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Earl Root RIP

Blabbermouth reports: On Friday, May 23, metal guitarist, independent label and record store owner and metal radio DJ Earl Root passed away due to complications from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer he has been battling for over 10 years.

Earl was best known as guitarist for Aesma Daeva, God-Awful, Disturbed (not the Chicago multi-platinum band, but the original), and much earlier with Morticia, among others.

He was also the owner of Root Cellar Records and the Root of All Evil independent record label as well as the host of 35-year-running "Root of All Evil" radio show. - more on this story

Hanoi Rocks Add Member

Sleazeroxx reports: Hanoi Rocks are finally announcing their new drummer! Hailing from Sweden, the new member is George Atlagic, nicknamed "Jolle" among friends.

More than 200 drummers applied and five of them were invited to audition with the band. George Atlagic stood out from the five candidates, not only for his talent, but also because of his personality and for being a kindred spirit with the band. Hanoi Rocks comment on the decision: "Jolle is technically a very skillful drummer and his style is greatly in the vein of the former Hanoi Rocks drummers, Gyp Casino and Razzle. He also already looked like he was playing in a successful rock band."

Hanoi Rocks are releasing a new single Teenage Revolution/Self Destruction Blues on May 28th, 2008. The single is already a collectors item since it includes the original arrangement of Self Destruction Blues, previously unreleased in Europe by Hanoi Rocks. - more on this story

Mayhem Too Expensive For Sevendust

Metal Underground reports: Sevendust members Morgan Rose and Lajon Witherspoon have been interviewed for next months issue of Revolver magazine. In it, Rose explains why the band were unable to perform on the Mayhem tour.

"We would've loved to be on that tour, but plain and simple, we couldn't afford to do it. I'm not going to say how much money we were offered, but at the end of the day the numbers didn't make any sense.

"It was like, 'If we borrow Machine Head's gear for every show, ride in a car with no crew guys, and don't bring any suitcases because they won't fit in the car anyway, we may be able to pay our bills at the end of this. But probably not.' So that was the bottom line. We would've lost our houses. And I'm not letting my kid and my wife live on the street just so I can go do some shows." - more on this story

DiAnno Signs on for CliveAid

BW&BK reports: An Iron Maiden convention in support of Cliveaid is scheduled for June 30th at the Les Caves Saint Sabin in Paris, France.

Blaze Bayley has cancelled his appearance, but is being replaced by original Iron Maiden singer Paul DiAnno, who will sing three songs with French Tribute Band Coverslave. Dreamcatcher is also on the bill.

French illustrator Hervé Monjeaud - who designed the Somewhere Back In Time - World Tour 08 poster and works for French Iron Maiden fanzine Neighbour Of The Beast - will also be showcasing his art. - more on this story

Sardinas Explains What Took So Long

Nightwatcher's House Of Rock reports: In a brand new exclusive interview with Eric Sardinas conducted by Nightwatcher's House Of Rock, the Los Angeles based hard rocking blues guitarist discusses his brand new album 'Eric Sardinas And Big Motor', released on Steve Vai's Favor ed Nations label, his musical influences, working with legendary producer Eddie Kramer, appearing with Led Zeppelin forntman Robert Plant, and much more.

An excerpt from the interview follows below : Nightwatcher's House Of Rock : You have a brand new album, 'Eric Sardinas And Big Motor' out on Steve Vai's label Favored Nations, which is your first album since 2003's 'Black Pearls'. Why did it take 5 years between albums, and are you happy with the response the album has been getting so far?

Eric Sardinas : The reason that there was that amount of time between releases was the fact that we had an incredibly strong tour schedule. For the last 12 years I've been on the road, 300 nights a year. The opportunities to record were scheduled, then things would happen that would make those opportunities not work out. Time passes pretty quick that way. There were a lot of songs and a lot of things which were envisioned for the record, but to make a long story short, the songs which ended up being on this album developed through that time. 'Black Pearls' was kind of a skin shedder for me, and I really wanted to raise the bar within myself for this new album. I think I'd have to say that I'm happy with the outcome of the record. - Read the full interview here

Random Touch Continue Prolific Releases

PR reports: 'A Box and a Word' and 'Duologue' bring the number of CD releases in the past year to four, as Random Touch continue in their quest to take improvisation to new levels. Relying as always on the magic of invitation and serendipity, they use beauty, tension and darkness to create cinematic music that touches and transcends the worlds of rock, jazz and 20th century classical music.

On June 6, 2008 their ninth and tenth works, 'Duologue' and 'A Box and a Word,' will be released. A journey through beauty, tension and darkness awaits the listener. Some may consider the 57-minute 'A Box and a Word' their most ear-friendly and personal release to date. Listen as Scott Hamill, James Day and Christopher Brown converge once again to explore and flesh out the unfamiliar.

"One consequence of our prolific output is that you are hearing virtually pure improvisation. The urge to perform post-production surgery is quickly extinguished when there are hundreds of recordings waiting in the wings. The last time we dubbed a track was five CDs ago. Perhaps when I'm 90 I'll revisit some of these outtakes." - Christopher Brown, drummer - more on this story

Sacrum Darkstricken Set For Release

PR reports: Metal Mind Productions presents the first official release of Sacrum's third full-length album "Darkstricken". 10 dark and stirring compositions featured on this release will surely satisfy even the most demanding fans of death-doom metal. The album will be available on the 9th June 2008 in Europe and 2nd September 2008 in USA (via MVD).

Sacrum is a representative of Polish heavy style of music related to the death-doom metal genre and based on heavy guitars, mid-paced rhythms and distinctive sound of keyboards. They have intentionally chosen a style inspired by the art of such bands as Opeth, In Flames, Moonspell, Amorphis and Therion. In spite of being active for a few years, the band still tries to achieve an appropriate level of popularity, treating its art as a kind of good fun and a change from the dullness of everyday life without any ideology, symbols or messages in the lyrics. - more on this story

. Classic Albums: The Doors

The Doors are omnipresent on classic rock radio, so chances are you've heard all twelve songs off of their debut album more times than you can count. But if you're unconvinced The Doors is a true classic, you may be a believer after watching this fact-filled DVD. (4 stars) - Read the full Classic Albums: The Doors review

. Seven Tears - In Every Frozen Tear

Using the word "gay" is not something I very frequently advocate due to its many degrees of slanderous nonsense, but Seven Tears' In Every Frozen Tear can only be described with that word and that word only. - Read the full Seven Tears - In Every Frozen Tear review

.... Testament Live 2008 Photos

25 live Testament photos from Chicago Power Fest 2008 @ The Pearl Room, Mokena, IL May 3, 2008 - Check out Live photos from this show

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