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KISS Tribute Band Rivalry

Robert W. Welkos of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Joey Fatale, the 4-foot, 4-inch New Yorker who heads the all-dwarf KISS tribute band MINIKISS, is denying published reports that he tried to sneak past security last month at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to confront a rival ....

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NEVERMORE's LOOMIS To Receive Signature Guitar Through SCHECTER

NEVERMORE lead axeman Jeff Loomis will be receiving a signature model guitar through Schecter Guitars. The guitar is expected to be unveiled sometime this summer. More details will be made available soon. NEVERMORE are currently on tour in the U.S. with ARCH ENEMY, CHIMAIRA and HATE ETERNAL. The ban...

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METAL CHURCH: More Studio Photos Posted Online

METAL CHURCH have posted more photos from the recording sessions for their new album, "A Light In The Dark", at this location. SPV are scheduled to release "A Light In The Dark" in Germany on May 26, in the rest of Europe on May 29, and in the USA early June. The album ...

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METAL CHURCH: European Support Acts Announced

METAL CHURCH will be teaming up with VICTORY and GORILLA MONSOON for the "A Light In The Dark European Tour 2006 - Part I" beginning in late May. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 31 - Ludwigsburg, GER @ Rockfabrik Jun. 01 - München, GER @ Metropolis Jun. 02 - Pratteln, SWI @ Z7 Jun. ...

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RE:IGNITION Cancel Dates With EARSHOT Due To 'Medical Emergency'

RE:IGNITION, the San Francisco Bay Area band featuring in its ranks SKINLAB members Steev Esquivel and Snake, have been forced to cancel their previously announced Pacific Northwest tour dates with EARSHOT due to "a medical emergency." "We apologize for any inconvenience, and look forward to seeing...

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ENTOMBED, GRAVE, GEHENNAH Confirmed For SWEDEN ROCK Festival

ENTOMBED, GRAVE and GEHENNAH are among the newly confirmed bands for this year's installment of the Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 8-10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE COOPER ANVIL ARCH ENEMY ASIA BALDROOM BLITZ BLITZK...

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TROUBLE: 'Simple Mind Condition' Tentative Track Listing Revealed

Chicago doomsters TROUBLE have set the tentative track listing for their new album, "Simple Mind Condition", due this summer via Escapi Music in Europe and Century Media in the U.S. The group's current lineup includes vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Rick Wartell and Bruce Franklin, drummer Jeff Ols...

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WET ANIMAL: European Tour Dates Announced

WET ANIMAL, the Illinois-based quartet featuring TROUBLE members Rick Wartell (guitar) and Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),will be embarking on a European tour beginning in late May. The dates are as follows: May 30 - Glasgow, UK @ Cathouse May 31 - Aberdeen, UK @ Lemontree Jun. 01 - Edinburgh, UK @ Liqui...

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BILLY SHEEHAN To Tour With STU HAMM, JEFF BERLIN

Bassist extraordinaire Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG, TALAS) will be teaming up with Stu Hamm and Jeff Berlin for the BX3 tour beginning in early April. Confirmed dates are as follows: Apr. 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall Apr. 13 - Chicago, IL - Martyrs Apr. 14 - Ferndale, MI - Magic ...

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JEFF KOLLMAN: New Live And Studio Albums On The Way

Guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY, UFO) and his band COSMOSQUAD will be appearing at the Baked Potato, 3878 Cahuenga Blvd. W. in Universal City, CA this Saturday, April 1 for a double header. The first set kicks off at 9.30pm. States Kollman: "We'll be recording for a solo live album, w...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Confirmed For ULI JON ROTH's SKY ACADEMY Concerts In L.A.

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland will participate as a "guest of honor" in the upcoming Sky Academy concerts featuring former SCORPIONS guitar legend Uli Jon Roth. The list of guests is now shaping up as follows: Andy Aledort (Guitar World Editor) Chris Poland (OHM:, MEGADETH, DAMN THE MACHINE...

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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: 'Essential Ballads' Collection To Arrive In May

Frontiers Records will release the new solo album from acclaimed hard rock vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, TALISMAN, SOUL SIRKUS),entitled "Essential Ballads", on May 19. Since 2002, when Jeff Scott Soto signed with Frontiers, the singer has released two studio albums, two EPs and a liv...

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KYLESA Writing New Material; Band Prepare To Head Back On The Road

Savannah sludge rockers KYLESA will be back on the road on the East Coast this spring to continue supporting 2005's critically-acclaimed "To Walk A Middle Course". Landing on a handful of year-end lists, the band will take that buzz on the road alongside a variety of other acts, including MUNICIPAL...

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CHRIS CAFFERY Enlists Ex-MY RUIN Drummer For New Solo CD

SAVATAGE guitarist Chris Caffery has enlisted former MY RUIN drummer Yael Benzaken to play on his upcoming solo CD, "Pins and Needles", tentatively due before the end of the year. "She is a close friend of Nik [Chinboukas, percussion] and Nick [Douglas, bass] and she kicks serious ass," Caffery writ...

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ANNIHILATOR Confirmed For Switzerland's METAL DAYZ FESTIVAL

Canadian thrashers ANNIHILATOR have been confirmed for the Metal Dayz Festival, set to take place August 4 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Commented ANNIHILATOR chief Jeff Waters: "More dates will announced soon but we will be returning to Europe for the entire month of July and a few weeks into August. T...