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TWISTED SISTER Frontman's 'Strangeland: Disciple' Movie Puts Out National Open Casting Call

Dee Snider, frontman of heavy metal legends TWISTED SISTER, is set to begin production on the feature film "Strangeland: Disciple" later this year, the much-anticipated follow-up to "Strangeland" (1998),which he wrote and starred in as antagonist Captain Howdy. His partners in the project, Nehst St...

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HERMAN RAREBELL Discusses SCORPIONS Catalog; Audio Available

For the eighteenth installment of the "Shockwaves Skull Sessions" podcast, host Bob Nalbandian is joined by longtime SCORPIONS drummer/songwriter Herman Rarebell along with hard rock/metal journalists/connoisseurs Jon Sutherland and John Kornarens as the four discuss the tremendous 35-year-plus care...

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Former SCORPIONS Drummer HERMAN RAREBELL TO Hit The Road With New Band

HERMAN ZE GERMAN AND FRIENDS, the band led by former SCORPIONS drummer Herman Rarebell, will embark on a tour of the U.S. and Europe this summer. The group's current lineup is as follows: Herman Rarebell (SCORPIONS) - Drums Duke Jackson (STRIKEFORCE) - Guitar Timexx Nasty (DRIVIN' RAIN, BEGGARS JURY...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO At NAMM: Video Footage Available

Bay Area Backstage has posted video footage of ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, performing at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 15-18, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim...

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DEE SNIDER To Reprise His Role As CAPTAIN HOWDY In Cult Horror Classic 'Strangeland'

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider will reprise his role as Captain Howdy in the 1998 cult horror classic "Strangeland" when "Strangeland: Disciple" goes into production later this year. Snider wrote and co-produced the original film in 1994, pre-dating the cinematic vogue for torture film franchise...

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THE ANSWER To Play Only U.S. Club Show In New York City

THE ANSWER, four lads hailing from Downpatrick in Northern Ireland, have been busy fulfilling their duties as the opening act for the North American leg of AC/DC's Black Ice world tour. The band finishes the American Leg of Black Ice in Nashville, Tennessee on January 31 and heads to New York to pla...

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Former BLACK SABBATH Drummer BEV BEVAN Loves His Jag

Sunday Mercury reports that English rock musician Bev Bevan, who served as the touring drummer for BLACK SABBATH from 1983 to 1984 and played percussion on "The Eternal Idol" album in 1987, is drumming up support for the Jaguar Land Rover campaign. THE MOVE, ELO and BLACK SABBATH drummer owns a flee...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist Hosting Benefit Event In Hollywood

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed is hosting tonight's (Friday, January 9) AIDS benefit "I Cry Mercury III" at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California. The night of music, prizes and awareness will feature performances by THE BANGKOK FIVE, THE MOB, HIGHDEF RATIO, COCK EYED OPTIMIST and more...

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FREDDIE MERCURY, OZZY OSBOURNE, SLASH Among Ultimate 'Rock Gods'

According to Skiddle, late QUEEN singer Freddie Mercury, who sold 300 million records before he died in November 1991 of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, has been voted the ultimate "rock god." Ozzy Osbourne came sixth in the survey of 4,000 rock fans by Internet market research web site OnePoll. A...

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STONE SOUR Guitarist's MOONSHOT Schedules Dates

MOONSHOT, the new band featuring STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand and Canadian female vocalist Lindsay Robins, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 19 - Bovine Sex Club - Toronto, ONT Jan. 21 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY Commented Josh: "We are going to really get the ball rolling in 2009 to giv...

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ROBERT PLANT, FREDDIE MERCURY, AXL ROSE, IAN GILLAN Among 'Greatest Voices in Rock'

According to U.K.'s Daily Mail, LED ZEPPELIN's Robert Plant has topped a poll of the greatest voices in rock organized by digital radio station Planet Rock. QUEEN's Freddie Mercury came second, Paul Rodgers of FREE came next while THE WHO frontman Roger Daltrey came fifth. The only female voice on t...

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OBITUARY To Team Up With MALEVOLENT CREATION For Shows In Guatemala, El Salvador

Florida extreme-metal veterans OBITUARY and MALEVOLENT CREATION will team up for the following shows in February: Feb, 20 - Guatemala City, Guatemala - El Rincon Salvadoreno Feb. 21 - San Salvador, El Salvador - Arena El Salvador Fan-filmed video footage of OBITUARY's October 8, 2008 concert in Pitt...

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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO: Tour Dates Announced

ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the experimental band led by TESTAMENT/ex-SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 09 - New York, NY @ The Underscore Jan. 15 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick Jan. 16 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 17 - Anaheim, CA @ NAMM Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA ...

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THE WILDHEARTS To Give Away Previously Unreleased Song

Long-running U.K. rockers THE WILDHEARTS will give away a brand new, previously unreleased track as a Christmas "thank-you" to all of the band's fans. The song "Borderline" will be made available on Christmas Eve on the group's MySpace and Facebook pages to download for free. THE WILDHEARTS is curre...

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QUEEN Guitarist BRIAN MAY: 'I Didn't Know' FREDDIE MERCURY Was Gay

World Entertainment News Network reports that QUEEN guitarist Brian May did not realize his bandmate Freddie Mercury was gay for years — because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends. The pair was close during the early days of the band, but the legendary guitarist insists he had no inclin...