POISON frontman Bret Michaels was the special guest of country star Chris Cagle at The Coliseum in Nashville last Sunday (June 13) as part of the CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair. The two sang a reworked version of POISON's 1988 Number One hit "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". Michaels told Launch Radio Networks that was thrilled ...
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Around 800 German rock music fans participated in an online poll to choose the Top 50 rock songs of the last 50 years. The Top 50 list, as selected by the users of the Rockantenne.de web site, is as follows: 01. LED ZEPPELIN – Stairway to Heaven 02. AC/DC – Highway to Hell ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the second four-CD box set installment of the band's complete history, "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume II", on June 29 through Hip-O Records. Following the four-CD box set "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume I", issued in late 2003, "Volume II" continues the tale through 1994. Along with ...
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STRESSFEST, the Swedish band featuring former members of GEBURIUM, TRANQUILLITY and EXPULSION, have uploaded their entire new demo, "Silence You Serpent", at their official web site. The songs available for download are as follows: 01. Thirty Wars 02. Poison Tongue 03. Touch The Forbidden 04. The Eye Never Lies Photos from the band's ...
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KISS kicked off their "Rock The Nation Tour" with POISON last night (June 10) at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in San Antonio, Texas. The group's complete set list for the show was as follows: 01. Love Gun 02. Deuce 03. Makin' Love 04. Dr. Love 05. C'mon On And Love Me 06. Cold Gin 07. ...
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KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley did a phone interview several days ago with Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM. Listen to the audio of the eight-and-a-half-minute conversation in Windows Media format at this location. A couple of excerpts follow: On how POISON was selected to open the summer tour: "We wanted a fun ...
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Texas-based SPIN 66, whose sound is set to recall the best of GARBAGE, THE CARS, BLONDIE, NO DOUBT and BERLIN, will play the side stage at the kick-off date of the KISS/POISON tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in San Antonio on Thursday (June 10). The band will play at 6:00 p.m. and will also perform ...
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The Brooklyn-based rock trio ZO2 has been named as the opening act for the eagerly anticipated KISS and POISON tour in summer 2004. KISS has always fearlessly taken hot up-and-coming acts on the road with them as openers often rocketing those artists to success, and ZO2 is the latest in that long, distinguished line of ...
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Bret Michaels of POISON fame and occasional country crooner, will perform at CMA Music Festival/Fan Fair Sunday night (June 13) at The Coliseum in Nashville, Tennessee with Capitol Nashville artist Chris Cagle. "This is what CMA Music Festival is all about," said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. "Exciting and fresh musical collaborations." "The fact that ...
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SOCIETY 1 will enter NRG Studios in North Hollywood, Ca. on June 13 to begin recording their second, as-yet-untitled Earache album. Having worked with SOCIETY 1 on their Earache debut, "Exit Through Fear", engineer/producer Wade Norton (STATIC-X, ORGY) will be returning to engineer and co-produce the new album. After laying down the basic instrumental tracks ...
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KISS frontman Paul Stanley has spoken to the San Antonio Express-News about the group's upcoming "Rock The Nation" North American tour with POISON, which kicks off June 10 in Selma, Texas. "People know when they pay to see KISS they're going to get something to see," said Stanley. "When KISS first came on the scene, ...
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MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" and Revolver magazine are teaming up to compile a list of the "Best Metal Videos of the New Millennium", as selected by the fans. Metalheads are being asked to choose their favorite videos from the list below and submit their selections at this location. The winning videos will air Saturday, ...
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KISS hit Japan Thursday (May 27) for the first of six dates, including a three-night stand at the Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Besides playing live, bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is also promoting his new solo album "Asshole", which comes out in the U.S. on June 8. Simmons is hosting "Asshole" parties while on tour, but he ...
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LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about the group's early days and the recent departure of longtime singer Ron Taylor. Asked how they ended up working with RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby on their first CD, Blaze said, "Well, the way that we met Robbin Crosby and how that worked out ...
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According to KissFanShop.de, KISS are rumored to have had their concert in Sydney, Australia professionally filmed, possibly for a future DVD release. The show, which took place on May 18 at the Enmore Theatre, included a rendition of "Goin' Blind". KISS will launch their Japanese tour on May 27 in Tokyo. They will then hit ...
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Around 200 photos of KISS performing live in Melbourne, Australia have been posted online at this location. KISS played three dates in Melbourne last week as part of their current Australian tour: May 13 and 14 at Rod Laver and May 15 at the Palais. As previously reported, KISS will hit the road ...
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According to a posting on their web site, Brooklyn-based trio ZO2 have secured the prestigious opening slot for this summer's KISS/POISON tour. "This would be an outstanding achievement for any band but the truly remarkable fact is that ZO2 is as yet unsigned," the group write. "The thrill of a relative unknown opening ...
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KISS will be the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" airing Wedneday, June 9. The live show begins at 8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET, and fans are encouraged to call in with questions during the program at (800) 344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you, check out
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FEINSTEIN, the new band featuring former THE RODS frontman/ELF guitarist David "Rock" Feinstein and ROYAL HUNT singer John West, have set a June 8 U.S. release date for their debut album, "Third Wish". FEINSTEIN's current lineup is completed by Bob Twining (keyboards), Jeff Howell (bass) and Nate Horton (drums) A photo of the band can ...
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Orange County, California's BLEEDING THROUGH will be filming a video for "Love Lost In a Hail of Gunfire" next month with director Chris Sims (POISON THE WELL, EIGHTEEN VISIONS). "Love Lost In a Hail of Gunfire" is the first track from BLEEDING THROUGH's latest album, "This is Love, This is Murderous". The band are currently ...
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MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless, POISON's Bret Michaels, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, ANTHRAX, L.A. GUNS, KISS, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil, Ronnie James Dio and FASTER PUSSYCAT are among the artists featured in "100 Most Metal Moments", a VH1 special focusing on the "entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments" that defined heavy metal music's heyday. ...
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According to KissKollector.com, VH1 is working on a new KISS special, "When Kiss Ruled The World". The one-hour show will air in June, to coincide with the kick-off of KISS' U.S. summer tour with POISON. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, plus original KISS roadie Peter "Moose" Oreckinto ('73-76), as well as KISS Kollector ...
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South Florida thrashers CYST have posted a new song for download on their site, www.cystband.com. The track, entitled "Exposure", is set to appear on the band's as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2002's "Concussion Symphony", tentatively due later this year through Hook n Mouth Records. Download the song here. In other news, CYST — ...
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) spoke to the Stamford Advocate about the band's decision to pull out of the KISS tour this summer when they found out that glam rockers POISON were added to the bill. "I was in negotiations and said it depends who else is on the tour. If you're ...
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Florida's WYKKED WYTCH will be doing several South Florida shows in May before returning to Europe in the summer to support their new album, "Nefret". The group's third full-length album, "Nefret" was just released in Europe this month through Demolition/Dreamcatcher Records after much delay. "Nefret" was recorded at Studio 13 and was produced by Jeremy ...
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Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com has penned an article on a brand-new heavy metal sub-genre dubbed "screamo," a style characterized by "aggressive, chaotic passages flush with larynx-shredding vocals" balanced "with swooping melodies and vocal harmonies." ATREYU, along with a host of other heartbroken, hate-filled noisemongers like BLEEDING THROUGH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, EVERY TIME I DIE, ...
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POISON frontman Bret Michaels was among the attendees at Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards Wednesday night (April 21) in Nashville, Tennessee. Check out pictures from Wire Image: Arrivals, Backstage & Audience. According to NetMusicCountdown.com, Michaels hosted a late-night, star-studded, country and rock 'n' roll jam session ...
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KISS and POISON will be teaming for the "Rock The Nation" two-month U.S. tour beginning on June 10 in San Antonio, Texas. Commented POISON lead singer Bret Michaels: "Throughout our entire career, we have been headlining, but I look at the opportunity to go on the road with KISS as a complete honor. POISON's set ...
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The first show has been leaked for KISS' forthcoming U.S. tour with POISON. The two bands will be performing at the Tweeter Center in Tinley Park, Illinois on Friday, July 9. Tickets for the concert are scheduled to go on sale April 25. Additional dates will be announced soon. KISS will kick off an Australian ...
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Swedish death/black metallers IN AETERNUM will release their new mini-CD, "No Salvation", in a limited edition of 1,000 copies as a digipack CD. The group, whose last CD, "Nuclear Armageddon", came out a year ago, entered Abyss studio in December to record four new tracks, including "Beasts of the Pentagram", "No Salvation" and "Poison the ...
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