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LILLIAN AXE Guitarist On Hurricane Katrina: 'This Is A Devastating Situation'

LILLIAN AXE guitarist and Lousiana resident Steve Blaze has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "I got word that my house has minor damage but my animals are inside with no food I can't get to them because of the gas shortage. Derrick, LILLIAN's singer, is in Metairie with...

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VOIVOD: Family And Friends Say Final Goodbye To PIGGY

Former VOIVOD members Jean-Yves Theriault (a.k.a. Blacky) and Eric Forrest were among the attendees at the funeral services for VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, who died last Friday (Aug. 26) in a Montreal hospital from complications of advanced colon cancer. The services were held Thursday m...

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SPIRALARMS Part Ways With Bassist, Seek Replacement

SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN, have issued the following update: "We regret to inform everyone that our bassist, James Walker, has optioned to leave the band. We will miss him and his playin...

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VOIVOD To Return To Studio This Month To Complete 'Definitive' New Album

VOIVOD singer Denis "Snake" Belanger has told the Quebec newspaper Le Soleil that the band will return to the recording studio in late September to resume work on their 14th album, tentatively due in early 2006 via The End Records. Only hours before he slipped into a coma last week due to complicati...

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ARMANI DEATH MACHINE To Support MESHUGGAH In Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia-based metallers ARMANI DEATH MACHINE have been confirmed as the support act for MESHUGGAH on Monday, November 7 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. ARMANI DEATH MACHINE recently finished mixing their new four-song EP with Shawn Zuzek. The follow-up to the group's "Geared" full-le...

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OZZY OSBOURNE: 'Under Covers' Collection To Surface In November

OZZY OSBOURNE will be issuing a separate version of Disc 4 ("Under Covers") of his recently issued box set, "Prince of Darkness", on November 1, 2005 via Sony. The DualDisc release will contain nine tracks that were previously released on the "Prince" box set, plus four brand new cover tunes. The fi...

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VOIVOD To Complete New Album As A Tribute To Fallen Guitarist

VOIVOD drummer Michel "Away" Langevin has told Montreal's La Presse that the group are planning on releasing an album of new material written prior to the passing of VOIVOD guitarist Denis "Piggy" D'Amour. "Denis asked us to utilize the tracks he had recorded [during the pre-production process for t...

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Former KISS Guitarist And ESP To Appear At KISS EXPO MEXICO II

According to a posting on former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick's official web site, Bruce will be heading to Mexico in December to appear at the KISS Expo Mexico II. Bruce will be playing with an ESP (ERIC SINGER PROJECT) lineup featuring himself, Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER),John Corabi (MÖTLEY...

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CELTIC FROST Frontman: New Album Sessions 'Defined By Continuous Challenges'

CELTIC FROST frontman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted the following message on his official blog: "We have been immersed in the mixing of the album for a while now, and the days are full of intensity. Working with Peter [Tägtgren, producer] is fantastic, even though these recording and mixing session...

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VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I Always Thought VAN HALEN Were A Lot More Interesting Than DIO'

Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Classic Rock Revisited: DEF LEPPARD is a great live band. However, you don’t show off much in this band. Your playing is very straightforward and Phil Collen...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: 'Straight To Hell' Video Available Online

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM's video for the song "Straight to Hell" has been posted online at www.crashmusicinc.com. Look for the video soon to be aired on national and regional video outlets. "Straight to Hell" comes off the group's latest album, "Dreams of Death", available now on Crash Music, Inc. The CD...

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BEYOND FEAR To Begin Recording Debut Album Next Week

BEYOND FEAR, the brand new hard-hitting metal outfit founded by current ICED EARTH and former JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens will be entering an Ohio studio on Monday to begin recording their debut album for SPV Records, tentatively due in early 2006. "We start with drums and bass on [Augu...

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CELTIC FROST Fan Issues Studio Report

A CELTIC FROST fan by the name of Mike Rovers recently spent a day at Horus Sound Studio in Hanover, Germany, where FROST are recording their new album, "Dark Matter Manifest", for an early 2006 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. Read his report at CELTIC FROST's official message board. C...

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VINNIE PAUL Comments On BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's DIMEBAG Tribute Video

Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul recently commented on BLACK LABEL SOCIETY's "In This River" video. The moving tribute to the guitar legend "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who would have celebrated his 39th birthday on Saturday, August 20, was directed by Eric Zimmerman and is the new single...

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THIN LIZZY: More Photos From PHIL LYNOTT Statue Unveiling Posted Online

The Thin Lizzy – A Rock Legend web site has uploaded a number of photos from the August 19 unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of late THIN LIZZY frontman Phillip Lynott in the center of Dublin, Ireland. Check them out at this location. An excerpt from the report posted at ...