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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Produces THE NEW BLACKS: Audio Available

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has produced the debut EP from England's THE NEW BLACKS. A four-track affair entitled "Sound of Loud", the EP is being described as "late Eighties hard rock done 2004 style: delicate melodies delivered with passion and soul, crunchy guitars, soaring held-not solos and c...

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DEEP PURPLE Drummer In The Studio With MOONSTONE: Video Footage Posted Online

Video footage of DEEP PURPLE's Ian Paice at the recording sessions for the new MOONSTONE CD, the project of Italian guitarist Matteo Filippini, has been posted online at this location (MPG, 19.4 MB). As previously reported, Paice laid down drums tracks for three songs that are set to appear on the C...

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HANOI ROCKS: 'Another Hostile Takeover' Artwork Posted Online

The cover artwork for HANOI ROCKS' new album, "Another Hostile Takeover", has been posted online at this location. "Another Hostile Takeover", tentatively due on April 30, is the group's first album to feature guitarist Conny Bloom (SILVERGINGER 5, ex-ELECTRIC BOYS),who joined the band last year. A...

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DEEP PURPLE Bassist's 1984 Solo Album To Be Reissued On CD

DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover's 1984 solo album "The Mask" is scheduled to be reissued on CD by Cherry Red. The album, which was available on CD via the Connoisseur label several years ago but has since gone out of print, will not include the bonus track "Unnatural", which had previously only app...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN Says The U.S. Metal Scene 'Could Be Much Better'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to Denmark's Antenna webzine about dealing with the media and the group's reasons for re-recording their classic songs for their latest CD, "The Greater of Two Evils". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Antenna: I've heard from so many musician...

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TONY IOMMI Says BLACK SABBATH Show With ROB HALFORD Was OZZFEST Highlight

BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi recently spoke to Revolver magazine about his recently released collaborative CD with singer Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH),entitled "The 1996 DEP Sessions", and the possibility of a new SABBATH studio album, among other topics. Several excerpts from...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Subject Of Upcoming TV/DVD Documentary Special

A TV/DVD documentary special marking DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's forty years on the road is currently being put together for a tentative summer 2005 release. "I have been honoured by the contributions made by many friends and peers to a TV/DVD special, being made to mark my forty years on the...

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MASTERS OF REALITY Mainman Falls Ill, Is Hospitalized In 'Critical' Condition

MASTERS OF REALITY mainman/producer Chris Goss has fallen ill and is in critical condition in Palm Desert, CA, according to a posting on the QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE web site. Gifts and well wishes would be much appreciated. Send to: Eisenhower Memorial Hospital 39000 Bob Hope Dr. Rancho Mirage, CA 9...

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Former WHITESNAKE Guitarist Completes Work On Solo Album

Former WHITESNAKE/current M3 guitarist Bernie Marsden has posted the following message on his official web site: "The new album is finished, the working title of 'Stacks' seems to have become the finished title. I'll explain: "I wanted to record some of the songs of people that really influenced me....

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: DIMEBAG's Murder Could Only Have Happened In U.S.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about the death of DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and ANTHRAX's latest album, "The Greater of Two Evils". An excerpt from the interview follows: ElectricBasement.com: I'm asking musicians whether his death h...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Angel Of Retribution' Listening Session Held In London; Full Report Available

Damien, Assistant Editor of the U.K.'s respected Terrorizer magazine, attended a listening session for the new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution", in London on Monday (Dec. 20). The following is his report on the session, as submitted to BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "Just attended the London press day...

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JOE LYNN TURNER: Release Date Set For New Solo Album

Frontiers Records has set a February 21, 2005 release date for the new studio album by Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),entitled "The Usual Suspects". Regarding the CD, Turner said in a press release, "I have been defined many times in my career and identified with many r...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist: DIMEBAG Was An Original Through And Through

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site (as part of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail"): "Comrades, "Hey Baldini, get your boy over here a double!' "That's a line I must have heard a thousand times from Dimebag over the years. 'Baldini...

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DEF LEPPARD Singer Makes Surprise Appearance At Dublin Concert

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott joined singer Emm Gryner at her show at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin last week for a duet on LEPPARD's "Pour Some Sugar On Me". Halfway through the song, Joe walked on and joined in until the end, according to a posting on DEF LEPPARD's web site. Says Joe, "We ...

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ELEGY Singer In Studio Recording New Solo Album: Photos Available

ELEGY singer Ian Parry is currently working on his fourth solo CD, tentatively due in early 2005. Photos from the recording sessions at the "Above the C" studio and the Visions Studio in Tampa, Florida can be viewed at this location. Regarding the upcoming CD, which is being described as "rock-orien...