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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Comments On His NYC Rock Bar
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "I've been back and forth to [New York City] four times in the last 2 weeks. My head is spinning from all the flights and I'm heading back tomorrow. "The grand opening of the club that I am a partner in is Tuesday night. It's called ...October 30, 2006
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Founding ROSE TATTOO Bassist Loses Battle With Bladder Cancer
Undercover News reports that bassist and founding member of ROSE TATTOO Ian Rilen lost his long suffering battle with bladder cancer. Rilen died this morning (Monday, October 30) surrounded by friends and family. With a career spanning thirty years, Rilen helped shape the sound of Australian hard ro...October 30, 2006
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Australia's MANDRAKE to Support CHEAP TRICK / THIN LIZZY And IAN GILLAN Oz Tours
Australian power trio MANDRAKE will join CHEAP TRICK and THIN LIZZY on their upcoming Sydney dates — Friday, December 8 and Saturday, December 9. They will also support DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan on the New South Wales leg of his much-anticipated "Gillan's Inn" solo tour mid-January 2007. MANDR...October 29, 2006
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ANTHRAX Members To Jam With CYPRESS HILL On Halloween
Pearl Aday — MOTHER PEARL frontwoman, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — has posted the following message on her official MySpace page: "There was another trip to New York for the soft opening of the killer new rock club in town called Retox (511 West...October 29, 2006
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BOBBY RONDINELLI: Instructional DVD Footage Available
THE LIZARDS' web site has been updated with video footage that was included on a Bobby Rondinelli (BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH) instructional DVD that accompanied teh December issue of Modern Drummer magazine. Check it out at this location. THE LIZARDS, who feature in their ranks Rondin...October 27, 2006
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IRON MAIDEN Promo Takes Flight With BIRD STUDIOS
Ireland's 4RFV reports that animation production company Bird Studios has completed the latest promo for veteran rock band IRON MAIDEN. Scripted by Howard Greenhalgh, "Different World" is a bleak take on the Nature vs Science story and features an animated Bruce Dickinson, as he struggles to out-run...October 27, 2006
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WHITESNAKE's COVERDALE, ALDRICH To Attend SWEDEN ROCK Kick-Off
WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale and guitarist Doug Aldrich will be making an "exclusive appearance" at the Sweden Rock Festival kick-off on December 2 at Nalen in Stockholm, Sweden. At this event the first batch of bands booked for next year's festival will be announced. Scheduled to perform at...October 26, 2006
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TONY IOMMI's Daughter To Support GLENN HUGHES On U.K. Dates
LUNARMILE, the British band featuring frontwoman Toni-Marie Iommi (daughter of BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi) and bassist Alex Hill (son of JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill),will support Glenn Hughes (BLACK SABBATH, DEEP PURPLE) on his U.K. tour. The dates are as follows: Oct. 28 - JB's - Dudley,...October 26, 2006
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THE CULT: New York City Show To Be Filmed
THE CULT's November 13 date at Irving Plaza in New York City will be filmed in High Definition by Live Nation Studios and is expected to be made available through a variety of portals, including mobile telephone and potentially broadband and traditional cable, satellite and broadcast television. "TH...October 24, 2006
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ANTHRAX Guitarist Opening Rock Venue In New York City
According to the New York Post, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian is teaming up with club owner Mike Diamond, who started Snitch, Pangaea and Vela, to open a rock venue in Chelsea on Halloween called Retox. CYPRESS HILL is scheduled to play opening night, and Ian is slated to perform with the band FIVE FO...October 24, 2006
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HEAVY METAL MANIACS FESTIVAL VII: Final Lineup, Running Order Announced
The final lineup and running order has been announced for the Heavy Metal Maniacs Festival VII, which is set to take place this Saturday, October 28 at Manifesto in Hoorn, Holland. It is as follows: Doors open: 15h00 16h15 – 17h00 SNAKES & SIRENS (NETH) 17h15 – 18h00 ACCELERATE (NETH) 18h15 – 19...October 24, 2006
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PHENOMENA Triple-CD Digipack To Arrive In December
Escape Music has announced the forthcoming release of a triple-CD digipack which combines the first three PHENOMENA albums. These three classic recordings include an all-star cast of musicians that include Glenn Hughes, Brian May, Ray Gillan, Scott Gorham and Don Airey, plus many others. All three a...October 23, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Donates Painting, Tickets To Charity Auction
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover is one of a number of stars donating material for an upcoming charity auction in aid of the Linda McCartney Centre in Liverpool, Rngland. Roger has offered a one-off painting as well as tickets for the band's April 2007 U.K. tour (also featuring STYX and THIN LIZZY)....October 22, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH Says He Lied When He Said He'd Stopped Drinking
The U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metal Hammer: So about that "AIDS Kills Fags Dead" t-shirt you wore in 1989… Sebastian: "I never usually talk about this but I read so much misinf...October 21, 2006
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ONSLAUGHT: Better Than SLAYER At Their Best?
Drummer Steve Grice of the reformed lineup of the classic U.K. thrash outfit ONSLAUGHT has sent the following update to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "ONSLAUGHT have now completed the recording of their new studio album 'Killing Peace', which is due for release in February [via Candlelight Records]. The album i...October 21, 2006
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