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POISON Frontman To Be Featured On CNBC's 'D-Life'

POISON frontman Bret Michaels will be featured on CNBC's "D-Life" this weekend. The program will air on Sunday, January 15. Check your local listings for the air time in your area. As previously reported, Michaels will take time out from his current "Freedom of Sound" tour in early 2006 to do a TV c...

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BLACK SABBATH, PANTERA, MEGADETH, IRON MAIDEN Members Featured In 'Story of Metal' Documentary

VH1 has announced the premiere of "Heavy: The Story of Metal", a four-part documentary tracing the evolution of heavy metal music and culture, from its dark, grim beginnings in Birmingham, England to the worldwide force that it remains to this day. In a series of four themed hours premiering Monday-...

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DEF LEPPARD Guitarist's Side Project MAN-RAZE: Audio Samples Available

MAN-RAZE, the new band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen, have uploaded audio samples of several tracks from their forthcoming debut album at Man-Raze.com. The CD, which will be released later in the year, features the following track listing: 01. Halo 02. Shadow Man 03. Original Sin 04. I...

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QUIET RIOT Drummer To Be Featured In VH1's 'The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments'

QUIET RIOT drummer Frankie Banali will be featured on VH1's "The Greatest: 40 Freakiest Concert Moments (20-1)" show, premiering on January 13 at 12 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Other artists slated to appear in the program include Ronnie James Dio, Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD),C.C. DeVille (POISON) and Alic...

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Former MEGADETH Members Join RONNIE MONTROSE's New Band

Jon Matsumoto of The Mercury News is reporting that former MEGADETH members David Ellefson (bass) and Jimmy DeGrasso (drums) have joined the new band of MONTROSE guitar legend Ronnie Montrose. The group's January 7 appearance at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California is being recorded for possible r...

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DEF LEPPARD To Begin Work On New Album In The Fall

DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke to RollingStone.com about the group's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!", tentatively due in April. "I saw Marc Bolan and T. REX in 1971 on 'Top of the Pops'," Campbell recalled, "and [singer] Joe [Elliott] has the same memory. I was nine years old, a...

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DEF LEPPARD: 'Yeah!' Covers Album Due In April

Syndicated newspaper columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith are reporting that DEF LEPPARD is taking a much-deserved break before embarking on another round of touring and album promotion. The band kept up a breakneck pace of concerts, awards shows and promotional appearances from May into De...

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POISON Frontman Auctioning 'Prized' Guitar

POISON frontman Bret Michaels is auctioning his prized red Gibson SG via his official web site. The guitar comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and will be signed by Bret at the conclusion of the auction. According to a posting on Michaels' site, "guitars signed by Bret and up for auction on oth...

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RICHIE KOTZEN, ROB BALDUCCI To Team Up For Exclusive NAMM Gigs

Guitarist Richie Kotzen (formerly of POISON and MR. BIG) will team up with Favored Nations (Steve Vai's label) shredder Rob Balducci for two exclusive NAMM gigs in the Los Angeles area. Kotzen and Balducci toured the U.K. together in 2004 and are doing two exclusive sets yet again. The first gig wil...

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POISON To Perform At North Dakota's RED RIVER VALLEY FAIR

According to a posting at www.redrivervalleyfair.com, '80s glam-rock giants POISON will perform at the Red River Valley Fair in West Fargo, North Dakota on Saturday, June 24, 2006. The Canton Repository reported earlier in the week that EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from POISON, slate...

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POISON Frontman Works For Juvenile Diabetes

Syndicated newspaper columnists Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith are reporting that POISON frontman Bret Michaels will take time out from his current "Freedom of Sound" tour in early 2006 to do a TV campaign for juvenile diabetes. "I've been a juvenile diabetic since I was 6," says Michaels. "We'v...

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POISON: New Compilation Album From EMI Due In April

According to the Canton Repository, EMI is working on a new compilation of songs from the 1980s glam-rock band POISON, slated for release in April. No further information is currently available. As previously reported, POISON's "Greatest Hits 1986-1996" collection, which was originally released in N...

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EIGHTEEN VISIONS Singer Says New Album Will Sound Like Cross Between STP And DEF LEPPARD

Huntington Beach, California's EIGHTEEN VISIONS have entered a Los Angeles studio with producer Machine (LAMB OF GOD, ROB ZOMBIE) to begin recording their new, self-titled album for a June 2006 release via Epic. The follow-up to 2004's "Obsession" should serve as the next step in what's been "the na...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE: 'Suffocating Under Words Of Sorrow' Video Posted Online

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE's video for the track "Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow" has been posted online at Trustkill.com. The song comes off the group's full-length debut, "The Poison", which is scheduled for release in the U.S. on February 14, 2006 via Trustkill Records. "The Poison" was produced...

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AUDIOSLAVE. DEF LEPPARD, VELVET REVOLVER Holiday Wish Lists

The Associated Press reports: What do the haves want for the holidays? Peace? Joy to the world? Nope. Not even close. Turns out most celebrities are a lot like the rest of us — they want stuff, expensive stuff, under the tree. Some wanted gifts that come with a hefty, but somewhat reasonable price t...