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DON DOKKEN: 'I Am Not In Competition With My Peers; I Am In Competition With Myself'
Michael S. Robinson of Collider recently conducted an interview with DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Collider: Your new CD, "Lightning Strikes Again", has been out for a little while now overseas and is set to be released here in the U.S. this week. Reviews hav...May 22, 2008
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DEF LEPPARD: North American Support Acts Finalized
Earlier tonight (Wednesday, May 21),DEF LEPPARD kicked off the European leg of its 2008 Sparkle Lounge tour. Starting at the Classic Rock Festival in Sandnes, Norway, the band will play in almost 20 European countries (including some where they have never been before) over the next two months. For...May 21, 2008
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BENEDICTION: 'Killing Music' Final Track Listing Revealed
Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have finalized the track listing for their new album, "Killing Music", tentatively due in September via Nuclear Blast Records. It is as follows: 01. The Grey Man 02. Burying The Hatchet 03. Immaculate Facade 04. Killing Music 05. They Must Die Screaming...May 20, 2008
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SHARON OSBOURNE Teaches 'Rock of Love' Girls A Thing Or Two About Being Rock's Leading Lady
Rock and roll royalty Sharon Osbourne is taking on a new role as headmistress of VH1's "Rock of Love Girls: Charm School" premiering on VH1 in the fall 2008. Osbourne has been given the task of teaching some of the most notorious contestants from "Rock of Love with Bret Michaels" the art of becoming...May 20, 2008
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BENEDICTION: 'Killing Music' Audio Samples Available
Long-running UK extreme metallers BENEDICTION have posted audio samples from their forthcoming album, "Killing Music", on their MySpace page. According to the band, "In all, there will be 14 original songs along with two cover versions. We are just finishing off all the bollocks that goes with an al...May 20, 2008
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SIRENIA Parts Ways With Guitarist, Announces Replacement
Norwegian gothic metal band SIRENIA has issued the following update: "After almost four years of co-operation, guitar player Bjrnar Landa has decided to part ways with SIRENIA in order to have more time for his family and studies. We end the co-operation as great friends, just as we started it it. T...May 19, 2008
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The Formation of Damnation
We never knew how much we'd miss armchair-quarterbacking on the rocky road of TESTAMENT's career until it was replaced by a nine-year flatline. We all debated when and why the band fell off their seemingly divine fast track to stadium stardom (let's get it out in the open now — "Souls of Black" was...May 19, 2008
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Worldfall
It is encouraging to see that those outside of black metal and critical circles have recognized the enormous talent of a band called NACHTMYSTIUM. The Chicago act scored big with 2006's "Instinct: Decay", a tour de force of progressive black metal, dark atmospheres, and swirling psychedelic tones. B...May 19, 2008
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Worlds Collide
While they'll most likely always be known to many as that band that plays METALLICA songs on cellos, APOCALYPTICA has been making great strides over the past decade or so to shake the novelty of being a cover band. By bringing a full-time drummer into the fold and utilizing effects such as distortio...May 19, 2008
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TYLER, SLASH, SORUM, CANTRELL Jam At MusiCares MAP Fund Concert; More Video Available
Video footage of Steven Tyler (AEROSMITH),Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES),Billy Morrison (THE CULT, CIRCUS DIABLO) and Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) performing LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" at the fourth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit c...May 18, 2008
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CAMP FREDDY Continuing Work On Debut Album
CAMP FREDDY the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris Ch...May 17, 2008
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SIRENIA: New Singer's Live Debut Announced
Norwegian gothic metal band SIRENIA has scheduled the following dates June 13 - Hjrnet - Kristiansand, Norway June 21 - Gothic Metal Palace - Zuidlaren, Holland July 10 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic SIRENIA recently recruited 25-year-old Spanish singer Ailyn (photo; born: Pilar Gimnez...May 17, 2008
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LIGHT THIS CITY: New Video Interview Available
Metal Mark from Local Productions conducted an interview with vocalist Laura Nichol and guitarist Brian Forbes of San Francisco's melodic death metallers LIGHT THIS CITY on May 13, 2008 at the Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia. The six-minute clip, which contains footage of the band's concert at the ve...May 16, 2008
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AUTUMN: Death In The Family Forces Show Cancellation
Dutch symphonic metallers AUTUMN have been forced to cancel their previously announced May 17 concert at the Boerderij in Zoetermeer, Holland due to the "unexpected death" of drummer Jan Grijpstra's father. "We don't know yet if the show will be rescheduled," the band says in a statement. "As it loo...May 16, 2008
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TESTAMENT: Looney Tunes Signing Session Announced
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers TESTAMENT will take part in a signing session for their brand new record, "The Formation of Damnation", at Looney Tunes in West Babylon, New York on Sunday, August 10. The group's in-store schedule is now shaping up as follows: Sunday, May 18, 2008: Hot Topic...May 14, 2008
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