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PITTS VS. PREPS Parts Ways With Drummer, Announces New Album Title

PITTS VS. PREPS — the Louisiana-based band featuring former EXHORDER/FLOODGATE and current ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY frontman Kyle Thomas — has issued the following update: "What's happenin? Crazy shit goin on right now. Wrappin' up pre-production stuff and a lineup change. PITTS have parted ways with dr...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Featured In New THE RIGHT TO ROCK Podcast

TheRightToRock.com has has issued its latest podcast (episode #7) featuring TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA lead guitarist Alex Skolnick. Hosts Genghis and Ragman discuss everything from TESTAMENT to TSO with Alex, plus a little more. The interview is approximately 25 minutes long. Genghis and Ra...

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NIGHTRAGE On New Album: 'The End Result Is Amazing'

Swedish/Greek melodic death metal outfit NIGHTRAGE has completed work on its new album at Hansen studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen (RAUNCHY, MERCENARY, FEAR MY THOUGHTS, HEAVEN SHALL BURN). "The end result is fucking amazing," the band writes on its web site. "The songs turned out...

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Former DEATH Bandmates, Other Musicians Remember CHUCK SCHULDINER

The latest issue of the Greek edition of Rock Hard magazine features a tribute to late DEATH mainman Chuck Schuldiner, including statements and stories from many of the people that played with Chuck — such as Kam Lee, Chris Reifert, Terry Butler, Steve DiGiorgio, Richard Christy and Paul Masvidal —...

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TESTAMENT Confirmed For Poland's METALMANIA FESTIVAL

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT have been confirmed for the 21st edition of Metalmania Festival — the biggest metal fest in Central-Eastern Europe — set to take place on March 24, 2007 at Spodek Hall in Katowice, Poland. As usual there will be two stages where around 25 bands will...

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TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK: GUITAR WORLD Footage Available

Video footage of TESTAMENT/TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA guitarist Alex Skolnick giving a lesson on how to play TSO's "Wizards of Winter" for a CD-ROM that was included with the January 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine has been posted online at YouTube.com. In addition to TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN...

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DESPISED ICON Parts Ways With Guitarist, Seeks Replacement

Singer Alex Erian of the Montreal-based deathcore six-piece DESPISED ICON has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Some great and bad news to report. First, we'll start off with the good. We have our first European tour finally confirmed in March and April with UNEARTH, JOB...

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ADDICTION CREW Guitarist Covers OZZY OSBOURNE: Audio Available

ADDICTION CREW guitarist/producer Alex Guadagnoli recently recorded guitars and vocals for a cover version of the classic OZZY OSBOURNE single "Miracle Man". You can listen to the track at this location. Commented Alex: "I was in studio practicing on guitar and that stuff is such a great training, s...

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ATREYU: 'The Best Of…' Collection Due In January

ATREYU's new "best of" collection, aptly titled "The Best Of...", will be released on Janaury 23, 2007 via Victory Records. The track listing is as follows: 01. Lip Gloss And Black 02. Ain't Love Grand 03. Living Each Day Like You're Already Dead 04. A Song For The Optimists 05. Deanne The Arsonist...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, ACE FREHLEY To Participate In 'Six-String Masterpieces' DIMEBAG Art Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) and Ace Frehley (KISS) are among the latest artists who have signed on to participate in the "Six-String Masterpieces: The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute" — the art exhibit of guitars that have been hand-painted, illustrated and sculpted by top rockers and modern artists i...

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RUSH Drummer: New Album Recordings 'Far Ahead Of Schedule'

RUSH drummer Neil Peart has posted a lengthy new update on his official web site. An excerpt follows: "Exactly one year ago (to recap a story begun in earlier reports),my bandmates and I started talking about working on some new songs. Alex and Geddy got together in Geddy's home studio in Toronto a...

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Photographer: VAN HALEN With WOLFGANG Sounds 'Untouchable'

Legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin has updated the "Diary" section of his web site with the following message (dated December 13, 2006): "Head off to meet up with Edward Van Halen. It is hot today and I'm in black which doesn't help my thumping head. I feel like I'm being cooked in the sun — .....

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WINTERS BANE To Debut New Lineup In February

WINTERS BANE, the classic U.S. metal band from Akron, OH, will be debuting their new lineup with a hometown show on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Crossroads. WINTERS BANE will be performing songs from their entire catalog, including "Heart of a Killer", "Girth", and last year's critically acclaimed...

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LUNARMILE To Support M3 In Wolverhampton

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 M3 — the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE),Micky Moody (guit...

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GUNS N' ROSES Tribute 'Chinese Hypocrisy' To Arrive This Week

Members of QUIET RIOT (USA),IGNITE (USA),ALTARIA (Finland),DUST N' BONES (Hungary),HOLLYWOOD ROSE (Italy),PEANUT M (Canada) and EMERALD MONKEY (USA) are among the musicians that appear on "Chinese Hypocrisy - N' International Tribute to Guns N' Roses", due on December 16 via TributeAlbums.com....