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F5: Former SICK SPEED Singer Talks About Working With Ex-MEGADETH Bassist
F5, the new Arizona-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, drummer David Small, and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, have been hard at work in the studio working to complete their debut album. Three of the tracks are fully finished and...May 15, 2004
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'Rock Stars On God': METALLICA, GODSMACK Among Artists Challenged On Faith In New Book
Doug Van Pelt, the founder and editor of HM, a 15-year-old Christian hard music magazine, has just published "Rock Stars on God", a collection of interviews featured in the "What So & So Sez" section of the magazine. Described as a "fly on the wall," inside perspective on a frank and open discus...May 11, 2004
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Death Metal Documentary Out On DVD
An in-depth look into the world of death metal has been captured on DVD in "Death Metal: A Documentary", the first documentary of its kind to offer first-person chronicles and anecdotes solely from the death metal musicians who shaped the genre, along with TYPE O NEGATIVE frontman Peter Steele, who...May 9, 2004
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Former LIEGE LORD Guitarist To Tour With JOHNNY WINTER: Dates Announced
Former LIEGE LORD axeman Paul Nelson will be joining legendary blues guitarist Johnny Winter on a tour of California and Arizona in support of "I'm a Bluesman", Winter's first CD in eight years. Confirmed dates are as follows: May 16 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room May 18 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy .....May 3, 2004
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Former MEGADETH Bassist To Lecture At SCHOOL OF BASS Seminar
Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be giving a music-business lecture at the School of Bass seminar on May 6 in Tempe, Arizona. "My talk will be based on my book 'Making Music Your Business' as well as many professional experiences I've had in the biz," says David. "Also, there w...April 29, 2004
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POISON Singer Attends Country Music Awards, Hosts Jam Session
POISON frontman Bret Michaels was among the attendees at Country Music Television's Flame Worthy Video Music Awards Wednesday night (April 21) in Nashville, Tennessee. Check out pictures from Wire Image: Arrivals, Backstage & Audience. According to NetMusicCountdown.com, Michaels hosted a late-n...April 25, 2004
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Ex-VIRGIN STEELE Guitarist JACK STARR: New Vocalist Needed
Former VIRGIN STEELE guitarist Jack Starr has launched a search for a vocalist for his band GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME. All applicants should submit their demo material to: Magic Circle Music PO Box 7214 Auburn, NY 13022 USA As previously reported, Jack Starr recently inked a deal with Magic Circle Musi...April 16, 2004
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SCORPIONS: Career-Spanning Box Set Due Next Month
Veteran German hard rockers SCORPIONS will be releasing a three-CD career retrospective, called "Box Of Scorpions", on May 25, according to Launch Radio Networks. The set features 51 tracks from throughout their recording history, which started with 1972's "Lonesome Crow". There aren't any unrelease...April 13, 2004
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WHITESNAKE, Ex-QUIET RIOT Members Sign Copies Of 'Food That Rocks': Photos Available
Drummer Frankie Banali's (ex-QUIET RIOT, W.A.S.P.) web site is currently hosting several photos from the March 18 in-store book signing for "Food That Rocks", the rock and roll cookbook co-authored by Cindy Coverdale, wife of WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale. In addition to Cindy, David and co-au...April 13, 2004
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SLIPKNOT Schedule London In-Store Appearance
SLIPKNOT have confirmed a one-off special signing session in London to mark the release of their new album, "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)". The appearance will take place on Sunday night, May 23 at the Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street (nearest tube station Tottenham Court Road). Fans who show up...April 7, 2004
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TESLA Perform Acoustically In Salt Lake City: Video Available
KBER 101 Utah's Rock has uploaded two streaming videos of TESLA performing acoustically at the Virgin Megastore in Salt Lake City on March 24. Check them out: "Signs" (.mpg) and "Into the Now" (.mpg). TESLA's first collection of new material since 1994's "Bust a Nut", "Into the Now" sold 30,284 copi...April 2, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: SLASH/DUFF MCKAGAN's Interview With VIRGIN RADIO Posted Online
Slash fan site Slash's World has uploaded the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist's recent interview with Virgin Radio (U.K.) in six parts at this location. Also present for the discussion about all things GNR and VELVET REVOLVER was Slash's bandmate Duff McKagan. Slash and Du...March 30, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Greatest Hits' To Sell Over 100K Copies In First Week
GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" CD is expected to shift in excess of 100,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release to debut in the Top Ten of next week's The Billboard 200 chart, according to Reuters. Other albums expected to sell over 100,000 copies during the same weeks are CARL THOMA...March 29, 2004
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Former VIRGIN STEELE Guitarist JACK STARR Signs With MAGIC CIRCLE MUSIC
Former VIRGIN STEELE guitarist Jack Starr has inked a deal with Magic Circle Music, the label founded by the heavy metal band MANOWAR. Starr is currently preparing a new album with his band, GUARDIANS OF THE FLAME, to be released this year. Commented Jack Starr: "For me to be on Magic Circle Music i...March 24, 2004
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POISON Frontman To Record Country Solo Album?
POISON lead singer Bret Michaels is close to signing a "country" deal on new indie label Lofton Creek Records, according to The Tennessean. Bret, who lived in Nashville for a few years in the late '90s, met Lofton Creek label chief, Mike Borchetta, through singer-songwriter Jeffrey "Buns of" Steele....March 24, 2004