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BAD BRAINS To Perform At SCHOOL OF ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL

BAD BRAINS will perform at the first annual festival being organized by The Paul Green School of Rock, the famous after-school rock program that was the subject of both the documentary "Rock School" and the Jack Black comedy "School of Rock". The School of Rock Music Festival will take place in Asbu...

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Publisher Attempts To Clear Up Confusion Regarding DIMEBAG Estate and MJS MUSIC PUBLICATIONS

MJS Music Publications has issued the following press release: Earlier in 2007 the Abbott estate made a global announcement stating "The family of the late 'Dimebag' Darrell Abbott has not authorized anyone in the past or present to author a book on his life." Since the announcement, many websites,...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER & FRIENDS: New Live Videos Available

Two video clips of MICHAEL SCHENKER & FRIENDS performing on April 26, 2007 at Sticky Fingers in Gothenburg, Sweden have been posted at YouTube. The songs available for viewing are "Only You Can Rock Me" and "Lights Out". MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP will return to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour...

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YEAR LONG DISASTER Signs With VOLCOM ENTERTAINMENT

Volcom Entertainment has announced the addition of YEAR LONG DISASTER to its roster of artists. A rock trio, YEAR LONG DISASTER is led by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Davies, the son of KINKS' guitarist Dave Davies. Bass player Rich Mullins has toured the world in his past lives with KARMA TO BURN...

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ALICE COOPER To Present Stevie Ray Vaughan Award To CHRIS CORNELL

Veteran rocker Alice Cooper will present the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award to former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell for Cornell's "dedication an support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and his devotion to helping other addicts with the recovery process" at the third-annual MusiCares Map Fund Benef...

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SLAYER Frontman Answers Fans' Questions

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya recently answered questions from registered members of the group's official forum. A couple of excerpts follow: Q: Did SLAYER really do a song with Phil Anselmo called "Unscathed"? Tom (answering through a moderator): No idea. If it was done, it wasn't with Tom. If it was,...

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TALISMAN To Utilize DAVID LEE ROTH Guitarist On 'Farewell' Tour

According to MelodicRock.com, vocalist Jeff Scott Soto of the long-running Swedish-American melodic hard rock band TALISMAN — which revolves around Jeff (also of JOURNEY, formerly of YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Marcel Jacob (bass, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) — has issued the following update: "Well, what's a far...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: I Haven't Been As Happy With A MEGADETH Lineup Since 'Rust In Peace' Days

U.K.'s Terrorizer magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On the perception that MEGADETH is indeed a band again, one capable of making fully coherent musical statements. Does Dave consider this a fair comment? "Wh...

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HEAVEN AND HELL, MEGADETH Perform In Los Angeles; Photos Available

HEAVEN AND HELL — the band featuring BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Vinny Appice (BLACK SABBATH, DIO) — and MEGADETH performed at the the Los Angeles Forum Wednesday night (April 25). According to Dio manager Wendy Dio, the soundboa...

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POISON THE WELL Drummer Talks Lineup Changes

Morley Seaver of CausticTruths.com recently conducted an interview with POISON THE WELL drummer Chris Hornbrook. On lineup changes (the band has once again welcomed a new bassist and guitarist): "It does affect things and it doesn't. I think at this point, it doesn't because we came to the conclusio...

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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

Fresh off a triumphant sold-out tour of Japan, MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP is returning to the U.S. and Canada for a summer tour. The legendary guitarist will be performing timeless classics from all stages of his illustrious career, including SCORPIONS, UFO and MSG, to commemorate his "Tales of Rock 'n'...

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TESLA: Complete 'Real To Reel' Details Revealed

TESLA has always been revered as a bluesy, no-frills, '70s-style hard rock band, concentrating on solid musicianship more than the trends of modern music. Now, after selling over 16 million albums worldwide since bursting onto the scene in 1986, they're paying homage to their hard rock heroes on the...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman: 'People Are Often Surprised By How Well Mannered We Are

Cambridge Evening News recently conducted the following interview with CRADLE OF FILTH frontman Dani Filth: Cambridge Evening News: There's always been a theatrical side to CRADLE OF FILTH — where does the inspiration for that come from? Dani: The "War of the Worlds" musical is one of my favorite re...

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POSSESSED's WACKEN Lineup To Feature JEFF BECERRA Alongside SADISTIC INTENT Members

San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED will perform at this year's Wacken Open Air festival with a lineup that will consist of sole original member Jeff Becerra (vocals) backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT. SADISTIC INTENT guitarist Rick Cortez told Germany's Voices from the Da...

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DON DOKKEN On Upcoming DOKKEN CD: 'It Will Be A Very Heavy, Progressive Record'

Deb Rao of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: Tell me about your time in the studio recording your soon-to-be-released "Lightning Strikes Again" [CD]. Dokken: Our new album is going to be better than ever. Yo...