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BLACK SABBATH Drummer Talks About Hanging Out With LED ZEPPELIN
Sabbathlive.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with BLACK SABBATH drummer Bill Ward. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Sabbathlive.com: Can you tell us more about your relationship with LED ZEPPELIN? Bill Ward: "Well, we honestly respected the band. We'd known Robert Plant, o...June 9, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month
According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...June 8, 2005
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IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS Bassist Confirms BUCKCHERRY Collaboration
According to a posting on the Izzy Stradlin (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) fan site www.izzy.34sp.com, IZZY STRADLIN & THE JU JU HOUNDS bassist Jimmy Ashurst has confirmed that he has taken part in the recording sessions for the new album from reunited Los Angeles hard rockers BUCKCHERRY. "It is to be the b...June 8, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Guests On IAN GILLAN's Anniversary CD
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will be featured as a guest performer on DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming album "Gillan's Inn". The album celebrates Ian's 40 years in the world of rock, and Ian invited a dazzling number of friends and fellow musicians to contribute performa...June 6, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Fans Ask Band To Consider Recording 'Unplugged Album'
BLACK SABBATH fans have launched a petition to ask BLACK SABBATH founding members Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward to consider the possibility of recording a live, acoustic album. The text of the petition reads as follows: "We, BLACK SABBATH fans, are humbly asking you to cons...June 6, 2005
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New TONY IOMMI/GLENN HUGHES Audio Interview Posted Online
Last month, Dutch music site Toazted.com interviewed BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and ex-DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes on their European promotional trip in support of Iommi's upcoming solo album, "Fused". Clocking in at just under 25 minutes, the interview includes t...June 4, 2005
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ALTARIA Begin Recording New CD
DrummerTony Smedjebacka of the Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "ALTARIA have during the spring been pre-producing material for the yet untitled third album. The release has been pushed forward to early 2006 instead of autumn 2005 a...June 2, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For LIVE 8 Concert In London
VELVET REVOLVER have been confirmed for the Live 8 London concert on July 2 in Hyde Park. A total of five enormous, free concerts will be held July 2 in Philadelphia, London, Paris, Berlin and Rome, according to the Washington Post. The extravaganza, which is being organized by Bob Geldof, who 20 ye...June 1, 2005
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BALLISTIC: Negotiating With Record Labels
BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First, I'm going to be a dad, finally! I had been working on it ever since Frankfurt last year and it finally took. Words can't express how excited I am. "We are currently shop...May 30, 2005
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MUNICIPAL WASTE Complete Work On New Album
Richmond, Virginia's thrash-core kings MUNICIPAL WASTE have finished work on their debut album for Earache Records. Entitled "Hazardous Mutation", the WASTE's new album was recorded in the band's hometown of Richmond by Corey Smoot (a.k.a. Flattus of GWAR). "We are very excited about this record and...May 30, 2005
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SKYCLAD: New Festival Appearances Announced
British "folk metal" act SKYCLAD have confirmed appearances at the Festival Beja Alternativa in Beja, Portugal and at the Rocktown festival in Bebra, Germany. Upcoming SKYCLAD shows: Jun. 04 - Festival Beja Alternativa – Beja, POR Jul. 15-16 - Dong Open Air Festival - Neukirchen-Vluyn, GER Sep. 10 -...May 29, 2005
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STATIC-X Frontman: 'We Put Everything We've Got Into' New Album
STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static has posted the following message on the group's newly relaunched official web site: "The big U.S. tour kicks off in Las Vegas on June 8th. Tony, Nick, Koichi, and myself just started reheasals and everything's sounding great. We're gonna be out for nine weeks on this r...May 26, 2005
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8THSIN Hard At Work On New Album
8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä, WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),are currently in the studio recording their sophomore album, "Angelseed & Demonmilk", tentatively due before the end of the year. "[The recording sessions] will continue during May and June with a short...May 25, 2005
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H.I.M., CRADLE OF FILTH, CLUTCH Among Bands On 'Bam Margera Presents' Compilation
According to MTV.com, everyone's favorite skateboarding prankster Bam Margera will release a CD/DVD compilation on June 21 called "Bam Margera Presents - Viva La Bands". The album will contain 21 cuts — many of them new and exclusive — from some of Bam's favorites groups, including CLUTCH, CRADLE OF...May 24, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist: 'I'm Looking Forward To Getting Back On The Road'
BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi has issued the following personal note via his official web site: "First and foremost, I want to thank my good friend Geezer Butler for his kind words about my new album. Geezer's been working very hard himself this year on his new album 'Ohmwork', which was releas...May 23, 2005
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