Tracy Breton of The Providence Journal has issued the following report: Lawyers representing the victims of The Station nightclub fire will be allowed to go forward with destructive testing on a small amount of the soundproofing foam that was taken from the club after the deadly fire. State prosecutors have retracted a condition ...
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Ron Keel (KEEL, IRONHORSE, STEELER), Terry Ilous (XYZ), Kelly Keeling (MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, BLUE MURDER, BATON ROUGE, GEORGE LYNCH), Charlie Wayne (BULLETBOYS, HAWK, KEEL & WAYNE), and renowned guitarist JK Northrup (KING KOBRA, XYZ, PAUL SHORTINO) are among the artists that will be participating in an all-star acoustic show that be hitting the road this ...
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Reunited NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) legends CLOVEN HOOF will release a new album in September via XZec Records. The as-yet-untitled effort (the original choice for an album title, "Absolute Power", was reportedly abandoned because another band has previously used the title for their CD) was produced by Tom Galley of the PHENOMENA ...
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Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM) has issued a statement regarding the reports that he is being replaced by singer/songwriter Andrew Freeman (THIRTY STONES, BLOCKK 16) on George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) short summer tour. As previously reported, Freeman completed a string of East ...
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Singer/songwriter Andrew Freeman (THIRTY STONES, BLOCKK 16) has reportedly stepped into the lead vocal position for George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB), replacing Kelly Keeling on Lynch's short summer run. Freeman completed a string of East Coast dates with Lynch back in October and was asked to return when Keeling became unavailable. Show dates can be ...
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Detained Records has set a July 2 release date for "Akron Metal Assault, Volume I", a collection of Akron/Canton/Cleveland (Ohio) bands bringing diverse versions of metal to the masses. 10 bands will be contributing to the "Akron Metal Assault, Volume I", each bringing a different form of Rubber City metal. "Akron Metal Assault, Volume I" ...
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Abrasive Rock recently conducted an interview with legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB). A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Abrasive Rock: You were supposed to tour with John Sykes this summer, correct? George Lynch: "I wasn't supposed to." Abrasive Rock: There was talks about it? George Lynch: "Yeah, this is ...
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Los Angeles-based rock outfit STARWOOD, featuring members of the Eighties heavy metal band LIZZY BORDEN, will be filming tonight's (June 17) performance at Club Vodka (formerly The CatHouse) in Hollywood,CA for an upcoming DVD. The as-yet-untitled disc will contain the live performance from Club Vodka along with a band interview, as well as videos for ...
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN drummer Patrick Johansson has teamed up with former 5SKIN members Dewayne Hart (guitar and vocals), Tom Lynch (guitar), and Dave Thomas (bass) in a brand-new South Florida-based project called LAST RIGHT. The group, whose music is said to be "reminiscent of old-school hard rock/metal with a taste of nu metal," are currrently offering ...
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Former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy is the latest guest vocalist scheduled to appear on the new album from Christian rockers LIBERTY N' JUSTICE. Pearcy's contribution will come in the form of the track "Killer Grin", also featuring Tommy Denander on guitars and Ez Gomer (JET CIRCUS) on bass. LIBERTY N' JUSTICE's "all-star" CD, "Soundtrack of ...
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Frontiers Records has revealed the details of THE MOB, a new hard rock machine masterminded by former WINGER/DOKKEN and current WHITESNAKE guitarist Reb Beach along with his WHITESNAKE bandmate Timothy Drury on keyboards, Doug Pinnick from KING'S X on vocals and bass and Kelly Keagy of NIGHT RANGER on drums and vocals. THE MOB are ...
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Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has announced the lineup for his upcoming short summer tour, which is scheduled to begin Friday, June 17 in Lancaster, California. Lynch will be playing all the familiar hits from DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB, George's solo records "Sacred Groove" and "Furious George" plus songs from the "Stone House" sessions ...
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Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have announced the addition of bassist Hans Aage Holmen (ex-ENSLAVEMENT OF BEAUTY) to the group's ranks. "This guy is a wizard on his six-string bass guitar, and he can play fast as hell with his fingers," the band write on their web site. GAIA EPICUS, who are currently seeking a ...
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A live video of former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy performing the RATT classic "Way Cool Jr." during Stephen's show at the Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, California on May 27 has been posted online at this location (Real Media). Pearcy's second solo CD, "Fueler", was released last month via Cleopatra/Top Fuel Records. This ...
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Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be heading out on a short summer tour starting Friday, June 17 in Lancaster, California. Lynch will be playing all the familiar hits from his beginnings in DOKKEN to his solo project LYNCH MOB. Lynch is regarded by the guitar-playing community to be one of the best ...
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Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have posted the following update regarding their dispute with Sound Riot Records over the release of their new album, "Symphony of Glory": "Now it seems that Sound Riot has agreed to all our demands, and they will sign a contract for this in a few days time. This means that ...
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According to the Associated Press, Greece's Orthodox Church urged concert organizers Monday (May 30) to cancel a planned show by extreme metal band SLIPKNOT because of the group's violent lyrics and references to the devil. The band from Des Moines, Iowa, were performing Monday night at the open-air Lykavitos theater. Concert organizers could not be ...
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Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD recently completed a highly successful headlining U.S. tour with THE AGONY SCENE, MISERY SIGNALS and REFLUX in the support slots and are now preparing for the massive Sounds of The Underground Tour this summer. The group’s genre-defying, breakthrough new album, "Alien", has been met with tons of mainstream acclaim and ...
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Estonian dark death metallers HORRICANE have set "The Lynch-Lawyers" as the title of their upcoming full-length debut, due later in the year via Black Mark Records. The album is expected to contain new versions of the demo songs "Coup De Grace", "Fraction in Your Eyes", "The Lynch-Lawyers' Death Squad", "Demon-Strate" and "Nitro Boost Turmoil", as ...
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The first dates have been announced for guitarist George Lynch's (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off mid-June. The dates are as follows: Jun. 17 - Mr Cue's - Lancaster, CA Jun. 18 - Diablos - Lake Forest, CA Jun. 24 - Paladinos - Tarzana, CA Jun. 25 - Boardwalk ...
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Former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy recently went into the studio to record an acoustic version of the RATT classic "Round & Round" with guitarists Keri Kelli (ADLER'S APPETITE, VINCE NEIL, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT) and Erik Ferentinos (VOODOO, 13A). The song is expected to appear on an upcoming VH1 special. Check out a clip of the recording ...
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Bassist Marten Andersson (STARWOOD, LIZZY BORDEN, GEORGE LYNCH, LEGACY) has issued the following update: "It's been a while since I posted something so here are some news. There is a lot of good stuff is going on right now. The LEGACY CD is coming out this summer in places it was never released and the ...
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Norwegian power metallers GAIA EPICUS have uploaded several live video clips from 2004 and 2003 at their official web site. Check them out at this location. In other news, the band have posted the following message on their official web site: "This is the situation: As you all know we have been in ...
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BLEED THE SKY's video for the track "Minion" has been posted online at NuclearBlast.de (Real Media). Download the Quicktime version of the clip at this location. The video was shot with director Joe Lynch, who has previously worked with such bands as 311, DEVILDRIVER, COAL CHAMBER and KATAKLYSM. "Minion" comes off ...
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Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) has issued the following update on his recent and upcoming activities: "You might have seen the e-mail I recently sent out sort of updating everyone as to what's been going on over the past couple months and what may be coming up in the future. It's sometimes difficult ...
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The following update has been posted at VAN HALEN bassist Michael Anthony's web site: "LOS TRES GUSANOS and SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABORITAS began their nine-date summer party with three sold-out shows at the Cabo Wabo South Shore Room in Lake Tahoe, NV April 29-May 1. "The GUSANOS tore through a bevy of HAGAR and ...
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According to Ain't It Cool News, heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio (RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, DIO) has signed on to appear in the upcoming TENACIOUS D movie, "Tenacious D: In the Pick of Destiny". The film will be directed by Liam Lynch, who also directed the video for "Tribute" and the clips shown ...
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Legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be going out on the road in June with John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE). Exact cities and dates will be announced soon. In other news, Lynch is hard at work designing his Randall signature amp. The hand-wired version will be unvieled in Indianapols in July 2005 at ...
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Chino Moreno's TEAM SLEEP is among the final clutch of bands to be announced for the third, Napster-sponsored stage at this year's Download 2005 festival. The lineup for the U.K.'s biggest rock weekender, which takes place at the spiritual home of rock Donington Park on June 10-12 and is approaching sell-out, is nearly complete with ...
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The latest in the Q/Mojo series of Classic Special Editions focuses on BLACK SABBATH and Ozzy Osbourne and features a brand-new interview with Tony Iommi. A few excerpts from the interview follow: On THE ROLLING STONES' "Rock 'N' Roll Circus" film: “My God! It was like walking into a dream. Suddenly, I was surrounded by ...
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