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BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Founder Selling One-Of-A-Kind Guitars
Eric Bloom, a founding member of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT, has announced the opening of www.EricBloomGuitars.com, through which he is offering one-of-a-kind guitars, each interpreting a different BÖC song. What makes these guitars unique is Eric's vision of "playable art." Working with master airbrush artis...April 3, 2006
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SLASH Says That He Has Hasn't Quit VELVET REVOLVER
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spent time at a Los Angeles recording studio on Friday (March 31) laying down a guest guitar solo on an album from an up-and-coming female singer that is being produced by one-time GUNS N' ROSES producer Mike Clink, informed sources have told BLABBERM...April 2, 2006
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Bassist DIGIORGIO, Drummer MICKELSON 'Dropped' From VINTERSORG Recording Sessions
Despite previous reports to the contrary, bassist Steve DiGiorgio (SADUS, SEBASTIAN BACH, TESTAMENT, DEATH) and drummer Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR) have not been asked to participate in the recording process for VINTERSORG's new album, which is tentatively due later in the year. W...March 27, 2006
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Sodom
Tom Angelripper is pissed off, and love him or hate him, the man has a point. Denim-bedecked scenesters (some of whom little more than zygotes when thrash began) are loudly cheering the return of VENOM and CELTIC FROST to active status, yet SODOM ─ a band that stuck it out and never left ─ gears ...March 27, 2006
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Talks About BEYOND FEAR's Debut CD, Touring With ANTHRAX
PiercingMetal.com recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On BEYOND FEAR's self-titled debut album: Ripper: "I am as happy with this as anything I have ever done, and I have done thi...March 25, 2006
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DISMEMBER Drummer Discusses New Album
Chris Kee of Live 4 Metal recently conducted an interview with DISMEMBER drummer Fred Estby. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Live 4 Metal: How was the whole recording experience this time [on "The God that Never Was"], compared to your previous studio work? Estby: "The difference was that this...March 23, 2006
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WAYLANDER Confirm PAGAN NIGHT Appearance, Seek Label Home
Long-running Irish folk metal act WAYLANDER have confirmed their first-ever German gig at the Pagan Night Festival in Bavaria, Germany on June 10. "We are obviously thrilled to have finally achieved a long-sought-after and overdue milestone and without a shadow of a doubt this performance will be me...March 21, 2006
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Australia's MANDRAKE To Join DEEP PURPLE / STATUS QUO Oz Tour
Australian power trio MANDRAKE will join the DEEP PURPLE/STATUS QUO tour in Melbourne on April 29-30, and Canberra on May 14. MANDRAKE will also be releasing their new self-titled EP in time for the tour and will soon be announcing EP launch dates in Sydney to coincide with the release. Asked how an...March 20, 2006
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RAMMSTEIN: 'Rosenrot' To Receive Long-Awaited U.S. Release This Month
RAMMSTEIN's latest album, "Rosenrot", will receive its long-awaited U.S. release on March 28 via Universal Music. The CD, which was certified platinum in Germany for sales in excess of 200,000 copies within two weeks of release last October, topped the official album chart in Germany, Austria and Fi...March 20, 2006
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The Black Is Never Far
The idea of metal having soul, as most people think of the term, would strike a lot of people as ludicrous. Those people haven't heard PLACE OF SKULLS, though. Formed by ex-DEATH ROW, CATHEDRAL and PENTAGRAM guitar slinger Victor Griffin, the band is on their third full-length album of doom rock lac...March 20, 2006
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MICHAEL ANTHONY Speaks Candidly About VAN HALEN's Past And Future
Published in Japan, Burrn! magazine is famous for their worldwide exclusive interviews. VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony was interviewed in February 2006 for the April issue, which is out now. Anthony was interviewed by the magazine's U.S. correspondent John "Shooter" Harrell for their exclusive st...March 17, 2006
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Frontman Takes AXL ROSE's Side In WEILAND Feud
According to Splat, AVENGED SEVENFOLD frontman M. Shadows has spoken out in support of GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose in his war of words with his former GUNS bandmates and VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. Rose lambasted VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan and guitarist Slash, claiming that t...March 15, 2006
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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Bassist Slams Detractors: 'We Ain't Done Just Yet'
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Ward has responded to persistent criticism by some of the group's fans regarding the band's lack of touring and their relatively low current profile compared to their status during the group's heyday in the late '80s/early '90s. Writing to the band's official message...March 15, 2006
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Status Conference Scheduled In GREAT WHITE Nightclub Fire
The Associated Press is reporting that a pre-trial conference is scheduled for this afternoon in The Station nightclub fire criminal case. The status conference is for Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, the owners of the West Warwick club where 100 people died in a 2003 fire ignited by a rock band’s pyr...March 14, 2006
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QUIREBOYS Singer Joins DAMAGE CONTROL
DAMAGE CONTROL, the new band featuring bassist Pete Way (UFO, WAYSTED),guitarist Robin George and drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC, URIAH HEEP, MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND and ASIA),have announced the addition of QUIREBOYS singer Spike to the group's ranks. The band are currently in the studio recording t...March 13, 2006
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