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AC/DC Frontman, Bassist To Perform At Florida Benefit

According to a posting at AC-DC.net, AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson and bassist Cliff Williams will be performing at the "96 K-ROCK For Relief II" concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Wilma. The show takes place on December 15, 2005 in Estero, FL at the Germain Arena, where they both performed...

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Former PANTERA Drummer Launches BIG VIN RECORDS

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott has launched Big Vin Records, a new Dallas-based record label with distribution via Fontana. Vinnie was a founding member, producer, and one of the masterminds behind the success of PANTERA, the seminal '90s Grammy-nominated metal band whose world...

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H.I.M. Frontman Talks About Songwriting Process For 'Dark Light', Breaking U.S. Market

Sauli Vuoti of Imhotep recently conducted an interview with H.I.M. frontman Ville Valo. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the songwriting process for "Dark Light": Ville Valo: "We really had fun doing the album — for the first time in ten years. We have always had all these contrasts in...

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SUICIDE CITY Complete U.S. Tour, Prepare New Material

SUICIDE CITY (formerly RODEK),the new band featuring BIOHAZARD guitarist/vocalist Billy Graziadei and former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo, have just completed their first U.S. tour with MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE with great success. Since the May 2005 release of their self-financed EP, entitled "No...

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Bassist RANDY COVEN To Guest On Guitarist MILAN POLAK's CD

Bassist Randy Coven (ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has just completed seven bass tracks on up-and-coming guitarist Milan Polak's new CD along with Johnny Mac on drums. Other guest bassists on the album include Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS) and Fabrizio Grossi (STARBREAKER). Check out photos from th...

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MASTERS OF REALITY's GOSS To Perform On 'Jay Leno' With QOTSA, ZZ TOP's GIBBONS

According to a posting on MASTERS OF REALITY's official web site, the band's mainman Chris Goss will be appearing on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday November 28. He will be performing along with QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons on QOTSA's "Burn the Witch". In other...

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REVOLTING COCKS: 'Cocked And Loaded' Track Listing Revealed

REVOLTING COCKS, the side project of MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen, will release their new album, "Cocked and Loaded", on February 14, 2006 via 13th Planet. Produced by Al Jourgensen, the CD features the contributions of guest artists Jello Biafra (DEAD KENNEDYS),Gibby Haynes (BUTTHOLE SURFERS),R...

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Former CARCASS Frontman Taps Comic-Book Artist For Solo Album Cover

Former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker has tapped Larry Welz from Cherry Comics to create the original art for Walker's upcoming solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers. Check out Larry's work at www.cherrypublishing.com. The CD, entitled "Welcome to Carcass Cuntry", will...

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Former DYOXEN Guitarist Resurfaces In ONE TRIBE NATION

Guitarist Michael Sanders, formerly of the London, Ontario-based metal band DYOXEN (who had some international success and airplay in the '90s but only released one album, 1990's "First Among Equals"),has relocated to Los Angeles and formed ONE TRIBE NATION, which is being decribed in a press relea...

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GLENN HUGHES: New Solo Album To Include Track By RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Guitarist

According to GHPG.net, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the following message on the site's "Fan Forum": "I got together with Chad [Smith, drums; RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS] yesterday and played the new songs to him again on acoustic guitar. We'll be finishi...

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TAPROOT, 10 YEARS To Guest On 'Rockline'

TAPROOT and 10 YEARS will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Monday, November 28. 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...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Recounts Estate Invader Ordeal

Ozzy Osbourne spoke with "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush on wrestling with a home invader at his English estate last November. "So, I'm stark naked, not a stitch on, not a sock, nothing," Ozzy explained. "For some reason, I come around, and I see this guy crouching behind. So, he jumped out the w...

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Former DAVID LEE ROTH Drummer Releases New Instructional DVD

Former DAVID LEE ROTH and current ARMY OF ANYONE drummer Ray Luzier has just released a new DVD, entitled "Double Bass Techniques, Hand and Foot Coordination, Drum Fills and Warm-Up Exercises". The disc contains one hour and 43 minutes of instruction and live performances featuring Billy Sheehan, To...

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SADUS: New Song Posted Online

A brand-new SADUS track, entitled "Sick", has been posted online at www.myspace.com/sadus. The song comes off the long-running San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' upcoming album, "Out for Blood", due in early February via Holland's Mascot Records. The follow-up to 1997's "Elements of Anger", "Out for...

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Former CARCASS Frontman's Country/Blues Solo Album To Surface Early Next Year

Fractured Transmitter Records will be issuing former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker's solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. The CD, entitled "W...