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MÖTLEY CRÜE Frontman Working On New Reality-TV Show; Band To Hit Europe In June

MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil is working on the pilot for a new A&E reality-TV show. According to Vince, the program will follow the singer and his family after his parents have moved in with him. Neil told Eddie Trunk of the "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Early Musical Inspirations: 'To Me, It Was All About VENOM'

Aaron Beck of The Columbus Dispatch recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. The question-and-answer session follows: The Columbus Dispatch: How went the recording of the first album, "Christ Illusion", in five years? Kerry King: We'd played together for a few years before w...

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SLAYER Guitarist: 'We Worked Hard To Get Here, And No One Is Gonna Take It Away From Me!'

Shawn Jam Hill of The Ottawa Citizen recently conducted an interview with SLAYER guitarist Kerry King. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the band's 25-year career: "I enjoy my longevity. SLAYER has cultivated this sh--, there is no image. I put my leathers on, put my nails on (King's sig...

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PARADISE LOST Singer Comments On Upcoming DVD Shoot

British gothic metallers PARADISE LOST will play an exclusive show in London at Camden's Koko on April 12. The band will perform songs from across their ten-album career which will be filmed for the definitive DVD, entitled "From Gothic to Paradise Lost", to be released later this year Commented PAR...

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POSSESSED: European Tour Is 'Not Confirmed'

Long-running California-based extreme metallers SADISTIC INTENT have commented on the reports that they will be touring Europe in July/August with a revamped version of San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED — consisting of original frontman Jeff Becerra backed by members of SADISTIC INTENT....

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Ex-RATT Singer STEPHEN PEARCY: Solo Dates Announced

Former RATT vocalist Stephen Pearcy has lined up the following dates: Mar. 16 - Sauk Centre, MN - Gerards (w/ FIREHOUSE) Mar. 17 - Burnsville, MN - Renegades Stephen Pearcy recently entered into a management agreement with the California-based Jeff Keller Management LLC (management home for HERMAN R...

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Serbian Concert Hall Officially Named After GLENN HUGHES

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) will play a show on May 9 in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia, which is about 50 km from Sofia, Bulgaria. The concert will take place in a new hall in the city, and Glenn's show — as it will be the first concert at the new hall — will ...

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PARADISE LOST Frontman Comments On New Album

British gothic metallers PARADISE LOST have set "In Requiem" as the title of their 11th album, due in the U.K. on May 21 via Century Media Records. The artwork for the CD will be created by Seth Siro Anton, who was the artwork designer for the group's last album, "Paradise Lost". Commented PARADISE...

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METAL CHURCH: No Replacement Drummer Needed

METAL CHURCH has issued the following statement: "There have been rumors that METAL CHURCH has found a replacement drummer to take over while Jeff [Plate] recovers from his recent disc flare-up. These rumors are untrue; the band will not be using a replacement drummer and are hoping to re-start up t...

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POSSESSED To Headline 'The Unholy Trinity' European Tour

Reactivated San Francisco Bay Area metal legends POSSESSED — consisting of original frontman Jeff Becerra backed by members of California's SADISTIC INTENT — will reportedly embark on "The Unholy Trinity" European tour in July/August 2007. Support at the shows will come from SADISTIC INTENT, MORTEM...

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ANNIHILATOR Signs Japanese Deal For 'Metal' CD

Canadian metallers ANNIHILATOR have inked a deal with King Records for the Japanese release of their new album, "Metal". An April 11 release is expected. Commented King Records A&R rep Kaz Nakatsuka: "ANNIHILATOR's legendary mixing of thrash and melodic metal styles has given many years of quali...

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JONATHAN DAVIS Thrilled About New KORN Drummer

Launch Radio Networks reports: KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has nothing but praise for the band's new "temporary" drummer, Terry Bozzio. Davis told Launch that not only is Bozzio an incredible player, but he's bringing a new dimension to KORN's music for the band's next album. "He's hands-down the m...

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New DEW-SCENTED CD To Feature Guest Appearances By KREATOR, ANNIHILATOR, FIREWIND Members

German high-energy thrashers DEW-SCENTED have set an April 3 North American release date (March 30 in Germany, April 2 in the rest of Europe) via Nuclear Blast Records for their new album, "Incinerate". The CD was mixed by Andy Sneap (MEGADETH, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY) and features guest appearances b...

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Report: RICK RUBIN Offered Job As Co-Chairman Of COLUMBIA RECORDS

Jeff Leeds of the New York Times reports that Rick Rubin, acclaimed for his work with artists as disparate as SLAYER, METALLICA, JAY-Z and JOHNNY CASH, has been offered a job as co-chairman of Columbia Records, associates said. But whether he can take the post, which would be his first in a senior ....

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JEFF KOLLMAN Collaborates With Ex-GRIM REAPER Singer On SUPERBOWL Commercial

Acclaimed L.A.-based guitarist/songwriter/producer Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, COSMOSQUAD, MOGG/WAY) and writing/production partner Jono Brown have landed a Superbowl commercial for Garmin GSP navigation systems. The 30-second spot, which is set to air just before Superbowl half-time this Sunday, wa...