Keyboardist Kristen Randall has announced her departure from the Los Angeles-based symphonic hardcore death metal outfit WINDS OF PLAGUE. "I have decided to leave my current position as keyboardist with WINDS OF PLAGUE and I'd like to personally thank each member of the band, as well as all of our fans," Kristen said. "These experiences ...
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Ohio extreme metallers SKELETONWITCH and Los Angeles' WINDS OF PLAGUE will be the special guests on this weekend's (October 16-18) edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. In addition, Jackie will premiere a new song from THROWDOWN. To see a full list of stations carrying the show and when it airs, go to ...
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Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE will embark on the "California Love Tour" in November with support from STICK TO YOUR GUNS, SLEEPING GIANT, OCEANO and CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT. Commented WINDS OF PLAGUE vocalist Johnny: "We are extremely pleased to be able to finally bring the complete WINDS OF PLAGUE live package to the fans. ...
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"The Great Stone War", the new album from Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE, sold 6,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 73 on The Billboard 200 chart. WINDS OF PLAGUE album recently shot a video for the song "Approach The Podium" with up-and-coming director ...
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Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE album recently shot a video for the song "Approach The Podium" with up-and-coming director Nic Izzy of Reconstructed Media (DESPISED ICON, PROTEST THE HERO). Commented vocalist Johnny Plague: "On our one day off in between the 'Summer Slaughter' tour and the 'Decimation Of The Nation' tour, we took a ...
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Photos of RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea and ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler in the studio laying down tracks for Slash's new solo album have been posted on Adler's MySpace page. The VELVET REVOLVER and one-time GUNS N' ROSES axeman wrote in an online post, "Steven Adler played on the first ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has issued the following update: "It has been a pretty productive summer so far. My [solo] record should be done next month and the recording has gone smoothly and sounds fucking great. "Steven Adler [ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer] played on the first of the last three tracks yesterday, along ...
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BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that Ola Hudson, the mother of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, passed away Friday, June 5 around 6:00 p.m. PST after a battle with lung cancer. She was a professional costume designer named who tailored outfits for such acts as John Lennon, Diana Ross and the POINTER ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin will make a guest appearance on the debut solo album from fellow ex-GN'R axeman Slash. Writing to his Twitter account, Slash says, "Izzy is down here putting some rhythm guitar on a track; sounds fucking cool." Slash is recording his solo CD with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer ...
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Drummer Matt Sorum has provided the beats for some of rocks most notoriously dysfunctional bands, first with GUNS N' ROSES and most recently VELVET REVOLVER. The 48-year-old California-native tells The Pulse of Radio things may be different if he were ever given the chance to run things. "Being the drummer in a rock n' roll ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum thinks that, if the original band reunites, they should perform with both him and original drummer Steven Adler. "If it's me on drums or Steven or whatever, if it happened, it'd be great, you know. I would actually say to them, 'Hey, bring ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, who joined the group in 1990, told The Pulse of Radio last week that he doesn't think it's cool for Axl Rose to take his current band on the road under the GUNS N' ROSES name. "I'm not saying I'm an original member, okay, but I understand the ...
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Longtime Axl Rose friend and associate Del James, whose short story, "Without You", inspired the epic clip for GUNS N' ROSES' "November Rain", recently sat down for a chat with Rose and is sharing the results of that one-on-one exclusively with Spinner.com. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Did ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' new album, "Chinese Democracy", was officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 3, 2009 for shipments in the United States in excess of one million copies. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the CD has shifted 537,000 units since it was released on November 23, 2008 as a ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke was recently asked by a fan if he's hard GN'R's new album, "Chinese Democracy" and what he thought of it. "Yes, I listened to it on a long drive to Phoenix, Arizona," Gilby replied. "I think it's very good and very imaginative. Axl's [Rose] vocals sound great and ...
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In his first major interview in nine years, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose answered two series of questions from Billboard.com via e-mail, in which he discussed for the first time the events surrounding the release of the band's latest album, "Chinese Democracy", and his frustrations with the group's record label, Interscope. A ...
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Hollywood '80s metal band LONDON — best known for its hilarious appearance in the Penelope Spheeris documentary film "Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" (and whose former members include Nikki Sixx, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Steven Adler, Blackie Lawless and Fred Coury) — will reunite for its first live show in 21 years ...
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Vocalist Nadir D'Priest of the cult Hollywood band LONDON will be a special guest on Bill Peters' long-running "Metal on Metal" radio show on University Heights, Ohio's WJCU 88.7 FM tonight (Friday, January 9) at 9:00 p.m. EST. D'Priest will talk about the history of the band as well as its appearance as the headliner ...
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GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose has made a lengthy posting to the MyGNRForum.com web site where he answered a number of fan-submitted questions related to such topics as why he is continuing to use the GUNS name and the circumstances that led to the breakup of the classic GN'R lineup. His posting ...
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Reclusive GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose broke his silence last night (Thursday, December 11) by answering fan questions on the message boards of two of the most popular GUNS N' ROSES fan sites on the Web — MyGNR.com and Here Today… Gone To Hell! BLABBERMOUTH.NET has collected some of the ...
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Professional music photographer Robert John is best known for working with GUNS N' ROSES. He began shooting them in the 1980's when they were HOLLYWOOD ROSE, became their exclusive photographer when GN'R was signed to Geffen Records, and traveled with them through the height of their career. In this special feature, John shares footage he ...
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Tim Brouk of Journal and Courier reports: Chris Vester is only 24 and a 2003 graduate of Jefferson High School. Yet the Jefferson radio and television assistant is often grilled by his students about the school's most famous — and notorious — student, Axl Rose. "They ask me 'Did you know him?' They ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin hasn't heard all of the band's new album, "Chinese Democracy", but he likes what he has heard. Stradlin, who quit the group in 1991, told Punk.bz, "I have listened to some tracks off the record and I enjoyed them." As for whether ...
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Denmark's OLIVER WEERS will support WHITESNAKE in Copenhagen on Friday, December 19. WEERS will perform with his band consisting of guitarist and album producer Soren Andersen, bass player Claus Langeskov (WHITE LION), guitarist Anders Bo (THE LICKS) and drummer Morten Hellborn (HANNAH SCHNEIDER). On November 13, OLIVER WEERS will make a special appearance with Marco ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan took part in an online chat at ESPN.com earlier today (Wednesday, October 22). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Q: For someone whose lifestyle brought you closer to death than most, it amazes me how well conditioned you ...
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GUNS N' ROSES's seminal 1987 debut, "Appetite for Destruction", will be reissued on vinyl on October 28 via Interscope. "Appetite for Destruction" was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has reportedly accumulated worldwide sales in excess of ...
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"Appetite for Destruction", the classic 1987 debut album by Los Angeles-based hard rock band GUNS N' ROSES, was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has reportedly accumulated worldwide sales in excess of 28 million. The album's original ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will perform at the CalProg 2008 festival, set to take place October 11 at Center Stage Theater in Whittier, California. Also scheduled to appear are ECHOLYN, IZZ and SYLVAN. For more information, visit www.calprog.com. PRESTO BALLET released its second album, "The Lost ...
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A collection of rare recordings from the cult Hollywood band LONDON, entitled "The Metal Years", is scheduled for release on September 30 via Cleopatra Records. Fresh off its appearance in the 1988 Penelope Spheeris film "The Decline Of Western Civilization: The Metal Years", Hollywood's own LONDON entered American Studios in Topanga, California in the summer ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler and his lawyer Barry Sands attended a court hearing in Los Angeles on Friday (July 25) regarding Steven's recent drug-related arrest. (See video from X17 below.) Prior to the hearing, Steven told X17 cameras he was nervous, but looking to move on and sober up. "I'm ...
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