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OZZY OSBOURNE: The Ozzman Designeth

According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Hard Rock has just unveiled the newest addition to its Signature T-Shirt Series, the Edition XXII, which boasts a design created by Ozzy Osbourne. The godfather of heavy metal's notorious stick figure, symbolizing his on-stage persona, dances down a line...

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DAVE NAVARRO's 'Amazing Lesson In Humility'

THE PANIC CHANNEL guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION) has posted the following message on his official web site following a weekend trip to Las Vegas: "The best part of my trip, the most enlightening part, was the flight home. I was seated next to an elderly woman who asked me about my tatt...

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ALICE COOPER: 'I Hate Reality TV With A Passion'

Canada.com recently conducted an interview with shock-rocker ALICE COOPER. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Canada.com: Most young rock bands play video games and party backstage. What do old rockers like you do back there? Alice: The funny thing is I get there before a show and I watch re...

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Former MSG Singer ROBIN MCAULEY Joins SURVIVOR

Former MCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) frontman Robin McAuley has replaced Jim Jamison as the new lead vocalist for SURVIVOR. Jamison first joined the band in 1984 after original lead singer Dave Bickler encountered voice problems before a tour supporting the band's "Caught In The Game" album. Bickler...

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JOE LYNN TURNER's SUNSTORM Project To See Light Of Day In September

Frontiers Records has unveiled all details surrounding the new SUNSTORM studio project featruing former RAINBOW and DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner on all lead vocals. The origins of the SUNSTORM project lie in tape trading! A few years ago, when they were just friends and fans, Serafino Perugino...

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Speak of the Dead

Career arc-wise, RAGE seems to take a page from the SAVATAGE playbook (except for the fact that they, like, release records and work and stuff). Starting from more raw and coarse origins in the early 1980s, both bands have evolved into increasingly graceful, orchestral, even theatrical outfits. But...

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HELLOWEEN: Expanded Reissues Detailed

Six of HELLOWEEN's most interesting, transitional albums — "Walls Of Jericho", "Pink Bubbles Go Ape", "Chameleon", "Master Of The Rings", "The Time Of The Oath" and "Better Than Raw" — are being reissued as remastered, deluxe expanded edition CDs by Sanctuary Records on April 25, 2006. Bonus tracks...

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GREG LEON Starts Work On New INVASION album; Re-Teams With SURVIVOR Drummer

Southern California guitar legend/vocalist Greg Leon (ex-DOKKEN, QUIET RIOT) has started work on a new studio album, tentivately titled "Stormbringer". Joining Greg Leon on the follow-up to last year's "Unfinished Business" (Leon's first record under the INVASION banner since their cult classic 1984...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Take Part In Free Concert In Florida

On Saturday, March 18, The Rotary Club of Weston, The City of Weston, Florida, and title sponsor Cleveland Clinic Weston will be hosting the second annual free concert featuring Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE) and RPM (Rock & Pop Masters) at The Weston Regional Park Event Stage beginni...

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La Muerte

GOREFEST always had a certain charisma. Their musical evolution, while interesting, wasn't any more innovative than the bigger names of the scene, but their riffs were always killer, their tone a perfect mix of Skogsberg sludge and biting clarity. Jan-Chris de Koeijer's vocals were deep and gruff, b...

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Report: Miner's Wife Hopes Prayers And METALLICA Will Jolt Him Out Of Coma

Gary Gately of The New York Times has issued the following report: Anna McCloy went to Wal-Mart on Friday, bought a METALLICA CD and a boom box to play for her husband, Randal McCloy Jr., the sole survivor of the West Virginia mine disaster. Though he remained in a medically induced coma, Mrs. ...

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EYEHATEGOD Frontman Released From Louisiana Jail

EYEHATEGOD frontman Michael Williams, who was arrested in Lousiana on a narcotics charge in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath, was reportedly released from a Morgan City, LA jail last week. It is not presently clear if there are still any charges pending against Williams, who was said to be on probati...

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All the Way to the Sun

Norwegian-American band TNT have been proudly flying the flag of melodic hard rock for over 20 years (including a "break" before the 2002 reunion) and 2005 sees the release of the band's eight studio disc, "All The Way to the Sun". It seems I have probably encountered the band's music at some point...

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DEF LEPPARD, KISS Donate Signed Items To Benefit Station Nightclub Fire Victims

DEF LEPPARD and KISS are among the artists that have donated signed items for an online charity auction with proceeds going to The Mimi Fishman Foundation, the Station nightclub fire victims and surviving family members, as well as the Delta Gamma Center for Children. The auction, which will run thr...

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Former THY MAJESTIE Singer Producing Italy's VIOLET SUN

Former THY MAJESTIE and current PLATENS singer Dario Grillo is currently producing a new album from the Italian gothic-power metal band VIOLET SUN, led by the soprano Alessandra Amata. The group's musicial style is being described as a mixture of "EVANESCENCE, NIGHTWISH, KOVENANT and LACUNA COIL." A...