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3FACED To Open For BON JOVI In Los Angeles

3FACED, the new Southern California-based band featuring guitarist/vocalist Patrick Kennison (formerly of UNION UNDERGROUND) and bassist Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, DISTURBED, STATIC-X),have been chosen to open for BON JOVI on March 3 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in front of an estimated crow...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Drummer, CINDERELLA Frontman Interviewed For JOHN CORABI's Autobiography

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has completed his interview for former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi's forthcoming authorized autobiography, co-written with Jake Brown, due out later this year. Other music stars who have contributed interviews to the book include former KISS and UNION guitarist Bruce...

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PLACE OF SKULLS: 'The Black Is Never Far' To Receive U.S. Release In April

PLACE OF SKULLS, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based band featuring former PENTAGRAM guitarist Victor Griffin, will release their third full-length CD, "The Black Is Never Far", in the U.S. on April 17. The CD, which came out in Germany on February 17 (on Exile On Mainstream Records),will be issued in t...

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MARSHALL LAW To Embark On Summer Tour

Long-running Birmingham-based heavy metal band MARSHALL LAW, who at one time featured Lee Morris of PARADISE LOST on drums, have announced plans for a summer tour ahead of their appearance at this year's Bloodstock festival. Dates confirmed so far are as follows: Aug. 23 - The Soundhaus – Glasgow, U...

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3FACED Recording New Material With Former EVANESCENCE Guitarist

3FACED, the new Southern California-based band featuring guitarist/vocalist Patrick Kennison (formerly of UNION UNDERGROUND) and bassist Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, DISTURBED, STATIC-X),took home the award for "Best Alternative Act" at the first annual "Southern California Music Awards". The band wer...

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Former GREAT WHITE Tour Manager To Testify For Prosecutors

According to the Associated Press, prosecutors say the former tour manager of GREAT WHITE, who ignited a deadly fire at a West Warwick nightclub almost three years ago, will testify against the club's owners. Daniel Biechele (BEEK'-lee) pleaded guilty this month to 100 counts of involuntary manslaug...

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EXODUS: ''Headbanger's Ball' Interview Segment Posted Online

Guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Paul Bostaph of the veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers EXODUS were guests on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" on February 4. Watch the clip online at MTV Overdrive. The program also included the "Headbanger's Ball" premiere of the new EXODUS video, "Now Thy Death Day...

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TOMMY LEE Breaks Silence On Detroit Assault: 'I Haven't Been Sucker Punched Since High School'

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has finally broken his silence on the alleged assault that took place at the Shady Bowl Super Party at the State Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 4. Although initial reports had suggested that Lee was beaten up for "talking trash all day about Kid Rock," L...

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Former ELITIST Head Honcho Slams EARACHE RECORDS

Former Elitist Records head honcho/founder Lee Barrett has accused former partners Earache Records of shady business practices and has blamed Earache for indirectly causing the demise of Elitist. Read Barrett's two separate online postings detailing some of his experiences dealing with Earache and t...

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New MEGADETH Bassist: I Am Thrilled To Be Part Of One Of Seminal Metal Bands

New MEGADETH bassist James Lomenzo (ex-BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, DAVID LEE ROTH, WHITE LION) has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "Dear friends and fans of MEGADETH, "I just wanted to stop in and tell you all how thrilled I am to be a new part of one .....

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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Televised Concert To Premiere In March

A MÖTLEY CRÜE televised concert is scheduled to premiere March 24 on InDemand, according to LiveDaily.com. The performance, which was recorded during the CRÜE's April 27, 2005 stop in Grand Rapids, MI, will air a number of times throughout the month. A broadcast schedule is posted at the group's web...

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Former VAN HALEN Frontman Pushes For Reunion Of Original Lineup

According to The New York Daily News, former VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth once again called for a reunion of the band's original lineup during his "Roth Radio" show on Tuesday (Feb. 14). "People want the reunion," said Roth. "No one will pay respect to what any of us do [musically] until ...

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Report: 'Rock Star: VAN HALEN' Rumors Unfounded

Billboard.com is reporting that persistent rumors that VAN HALEN will audition new singers on the upcoming season of CBS reality series "Rock Star" are untrue, according to the network. "All it is is a rumor, we deny it," a CBS Entertainment spokesperson tells Billboard.com. "We don't even have [an...

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TOMMY LEE: Bloody Post-Punch-Up Photo Posted Online

WWTDD.com has uploaded a photo that purportedly shows MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee shortly after he was assaulted at the Shady Bowl Super Party at the State Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 4 for allegedly "dissing favorite son Kid Rock," according to The New York Post. "He was talkin...

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AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE: Drummer CHRISTOPHER EMERY Was 'Fired'

AMERICAN HEAD CHARGE have issued a statement claiming that the group's recently departed drummer Christopher Emery was "fired" from the band onstage this past Saturday, February 11, with reasons being cited as "major irresponsibility," "decreased drumming ability" and "an inflated sense of entitleme...