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ANNIHILATOR Mainman JEFF WATERS To Take Part In Online Chat

AbrasiveRock.com will be hosting a live fan chat with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on Tuesday, November 15 at 12 noon EST (9:00 a.m. PST). Fans will be able to talk to Jeff directly about the band's newest release, "Schizo Deluxe", as well as anything else in this legendary band's long and vibran...

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Wet Animal

Nice name, eh? Formed in 1995 by TROUBLE guitarist Rick Wartell, the debut album from Chicago's WET ANIMAL now sees a 2005 release. Along with Shane Pasqualla (vocals/guitar),Jeff "Oly" Olson (drums),and Michael "Vito" Diprima (bass),the band has created a respectable hard rock album with cutting...

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Former 16 Guitarist Resurfaces In LOVE MOTOR

According to StonerRock.com, former 16 guitarist Bobby Ferry has resurfaced in a brand new San Diego-based group called LOVE MOTOR. The band, who are fronted by Christy Radonich, play a musical style that has been described as "HEART jamming with the MELVINS." LOVE MOTOR recently recorded eight song...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Performs IRON MAIDEN Classics During TRIBUZY Appearance

IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson performed a total of five tracks during his guest appearance with the TRIBUZY project (led by Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy) at the first of three scheduled dates in Brazil this weekend. According to a posting on the MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, "[Bruce] c...

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ZAO To Record New Album In January

ZAO have written over ten songs and continue to accumulate material for their new full-length album, the follow-up to last year's landmark "The Funeral Of God". The band are demoing material in their hometown of Greensburg, Pennsylvania right now and will enter Chicago's Electrical Audio studio in J...

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ANNIHILATOR Leader Recalls Hanging With Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN

ANNIHILATOR mainman/guitarist Jeff Waters has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "A cool story. In the summer of 2002, I was asked by Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE guitarist) if I would join up with him and SAVATAGE for a short summer festival run in Europe. Of course this was a...

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TROUBLE Finish Recording Music For 'Simple Mind Condition'

Legendary Chicago doomsters TROUBLE have posted the following message on their official web site: "The music is finished for the new CD, 'Simple Mind Condition'. It's awesome. Eric [Wagner, vocals] will be finished by the end of November 2005 and the release date has been set for March 2006. Samples...

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Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK Featured On New RADIOACTIVE Album

Former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick makes a guest appearance on the new album by Swedish axeman Tommy Denander's solo project RADIOACTIVE. Titled "Taken", the CD features Kulick on a song called "Premonition". Other celebrity musicians on the album include Steve Lukather, Neal Schon, Yngwie Malmsteen...

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Former MEGADETH Bassist Talks About The Power Of The Internet

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH and current F5 bassist David Ellefson. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: KNAC.COM: How long did it take you to realize that even though music may not be brain surgery, that when something you create isn't accepted t...

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THE GATES OF SLUMBER Sign With I HATE RECORDS

Indiana-based doomsters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have inked a deal with I Hate Records. The group are scheduled to enter the studio in early 2006 to begin recording their sophomore album, "Suffer No Guilt", tentatively due in June. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Suffer No Guilt", "Dweller i...

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IRON MAIDEN's DICKINSON 'Likely' To Perform Solo Material During TRIBUZY Appearance

According to a posting on the official IRON MAIDEN web site, MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson is "likely" to perform songs from his own repertoire during a guest appearance with the TRIBUZY project in Brazil this weekend. Bruce met Brazilian musician Renato Tribuzy a few years back and was very impre...

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Former CARCASS Frontman's Country/Blues Solo Album To Surface Early Next Year

Fractured Transmitter Records will be issuing former CARCASS bassist/vocalist Jeff Walker's solo album consisting exclusively of country and blues covers from artists including SKEETER DAVIS, HANK WILLIAMS, JOHNNY CASH, CONNIE SMITH, and JOHN DENVER — albeit with a metallic spin. The CD, entitled "W...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Talks To Members of ACCEPT, FOZZY, EXCITER: Audio Available

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters hosted a two-hour metal marathon on Ottawa, Canada's "Meltdown" on CKCU radio Monday night (November 7). During the show, Waters took calls from Wolf Hoffman (ACCEPT),Chris Jericho (FOZZY) and Dan Beehler (EXCITER). Download an audio file containing the entire broadc...

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Schizo Deluxe

Now THIS is what I like to hear from an ANNIHILATOR album! I generally avoid repeating the press-sheet hyperbole in reviews, but master shredder Jeff Waters was not kidding when he hyped "Schizo Deluxe" as follows: "This time around I went right for the throat: 100% thrash metal with an attitude. No...

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ANTHRAX Bassist Says BLABBERMOUTH.NET Is 'The STAR Magazine Of Heavy Metal'

Jeff Muendel of the Maximum Ink music magazine recently conducted a short interview with ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Maximum Ink: How is the [JUDAS PRIEST] tour going so far? Frank Bello: "It was great then and it’s great now. We'll be out with them ...