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'Flying Heavy Metal' With IRON MAIDEN Singer BRUCE DICKINSON
Discovery Channel U.K. has posted an interview with IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson about "Flying Heavy Metal with Bruce Dickinson", the documentary series about airplanes hosted by Dickinson that began airing last week. The Q&A session follows: Q: What's more exciting — flying at 30,000ft or...January 26, 2005
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says PANTERA Would Have Played Again
Former PANTERA/current SUPERJOINT RITUAL frontman Philip Anselmo has posted the following message at his official web site, PhilAnselmo.com: "I've been stumbling around in a coma of loss. No truer lyric has been written than 'You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone.' "To explain my side of thi...January 21, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER Teams Up With Ex-Members Of SABBATH, PRIEST, MAIDEN On 'Heavy Hitters' CD
Legendary rock producer and musician Bob Kulick (KISS, MEATLOAF) has almost finished producing "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters", an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries. This 10-track powerhouse col...January 19, 2005
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AC/DC, TWISTED SISTER, CHEAP TRICK Members To Perform At MARDI GRAS Kick-Off Concert
AC/DC's Brian Johnson, TWISTED SISTER's Dee Snider, CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander and BON JOVI's Richie Sambora are among the musicians scheduled to perform at the Mardi Gras kick-off celebration on Saturday, February 5 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The grand opening at Mardi Gras is about...January 19, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN, DISTURBED, POISON Members To Appear At Benefit Concert: Details Revealed
More information has surfaced regarding the scheduled performers at a benefit concert on Thursday, January 20 at the Hard Rock Café in Beverly Hills, California to raise funds to pay for the surgery and medical treatment of Raven Nicole Robinson, a five-month-old girl born with a very large hole in...January 18, 2005
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TANK: Rare DAMNED-Era ALGY WARD Autographed Photos On Sale Now
TANK fan site This Means War is currently selling "fantastic" black-and-white A4 promo photographs from the "Machine Gun Etiquette" photo sessions during TANK frontman Algy Ward's DAMNED era. Only 52 photos were produced and Algy has signed each one individually in gold marker. Each photo comes with...January 18, 2005
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PRONG Working On 10 New Songs
PRONG guitarist/vocalist Tommy Victor and drummer Dan Laudo have been working on 10 new songs and hope to get into the recording studio soon and lay them down. In other news, PRONG are among the artists that have been confirmed to appear a benefit concert on Thursday, January 20 at the Hard Rock Caf...January 17, 2005
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SLASH, AC/DC, METALLICA Sign Guitar To Benefit Pediatric Kidney Research
Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),AC/DC and METALLICA have recently signed custom Ernie Ball Axis Super Sport guitars to benefit pediatric kidney research at the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. Each guitar will be auctioned through eBay where all proceeds will be donated to the Casey Lee B...January 17, 2005
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist Says He Is Uncomfortable With Being Tagged A 'Political' Band
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist and chief songwriter Daron Malakian has told The Sydney Morning Herald that he is putting the finishing touches on two new studio albums — "Mesmerize", due this spring, and "Hypnotize", due this fall. He said he's not a perfectionist: "I just want it to be right, I don't n...January 13, 2005
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AC/DC Drummer Sponsoring New Zealand Racing Driver
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is currently sponsoring a young New Zealand racing driver named Jared Carlyle in the New Zealand V8 Touring Cars, according to Stuff.co.nz. Jared will be racing in a Ford Falcon AU owned by Phil's Mountain Recording team. (Thanks: Crabsody In Blue) ...January 12, 2005
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Former AC/DC Drummer To Play With AC/DC Tribute Band In Hollywood
Former AC/DC drummer Chris Slade will perform a set of AC/DC covers with RAZOR'S EDGE, an AC/DC tribute band also featuring vocalist Joe Leste (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, BANG TANGO),Brent Woods (VINCE NEIL),Anthony Focx (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES) and Muddy (L.A. GUNS, GILBY CLARKE),on Thursday, January 13...January 8, 2005
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JIMI HENDRIX, ANGUS YOUNG Have Some Of Best 'Guitar Faces' In Rock
The Associated Press is reporting that Jimi Hendrix not only had the skills to become a rock legend — he apparently had the right look as well. A recent poll found that Hendrix had the best "guitar face" — the look guitarists get when trying to nail a high note or power chord. Hendrix received ...January 6, 2005
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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE, ALICE COOPER To Contribute To 'Rock School' Soundtrack
DailyLocal.com is reporting that MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine and Alice Cooper are among the prominent artists contributing to the soundtrack of "Rock School", a documentary that focuses on the Philadelphia-based Paul Green School of Rock, which teaches music to children by grouping them into bands and...January 3, 2005
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AC/DC Singer Attends Wedding Of RED SOX Center Fielder
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson was among the 175 guests at Orlando's Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes Hotel Thursday (Dec. 30) for the wedding of Red Sox center fielder Johnny Damon and girlfriend Michelle Mangan, according to the Associated Press. It was the second marriage for the 31-year-old Damon, whose...December 31, 2004
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Former SINERGY Bassist To Perform With AC/DC Tribute Band
Bassist Melanie Sisneros (ex-SINERGY, THE IRON MAIDENS, NEW EDEN) will be doing another fill-in gig with all-female AC/DC tribute band WHOLE LOTTA ROSIES at Club Vodka in Hollywood on February 24. Visit the ROSIES site at www.therosiesrock.com for more details. As previously reported, Sisneros' "hig...December 24, 2004
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