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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY Talks About His World War II Fascination
MOTÖRHEAD mainman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister recently spoke to Reuters about his fascination with World War II and his penchant for spending his money collecting Nazi memorabilia, which is piled high in his two-bedroom apartment off the Sunset Strip. "I was born in '45, the year it all ended," Kilmister...March 10, 2005
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8THSIN Name New Album
8THSIN, the new project led by IT (a.k.a. Tony Särkkä, WAR, ABRUPTUM, OPHTHTALAMIA, VONDUR),have set "Angelseed & Demonmilk" as the title of their sophomore album, tentatively due before the end of the year. In other news, 8THSIN have posted several brand new live photos at this location. As pr...March 8, 2005
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TONY IOMMI's Epiphone Guitar Gets Glowing Review
The March issue of U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine features a glowing review of the Epiphone Tony Iommi G-400 guitar, complete with a five-star rating. The magazine describes it as "probably the best Epiphone electric we’ve ever tried. The quality of finish is top class and the guitar has all the class...March 8, 2005
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SOULFLY's MAX CAVALERA: 'I'm A Complete Riff Freak'
Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with SOULFLY vocalist/guitarist Max Cavalera. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: What prompted you to start exclusively playing a four-string guitar? Max Cavalera: "I don't do leads, ya know? More than ten years ago, when those stri...March 8, 2005
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BRAZEN ABBOT To Release New Album In June
BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have posted the following message on their web site: "Nikolo has delievered the final mix of the new BRAZEN ABBOT album! The new BRAZEN ABBOT album, 'My Resurrection', is expected to be released in June! The album will be 62 minutes...March 7, 2005
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STATIC-X Rejoined By Guitarist KOICHI FUKUDA
Guitarist Koichi Fukuda has officially rejoined STATIC-X. In a statement posted on the group's official web site, STATIC-X frontman Wayne Static said, "Koichi was with us back in the club days here in Los Angeles, played on our first record, 'Wisconsin Death Trip', and did the first two years of tou...March 7, 2005
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Paying Tribute To TOMMY VANCE
Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com has issued the following statement regarding the pasing of former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance: "If there's one person I really owe a debt to in my career it's Tommy Vance. It might be hard for those outside the U.K. to realize just how important Tommy was to the...March 7, 2005
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TNT Frontman Discusses His New Band STARBREAKER
In an interview with "The Hairball John Radio Show", Tony Harnell of TNT shared some great stories regarding early TNT, the various tours and some of his favorite tracks from over the years. He also talked about his new side project STARBREAKER: Hairball John Radio Show: Tony, I know that 2005 is al...March 7, 2005
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KROKUS Part Ways With Guitarist FERNANDO VON ARB, Announce Replacement
Veteran Swiss hard rockers KROKUS have posted the following message on their official web site: "We are proud to officially announce the return of guitarist Mandy Meyer to KROKUS as replacement of Fernando Von Arb who decided to leave the band. Mandy was a member of KROKUS during the '80s already an...March 5, 2005
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GLENN HUGHES: New IOMMI Collaboration Will Compete With VELVET REVOLVER, AUDIOSLAVE
In a recent interview with MelodicRock.com, legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes (ex-DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) spoke in greater detail about his new collaboration with BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi, which also features Kenny Aronoff (ex-JOHN MELLENCAMP) on drums. The trio have cut 13 track...March 4, 2005
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DEEP PURPLE Singer Celebrates 40 Years In Rock With Special CD, DVD
According to an article in The Buffalo News, DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has been spending time in Buffalo, New York working on a record documenting and celebrating his 40 years in the rock world. "I love Buffalo," Gillan told Jeff Miers of The Buffalo News. "The people here are wonderful, genui...March 4, 2005
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VREID Check In From ENSLAVED European Tour
VREID, the new Norwegian band formed by former WINDIR members Hváll (bass),Steingrim (drums) and Sture (vocals, guitar),are in the middle of a European tour as the support act for ENSLAVED. The following tour report was posted on the group's official web site: "After a horrible start with the ulti...March 4, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH: Helsinki Show Confirmed
The original lineup of BLACK SABBATH — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — have confimed a headlining date at the 12,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday, July 5. Tickets go on sale March 7 and are priced at 51 and 56 euros. The group's European itinerary...March 1, 2005
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN's 'Rising Force' Named 'Top Shred Album Of All Time'
Guitar One magazine has published a list of the "Top 10 Shred Albums of All Time" in its February 2005 issue. According to the magazine's editors, "arpeggio for arpeggio, these 10 albums strike the finest balance between tasteful melody (ahem) and 'no way did he just play that!'" Guitar One's "Top 1...February 25, 2005
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T. REX 'Boogies' Again On DVD, CD
According to Billboard.com, T. REX's Ringo Starr-directed 1972 film, "Born To Boogie", will make its DVD debut in May via Sanctuary. Not only will it be issued as a double-disc set loaded with previously unseen extras, but a double CD will also be released, with audio recently remastered by T. REX's...February 24, 2005
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