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BLOODBATH: 'Mock The Cross' Shirt Controversy

Swedish death metal "supergroup" BLOODBATH has issued the following update: "We have just learned that our latest shirt design [see images below] has run into some controversy. Actually, it's been a bit of a rocky road from the start with this one. Back at the sketch board, some of our art direction...

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GEORGE LYNCH, RICHIE KOTZEN, PAUL GILBERT To Team Up For 'Guitar Generation' Tour

George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),Richie Kotzen (MR. BIG, POISON) and Paul Gilbert (MR. BIG, RACER X) are tentatively scheduled to join forces for a tour dubbed "Guitar Generation". The two-month trek is expected to launch around February 25 in Los Angeles. No further details are currently available...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist ALEX SKOLNICK On 'The Metal File'; Audio Available

Guitarist Alex Skolnick of TESTAMENT and TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA was interviewed for this week's "The Metal File" podcast from Montreal's CHOM-FM. You can stream the show online at this location. Rock House, the leader in music instruction, recently announced that Alex Skolnick has joined Rock Hous...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST Fashion Designer To Donate Custom Guitar Strap For ROCK FOR TOTS

Ray Brown, the legendary rock-fashion designer who has dressed such influential artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, BON JOVI, POISON, STYX, CHER and countless others, will be donating a signed, custom-designed guitar strap to the fourth annual Rock For Tots event.? "This guitar strap will b...

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STRYPER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On MENCHEN Debut

Retroactive Records has announced the release of the debut album from MENCHEN, entitled "Red Rock". According to a press release, the LP is truly a collaboration of the most talented players in the metal scene. Bill Menchen (TITANIC, THE SEVENTH POWER, FINAL AXE) dominates as a master on guitar, Rob...

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LION'S SHARE: New Album Details Revealed

Swedish melodic heavy metal masters LION'S SHARE are putting the finishing touches on their new album, "Dark Hours", for a March 2009 release via Blistering Records. The follow-up to 2007's "Emotional Coma" will be mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SYMPHONY X, PARADISE LOST, AMON AMARTH) and...

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VINNIE PAUL Responds To Accusations That He Is 'Cashing In' On DIMEBAG's Legacy

During an appearance on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" this past Monday night (November 17),former PANTERA and current HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott was asked about the criticism he has received via various Internet message boards for the fact that the proceeds from his Dimeb...

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THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT To Release New Version Of 'The White Crematorium' With Bonus Tracks

Dutch extreme metallers THE MONOLITH DEATHCULT have announced plans to release a reworked version of their 2005 album "The White Crematorium", tentatively dubbed "The White Crematorium 2.0". Commented the band: "In our insatiable desire to always receive the highest possible ratings we decided to ta...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK Joins ROCK HOUSE'S Roster Of Instructors

Rock House, the leader in music instruction, has announced that guitarist Alex Skolnick has joined Rock House's roster of master instructors. Alex is a founding member of TESTAMENT, one of the most influential metal/thrash bands of all time. He is also a member of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA; the wildl...

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MY OWN GRAVE: 'Necrology' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish death metal band MY OWN GRAVE is putting the finishing touches on its new album, "Necrology", due in early 2009 via Pulverised Records. The recording sessions are taking place at Studio Domsaga and Moshpit in Sundsvall while the mixing and mastering will be carried out at Unisound with legen...

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BOARDERS Signs With RETROACTIVE RECORDS

Retroactive Records has annouced the signing of the Italy-based thrash/power metal band BOARDERS. The group's new album, "The World Hates Me", is scheduled for release in January 2009. A band that can trace its history back to the late Eighties, BOARDERS presents a unique melding of the aggressive a...

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Author To Discuss KURT COBAIN Biography

According to The Olympian, Charles R. Cross will read from his latest biography, "Cobain Unseen", take questions and engage in discussion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. November 20 at the Aberdeen Timberland Regional Library (121 E. Market St.) in Aberdeen, Washington. The biography and two earlier books by...

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X-WORLD/5 Begins Recording Sophomore Album

X-WORLD/5, the new band featuring KING DIAMOND guitarist Andy La Rocque alongside ex-HAMMERFALL bassist Magnus Rosén and PAGAN'S MIND vocalist Nils K.Rue, has entered La Rocque's Sonic Train studios in Varberg, Sweden (which is located 40 minutes south of Gothenburg) to begin recording its sophomore...

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GAMMA RAY's 'Hell Yeah!' DVD Lands On German Chart

GAMMA RAY's long-awaited 2-DVD/2-CD DVD package, "Hell Yeah! The Awesome Foursome (And The Finnish Keyboarder Who Didn't Want To Wear His Donald Duck Costume) Live in Montreal", has entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 79 (German chart rules allow music DVDs to enter album charts)....

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist JEFF YOUNG To Release Solo Debut In Early 2009

Former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young will release his solo debut, "Equilibrium", in early 2009. The CD, which was mixed by Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, KING'S X, EXTREME, SKID ROW),will feature guest appearances by the following musicians: * Los Angeles vocal phenom Debby Holiday (JOH...