Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has made his new solo album, "Concrete", available through iTunes. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01. Ball 02. Circle 03. Easy 04. Concrete 05. Drove 06. Ship 07. G.B. 08. Knuckleheads 09. I Know 10. Raggadubbacrete "Concrete" features a guest appearance by Stradlin's former ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, will release its second album, "The Lost Art of Time Travel", in the U.S. through ProgRock Records. The follow-up to 2005's "Peace among the Ruins" will include the following tracks: "The Mind Machine", "Thieves", "I'm Not Blind", "One Tragedy at a Time", "You Are ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum has told Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com that he thinks GUNS N' ROSES will get back together. "I'm sure it'll happen eventually," he said. Sorum isn't so sure about his involvement in a reunion, however. "They could be having meetings about it right now. They could be ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will embark on a European tour in September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 06 - Vittoria, SPA @ Azkena Festival, Sep. 13 - Milan, ITA @ Rock Of Ages - A September To ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will perform tomorrow (Saturday, May 31) at the Yakima Sports Center in Yakima, Washington. In addition to McKagan, the band features drummer Geoff Reading (GREEN APPLE QUICK STEP), bassist Jeff Rouse (VENDETTA RED, ALIEN ...
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METAL CHURCH frontman Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "I have just been confirmed with my solo band to play at Rocklahoma on Friday, July 11. My solo band consisting of METAL CHURCH's own Rick Van Zandt (ROTTWEILLER) on guitar. Rick Pierce (TKO, Q5, KNIGHTSHADE) on guitar. Izzy Rehaume (ROTTWEILER, PRESTO BALLET) on bass ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, and QUIREBOYS have been confirmed for the Rock Of Ages - A September To Remember Festival on September 13 at Palasharp in Milan, Italy. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: TWISTED SISTER ...
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PRESTO BALLET, the project led by METAL CHURCH guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, has posted audio samples from its forthoming second album, "The Lost Art of Time Travel", on the band's MySpace page. Due this summer via the newly formed Body Of Work label, the follow-up to 2005's "Peace among the Ruins" will include the ...
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LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, will enter a Seattle studio on June 4 to begin recording its new album, to be released before the end of the year. "We hope to sort of blaze right through it and make ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has confirmed that he has recorded a guest appearance on the next album from his former GN'R bandmate Izzy Stradlin. "I got to play on Izzy's new record [on Tuesday, April 22] in Ojai [California]," Duff writes in an online posting. "Another stellar outing by that dude, I ...
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Vocalist Ronny Munroe of the long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH was a guest on the "Maximum Threshold" show last night (Saturday, April 12). You can now download the program as audio file at this location. Ronny Munroe is currently laying down vocal tracks for METAL CHURCH's new album, which will be entitled "This ...
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Vocalist Ronny Munroe of the long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH will be a guest on "Maximum Threshold" tonight (Saturday, April 12) at 9:30 p.m. EST. For more information and to listen to the program live via the Internet, visit www.maximumthreshold.net. Ronny Munroe is currently laying down vocal tracks for METAL CHURCH's new album, ...
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New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, Crimson Management and The Syndicate have announced the first-ever Metal Summit on April 25. The Metal Summit is an interactive and educational conference where fans and the metal music industry can engage, share ideas and help further the scene. The Metal Summit will give labels, managers, agents, endorsers, publishers, ...
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Long-running Seattle metallers METAL CHURCH have issued the following update: "After an overwhelming response to the album cover art [contest] for our new release, we have finally decided on a wining cover. The artist's name is Rainer Kalwitz from Germany who is amazingly talented. "Due to so many talented entries, we have decided ...
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Long-running Seattle-based metallers METAL CHURCH have issued the following update: "Ronny [Munroe, vocals] just flew into Seattle to finish the final vocal tracks for the new [METAL CHURCH] release. We are very pleased with the way it is turning out. Look forward to more updates along with some studio photos." METAL CHURCH's new album, tentatively ...
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Classic Rock's Jerry Ewing recently spoke to VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash for an article that will be published in the issue that goes on sale on April 30. A couple of excerpts from the story follow: Slash: I was talking with Robert Plant the other night and he was casually naming certain ZEPPELIN ...
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METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "Get your artwork in soon for the new METAL CHURCH release. We will be posting them on this site shortly. The email to send it to is [email protected] "As you all know we are accepting artwork from the fans for the cover of the new ...
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Hot on the heels of the release of their eighth studio release, "Melodrama" (Corporate Punishment / Koch) Los Angeles glam icons SPIDERS & SNAKES will embark on their tour since 2002's brief West Coast "London Daze" trek. With dates sprinkled along the West Coast, the band is also looking towards the Midwest to visit a ...
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METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "As you all know, we are busy working on the new release. METAL CHURCH is back with a vengeance and we know where you are. "In appreciation for our fans old and new over the past two plus decades, we have decided to accept artwork ...
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Veteran metallers METAL CHURCH have issued the following update: "Due to personal reasons, Jay Reynolds [also of MALICE] has left METAL CHURCH. We thank him for his contributions to the band, and wish him all the best in future endeavors. "Jay's replacement has not been decided upon yet, but it will be announced when a ...
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METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has issued the following update: "As we start recording the new songs, I want to take a moment and answer a few questions that we get over and over. The first one is when people ask if METAL CHURCH is a Christian band. "The name started when Kurdt [Vanderhoof] lived ...
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METAL CHURCH singer Ronny Munroe has posted the following message on his MySpace page: "I was fooling around [a couple of nights ago] in Vegas at OddsOn Studios. I recorded a demo of a song of mine called 'Ride Me'. There will be two versions of this song and I will leave it up to ...
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Los Angeles glitter and glam rock heroes SPIDERS & SNAKES are celebrating the release of their new "Melodrama" album on Corporate Punishment Records (distributed by Koch Entertainment) by making a few waves to close out 2007 and kick the new year off in grand style. The band has three songs — "Friends Like You", "Shoot ...
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Utah-based progressive/power metallers KATAGORY V will perform as METAL CHURCH vocalist Ronny Munroe's backing band in Las Vegas, Nevada on New Year's Eve. Commented KATAGORY V bassist Dustin Mitchell: "When we got the call from our friend Jeff (promoter, Loud Productions) about possibly putting together a New Year's party in Las Vegas, we were totally ...
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According to The Pulse of Radio, GUNS N' ROSES is the subject of a new episode of the A&E series "Biography" airing Thursday night (November 29) at 9 p.m. ET on the cable channel. The one-hour documentary charts the band's history from its earliest days on the Los Angeles rock scene to its breakthrough debut ...
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BringBackGlam.com recently conducted an interview with JETBOY lead guitarist Billy Rowe. An excerpt from the chat follows: BringBackGlam.com: Do you know that JETBOY is mentioned several times in the new Slash autobiography? Billy: Yeah. That's a very interesting question. We played L.A. Friday and Las Vegas Saturday. A good friend of ours, he's ...
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The cover artwork for the new solo CD former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin, entitled "Fire, The Acoustic Album", can be found at this location. According to Izzy, the LP was recorded in California this past summer and contains "very basic recordings," featuring two guitars with one playing slide. Ex-REVEREND HORTON HEAT ...
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antiMUSIC reports: One of the big revelations in Slash's new autobiography is how the original GUNS N' ROSES split up and Axl Rose gained control of the group and name. Slash also delivers bad news for those that have been hoping that the original line-up would somehow regroup, it's not going to happen. ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has just released a brand new all-acoustic album entitled "Fire, The Acoustic Album". According to Izzy, the LP was recorded in California this past summer and contains "very basic recordings," featuring two guitars with one playing slide. Ex-REVEREND HORTON HEAT drummer Taz Bentley and JU JU HOUND guitarist ...
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