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ANTHRAX Drummer: Reunion Shows Will Be 'Very Exciting'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante spoke to Jonathon Moran of Australia's The Daily Telegraph this week about the group's upcoming "reunion" tour, which is scheduled to hit Australia in May. After a 13-year break, ANTHRAX's "classic" lineup of Benante, Joey Belladonna (vocals),Frankie Bello (bass),Sc...

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DEEP PURPLE Prepare To Release Expanded Version Of 'Burn'

Launch Radio Networks reports: One of the most significant albums in DEEP PURPLE's catalog will be treated to an expanded reissue on May 3. "Burn", first released in 1974, was the British hard rock group's first album with its Mach III lineup, which featured singer David Coverdale and bassist Glenn...

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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Talks GRAMMYS, Nazis And EVANESCENCE

Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun recently conducted a brief question-and-answer session with MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Q: Did you ever think you'd be doing this for 30 years? Lemmy: No. Q: It must give you pause? Lemmy: I don't think, "Wow...

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DEEP PURPLE Split With EMI RECORDS

According to Deep-Purple.net, DEEP PURPLE have formally announced that they have left EMI Records, with whom they released "Abandon", "Live At Olympia" and "Bananas", and will make an announcement about their new label deal very shortly. Apart from back catalogue, this marks the end of EMI's current...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist On 'Classic' Lineup Reunion: 'We're Doing This Just To Have A Little Fun'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to 411Mania.com about the reunion of the band's classic pre-1993 lineup and the group's plans for the future. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: 411Mania.com: Tell us how the reunion of the classic lineup came about. Was this something that the...

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CHIMAIRA: New Songs To Feature More 'Epic' Vibe

The Cleveland Scene has published an article about the making of the new CHIMAIRA album, tentatively due July 26 via Roadrunner Records. With peers and former tourmates like SHADOWS FALL, LAMB OF GOD, and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE all notching breakout albums that soared past 150,000 in sales, expectations...

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Photos From TWISTED SISTER Frontman's 50th Birthday Party Posted Online

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider's official web site has been updated with photos from Dee's 50th birthday party, which was held at the Castle on Sands Point Preserve on Long Island. The party, which was filmed for an upcoming Discovery Channel TV show, "Party Planner", was attended by Dee's TWIST...

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TED NUGENT To Collaborate With GODSMACK

ABC ePrep reports: Ted Nugent says he's writing music for a new album, and he's collaborating with country star Toby Keith and the band GODSMACK. Nugent toured with Keith last year and he and GODSMACK were among the acts on the line-up of Rockin' The Corps, a concert at the Marine Corps Air Station,...

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DEEP PURPLE Singer Putting Finishing Touches On Anniversary CD

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has finished recording several songs for his new album, "Gillan's Inn", which will document and celebrate his 40 years in the rock world. Tracks completed thus far include "Hang Me Out To Dry", "Sugar Plum", "Day Late And A Dollar Short", "Unchain Your Brain", "Speed...

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ANTHRAX, NIGHTWISH, SHADOWS FALL, TRIVIUM Confirmed For U.K.'s GOLDEN GODS

ANTHRAX's reunited classic lineup of Joey Belladonna (vocals),Dan Spitz (guitar),Frank Bello (bass),Scott Ian (guitar) and Charlie Benante (drums) will be headlining the third annual Metal Hammer awards — The Golden Gods. Joining ANTHRAX at the London Astoria on Monday, June 13 will be Finnish me...

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TWISTED SISTER Frontman Discusses 'Matzo and Metal' VH1 CLASSIC Special

The New York Post reports that TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider joined three Jewish rockers — MOUNTAIN's Leslie West, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian and SISTER bandmate JJ French — for VH1 Classic's "Matzo and Metal: A Very Classic Passover", which airs April 24, the second night of Passover. West leads the...

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MOTÖRHEAD: New Album Tentatively Due Early Next Year

MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister recently spoke to Canada's Chart Attack about the group's current tour and his upcoming solo album, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On the tour: "We've changed the set list altogether, more or less. There are a few surprise...

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THE LIZARDS To Tour with IAN HUNTER BAND And UFO

Hot off the heels of a successful tour of Europe, Scandinavia, Greece, and Turkey, opening for ex-DEEP PURPLE bassist Glenn Hughes, hard rockers THE LIZARDS will be performing a series of gigs with the IAN HUNTER BAND (ex-MOTT THE HOOPLE) and heavy metal legends UFO. THE LIZARDS, featuring Bobby Ron...

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'Matzo And Metal' To Premier On VH1 Classic This Month

VH1 Classic presents a first-ever television special event that is sure to have you shouting Shalom! "Matzo And Metal: A Very Classic Passover" invites viewers — Jews and Gentiles alike — to the network's own version of a rock-n-roll Passover Seder attended by heavy metal and hard rock artists who h...

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ELEGY Singer Offers Update On New Solo Album

ELEGY singer Ian Parry's official web site has been updated with the following message: "Since Ian's trip to Florida last December, he's decided to add a few more songs as singles to give his solo album a little more of a diverse style and a few great radio songs. Ian has recently co-written additio...