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APOCALYPTICA: Upcoming Releases Detailed

Finnish cello-rockers APOCALYPTICA have revealed the track listing for their upcoming releases: The single "Repressed", featuring Max Cavalera from SOULFLY and Matt Tuck from BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (due on May 19); and the two-CD "best of" collection "Amplified - A Decade of Reinventing The Cello"...

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VELVET REVOLVER Members Jam With Country Music Band BIG & RICH

According to The Tennessean, VELVET REVOLVER members Scott Weiland (vocals) and Duff McKagan (bass) showed up Tuesday (April 25) at 12th & Porter in Nashville, Tennessee for the regular weekly jam session for MuzikMafia, the music fraternity that helped launch BIG & RICH and GRETCHEN WILSON....

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VICIOUS RUMORS Drummer LARRY HOWE Joins W.A.S.P.

VICIOUS RUMORS drummer Larry Howe has joined W.A.S.P. as the replacement for Stet Howland. "[Larry] auditioned a few weeks ago and Blackie [Lawless, W.A.S.P. mainman] called him back and told him he had the gig," VICIOUS RUMORS bassist Dave Starr said. "He flies to Los Angeles this weekend to start...

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DANKO JONES: North American Tour Dates Announced

Canada's powerhouse rock trio DANKO JONES will be hitting the road in North America in May/June. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: May 05 - Montreal, QUE - Cabaret Music Hall May 06 - Toronto, ONT - The Opera House May 19 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen May 20 - Cleveland, OH - ...

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CLOVEN HOOF: 'Eye Of The Sun' To Surface In June

Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release their long-awaited new album, "Eye of the Sun" on June 23 via Escape Music. "Eye of the Sun" was produced by Tom Galley of the PHENOMENA fame, who has previously worked with such high-caliber musicians as Brian May, C...

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MOONSTONE PROJECT: Ambitious CD Project Finally Available

MOONSTONE PROJECT, the ambitious musical creature of Italian guitarist Matt Filippini, has finally released its debut album, "Time to Take a Stand". The CD is described as a collection of classic rock songs written by Filippini himself and played by his band, along with some rock legend guests: Ian...

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DAWNBRINGER Complete Work On Third Album

Ten years after the release of their debut EP, "Sacrament", the Pennsylvania-based metallers DAWNBRINGER have completed their third full-length album. Entitled "In Sickness and In Dreams", the CD is scheduled for a June release via Battle Kommand Records. According to a press release, "In Sickness a...

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APOCALYPTICA's EICCA Talks About Upcoming 'Best Of' CD

APOCALYPTICA's official web site has been updated with an interview with the band's Eicca about the group's upcoming 10-year anniversary "best of" CD and DVD, "Amplified - A Decade of Reinventing the Cello", due on May 26. A few excerpts from the chat follow: Q: Is this new release going to be relea...

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DANKO JONES: 'First Date' Video Posted Online

Canada's powerhouse rock trio DANKO JONES have uploaded their video for the track "First Date" at this location. The song is the first U.S. single off the group's upcoming CD, "Sleep is the Enemy", due on May 23 via Razor & Tie. "Sleep Is the Enemy" was produced and engineered by Matt DeMatteo ....

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EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X, TIGERTAILZ Confirmed For Spain's LORCA ROCK Festival

EXODUS, SUFFOCATION, SYMPHONY X and TIGERTAILZ (the version featuring vocalist Kim Hooker, bassist Pepsi Tate, guitarist Jay Pepper and drummer Matt Blackout) have been confirmed for the Lorca Rock festival, set to take place June 17 in Murcia, Lorca (south of Alicante),Spain. The festival billing...

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OBSESSION: New Audio Samples Available For Download

Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION have uploaded audio samples from their long-awaited follow-up to 1987's "Methods of Madness", entitled "Carnival of Lies", at their official web site. Among the samples available for preview is a full-length MP3 the album's projected title track, whic...

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EYES OF FIRE: 'It All Dies Today' Video Posted Online

Orange County ambient-metal quintet EYES OF FIRE's video for the track "It All Dies Today" — the first single off the group's sophomore disc, "Prisons" — has been posted online at this location (Windows Media). "I'm just glad there's not a whole lot of us in it," EYES OF FIRE frontman Dan Kaufman .....

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BUCKCHERRY: 'Fifteen' Lands At No. 48 On BILLBOARD Chart

BUCKCHERRY's first studio album in four years, "Fifteen", sold just over 26,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States to debut at position No. 48 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. "Fifteen" — which was originally issued in Japan last October — showcases the guitar-driven, bl...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: 'We Really Want To Make A Deeper Album This Time'

VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum and Scott Weiland recently spoke to RollingStone.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to their double-platinum 2004 debut, "Contraband", tentatively titled "Libertide". "The first one was definitely a rocking, punky, bashing r...

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CAMP FREDDY Perform At NYC's Times Square: Video Available

A video clip of CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums),Scott Weiland (vocals) and Duff McKagan (bass),performing a cover of CHEAP TRICK's "Surrender" at an exc...