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Early PHIL LYNOTT Recordings Discovered After 40 Years

According to the Belfast Telegraph, the first-ever recordings by legendary rocker Phil Lynott have reportedly been rediscovered after almost 40 years. Reports this morning say the recordings were made in Dublin in 1968, when Lynott was just 18. He sings on two tracks and provides harmonies on a thir...

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DEF LEPPARD Bassist Sells Sheffield Home For $3 Million

Hoover's reports that DEF LEPPARD bassist Rick Savage has sold his Ecclesall home in Sheffield, United Kingdom for a reported 1.6 million pounds (approximately $3.1 million) — which was "a lot less than he wanted," according to the report. Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reported in December that DE...

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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Ex-SKID ROW Drummer: Another Clip Posted Online

Another clip from "Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, has been posted online on the film's MySpace page. The latest clip features Varone going on a rant after his girlfriend refuses to pick ...

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URIAH HEEP Signs With SANCTUARY RECORDS

U.K. hard rock legends URIAH HEEP have signed a new, exclusive worldwide recording deal with Sanctuary Records. The band will go into pre-production rehearsals in February. Recording sessions for the HEEP's 21st official studio album will take place during March/April with producer Mike Paxman. The...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA Rumored For Sweden's HULTSFRED FESTIVAL

According to an article in the Dec. 29, 2006 edition of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, OZZY OSBOURNE and METALLICA are strongly rumored to have been booked for this year's Hultsfred Festival, which is scheduled to take place June 14-16 in Hultsfred, Sweden. The first official artist confirmation...

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RE:IGNITION To Record San Francisco Show For Live EP

RE:IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area band which features in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel (guitar) and Snake (bass),will record its January 6 show at Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco for an upcoming live EP. More information will be made available soon. RE:IGNITION is currently put...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist PHIL COLLEN Pays Tribute To JIMI HENDRIX

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine (web site) for its latest issue in which the stars of rock (plus some assorted rock-loving comedians, sportmen, MPs and other riff raff) nominate their "rock icons." The following is Collen's explanation for why Jimi Hendrix b...

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Guitarist JASON TRUBY Confirms He Is No Longer A Member Of P.O.D.

P.O.D.'s manager, Tim M. Cook of Cook Management, LLC, has released the following letter to the group's fans: "I'm getting ready to get on a plane to New York for New Year's. "As most of you know by now, P.O.D. and MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE are playing on top of the 'Pontiac Garage' in Times Square. ...

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GMT Featuring BERNIE TORME To Enter Studio In January

GUY-MCCOY-TORME (GMT),which features in its ranks Irish guitarist Bernie Torme (GILLAN, OZZY OSBOURNE),will enter the studio on January 4, 2007 to begin recording its new album, tentatively due next spring. The group's December 15, 2006 show at Bradford Gasworks was filmed for a potential DVD rele...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's New Year's Resolution: To Finish A New Album In The First Half Of 2007

DEF LEPPARD members Joe Elliott, Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen have revealed their New Year's resolutions via the following holiday messages on the band's web site: Joe: "My New Year's resolutions? Phew! Guess you have to make them..... Stop biting my nails, don't drink as much, watch my football...

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BLITZKRIEG Frontman Pays Tribute To Late WHIPLASH Co-Editor SAM KRESS

BLITZKRIEG frontman Brian Ross has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Ken, Guy, Paul, Phil and I were saddened recently to hear of the untimely death of Sam Kress [the original vocalist of acclaimed San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN and former co-editor of early '8...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Bassist: 'It's Been Great To Get Up And Play These Old Songs'

ALICE IN CHAINS bassist Mike Inez has issued the following update: "First of all, and most importantly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you cool fuckers for coming out and saying hello this year. It was a SUPREME pleasure playing for you and seeing y'all face to face. Those songs we played ar...

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LIEGE LORD Guitarist Joins UPWARDS OF ENDTIME

Former LEIGE LORD guitarist Tony Truglio will appear on UPWARDS OF ENDTIME's third CD, "From Genesis to Apocalypse and Beyond". This album will feature 14 previously unreleased songs in the '70s/early 80s hard rock/heavy metal style of BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST, ANGEL WITCH, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, W...

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ALL THAT REMAINS Frontman Comments On Sold-Out U.K. Tour

Massachusetts' ALL THAT REMAINS have returned from a sold-out tour of the United Kingdom alongside DRAGONFORCE and are currently taking a short break back home before gearing up for the band's first headling tour, set to begin Jan. 23. Support will come from MISERY SIGNALS, with rotating appearances...

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'Waking Up Dead' Movie Featuring Former SKID ROW Drummer To Receive DVD Release

"Waking Up Dead", a film about the seedy underworld of '80s metal as seen through the eyes of SKID ROW and SAIGON KICK member Phil Varone, will receive its long-awaited DVD release in March 2007, according to Demolition Records. The unflinching documentary was directed by Emmy Award-winning journali...