Former MAYHEM frontman Maniac, whose band SKITLIV has proved to be a surprising departure from the black metal genre for which he was best known for over 20 years, has formed a side-project with fiancée Vivian Slaughter, bass player/vocalist with the Japanese all-girl band GALLHAMMER, and SKITLIV's guitarist Ingvar Magnusson. The band, going by the ...
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Not only are MOTÖRHEAD Grammy Award winners, they are also pranksters. They frequently pull pranks on other bands during the last night of the tour, and the Metal Masters tour was no different. Below are three photos taken by photographer Randy Maranz on August 31 in Northern California during TESTAMENT's set: * Phil Campbell, in ...
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Vocalist John Tardy of the Florida death metal legends OBITUARY has issued the following update: "For the last few weeks, Donald [Tardy; OBITUARY drummer and John's brother] and I have been locked in our studio finishing up writing, recording and producing our debut TARDY BROTHERS 'Bloodline' release. This is something we have talked about for ...
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Florida-based death metal veterans OBITUARY will take part in a signing session at Rasputin Music in Campbell, California on Thursday, September 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. For a list of upcoming OBITUARY shows, visit Obituary.cc. OBITUARY will release the "Left To Die" EP on September 16 via Candlelight Records. The CD will contain ...
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The consistency with which MOTÖRHEAD releases quality albums is largely undisputed. Though folks may debate the relative merits of each release, some of which might include a few duds, most would agree that bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister, drummer Mikkey Dee, and guitarist Phil Campbell — a long-running lineup and arguably the band's best (let the debates ...
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Ilikemusic recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Ilikemusic: You're coming to the end of a massive global tour with WHITESNAKE. Has touring changed over the years? Do you still enjoy it? Vivian: "Yeah, I think we still enjoy touring! Though going ...
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Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album, "Legacy", on October 24 in Germany, October 27 in Europe and November 4 in the USA via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield joined reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) on stage at their August 20, 2008 concert at Marlay Park in Dublin, Ireland (where they supported METALLICA) for a rendition of the SWEET SAVAGE classic "Killing Time". Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. METALLICA recorded ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivan Campbell has offered his theory to LiveDaily's Christina Fuoco-Karasinski for why after more than 30 years in the music business, the band is seeing its audiences getting younger and younger. "That's a byproduct of music piracy more than anything else," Campbell explained. "I'm not saying that as a negative. ...
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Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has been confirmed for the Martohell Oktoberfest 08, set to take place October 4 in Martorell (near Barcelona), Spain. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: ARTILLERY (Denmark) GIRLSCHOOL (UK) NECRODEATH (Italy) SILVER FIST (Spain) METRALLA (Spain) MORTIS CRUENTUS (Spain) CRYSYS (Spain) For more information, visit
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Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has set "Legacy" as the title of its 30th-anniversary album, due in October via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will reportedly feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil Campbell from MOTÖRHEAD, "Fast" Eddie Clarke (FASTWAY, ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels spoke to the nationally syndicated rock radio show "The Tour Bus" (web site) about his band's ongoing war of words with DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott over Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Joe said bands like POISON and MÖTLEY ...
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Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL has postponed its previousy announced Italian dates in order to do promotion in support of its upcoming CD. The group says, "Very sorry for any inconvenience, but we will be there at some point." The affected shows are as follows: Oct. 23 - Rome, Jailbreak (Italy) Oct. 24 ...
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Evil Elvis of Festivals2Go.com conducted an interview with veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany. Watch the chat below. GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album in October via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will reportedly feature ...
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David Schmeichel of the Winnipeg Sun recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivan Campbell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On choosing their setlist: "It's a tough thing for us, and we're kind of between a rock and a hard place. As artists, you keep wanting to move forward ...
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Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley makes a guest appearance on the new album from the Raleigh, North Carolina-based band JAM PAIN SOCIETY. Entitled "Black Light Messiah", the CD will be issued in North America on August 12 via Locomotive Records. Ace is featured on the song "The Ride", which is available for streaming on the ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) performing the song "Queen's Vengeance" at this year's Wacken Open Air festival, which was held July 31 - August 2 in Wacken, Germany, can be viewed below. METALLICA recorded a cover of the SWEET SAVAGE song "Killing Time" (co-written by ...
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POISON drummer Rikki Rockett has threatened DEF LEPPARD singer Joe Elliott with a beatdown following Elliott's recent onstage outburst in which Joe reportedly called Rockett a "fucking idiot [who has] never seen a good band before." In a brand new posting in the blog section of his MySpace page, Rockett writes, ...
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Veteran British all-female hard rock band GIRLSCHOOL will release its 30th-anniversary album in October via Wacken Records/SPV. The CD will reportedly feature a plethora of special guests, including Tony Iommi (BLACK SABBATH), Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW, DIO), Lemmy and Phil Campbell from MOTÖRHEAD, "Fast" Eddie Clarke (FASTWAY, ex-MOTÖRHEAD) and a couple of members ...
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Locomotive Records will unleash JAM PAIN SOCIETY's "Black Light Messiah" in the U.S. on August 12. This North Carolina band, known for its theatrical stage presentation, counterpoints aggression and melody with soulful vocals. Self-produced by guitarist/composer Chris Hill (who cites KISS, LED ZEPPELIN, VAN HALEN, and PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC as major influences), these 12 tracks bristle with ...
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Roadrunner Records has announced the signing of three eclectic, up-and-coming new bands to an already diverse roster than includes heavyweights such as NICKELBACK, SLIPKNOT, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, DRAGONFORCE, and THEORY OF A DEADMAN. Roadrunner welcomes DOMMIN, MUTINY and PORT AMORAL to the fold. Los Angeles-based goth rock quartet DOMMIN was discovered by Dirty Icon Productions, a ...
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Vassil Varbanov of Bulgaria's Tangra Mega Rock recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Tangra Mega Rock: Do you feel something like a clash between the younger rock generations and you guys — I mean in terms of musicians, not the crowd? ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has hit back at POISON singer Bret Michaels and drummer Rikki Rockett over their response to Elliott's comments at a June 6 press conference at the Sweden Rock Festival, in which Elliott said bands like POISON and MÖTLEY CRÜE had "no substance in their music" and therefore relied more on ...
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The legendary rock and roll band MOTÖRHEAD was presented with a golden disc award by its label Steamhammer/SPV for German sales in excess of 25,000 copies of the band's 2001 DVD, "25 & Alive - Boneshaker". The award presentation took place on July 4 in Berlin at the Zitadelle, where MOTÖRHEAD performed to 5,000 fans ...
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Joe Bosso of MusicRadar recently conducted an interview with DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell. The chat is now available for streaming or download in two parts at this location. DEF LEPPARD will team up with country singer Taylor Swift for "CMT Crossroads: Def Leppard And Taylor Swift" premiering on Friday, Nov. 8 ...
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Lead vocalist Aja Kim has announced her departure from the Los Angeles-based "world's only female tribute to IRON MAIDEN," THE IRON MAIDENS, to pursue her solo career. "It is with both deep regret and a sense of heady excitement that I announce my departure from THE IRON MAIDENS," she says in a statement. "I have ...
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LAMB OF GOD bassist John Campbell will be the featured guest on tonight's (Sunday, June 29) edition of Indie 103.1 FM's specialty metal program "Chaos with Full Metal Jackie" at 10:00 p.m. PST (1:00 a.m. EST Monday morning). To listen to the show live via the Internet, go to this location. The program ...
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Do you know that LAMB OF GOD guitarist Mark Morton loves to race cars? What about guitarist Willie Adler's (brother of drummer Chris Adler) contentment with hanging out with his wife and child, as well as working on his home? Then there is the fact that bassist John Campbell is a card shark that expects ...
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Stalker magazine recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Stalker: What band were you in prior to the formation of JUDAS PRIEST? Atkins: Late 1968, I was in a band I named THE CHAPTERS OF LIFE, but our agency thought the ...
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Reactivated NWOBHM legends SWEET SAVAGE (based in Belfast, Northern Ireland) have been confirmed for this year's Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. The festival billing is now shaping up as follows: 3 INCHES OF BLOOD AIRBOURNE ALESTORM AS I LAY DYING AT THE GATES ...
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