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ROSE TATTOO Guitarist ROBIN RILEY Not Diagnosed With Cancer

Contrary to a posting on the web site of the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California (see below),ROSE TATTOO guitarist Robin Riley has not been diagnosed with cancer. Singer Angry Anderson says, "Rockin' Rob is doing fine, but needs surgery this October." As a result, the band's previously announ...

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'Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives' Book Out Now

Finnish journalist and RAMONES webmaster Jari-Pekka Laitio Ramone's latest RAMONES book entitled "Ramones: Soundtrack Of Our Lives" is the result of nearly five years worth of work. It is full of poignant stories that reflect what Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Ramone, as well as the rest of th...

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SALOME To Release Next Album Via PROFOUND LORE

Virginia-based down-tempo punishing doom metal act SALOME will release its sophomore full-length album via Profound Lore Records. The three-piece (namely vocalist Kat, who also sings for AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED; guitarist Rob Moore; and drummer Aaron Deal) is currently writing material for the LP and...

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ROB ZOMBIE's 'Halloween 2': New Trailer Available

A new "leaked" trailer for Rob Zombie's fourth film as a writer and director, "Halloween 2", can be viewed below. According to Zombie, this trailer "is way cooler than the ones you've been seeing." Following the success of Rob Zombie's initial reinvention of John Carpenter's smash cult horror film "...

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ROB ZOMBIE Talks 'Halloween II', Upcoming Album

Rocker-turned-writer-producer-director Rob Zombie was interviewed by Cort and Fatboy of Portland's Rock 101 KUFO on Monday, July 17. Zombie talked about his decision to do a second "Halloween" movie despite saying he never would, the director's vision on what Mike Myers is (human or demon),the reas...

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CRIMSON GLORY: More Guest Singers Announced For PROGPOWER USA X Performance

Urban Breed (TAD MOROSE),Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI),Mark Boals (ROYAL HUNT),Clay Barton (SUSPYRE) and Kelly Sundown (BEYOND TWILIGHT, DARKOLOGY) have been added to the list of guest singers who will perform with Florida melodic metallers CRIMSON GLORY during their headlining set at the ProgPower USA...

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CANDLEMASS At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of legendary doomsters CANDLEMASS performing the song "Samarithan" at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England, can be viewed below (clip uploaded by Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). Accord...

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K.K. DOWNING Says ROB HALFORD 'Belongs In JUDAS PRIEST'

Chad Radford of CreativeLoafing.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. CreativeLoafing.com: When Rob Halford [vocals] came back into the band in 2004 give JUDAS PRIEST a spark of renewed energy? Downing: Yes, I really do...

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HALFORD Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE Schedules New Jersey Radio Appearances

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH, TESTAMENT) has scheduled two New Jersey radio appearances in conjunction with his newly launched Metal Heroes Music Academy in Sayreville, New Jersey: * Sunday, August 23, at 10:00 p.m. EST on WRAT 95.9 FM's "Electric Ballroom"...

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KRYOBURN Parts Ways With Bassist, Keyboardist

Carlsbad, New Mexico-based metallers KRYOBURN have issued the following update: "As of August 11, 2009, KRYOBURN bassist Hunter Correll has quit the band to move back to his home state of Kentucky. In related news, live/touring keyboard/synth player Kelly Bogues has parted ways with KRYOBURN to retu...

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HALFORD: 'We Still Have All The Passion, Energy And Drive As We Did Three Decades Ago'

Arielle Castillo of the Miami New Times recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Miami New Times: When you decided to [play "British Steel" in its entirety on the current tour], did you worry that playing one album in or...

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VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, GUNS N' ROSES, KISS Members Pay Tribute To LES PAUL

Former and current members of GUNS N' ROSES, VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH,KISS, SKID ROW, TESTAMENT, ZZ TOP and BLACKFOOT have paid tribute to music icon Les Paul, just hours after news broke that the electric-guitar pioneer had died at age 94 of complications from pneumonia. Ace Frehley (KISS): "The music...

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AGALLOCH Bassist Launches SELF SPILLER

AGALLOCH bassist Jason Walton has just unleashed his newest project, which he has been working on for the past five years. Dubbed SELF SPILLER, the experimental black metal outfit's debut album is currently being recorded and mixed at Walton's Audio Savant Studios for a late 2009 release via Vendlus...

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LITA FORD: 'Wicked Wonderland' Vinyl To Feature Different Artwork

'80s hard rock queen Lita Ford will release her first new studio album in 14 years, "Wicked Wonderland", in Europe on October 2 via earMUSIC/Edel. The set will be issued in the U.S. on October 6 through Lita's own JLRG Entertainment label as a regular CD and limited-edition vinyl with different artw...

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EXODUS Frontman's GENERATION KILL Schedules First Live Show

GENERATION KILL, the new crossover outfit featuring EXODUS frontman Rob Dukes, will make its live debut on August 29 at Olive's in Nyack, New York. Also scheduled to appear are ROBOT SLAVES (playing the best of BLACK SABBATH) and PLANET PISS (Rob Dukes and friends pay tribute to KYUSS). For more inf...