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STUCK MOJO Reunite, Announce Plans To Write Their Best Record Ever

FOZZY guitarist Rich Ward has announced plans to reform his previous band, STUCK MOJO, for the recording of a new studio album, tentatively due late next year through an as-yet-undetermined label. Ward's statement on the matter, as posted on his official web site, reads as follows: "I've spent the l...

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Producer KEVIN SHIRLEY Comments On DREAM THEATER, PAGE/PLANT DVDs

Veteran producer Kevin Shirley (DREAM THEATER, IRON MAIDEN, AEROSMITH, SLAYER) has posted the following message on his web site: "DREAM THEATER 'Live at Budokan' DVD and CD came out — it's awesome BUT make sure you set the audio mode very carefully otherwise it will not impress you sonically — it to...

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METALLICA Fans To Rock Until They Drop For Chance To Meet Their Idols

Scott Ray of Chicago's Daily Herald is reporting that a 46-year-old grandmother of four from Silver Lake, Wis. and three other contestants are competing for a chance to meet heavy metal bands METALLICA and GODSMACK. With only a bottle of water by her side, the contestants began the first of what cou...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Tribute Album: Release Date Set, Audio Samples Posted Online

FastLane Records/CD Smash Records has set an October 26 release date for the NEW YORK DOLLS tribute album, entitled "A Tribute to the New York Dolls: Jetboys of Babylon". The CD will feature liner notes written by NEW YORK DOLLS biographer Nina Antonia. The track listing for the effort is as follows...

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India's PIN DROP VIOLENCE Release Debut Album

India's leading metal act PIN DROP VIOLENCE have released their debut album, "Compose...Oppose...Dispose", through OML Records (distributed by Sony Music India throughout India). Formed in 2000, PIN DROP VIOLENCE's current lineup consists of Pradeep Miranda (vocals),Vispy Homavazir V.A.S.P (guitars...

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LACUNA COIL Singer Says She Doesn't Mind EVANESCENCE Comparisons

LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia has told MTV.com that the band are not expecting to record any of the the songs they've written over the past 18 months until at least the end of the year. "Waiting for that to happen will just make me more excited for when we do the actual recording of ...

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GORGOROTH Recruit Session Musicians For Upcoming Tour

Norwegian black metallers GORGOROTH have recruited drummer Dirge Rep (ORCUSTUS, ex-ENSLAVED, GEHENNA) and guitarist Teloch (ORCUSTUS, NIDINGR) as session musicians for their upcoming European and Mexican tours. GORGOROTH will embark on the "Twilight of the Idols" European headlining tour in early Oc...

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NEW YORK DOLLS Live Album, DVD Due Before The End Of The Year

THE NEW YORK DOLLS are scheduled to release a new live album, entitled "Pre-Crash Condition", in September, according to Gigwise.com. Recorded at Morrissey's Meltdown Festival earlier in the year, the album features recordings from the bands comeback shows. A DVD from same show is also planned for r...

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Director Of Thrash Metal Documentary Speaks To TERRORIZER Magazine

Director Rick Ernst, a longtime freelance producer for MTV and mastermind behind "Get Thrashed", the upcoming documentary chronicling the rise and evolution of thrash metal during the 1980s and its enduring influence in later years, recently spoke to Terrorizer magazine about his film and thrash met...

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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE: DAVID ELLEFSON Has Never Been My Best Friend

In a recent interview with Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine, MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine spoke about longtime bassist David Ellefson's absence from the group's current lineup. "Everyone thinks that [Ellefson] was my best friend. He's not my best friend, he's never been my best friend. We were cl...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Singer: 'I Was Not Arrested'

EVERY TIME I DIE singer Keith Buckley has issued a statement disputing a report originally published on the Rock N Roll Experience web site that he was arrested following the band's Ozzfest 2004 performance at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA on Sunday (July 18). "This is to clarify the rumors cir...

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EVERY TIME I DIE Singer Arrested For Drunk And Disorderly Conduct

According to the Rock N Roll Experience web site, EVERY TIME I DIE singer Keith Buckley was arrested following the band's Ozzfest 2004 performance at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, VA on Sunday (July 18). "Apparently, [Keith] had WAY too much to drink at the Jager tent and at one point was wearing...

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SKEW SISKIN Singer Offers Reward For Stolen Jacket

SKEW SISKIN singer Nina C. Alice had her customized denim jacket (worth about 400 euros) stolen from the Planet Music stage in Vienna, Austria. "It's blotchy brown in colour; has black fake fur on the collar; a badge with '"666' on it; patches on the sleeves with 'I am a fucking genius', a black '8'...

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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'DAVID ELLEFSON Is Suing Me And MEGADETH'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Here is what I have been saying in the interviews, what happened chronologically that caused the demise of the band, why [drummer] Nick [Menza] was fired, [guitarist] Marty [Friedman] quitting, records...

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DAMAGEPLAN Singer Talks About Illegal Music Downloading

DAMAGEPLAN frontman Patrick Lachman recently gave an interview to the DAMAGEPLAN fan site DamageplanFan.com about the group's touring activities, the band's debut album and the possibility of him playing guitar on the group's next CD. Asked for his opinion on music downloading and the Internet's rol...