DEF LEPPARD have posted the following message on their official web site: "If you have read Vivian's [Campbell, guitar] latest diary entry, you've seen that the band is looking to get rid of the stage floor covering bearing its infamous red and yellow logo. The covering was first used on the band's 1999-2000 ...
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DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — played their first-ever European show Friday night (May 19) in Hamburg, Germany. A fan who attended the gig ...
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DEF LEPPARD's all-covers album, entitled "Yeah!", has been made available for streaming in its entirety at VH1.com. A "main mix" version of the song "Rock On" (originally performed by DAVID ESSEX), the first single from the album, can be heard online in Windows Media and Real Media formats. Due ...
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STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root — played a special free concert on Thursday, May 18 outside the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Check out pictures from Wire Image. STONE SOUR will also play a free show at the House of Bricks in Des ...
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Former PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott and longtime PANTERA producer Sterling Winfield mixed the debut recording from SEVENTH VOID, the new project from TYPE O NEGATIVE members Kenny Hickey (who plays guitar and sings in the new group) and Johnny Kelly (drums). The band, whose current lineup is completed by Matt Brown (guitar) and Ryan ...
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Keith Fay (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards) of the Irish folk metal band CRUACHAN has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "I received a phone call from Black Lotus [Records] today (18th May) saying they are ending and all bands are being released. As of now, CRUACHAN are ...
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Several brand-new photos of DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist), bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA), guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR), and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — taken as the group were making their way to Europe for their first-ever tour ...
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Guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh, who surprised his fans last week when he announced through a press release that he had left SUM 41, has told Rolling Stone magazine that he quit the group because of musical differences. "As a guitar player, growing up I always used to practice the entire album of 'Symbolic' ...
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According to a posting on StoneSourNews.com, STONE SOUR will play a free show at the House of Bricks in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday, May 21. While admission is free, donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation will gladly be accepted. At this time, the show is slated to begin at 7 p.m. It will ...
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Wal-Mart will be releasing an exclusive DEF LEPPARD EP, entitled "Yeah!", on May 23 featuring the following tracks: 01. American Girl 02. Backstage Interview #1 03. Search & Destroy 04. Backstage Interview #2 05. Space Oddity 06. Backstage Interview #3 07. Dear Friends 08. Hearbeat For more information, click here. DEF LEPPARD will ...
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On Friday, May 19, DEF LEPPARD will be taping an appearance on CBS's "Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson", to be broadcast nationwide in June (exact date to be confirmed). Information about tickets for can be found here. The first single off DEF LEPPARD's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!" (which will hit the stores ...
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STONE SOUR — the band featuring SLIPKNOT singer Corey Taylor and guitarist Jim Root — will play a special free concert on Thursday, May 18 at 5:00 p.m. outside the Beaumont Club (4050 Pennsylvania Ave) in Kansas City, Missouri. The show, which was announced this morning on the "Johnny Dare Morning Show" on 98.9 The ...
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MTV.com is reporting that guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh has left Canadian pop-punk band SUM 41 in order to focus his creative energies on his new metal band called BROWN BRIGADE. According to Upper Management, the company that represents Baksh, BROWN BRIGADE will have more of a "classic metal" feel to it. Baksh is currently working ...
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Several portions of the VH1 "Behind the Music" special on PANTERA, which had its premiere Thursday night (May 11), have been posted online at YouTube.com. The show includes brand new interviews with the surviving members of PANTERA — Vinnie Paul Abbott (drums), Philip Anselmo (vocals) and Rex Brown (bass) — along with appearances ...
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STONE SOUR have issued a statement officially announcing the addition of drummer Roy Mayorga (ex-SOULFLY, most recently a touring member of SEPULTURA) as a full-fledged member of the group. Commented the band: "Aside from being a cool guy, Roy did one hell of a job playing on the [new] album and we're looking forward to ...
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The first single off DEF LEPPARD's upcoming covers album, "Yeah!" (which will hit the stores May 23) is now available, and it is LEPPARD's version of the DAVID ESSEX classic "Rock On". But you can't go to your local record store to pick it up on CD; that seems to be the old-fashioned way for ...
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REBEL MEETS REBEL frontman and country music "outlaw" David Allan Coe and Miss Kim have launched a new web site. The temporary address is www.ghostnetwork.org/misskim. According to Miss Kim, "David has not recieved royalties on ANY of his albums from before 1985 and does not recieve royalties from anything purchased from officialdavidallancoe.com. Any ...
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Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) has posted a 10-minute audio interview with Vinnie Paul (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) where he talks about his new project REBEL MEETS REBEL (also featuring Vinnie's brother — slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott — along with contributions from PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and country singer David ...
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DOKKEN frontman Don Dokken has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As you see, we've been busy boys. We just got back from Mexico and it was a blast! The fans were awesome and they sang every song with us. Now I need to learn Spanish for them. The only bummer ...
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Hits Daily Double is reporting that "Rebel Meets Rebel" — an album featuring the last completed recordings by slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott along with contributions from his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul, PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and country singer David Allan Coe — is on track to sell about 30,000 copies ...
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Joshua Rilying of StoneSourNews.com recently spoke to STONE SOUR guitarist Josh Rand regarding the status of the band's sophomore CD, "Come What(ever) May", due on August 22 via Roadrunner Records. According to Rilying, "The video for the song '30/30-150' was shot last week in [Los Angeles] using Paul Brown (MÖTLEY CRÜE, OTEP). STONE ...
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PAPA ROACH have been confirmed have been confirmed for Rock Fest 2006, set to take place July 20-23 in Cadott, Wisconsin. The festival lineup is now shaping up as follows: Thursday, July 20: JOHN WAITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD KANSAS SAMMY HAGAR & THE WABOS (w/ VAN HALEN's Michael Anthony) Friday, July 21: SAVOY BROWN SEVEN ...
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Launch Radio Networks reports: In stores today (Tuesday, May 2) is "Rebel Meets Rebel", an album featuring the last completed recordings by slain PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. The disc was recorded over a four-year period by Abbott, his brother and drummer Vinnie Paul, PANTERA bassist Rex Brown and country singer David Allan ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi is hosting his own radio station with the help of Rock.com and Live365.com. According to a posting on Corabi's official web site, "John's new station will be playing a great mix of all things ROCK! If you like metal, hard rock, classic rock, glam, grunge, or whatever ...
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There's almost no way to review "Rebel Meets Rebel" in an objective fashion, since it represents the last completed recordings — aside from demos for the second DAMAGEPLAN album — to feature "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Recorded over a four-year period before Dime's death in December of 2004, this long-gestating project brought together Dime, his brother ...
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Though I had seen the footage on the original release, I looked on with a mix of sadness and disbelief as Dimebag Darrell Abbott smoked, drank, shredded, blew shit up, and lived his short life to the fullest in the infamous PANTERA home videos contained on "3 Vulgar Videos from Hell". Those precious moments, along ...
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET has received more information about the upcoming VH1 "Behind the Music" special on PANTERA, which has a premiere date of May 11. According to Dan Masek, who worked on the program as a segment producer, the show will include brand new interviews with the surviving members of PANTERA — Vinnie Paul Abbott (drums), Philip ...
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According to The Tennessean, VELVET REVOLVER members Scott Weiland (vocals) and Duff McKagan (bass) showed up Tuesday (April 25) at 12th & Porter in Nashville, Tennessee for the regular weekly jam session for MuzikMafia, the music fraternity that helped launch BIG & RICH and GRETCHEN WILSON. The place was packed because Kiefer Sutherland ...
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Vinnie Paul (ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) will be joining Metal Express Radio's "Premiere" show on Friday (April 28) to personally introduce tracks from the new REBEL MEETS REBEL album, coming out on May 2, as well as to discuss his new Big Vin Records label. REBEL MEETS REBEL is a collection of down-and-dirty country metal songs featuring ...
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DEF LEPPARD will be taking part in an outdoor performance on NBC's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on May 23, to be shown nationwide at 11:35 p.m. EST. Information about tickets for the show can be found here. DEF LEPPARD's 12th studio album, "Yeah!", is scheduled for release on May 23. The CD ...
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