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Former HELLOWEEN Singer Says New AVANTASIA Album Is 'My Type Of Material'

Former HELLOWEEN frontman Michael Kiske has commented on his guest appearance on the third installment of EDGUY singer Tobias Sammet's AVANTASIA project, entitled "Lost in Space Part 1 and Part 2". Asked what the AVANTASIA project has been like this time around, Kiske replied, "I like it this time a...

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DIMEBAG Birthday Celebration To Air On Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Hard Attack'

On August 20, Sirius Satellite Radio's Hard Attack will celebrate the life and music of the late guitar legend Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott with its third annual March of Dimeday. The celebration will include "24 hours of all things Dimebag: besides clips from the man himself, it'll also feature anythin...

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KISS: 'Kissology Vol. 2' DVD Box Set Is A Huge Seller

According to KissNews.de, KISS' latest DVD box set, "Kissology - The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978 - 1991", is already up to #23 on the Amazon DVD chart a day after its release, selling much better than any other music DVD. It is also #1 on the Amazon Music AOR, DVD Hard ...

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ANGRA Guitarist Discusses Early Musical Influences

Mark Kirby of eJazzNews recently conducted an interview with ANGRA guitarist Kiko Loureiro. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: eJazzNews: What was your childhood like? What type of family did you come from — poor, middle class, upper class? Kiko Loureiro: I come from a middle class family. M...

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KISS 'Demon Wrestler' Dead At 44

According to KissAsylum.com, Brian "Crush" Adams, best known to KISS fans as the original "Demon Wrestler", died yesterday (Monday, August 13) at age 44. According to the WWE web site, he was found not breathing and unconscious by his wife at about 11 a.m. Monday. He was later pronounced dead by arr...

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SEPULTURA Frontman Says Reunion Rumors Are Fueled By Greed

SEPULTURA frontman Derrick Green has dismissed persistent talk of a reunion of the band's classic lineup as "just rumors," insisting that the the only people who are constantly pushing for the reformation are music industry professionals who "wanna make a lot of money very fast." Speaking to a Germa...

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'Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II' Due In September

Earache Records' sequel to this year's "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion" is due to be released next month. With a fresh collection of over 100 blistering Earache tracks spread over six CDs, all for the price of one CD, "Metal: A Headbanger's Companion II", housed in a sturdy box, gives value for mon...

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CEREBRAL FIX: 'Products Of Disgust' Box Set Due In September

Metal Mind Productions will release "Products of Disgust" by CEREBRAL FIX, a complete discography of this English thrash/death metal band. The group split up in 1993 but in 2006 announced its reformation. They have an album's worth of new material, but for now they are waiting for the reaction to so...

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KISS: New 'Kissology Vol. 2' Clip Available

Footage of KISS performing the song "Cold Gin" on November 22, 1980 Sydney, Australia — taken from the upcoming "Kissology - The Ultimate Kiss Collection Vol. 2 1978 - 1991" DVD box set — has been posted on YouTube. Watch it below. VH1 Classic has posted no less than 12 tracks from the November 22,...

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ROSE TATTOO: First Chapter Of 'Tatts TV' Available

Legendary Australian hard rock band ROSE TATTOO has issued the following update: "The first chapter of Tatts TV with your questions to the band is available! So listen to and see Angry [Anderson; vocals], talking about what got him into rock 'n' roll, when he first met Pete Wells [late ROSE TATTOO g...

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New JAZAN WILD CD To Be Produced By BOB KULICK, BRETT CHASSEN

Grammy Award-winning producer Bob Kulick and Brett Chassen will produce and mix Los Angeles-based musician/writer Jazan Wild's forthcoming CD "The Carnival's Back in Town". The same team worked together on Jazan's debut CD, "Carnival of Souls", which was released on Halloween of 2006. The CD will fe...

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SEPULTURA Guitarist Reflecting On Life

SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser has issued the following update: "After the gig in Belgium we went to Holland. The two shows were really good; they were the only gigs we did on those countries, all sold out! We left Holland to a long trip till Spain, more precisely in Huesca, Aragon. We arrived a...

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HIM Singer Reveals Rehab Hell

Ville Valo has revealed to Britain's Rock Sound magazine (web site) how he checked himself into rehab recently in order to avoid having heart failure. The HIM vocalist spent a couple of weeks detoxing "behind bars" after his drinking had escalated to a point where he said he had two options — die .....

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KISS Guitarist Hosts Legends Golf Classic

KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer's web site has been updated with the following message: "Last week Tommy hosted the Pacific University Legends Golf Classic at the renowned Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course outside of Portland on July 29th and 30th. The celebrity pro-am tournament was a huge success raising mone...

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EDGUY Frontman Undergoes Appendix Surgery

EDGUY/AVANTASIA frontman Tobias Sammet recently underwent appendix surgery and is currently recovering in a German hospital. Sammet has confirmed via his official web site that SCORPIONS guitarist Rudolf Schenker and rock legend Alice Cooper will appear on the third installment of his AVANTASIA proj...