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ROADRUNNER 'All-Stars' Album: Progress Includes New Captain And New Team Members
Roadrunner Records has advanced in the process of putting together the groundbreaking "Roadrunner All-Stars" record to mark the label's 25th anniversary. The full-length release will contain original musical collaborations between past and present Roadrunner artists. Approximately 50 musicians are e...June 10, 2005
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DAVE MUSTAINE Doesn't Rule Out Possibility Of New MEGADETH Music
MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine's recently spoke to MTV.com about Gigantour, whch starts July 21 in Fresno, California, and runs through September 10 in Seattle. "I have no crosshairs on any of the other festivals," he said. "I'm not the giant-slayer that's gonna go take on these other festivals and make '...June 10, 2005
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DREAM THEATER's PORTNOY To Take Part In THE DRUM PAD's 20th Anniversary Celebration
DREAM THEATER's Mike Portnoy will be among the performers at the 20th anniversary celebration for The Drum Pad on Sunday, September 18 at The Vic Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Other artists scheduled to appear at the event include Terry Bozzio and Chad Wackerman, THE JIMMY CHAMBERLIN COMPLEX, Jeff H...June 10, 2005
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DEVILDRIVER Complete Work On 'Hold Back The Day' Video
DEVILDRIVER, the Santa Barbara, California-based band featuring former COAL CHAMBER singer Dez Fafara, have completed work on the video for the track "Hold Back the Day". The clip is expected to be made available online next week. "Hold Back the Day" comes off the group's upcoming sophomore album, "...June 9, 2005
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SEVEN WITCHES Guitarist Completes Work On Solo Album; Audio Sample Available
Jack Frost, guitarist and founder of SEVEN WITCHES, has completed work on his sophomore solo CD, entitled "Out in The Cold", which is due to be released in September 2005. The album includes guest appearances by Ted Poley of DANGER DANGER, Jeff Martin of BADLANDS and RACER X, Alan Tecchio of HADES,...June 9, 2005
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MEGADETH Mainman Talks About GIGANTOUR and Upcoming 'Greatest Hits' Collection
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Jerry Ewing of Total Rock about the group's upcoming tour, Gigantour, and the "Greatest Hits: Back to the Start" collection, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On Gigantour: "I tried to be really considerate of the acts th...June 9, 2005
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MICHAEL SCHENKER: 'Heavy Hitters' CD To Surface Next Month
According to CD Universe, the "Michael Schenker and Heavy Hitters" album, featuring an all-star lineup of musicians based around guitar virtuoso Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) paying homage to their contemporaries, is scheduled for release on July 12. This 10-track powerhouse collection was...June 8, 2005
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ULI JON ROTH Guests On IAN GILLAN's Anniversary CD
Legendary guitarist Uli Jon Roth (ex-SCORPIONS) will be featured as a guest performer on DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan's upcoming album "Gillan's Inn". The album celebrates Ian's 40 years in the world of rock, and Ian invited a dazzling number of friends and fellow musicians to contribute performa...June 6, 2005
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CITY OF GOD: Video And Audio Tracks Posted Online
CITY OF GOD, the band featuring Mark Mynett (ex-KILL II THIS),Jeff Singer (PARADISE LOST, ex-BLAZE),Simon Gordon (ex-XENTRIX) and Tim Preston (ex-DEARLY BEHEADED),have posted video clips of two songs on their web site, www.cityofgod.co.uk. The tracks "When Broken Glass Floats" and "God Kills Amer...June 6, 2005
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Former SNOT/AMEN Bassist Launches Label Imprint
Former SNOT/AMEN and curent LO-PRO bassist John "Tumor" Fahnestock has launched his own label imprint, 313 Recordings, in association with Corporate Punishment Records. The first release from 313/CPR will be the debut record from Tumor's pet punk-rock project/sideshow KCUF, featuring European freak-...June 6, 2005
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PARADISE LOST Sign With CENTURY MEDIA
PARADISE LOST have signed a licensing deal with Century Media Records to release the group's new self-titled album in all territories except for continental Europe and Japan, where the CD is still licensed to G.U.N./Sony BMG. The tentative U.K. release date is still set to be August. More informatio...June 2, 2005
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Former STATUS QUO Drummer's Rockin' School
Ben Clover of the Wimbledon Post has issued the following report: Kids don't normally need any help making a racket. But when the former drummer with rock giants STATUS QUO dropped into Poplar Primary School, Morden, to give some expert tuition, it could have been a scene from the film, "School of R...June 1, 2005
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THIS IS MENACE Record Radio Sessions For XFM, BBC RADIO 1
THIS IS MENACE, the U.K.-based collaborative project spearheaded by PITCHSHIFTER bassist Mark Clayden and drummer Jason Bowld, have just performed live radio sessions for Xfm and BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show". Jason Bowld says: "The session was awesome and a real buzz because it's the first live taste o...May 31, 2005
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BIG MACHINE Sign Representation Deal, Record New Material
BIG MACHINE have signed an exclusive representation deal with the New York law firm Selvern, Mandelbaum, and Mintz. The firm has represented a diverse roster of many of the entertainment industy's biggest artists, including rockers VAN HALEN, GUNS N' ROSES, rappers LUDACRIS, and THE WU-TANG CLAN and...May 31, 2005
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VOIVOD: Songwriting For New Album Complete; First DVD Release Coming Soon
VOIVOD drummer Away (a.k.a. Michel Langevin) has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We are finally done with the writing of the album. "The songs have a bit of an eerie vibe, with experimental vocals by Snake, spiralling solos by Piggy and heaviness courtesy of Jasonic!...May 30, 2005
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