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AEROSMITH Frontman Under Doctor's Orders To Rest Severely Strained Vocal Cords

Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa of BostonHerald.com have issued the following report: There's a whole lotta Cryin' amongst AEROSMITH fans who are worried that frontman Steven Tyler's throat is shot — or furious that the band has pulled the plug on six shows this month with little warning. Sources say the...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist To Guest On ALICE COOPER's Radio Show

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton will be Alice Cooper's special guest on Cooper's radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper" airing on Tuesday, March 21. The program is a classic-rock format and is nationally syndicated on the United Stations Radio Networks. Air times differ, so make sure to check out...

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CLIVEAID 2006 Benefit Concert To Be Held In May

The organizers of Cliveaid, which was set up in 2004 as a fund-raising event for original IRON MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr (who suffers from multiple sclerosis),have issued the following update on this year's event: "It is with great pleasure that we can announce this year's 'Cliveaid' show. As you m...

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GLENN TIPTON: 'My Full Attentions Are On JUDAS PRIEST'

Ben Tyree of ModernGuitars.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ModernGuitars.com: JUDAS PRIEST is taking a hiatus from touring this year after two years. What do you consider the highlights of the tour? Glenn Tipton...

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Signed AEROSMITH, VAN HALEN Guitars To Be Auctioned For Charity

Several artist-used guitars, including many signed by their previous hit-making owners such as AEROSMITH and VAN HALEN, will be included in an auction of more than 200 lots of rare rock and pop music memorabilia to benefit the Children's Cancer Center at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Titled "From Bea...

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KISS: Newly Discovered Songs From Late ERIC CARR To Surface

Newly discovered, unreleased material from late Eric "The Fox" Carr, who was the drummer for KISS between 1980 and 1991, will be released by his family later this year. The songs all are from the era 1984-1991. It's not known at this time whether the family will release an EP or if they will just .....

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VOIVOD Drummer Says New Album Is 'Mind-Blowing'

Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that VOIVOD are scheduled to release their new album, "Katorz", in June via The End Records. It will be the group's first CD since the passing of co-founding guitarist Denis D'Amour (a.k.a. Piggy),who died last August after a battle with colon cancer. "It c...

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LAAZ ROCKIT To Release DVD In May

Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers LAAZ ROCKIT have posted the following message on their official web site, www.laazrockit.com. "LAAZ ROCKIT is pleased to announce the upcoming release of their official DVD. It will feature rare old footage as well as new live footage of the band along with...

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SHARON OSBOURNE Claims She Hired '200 Hispanic Kids' To Throw Eggs At IRON MAIDEN

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife/manager Sharon made an appearance on "The Howard Stern Show" on Sirius Satellite Radio on Friday, March 10. The following is a recap of their appearance on the show, as posted on Howard's official web site, HowardStern.com: "When Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne came into the stud...

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STONE SOUR: Studio Update; Photos Available

STONE SOUR, the band featuring SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root, are still hard at work on their sophomore album with producer Nick Rasculinecz (FOO FIGHTERS, VELVET REVOLVER). The drum tracks by session drummer Roy Mayorga (ex-SOULFLY, currently a touring member of SEPULTURA) are...

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VOIVOD Drummer's Artwork Displayed At Montreal Gallery

Rupert Bottenberg of MontrealMirror.com has published a report on the split gallery show of the artworks of VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin and Montreal's Eric Braün, which is being held in Montreal, Quebec at SubV (5666 Sherbrooke W.) until March 31. Check out the article (which includes phot...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist To Guest On 'The Classic Metal Show' This Weekend

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton will be a special guest on "The Classic Metal Show" airing this Saturday, March 11 between 9:00 p.m. and 3;00 a.m. EST. To listen to the program via the Internet, visit www.theclassicmetalshow.com. Glenn Tipton's collection of recordings with the late, great THE W...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Auctioning GIBSON Axe For Charity

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton is auctioning off his original "Battle Scarred" Gibson SG guitar that he has used on stage for many years. Glenn is donating all proceeds to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. You have until March 14 to put your bids in. This is a chance for you to own one of ...

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More Photos Of EDDIE VAN HALEN At ELTON JOHN's Party Posted Online

More photos have surfaced of VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen arriving for the 14th annual Elton John Academy Awards viewing dinner and after-party in West Hollywood, California on Sunday, March 5. Check out pictures from Getty Images: Photo#1 Photo#2 Photo#3 Photo#4 Photo#5

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Samsara

You don't usually see a label like Century Media give up on a band after one album. But then again, you also usually don't run across bands like Chicago jazz/prog/metal freaks YAKUZA. Harsh metal with a technical bent and distorted sax solos? Haunting mellow free-jazz pieces? In the same song? It's...