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VAN HALEN Brothers EDDIE And ALEX Jam With KENNY CHESNEY In California: Photo Available

Eddie and Alex Van Halen joined country artist Kenny Chesney on stage during his Saturday, June 17 appearance at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. They reportedly performed two songs — "Jump" and "You Really Got Me" — with Kenny handling the lead vocals in the former and lead guitarist Clayton Mi...

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ERIK NORLANDER To Release DVD Of Russian Concert

Master keyboardist and prolific composer Erik Norlander has announced the July 26, 2006 release of his first DVD documenting his landmark concert in St. Petersburg, Russia. "Erik Norlander and Friends - Live in St. Petersburg" contains 90 minutes of concert material from this spectacular event plus...

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AEROSMITH Guitarist Contributes To New 'Monday Night Football' Theme

AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry took part in the recording sessions for the new opening theme song for "Monday Night Football". Last Friday (June 9) Perry recorded his part at his studio, the Boneyard, with assistance from his longtime tech Jim Survis and new assistant engineer Jon Lammi. Joe put down...

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APOLON Project Featuring Members Of METALIUM, AFTER FOREVER: Singer Needed

The APOLON project — featuring a cutting-edge cutting black metal guitarist (V Santura of DARK FORTRESS),a spherical keyboardist (Joost van den Broek of AFTER FOREVER) and the thundering rhythm section of a traditional heavy metal act (Lars Ratz and Michael Ehre of METALIUM) — are looking for kick-...

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BOB ROCK, TOM WERMAN, SCOTT HUMPHREY, TOMMY LEE Featured In 'Behind The Boards' Book

Rock N' Roll Books has announced the first official sale of the "Behind the Boards Volume One" rock producers anthology, available exclusively for sale ahead of all other e-commerce and chain retail sites at MÖTLEY CRÜE's official online webstore at www.motleystore.com. Featuring exclusive, one-on-o...

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Bassist JAMES MACDONOUGH Talks About Playing With MEGADETH

Travis Lowell of ToxicUniverse.com recently conducted an interview with former MEGADETH/ICED EARTH bassist James MacDonough. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: ToxicUniverse.com: Did you ever get to practice with Nick Menza before his departure? MacDonough: "Yes." ToxicUniverse.com: How did...

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UNEARTH: 'Giles' Video Trailer Posted Online

A trailer for UNEARTH's video for the track "Giles" — which was shot on June 5 on a massive soundstage in Burbank, California — has been posted online at this location. Director Darren Doane (DEFTONES, EVERY TIME I DIE, AS I LAY DYING, A LIFE ONCE LOST, POISON THE WELL) had previously had ...

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DAVID LEE ROTH To Appear On 'Country Music Across America'

David Lee Roth will drop by this week's "Country Music Across America" to talk about his latest release, "Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen", a bluegrass tribute to his old band, VAN HALEN. Described as "the only entertainment news show on television solely dedicated to coveri...

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GENERAL SURGERY Announce New Bassist, Rejoin Forces With Vocalist MCWILLIAMS

Legendary Swedish grindcore merchants GENERAL SURGERY have announced the addition of bassist Dr. Van Touminen (FINGERSPITZENGEFÜHL, THE GROKENBERGERS) to the group's ranks. Touminen will be taking over the bass duties once the group's current four-stringer Glenn Sykes moves back to the U.S. in the f...

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GOD DETHRONED Members To Take Part In ROTTERDAM POP ACADEMY Graduation Exam

Guitarist Isaac Delahaye of the Dutch death metallers GOD DETHRONED has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "On the 4th of July, Ariën [van Weesenbeek, drums] and me will play an exclusive show with SIC in Nighttown, Holland. This project is the initiative of Coen Janssen (...

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NAPALM DEATH's New CD Is 'Surpassing Last Album For Heaviness, Speed And Diversity'

Bassist Shane Embury of the British extreme metal pioneers NAPALM DEATH has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Still here at Foel studios in Wales [recording the new NAPALM DEATH album] and all's going extremely well. The songs are starting to take their shape and already...

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Belgium's SKITSOY Win 'City Of Bilbao' Contest In 'Metal' Category

SKITSOY, the Belgian band featuring ex-CHANNEL ZERO frontman frontman Franky De Smet-Van Damme, won the City of Bilbao pop-rock contest in the "Metal" category Wednesday (June 7) in Bilbao, Spain after performing live in a front of a jury comprised of music-related professionals and journalists. Out...

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PAUL GILBERT To Release New Instrumental CD In July

Guitar shredder Paul Gilbert (RACER X, ex-MR.BIG) will release his new instrumental CD, "Get Out Of My Yard", in Japan on July 26 via WHD Entertainment. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Get Out Of My Yard 02. Hury Up 03. I Mean It 04. Or You Will Go Flying 05. ...

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THE GATHERING: Radio Appearances Scheduled

Holland's female-fronted rock outfit THE GATHERING will play a few songs on the Dutch radio program "747 Live" on Tuesday, June 13 beginning at 2:00 p.m. There will be a live webcam feed on the station's web site. The band will also be making an appearance on 3voor12 Radio on Wednesday, June 21. ...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Putting Finishing Touches On 'Shot To Hell'

On top of helping Ozzy Osbourne write songs for his next record, guitarist Zakk Wylde is putting the finishing touches on "Shot To Hell", his first BLACK LABEL SOCIETY album for Roadrunner Records. Produced by Zakk and Michael Beinhorn (OZZY, KORN, SOUNDGARDEN),and recorded with longtime pals Craig...