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New ANTHRAX Singer: Being Compared To JOHN BUSH Is 'A Huge Compliment'

Erin Carlson of The Associated Press recently conducted an interview with new ANTHRAX frontman Dan Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3, Photo#4). A few excerpts from the chat follow: On wanting to honor ANTHRAX's legacy, but also stay true to himself: "I like to think I have ...

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SAMMY HAGAR's 'Cabo Wabo Radio' To Launch New Year's Eve

Sammy Hagar has announce the official launch of a revolutionary breakthrough in rock radio, "All Up, All Rock, All Party, All the Time", streaming online from Mexico to the world. On New Year's Eve, Monday, December 31, Redheads and music fans everywhere will be able to experience "Rock Radio The Wa...

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THE CRINN Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

St. Paul, Minnesota-based progressive/experimental metallers THE CRINN have inked a deal with Nuclear Blast Records. According to the band's official bio, THE CRINN "was first formed during August of 2004 out of a frustration with the average and mundane, breakdown-oriented metal scene. Their decisi...

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New ANTHRAX Singer Says He Has His Wife To Thank For Landing Gig

New ANTHRAX frontman Dan Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3) spoke to Newsday.com this week about how he went from being a part-time singer from Levittown, New York, working as a personal trainer to make ends meet as he tried to put together a new band, to fronting the ...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist Says Response To New Singer Announcement Has Been 'Great'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has issued the following update: "The response to us announcing Dan [Nelson] as the new singer has been great, thank you. I can't wait for you to hear what we've got going on. Thanks for the patience, support and loyalty!!!" Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2, Photo#3),31, ...

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New ANTHRAX Singer: 'The Naysayers Are Gonna Be Shut Down'

ANTHRAX has issued a press release officially announcing its new singer, Dan Nelson (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET back on December 6). Nelson (Photo#1, Photo#2),32, is a virtual unknown, having fronted several local bands in the Long Island/New York area, including DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENE...

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It's Official: ANTHRAX Taps Former DEVILSIZE Singer

As first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET back on December 6, ANTHRAX has now officially confirmed that it has recruited former DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENEMY singer Dan Nelson (photo) as the replacement for Joey Belladonna. The announcement was made earlier this evening during an online chat with between A...

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JOE LYNN TURNER To Perform With SCRAP METAL In Nashville

Rock "supergroup" SCRAP METAL has announced more special guest stars to perform during their upcoming Metal Christmas holiday concert event at the Wildhorse Nashville December 15, 2007. Special guest star Joe Lynn Turner, former lead singer for legendary rock groups DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW and FANDANGO...

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ANTHRAX: Audio Sample Of Rumored New Singer Available

A live recording of the DEVILSIZE track "Explode" featuring the very John Bush-esque vocals of the rumored new ANTHRAX singer Dan Nelson is available for streaming at this location (click on "Explode" in the audio player). (UPDATE: The track has since been removed.) In addition to DEVILSIZE, Dan Nel...

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SKID ROW Singer Goes Country

Johnny Solinger, lead singer for SKID ROW, and Texas chart-topping label Smith Entertainment, have signed a deal to release a solo album of the singer's own material that will draw more upon his Texas-born country influences like Hank Williams Sr. and Merle Haggard. 2008 sees Solinger pursuing somet...

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ANTHRAX Recruits Former DEVILSIZE Singer?

ANTHRAX is strongly rumored to have recruited former DEVILSIZE and ME, MY ENEMY singer Dan Nelson (photo) as the replacement for Joey Belladonna, who left the band earlier in the year. The news was first reported yesterday by the Metal-Blast.com web site and has since been corroborated to BLABBERMOU...

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BUCKCHERRY Guitarist: 'I'm Stoked On The New Stuff!'

BUCKCHERRY guitarist Keith Nelson has issued the following update: "This is the first entry in the studio blog for the upcoming record. "We came off the road at the end of September and took a few days off, then got right back to work writing and rehearsing new material. Right now things are going w...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS: 'Say It's Not True' Single Available For Free Download

QUEEN and Paul Rodgers have released the single "Say It's Not True" to mark World AIDS Day. QUEEN has made the song available for free download to "help Nelson Mandela with his campaign" against AIDS, according to The Associated Press. Freddie Mercury, QUEEN's famous lead vocalist, died of an AIDS-r...

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SCRAP METAL To Be Joined By Former SURVIVOR Singer At Nashville 'Metal Christmas' Event

Jimi Jamison, former lead singer of SURVIVOR, will join SCRAP METAL during their "Metal Christmas" holiday concert event at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN on December 15, 2007. SCRAP METAL, the celebrity rock super group whose members have sold over 50 million records worldwide, stars Gunnar...

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New QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Single Salutes AIDS Day

Jonathan Cohen of Billboard.com reports that QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS have recorded a new single, "Say It's Not True", to commemorate World AIDS Day on Saturday (Dec. 1). The track, QUEEN's first studio collaboration with Rodgers, will be available as a free download from the band's Web site. In recent...