MÖTLEY CRÜE has been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place August 5-7, 2010 in Wacken, Germany.
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Issue #272 of Germany’s Rock Hard magazine includes the Rock Guerilla.tv DVD Vol.
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CANDLEMASS, HAMMERFALL and HARDCORE SUPERSTAR are among the five final nominees that are competing for the “Best Hard Rock” honor at the Swedish Grammis awards, which will be held January 15, 2010 at Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm.
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Guitarist Robb Weir of NWOBHM legends TYGERS OF PAN TANG has issued the following update: “2010 is going to be a big year for us as its our 30th year anniversary since the release of ‘Wildcat’ and we want to make this a year to remember.
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A book of GUNS N’ ROSES “Chinese Democracy” guitar transcriptions will finally see the light of day on December 22 through Hal Leonard Corporation.
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Steve Vai, Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and members of CYPRESS HILL joined CAMP FREDDY on stage this past Friday night (December 11) at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California to perform the GUNS N’ ROSES classic “Paradise City”.
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This Thursday (December 17), Paul Rodgers will celebrate his 60th birthday.
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HADES/NON-FICTION guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update: “Finally.
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada’s THE AGONIST has posted a video recap of the band’s trip to Venezuela to play a one-off show on September 27, 2009 in Caracas.
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SLAYER bassist/vocalist Tom Araya and TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy will be interviewed on this Saturday’s (December 19) edition of the “Metalopolis” show, hosted by former WHITE ZOMBIE drummer Ivan de Prume, on Portland, Oregon’s Rock 101.1 FM KUFO radio station.
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Hard rock band RETURN TO EARTH, which features in its ranks drummer Chris Pennie (COHEED AND CAMBRIA, ex-THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), guitarist Brett Aveni, and vocalist Ron Scalzo (Q*BALL), has released a second single from its upcoming sophomore release, “Automata”, just in time for the holiday season.
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Slovenian new wave thrashers THRAW have released their new EP, “Encephalic Oppressions”, as a digital download.
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