BARNEY FIFER, the new band featuring bassist Rev Jones (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, FUEL, BLACK SYMPHONY), drummer Pete Holmes (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BLACK 'N BLUE, BLACK SYMPHONY) and guitarist Rick Plester (BLACK SYMPHONY), will be performing on May 6 at Mr. Cues in Lancaster, California. Also appearing on the bill will be former GUNS N' ROSES ...
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CRISIS have begun the songwriting process for their next album with drummer Justin Arman (ex-SOCIETY 1). The follow-up to last year's "Like Sheep Led to Slaughter" (The End/Children Of Rage) is not expected to be completed until early next year. Justin will be the featured drummer on the new CD and will also go on ...
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Alice Cooper and IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson were named two of the Top 10 Sporting Rock Stars by the U.K.'s The Sunday Times newspaper. A explanation for each musician's inclusion reads as follows: Alice Cooper: "Having spent most of the Seventies in thrall to drugs and drink, Alice Cooper sobered up and in 1982 ...
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Denver-based metal/hardcore act TEXAS IS ON FIRE have inked a three-album deal with Crash Music, Inc. TEXAS IS ON FIRE are a young, hard-working band with the average age of the members being just 18 years old. The band tours the United States relentlessly, bringing their music to the people. TEXAS IS ON FIRE released ...
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FemaleFirst.co.uk is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN singer Robert Plant claims he used to watch live sex shows with clean-cut ABBA stars Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. Plant says he used to enjoy drinking in X-rated bars with the Swedish stars and his LED ZEPPELIN sidekick Jimmy Page. At the time, in late 1978, Plant and ...
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Former A PERFECT CIRCLE/ZWAN bassist Paz Lenchantin makes a guest appearance on violin on the song "Dividing Lines" from Los Angeles band KAURA's self-titled debut EP, out today (April 19) on the group's own imprint, Kaum Records. Born from the vision of Malcolm Guess (vocals and instrumentation) and Benjamin Jones (drums and instrumentation), KAURA's sound ...
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MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP (MSG) singer Chris Logan has just finished tracking vocals for a bonus track to be featured on the new LEGACY album re-release. The tune is called "So Long". LEGACY features founding member Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARWOOD) on bass and the world-renowned Jonas Hansson (SILVER MOUNTAIN, JONAS HANSSON BAND) on ...
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CRISIS will be interviewed live by DJ Jackie Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 p.m. on Indie 103.1 FM KDLD/KDLE on their metal show called "Chaos". Indie 103.1 FM, which is fast becoming one of the most popular commercial radio stations in Southern California, boasts Steve Jones (SEX PISTOLS), Rob Zombie, Henry Rollins and Dickie Barett ...
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Kyle Munson of Des Moines Register is reporting that POISON lead singer Bret Michaels, FOREIGNER (led by Mick Jones, minus Lou Gramm), SLAUGHTER, SKID ROW (minus Sebastian Bach) and HELLS BELLS (a Florida-based AC/DC cover band) have been confirmed for the the second annual installment of Waterstock Rock, set to take place June ...
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist Mike Dean recently spoke to Dave Pehling of KTVU.com about about the band's history, their hard-hitting new effort, "In the Arms of God", and what it was like working with GALACTIC drummer Stanton Moore. A few excerpts from the interview follow: KTVU.com: COC's approach to music over the last ...
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DROWNING POOL's video for the track "Killin' Me" has been posted online at the group's official web site. Check it out at this location. "Killin' Me" comes off the group's sophomore album, "Desensitized", available now on Wind-Up Records. The follow-up to 2001's "Sinner" was produced by Johnny K (DISTURBED, SOIL, FINGER ELEVEN) and ...
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SEVEN WITCHES, the band featuring former SAVATAGE guitarist Jack Frost and HELSTAR singer James Rivera, have posted a message on their official web site regarding the band's upcoming activities and related projects. An excerpt from the update follows: "The band's contract with Sanctuary is up. They want to thank Sanctuary for all the help and ...
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U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL have finalized the track listing for their sophomore album, "Empires of the World", due in June via Elitist/Earache Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Eight Moons" (Revolver Records) was recorded by vocalist Jon K and mixed by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) at Sneap's own Backstage ...
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Bloomberg News is reporting that former LED ZEPPELIN frontman Robert Plant and QUEEN guitarist Brian May are among the top 40 music millionaires in Britain, according to a list published in the Sunday Times. Paul McCartney, Elton John and Sting dominated the annual list, which also included ROLLING STONES' Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both ...
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JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Things are going incredibly well on the tour. The band have just finished two weeks of shows in the U.K. It was great for them to play in their own country again! It's been many years since they've ...
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KISS, TED NUGENT and GODSMACK were among the performers at the Rockin' the Corps patriotic celebratory concert on Friday (April 1) at the Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California. Executive producers Quincy Jones and Joseph E. Robert, Jr. joined forces with producers Doc McGhee and Spencer Proffer to create a high energy, ...
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Los Angeles-based hard rock outfit LEGACY, founded by bass ace Marten Andersson (LIZZY BORDEN, GEORGE LYNCH, STARWOOD), has inked a deal with U.K.'s Valhalla Records. The label will re-master and release LEGACY's debut CD with new artwork, bonus tracks as well as future releases through this agreement. Marten Andersson will be starting to work on ...
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According to RCA Records, VELVET REVOLVER will be the musical guests on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Thursday, April 7. Non-musicial guests on the show include actress Brittany Murphy and comic Dave Attell. In other news, VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum has posted the following entry in his online "journal": "Rocking Canada ...
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Marilyn Manson and fiancée/burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese, along with Steve Jones of THE SEX PISTOLS, were on hand at the DKNY Jeans and Lo-Fi Gallery's "Mick Rock Live in LA" exhibit on Thursday (March 24) in Hollywood, California. Check out pictures from Film Magic, Celebrity Photo, Globe Photos ...
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Bay Area grindcore trio CRETIN have inked a deal with Relapse Records. The band's first official release on the Relapse roster will be a split release with label-mates PIG DESTROYER, due out later this year. CRETIN is also rehearsing material for their first full-length album, slated for a late 2005 release via Relapse. "We're very ...
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Metal musicians congratulate ANTHRAX on their 20th anniversary: MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine: "ANTHRAX is a band that I have always respected, that has always mattered and was very important to the American metal scene. As part of the 'big four' they were responsible for an enormous amount of the credit for helping establish American metal bands ...
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon recently spoke to Blistering.com about the making of the group's latest CD, "Alien". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On how he would describe the new album: "It's pretty full-on. I guess that's a great way of describing 'Alien'! (Laughs) It's an album that takes ...
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Canadian rocker Danko Jones has uploaded six more sessions from his Swedish radio show, "The Magical World of Rock with Danko Jones", which was recently syndicated to both German and Canadian radio stations. The shows available for streaming via TheMagicalWorldOfRock.com are as follows: 01. Singers' Clinic Part 6 featuring Jeff Tweedy and Biff ...
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Tim Ghianni of Tennessean.com is reporting that fimmakers Dan Heller and Valerie Reynolds are currently working on a documentary exploring guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's time spent spent as part of the storied north Nashville R&B scene. They also want to find out the impact the innovative guitarist had on his nightclub cohorts. The ...
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MSG (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP) bassist Rev Jones' official web site has been updated with the following message: "Rev will be heading back into the studio in a couple of weeks to finish the Jeff Martin [RACER X, BADLANDS, MSG] album. Following that he will be heading to a studio in New Jersey to record three ...
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icWales is reporting that the suspected suicide of Welsh heavy metal band BLOOD RETCH's lead singer has stunned fans across the world. Talented Gareth Bonetto — whose stage name was Eddie Richards — was found hanged at his Yr Hendre home in Nantgarw, near Pontypridd, on Monday (March 14). The depressed 29-year-old bachelor ...
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Lunar Moth Entertainment and TributeAlbums.com have unveiled the official cover art to "KISS Cover to Cover", the collection of songs that KISS themselves chose to cover during their career. "At TributeAlbums.com, we believe that presentation is everything," reads an official press release. "With that, a unique CD deserves a unique album cover. The concept for ...
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Rob Olmstead of the Daily Herald is reporting that LED ZEPPELIN members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and descendants of John Bonham filed suit for the unauthorized performance of ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" at a Glendale Heights, Illinois bar. In reality, the legends of ZEPPELIN are probably unaware the suit was ...
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Lauren Matthew of New Jersey's Old Bridge Suburban has revealed more information about former STATIC-X guitarist Tripp Eisen's arrest on charges that he sexually assaulted two minors, one of them a 14-year-old Sayreville girl in an Old Bridge parking lot. Eisen, whose real name is Tod Rex Salvador, 39, was arrested Feb. 10 ...
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A California man has apparently come forward claiming that he has the top hat that was allegedly stolen from guitarist Slash's (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) limo that took him to the Grammy Awards on February 13 (as first reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET on Feb. 20). The man claims that he bought the hat ...
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