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JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, IAN GILLAN Perform At London's Royal Albert Hall: Photos Available
JUDAS PRIEST made what will apparently be their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on Friday, March 31. This special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity was a tribute to to the late DJ Tommy Vance (of the U.K.'s "Friday Rock Show"),who passed...April 1, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH: One Month Sober And Counting
Alexis Colvard of The Georgia State University's Signal student newspaper recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On starring with four other rockers (Ted Nugent, Evan Seinfeld of BIOHAZARD, Scott Ian of ANTHRAX, and Jason Bo...March 31, 2006
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TED NUGENT To Guest On 'Rockline'
Ted Nugent will be the featured guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wednesday, May 17. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check ou...March 30, 2006
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Heavy Metal Album Covers That Rocked The World
The U.K.'s Guardian Unlimited has published a short interview with James Sherry, co-author of the book "Heavy Metal Thunder: Album Covers That Rocked the World", a collection of album covers from metal's golden age that began with BLACK SABBATH's 1970 eponymously titled debut. Heavy-metal album cove...March 30, 2006
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THE CULT Frontman: Drummer TEMPESTA 'Has Given Us A Much-Needed Foundation'
THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury has commented on the group's current touring lineup, which includes fellow CULT principal Billy Duffy (guitar) alongside bassist Chris Wyse, drummer John Tempesta (ex-WHITE ZOMBIE, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, HELMET) and rhythm guitarist Mike Dimkich. Said Ian: "John Tempesta ha...March 30, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Frontman On Tomorrow's Gig At Royal Albert Hall: 'It's Just Incredible'
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com spoke to JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford this week about the group's appearance tomorrow (March 31) at the Royal Albert Hall in central London for a benefit gig in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Rockdetector.com: I can r...March 30, 2006
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Ex-GILLAN Guitarist BERNIE TORME To Tour U.S. This Fall
GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),featuring Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),will be embaking on a U.S. tour this fall. Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. Handling both guitar and vocals, Torme has partnered with his old compadre from GILLAN, bassist John McCoy — who has worked...March 30, 2006
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SEBASTIAN BACH To Sing National Anthem At Indiana's PARTI GRAS
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach will be singing the national anthem during this year's Parti Gras at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana on May 27. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. and Bach will sing at 6:15 p.m. He will also be holding an autograph session between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Bach has been...March 26, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST Rock On For TOMMY VANCE
Emma Midgley of ictheWharf.co.uk is reporting that JUDAS PRIEST's tribute gig for former Virginia Quay resident Tommy Vance on March 31 will raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust, the Cabot Square bank's official charity. The gig will be held at the Royal Albert Hall next Friday and will play tri...March 23, 2006
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ANTHRAX, BIOHAZARD, TYPE O NEGATIVE Members To Guest On VH1 CLASSIC's 'Matzo and Metal II'
VH1 Classic is celebrating Passover Vegas-style with "Matzo and Metal II: Back To The Desert". The second annual Seder set to premiere on the network for classic rock lovers will bring together rock artists — that all happen to be Jewish — for a meal never to be forgotten at the Mandalay Bay Resort...March 21, 2006
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THE CULT: New Live Videos Posted Online
Three live video clips of THE CULT performing at the Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, March 17 have been posted online at YouTube.com: "Lil Devil" (video) "Brother Wolf" (video) "Edie" (acoustic) (video) THE CULT's "Return To Wild" tour is scheduled to run through March 26 in New ...March 21, 2006
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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Throws 40th Birthday Bash: Photos Available
ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell celebrated his 40th birthday at a private party in Los Angeles Saturday night (March 18). Attending the event were a number of well-known musicians from the hard rock/heavy metal world, including Lemmy and Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD),Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER...March 21, 2006
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THE CULT Not Sure About Making New Music
Launch Radio Networks reports: Does the current THE CULT reunion mean we'll hear a new album from the band? Guitarist Billy Duffy told Launch that he's not sure whether he and frontman Ian Astbury will record new music or not. "We'll give it a shot," he said. "We've always written songs together. We...March 20, 2006
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The Black Is Never Far
The idea of metal having soul, as most people think of the term, would strike a lot of people as ludicrous. Those people haven't heard PLACE OF SKULLS, though. Formed by ex-DEATH ROW, CATHEDRAL and PENTAGRAM guitar slinger Victor Griffin, the band is on their third full-length album of doom rock lac...March 20, 2006
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DEEP PURPLE Singer IAN GILLAN: More 'Gillan's Inn' Samples Posted Online
Deep-Purple.net has uploaded clips of four songs from DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming all-star retrospective disc, "Gillan's Inn". Check out the tracks "Bluesy Blue Sea", "Trashed", "Men of War" and "Unchain Your Brain" at this location. "Gillan's Inn" sees Gillan revisiting a number of s...March 18, 2006
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