ALICE IN CHAINS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE are among the artists who performed tribute sets at the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors", which was taped last night (Saturday, May 12) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. This year's celebration honors the music and influence of OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART and ...
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ALICE IN CHAINS and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE have been added to the list of artists who will take the stage for tribute performances at the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors". This year's celebration will honor the music and influence of OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART and ZZ TOP. These honorees will perform live, along ...
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Bam Margera ("Jackass", "Viva La Bam") has been tapped to host "VH1 Rock Honors". The second annual show, which pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock, will honor OZZY OSBOURNE, GENESIS, HEART, and ZZ TOP. These honorees will perform live, along with tribute bands NICKELBACK, GRETCHEN WILSON and KEANE, on Saturday, ...
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METALICA drummer Lars Ulrich arrived at Hyde in Hollywood too late to get in early Monday (March 19). It was after 2:00 a.m., and even though he is a "celeb," it was still too late. Watch footage from Lulop. As previously reported, an eight-minute interview with Lars Ulrich and his live-in girlfriend, Danish ...
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An autographed protective glove that was worn by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield after he suffered severe second- and third-degree burns to his left arm due to pyrotechnics during a 1992 concert is being auctioned via eBay. According to the seller — who claims to have worked for METALLICA in 1991 during the "black album" USA ...
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An eight-minute interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and his live-in girlfriend, Danish actress Connie Nielsen, which aired on Tuesday (March 13) on the "Aftenshowet" program on the Danish TV channel Danmarks Radio 1 (DR1), is available for viewing online at www.dr.dk (NOTE: The interview was conducted in Danish). People magazine reported in ...
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Punk rock icon Henry Rollins will be on Air America's "Ring Of Fire" radio show with Robert F Kennedy, Jr. and Mike Papantonio, on Saturday, March 17. It airs 5-7 p.m. Eastern Time. Tune in to XM Radio - Channel 167, or go to www.ringoffireradio.com for your local station or to listen live. ...
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VH1 pays homage to the legends who influenced the sound of rock with the second annual "VH1 Rock Honors". This year's celebration will honor the music and influence of GENESIS, HEART, OZZY OSBOURNE and ZZ TOP (as reported by BLABBERMOUTH.NET this morning). Additional performers, presenters, and special guests will be announced as they ...
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Australia's WOLFMOTHER was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 49th annual Grammy Awards, which are being held tonight (Sunday, February 11) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The nominees in the "Hard Rock" category were as follows: BUCKCHERRY - "Crazy Bitch" NINE INCH ...
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One of Boston's best loved bands, AEROSMITH, has donated an autographed guitar to raise money for The Angel Fund, an independent non-profit organization benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Neuromuscular Research Center run by Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. at the Massachusetts General Hospital. The guitar is up for auction on eBay until ...
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WOLFMOTHER spoke to The West Australian about the band's nomination in the "Best Hard Rock Performance" category at the Grammy Awards, which will be held in Los Angeles in February. "I think that means we are going to go to the circus of the Grammys which will be interesting," drummer Myles Heskett said. ...
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ATTACKER frontman Bob Mitchell has issued the following statement: "It is with heavy heart and deep sadness which I must inform you that my dear friend and brother Rob Oriani has passed away. He died of a heart attack while at work on Saturday. I was honored to know him and I will keep his ...
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BLOODSIMPLE, which features in its ranks former members of VISION OF DISORDER and MEDICATION, is currently recording its second album at Machine Shop studio in Hoboken, New Jersey with producer Machine. The group's guitarist, Mike Kennedy, has issued the following update: "We just finished our basic guitar tracks yesterday. We still need to do overdubs ...
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THE HAUNTED frontman Peter Dolving has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "What is the big deal with discussing stuff like economical system or religion? "It's amusing how people are so eager to attack as soon as anyone simply sets about and types the right trigger words. Sometimes I think maybe I should ...
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TODAY IS THE DAY frontman Steve Austin — a renowned producer who has worked with LAMB OF GOD, CONVERGE, JELLO BIAFRA and many more —has officially launched his new label, Supernova Records. Initially founded in order to properly release TODAY IS THE DAY material, Supernova has released DVDs of live shows from 1995 and 1996, ...
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Dave's On Tour recently conducted an interview with KISS/ALICE COOPER drummer Eric Singer. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Dave's On Tour: It's not as important to U.S. history as the John F. Kennedy conspiracy, but for the sake of rock and roll history, I've got to ask you this. The ...
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Swedish guitarist Janne Stark (OVERDRIVE, LOCOMOTIVE BREATH) has released more information about his MOUNTAIN OF POWER project, featuring guest appearances by current and/or former members of HAMMERFALL, LIZZY BORDEN, ANDROMEDA and TREAT, among many others. Says Janne: "The project is basically me with a lot of guests. It was initiated by Joe Romagnola at Grooveyard ...
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BLOODSIMPLE guitarist Mike Kennedy (ex-VISION OF DISORDER) has issued the following update: "Well, another September 11th here and gone. The city was ominous yesterday amidst all the memorials and two giant light beams shooting up from where the World Trade Center used to be. "The world is facing chaos, the Middle East is tumultuous and ...
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BLOODSIMPLE guitarist Mike Kennedy (ex-VISION OF DISORDER) has issued the following update: "Checking in from the Machine Shop [studio owned by producer Machine] in good old Hoboken, New Jersey. Pre-production [for the second BLOODSIMPLE album] is coming along nicely. The songs are developing nicely. Hopefully we will be tracking for the album within a few ...
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BLOODSIMPLE guitarist Mike Kennedy (ex-VISION OF DISORDER) has issued the following update: "Well....we're off. We started pre-production [for the second BLOODSIMPLE album] at the Machine Shop [studio owned by producer Machine] yesterday and things are going smoothly. We have a lot of interesting material to weed through. I can say that this will not be ...
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Popworld.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Myles Heskett of the Australian trio WOLFMOTHER. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Popworld.com: Have you always had the sound you have now? Myles: "No. It's really funny 'cos everyone always compares us to LED ZEPPELIN and BLACK SABBATH and all the '70s bands ...
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Long Island, New York, hardcore legends VISION OF DISORDER, who have temporarily reunited for a spate of summer gigs, will film their two shows at Club Ritual in Levittown, New York for an upcoming live DVD. The band will also appear on the Sounds of the Underground Tour July 16 in Camden, New Jersey, and ...
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Beginning tomorrow, VSPOT — VH1's broadband channel — will offer exclusive performances from "VH1 Rock Honors" honorees and tribute bands that will not be seen during the show's television broadcast. Additional VSPOT content will include exclusive interviews with "VH1 Rock Honors" honorees, presenters and performers and "Air to the Throne" air guitar performances from the ...
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Rock royalty received the ultimate form of flattery as some of today's hottest rock acts honored legendary bands KISS, QUEEN, DEF LEPPARD and JUDAS PRIEST at VH1's first annual "VH1 Rock Honors" Thursday night (May 25). Taped at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, "VH1 Rock Honors", which premieres Wednesday, May 31 at ...
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BLOODSIMPLE guitarist Mike Kennedy (ex-VISION OF DISORDER) has issued the following update: "We are home and I'm writing to your from good ol' crooklyn NY. Working out some mean material for the new record. The new tunes are sounding killer so far and we should be hitting the studio in the summer to start tracking ...
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ALTER BRIDGE have announced that they have terminated their recording, publishing, and merchandising agreements, effective immediately, thereby severing all of the ban's contractual relationships with Wind-Up. "We're very excited about concluding this chapter in our lives and focusing on the future,” explains Grammy Award-winning songwriter and guitarist Mark Tremonti. "We have been working on new ...
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According to 7Days.ae, British heavy metal legends SAXON will not be performing at this year's Dubai Desert Rock Festival — set to take place on March 16 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates — because one of their songs from the 1980s includes lyrics about freeing the Holy Land and spilling Muslim blood. Concert ...
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New York metal act WASTEFORM have amicably parted ways with Xtreem Music (Spain). "We're currently looking for a label to support us 100% on our future endeavors which include extensive touring throughout the U.S and Europe and a brand new album," stated vocalist and co-founder Greg Kennedy. With newly acquired guitarist Justin Knipper (MUCOPUS), WASTEFORM ...
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Detroit-based preogressive rock band TILES have posted the following message on their official web site: "Work on the new songs is coming along great — so much so that we've penciled in early February to begin recording with Terry Brown. In the meantime, we're recording some demos for Terry so he can hear what we're ...
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WTSP, Tampa Bay's 10 News, has posted a video report on the arrest of OPETH's bus driver Leon Rodney Whitman Jr. (photo, charge report) on charges of several counts of unlawful activity with a minor, computer pornography and interference with custody, all felony charges. Watch the report online at
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