AEROSMITH Donates Autographed Guitar For Charity

One of Boston's best loved bands, AEROSMITH, has donated an autographed guitar to raise money for The Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center run by Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Th...

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AFTER FOREVER Confirms New Album Title

After four full-length albums and one mini-album, Dutch female-fronted symphonic metal outfit AFTER FOREVER has officially decided to make its upcoming album a self-titled affair. Commented guitarist Sander Gommans: "This album does not only show new elements of AFTER FOREVER, but it's also a reflec...

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AEROSMITH Singer Makes Surprise Visit To Farmington School

Kara Hildreth of Thisweek Newspapers reports: Just like his band's classic rock tunes "Walk This Way" and "Sweet Emotion" elicit energy and excitement from fans, a surprise visit to a Farmington elementary school gave one famous rock star rave reviews. The legendary lead vocalist Steven Tyler from t...

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SLIPKNOT DJ's 'Nightmare Before Christmas Party' Gets Shut Down By Police

Kyle Munson of DesMoinesRegister.com reports that the "Nightmare Before Christmas Party" — organized by the Des Moines collective of DJs known as the Sound Proof Coalition that includes SLIPKNOT member Sid Wilson (a.k.a. DJ Starscream) — planned for Friday night and Saturday morning in downtown Des...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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AFTER FOREVER: New Album Will Be A Self-Titled Affair

According to an article on the Dutch web site Metalfan.nl, the title of the forthcoming AFTER FOREVER album will be simply "After Forever" and NOT "Energized", as was previously reported. The song "Discord" will feature the Prague Symphonic Orchestra, while vocalist Doro Pesch can be heard dueting w...

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AEROSMITH Bassist TOM HAMILTON: 'The Cancer Is Gone'

AEROSMITH bassist Tom Hamilton has issued the following update: "Well, I got sprung for a couple of days last week and got to do some stuff with the band finally. You've probably heard about the NASCAR thing. In case you haven't, they're going to use a modified 'Back in the Saddle' for their theme m...

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Former ATLANTIC Marketing Director Shares Story Of Day With LED ZEPPELIN

Former Atlantic Records regional promotion and marketing director Phillip Rauls recently shared his story of a day with LED ZEPPELIN in Memphis, Tennessee on April 17, 1970. Read all about it at Led-Zeppelin.com. LED ZEPPELIN was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in November, alongside BRIAN W...

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ANNIHILATOR's JEFF WATERS, DORO PESCH Guest On New AFTER FOREVER Album

According to an article in the December 2006 issue of Holland's Aardschok magazine, ANNIHILATOR guitarist Jeff Waters and German hard rock singer Doro Pesch make guest appearances on the new AFTER FOREVER album, tentatively titled "Energized", due on March 23, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records. Waters...

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ZAKK WYLDE, DRAGONFORCE's LI And TOTMAN Clean House In GUITAR WORLD Poll

According to Roadrunner Records, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE),Herman Li and Sam Totman (DRAGONFORCE) cleaned house and kicked ass, winning most of the categories in the 2007 Guitar World Readers' Poll. Let's break down just how much ass they actually kicked: Zakk Wylde won the aw...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Says What SKID ROW Is Doing Now Is 'Confusing To The Public'

C. Harris-Nystrom of the Chico News and Review recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Chico News and Review: You have a new album called "Angel Down" due sometime in the next year, correct? Sebastian Bach: Well, we now have...

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THE CURSED Featuring OVERKILL, Ex-HADES Members: Debut Album Completed

THE CURSED, the new band featuring vocalist Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (OVERKILL) and former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo, recently finished the recording of their Screaming Ferret Wreckords debut, tentatively titled "Room Full of Sinners". MP3s of two songs — "Leven Als God in Frankrijk" (Living like a...

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Photos From SLIPPED DISC In-Store Archives Posted Online

The makers of "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal", the much-anticipated documentary profiling the thrash metal scene of the early Eighties and its impact on the music scene, have posted a gallery of Slipped Disc Records "in-store" archives, featuring photos of such artists as MEGADETH, SLAYER,...

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Full Circle

On the surface, Michigan working-class heroes CHROME HELMET (named after a song by Detroit's BIG CHIEF, whose artist Mark Dancey supplies the cover here) seem like any other bunch of earnest lunkheads bashing out their quasi-original tunes in a shitty bar after a long week at their respective jobs....