PEZ Candy, Inc. announced that the highly anticipated PEZ KISS gift set has begun to ship to national retailers and will soon be available on retailer shelves. The KISS gift set includes four dispensers, depicting the four members of the "hottest band in the world" and one six-pack of candy. The Starchild, The Demon, The ...
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A short clip of the "Love Made Me" vocal rehearsal with photos from the JANETSHAREROXYGINA (a.k.a. JSRG) July 28 three-song "surprise" set at Club Loaded at Ollie's Point/Revolution in Amityville, New York can be seen below. JANETSHAREROXYGINA is the newly formed group featuring three former members of the platinum-selling all-female '80s band VIXEN — singer ...
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Bassist Terry Butler (OBITUARY, MASSACRE, DEATH) and guitarist Michael J. Gardner (DEADLANDS) have recorded guest appearances on a cover version of the classic DEATH song "Pull The Plug" from Panama City, Florida-based death metallers DEATH BEFORE DYING. The track, which was recorded at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida, can be streamed using the ...
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JANETSHAREROXYGINA (a.k.a. JSRG), the newly formed group featuring three former members of the platinum-selling all-female '80s band VIXEN — singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with guitarist Gina Stile, who was the guitarist on VIXEN's "Tangerine" album — made its unofficial live debut last night (Saturday, July 28), performing a ...
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JANETSHAREROXYGINA (a.k.a. JSRG), the newly formed group featuring three former members of the platinum-selling all-female '80s band VIXEN — singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with guitarist Gina Stile, who was the guitarist on VIXEN's "Tangerine" album — "might" get up on stage and play "one or even TWO songs" ...
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ARCADE, the short-lived early-'90s outfit that included vocalist Stephen Pearcy of RATT and drummer Fred Coury of CINDERELLA, will be resurrected for a couple of performances on the Monsters Of Rock Cruise, which will embark on its second voyage from March 16 to March 20, 2013. After Pearcy and Coury left their respective bands in ...
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VXN, the newly formed band featuring three former members of the platinum-selling all-female '80s band VIXEN — singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with guitarist Gina Stile, who was the guitarist on VIXEN's "Tangerine" album — has changed its name to JANETSHAREROXYGINA (a.k.a. JSRG) to avoid any confusion between them ...
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Sacramento, California-based metallers DEADLANDS have inked a deal with Massacre Records. The band's debut album, "Evilution", which was originally made available on February 1 via Molten Metal Records, will be re-released later in the year. The CD was mixed and mastered at Trident Studios by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT). The cover artwork was created ...
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25 years after the legendary VIXEN released their first single, "Edge Of A Broken Heart", three of the original members have reunited to form VXN. Two decades have passed since they shared a stage together and they are ready to rev it up. Singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with ...
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Female rockers VIXEN have canceled their Kickstarter campaign, which they launched in order to raise capital for the recording of a new album on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the release of their first LP. The band in late February set out to collect $35,000 towards recording a brand new CD, but ended ...
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Sacramento, California-based heavy metal group DEADLANDS released its debut album, "Evilution", on February 1 via Molten Metal Records. The CD was mixed and mastered at Trident Studios by Juan Urteaga (MACHINE HEAD, TESTAMENT). DEADLANDS is: Brian O'Connor - Vocals Michael J. Gardner - Lead Guitar Kevin Rohr - Lead Guitar Steve "Dedbass" Northam - Bass ...
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Dave Pehling of SF Weekly recently conducted an interview with MOTÖRHEAD founder, bassist and principal songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SF Weekly: Your taste for Jack and Coke is pretty well known, and it's pretty clear from some of your song lyrics you don't have ...
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WARMEN, the brainchild of CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman, recently entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up for the band's critically acclaimed 2009 studio album "Japanese Hospitality". A 2012 release is expected. More photos from the recording sessions for the as-yet-untitled new CD can be seen below. WARMEN celebrated its 10-year anniversary with ...
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KISS and Fan Mosaics, LLC, are working together to bring KISS fans closer to their heroes than ever before. All four original KISS members, plus the iconic rhinestone logo from the band's first album, will be featured in limited-edition KISS photo mosaic prints composed entirely of fan-submitted images. "We're taking the amazing cover of the ...
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WARMEN, the brainchild of CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman, has entered the studio to begin recording the follow-up for the band's critically acclaimed 2009 studio album "Japanese Hospitality". A 2012 release is expected. The first batch of photos from the recording sessions for the as-yet-untitled new CD can be found on the WARMEN
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KISS and Fan Mosaics, LLC, are working together to bring KISS fans closer to their heroes than ever before. All four original KISS members, plus the iconic rhinestone logo from the band's first album, will be featured in limited-edition KISS photo mosaic prints composed entirely of fan-submitted images. "We're taking the amazing cover of the ...
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Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON performed on last night's (Tuesday, October 18) edition of BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland". You can now watch video footage of their appearance below. "Later" began in October 1992 and is series produced by Alison Howe, executive-produced by Mark Cooper and directed by Janet Fraser Crook. It is now ...
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Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will perform on BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland" on Tuesday, October 18 at 10 p.m. and then again on Friday, October 21 at 11 p.m. "Later" began in October 1992 and is series produced by Alison Howe, executive-produced by Mark Cooper and directed by Janet Fraser Crook. It is ...
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Reactivated classic U.S. metallers EXXPLORER will release their new album, "Vengeance Rides An Angry Horse", on October 21 via Pure Steel Records. The CD's cover artwork can be seen below. "Vengeance Rides An Angry Horse" track listing: 01. Gypsy 02. Glory Hunter 03. Chasing The High 04. The Vengeance 05. As The Crow Flies 06. ...
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According to MusicWeek, METALLICA and Lou Reed will be among the guests at BBC's television show "Later... With Jools Holland" when it returns for its 39th series. The former VELVET UNDERGROUND singer and the heavy metal titans will perform together on "Later..." to promote their new collaborative album "Lulu", set for release ...
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"Beyond The Entombed", a brand new song from Cincinnati, Ohio's ROSE FUNERAL, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track comes off the band's new album, "Gates Of Punishment", which will be released on September 27 via Metal Blade Records. According to a press release, "Gates Of Punishment" is "a fitting progression of ...
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NIGHTWISH frontwoman Anette Olzon has uploaded the demo recording that she sent to the band in November 2005 which led to her being hired to replace Tarja Turunen as the Finnish group's lead singer. The track, her version of the 2002 NIGHTWISH single "Ever Dream" (from 2002's "Century Child" album), can be streamed below. Around ...
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John Corabi, former lead singer of MTLEY CRE, THE SCREAM and UNION, will perform with SCRAP METAL at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday, August 5. Also scheduled to appear are Joe Lynn Turner (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) and Janet Gardner (VIXEN). SCRAP METAL, the celebrity rock supergroup whose members have sold ...
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NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has launched a MySpace page where she has posted two demo tracks that she recorded in 2009 for what was supposed to become her debut solo album. She says, "The songs are not mixed or produced, just recorded in the moment, and therefore are very rough songs. But I ...
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NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has decided to push back the tentative release date of her debut solo album to after the band has completed touring in support of its new studio album, "Imaginarium". "I had planned to release my solo album now when we have had a break from NIGHTWISH," Olzon writes on her official ...
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Former MEGADETH and current SOULS ON 11 guitarist Jeff Young was interviewed this past Tuesday (March 15) by DJ Free Spirit on PowerHouseMix.net. The podcast is now available for streaming below. SOULS ON 11 — the new project featuring former Jeff Young and one of America's true organic voices, Schascle "Twinkle" Yochim — recently ...
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SOULS ON 11 — the new project featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young and one of America's true organic voices, Schascle "Twinkle" Yochim — recently shot a video for its cover version of the AEROSMITH song "Seasons Of Wither" (from the 1974 "Get Your Wings" LP). The clip was directed and edited by Evan Nesbitt ...
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SOULS ON 11 — the new project featuring former MEGADETH guitarist Jeff Young and one of America's true organic voices, Schascle "Twinkle" Yochim — has recorded a cover version of THIN LIZZY's "Don't Believe A Word" as a tribute to former THIN LIZZY guitarist, noted session player, and blues rock icon Gary Moore, who passed ...
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"Bad Day", a "straight ahead rock n' roll tune" written and recorded by Roxy Petrucci (VIXEN, 1986–1991, 1997–1998, 2001, 2004) on drums, Gina Stile (VIXEN, 1997-1998) on guitar and bass, and Deana Cook on vocals, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The song mixed at Stile Studios in New York. Petrucci in May ...
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WARMEN, the brainchild of CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman, has commenced work on material for the follow-up for the band's critically acclaimed 2009 studio album "Japanese Hospitality". The Finnish group hopes to find time to work intensively on the CD in 2011 despite CHILDREN OF BODOM's hectic touring schedule. WARMEN is hoping to have ...
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