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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS: Studio Update

SPIRITUAL BEGGARS guitarist Michael Amott has posted the following studio report on the band's web site: "As usual, recording here at Studio Fredman is wild and strange experience. Mr. Fredrik Nordström is crazier than ever! "In the 4 days we have been here, we have put down all the basic tracks (we...

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Heavy Metal's Premier Guitarists Pick Their Dream G3 Lineups

Norway's Imhotep zine recently asked more than 100 guitarists to choose their own dream G3 lineups. "The respect that the guitar players have for Joe Satriani and Steve Vai is a proven fact," writes the magazine's Thiago Pinto Corrêa Sarkis (also of Brazil's Whiplash). "Anyway, talking with some mus...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Comments On KREATOR Guest Appearance

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has commented on his guest appearance on the new KREATOR album. Amott has recorded a solo for the song "Murder Fantasies", to be included on KREATOR's upcoming CD, tentatively due in January 2005 through SPV Records. Says Amott: "This is something I was really happ...

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SPIRITUAL BEGGARS To Begin Recording New Album Next Week

Swedish hard rockers SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, the band featuring former CARCASS and current ARCH ENEMY axeman Mike Amott, will be entering Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden next week with producer Fredrik Nordström (who worked with the group on their "Ad Astra" and "Mantra III" releases) to begin recor...

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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist Records Guest Solo For New KREATOR CD

ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott has recorded a guest solo for the song "Murder Fantasies" off the upcoming KREATOR album, tentatively due January 2005 through SPV Records. The as-yet-untitled follow-up to 2001's "Violent Revolution", which is being recorded and mixed at Backstage Studios in Derby...

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Appeals Court: LIMP BIZKIT Not Liable For Paramedic's Injuries

The Associated Press is reporting that LIMP BIZKIT were cleared of any liability for injuries suffered by a paramedic who was kicked in the head after frontman Fred Durst invited concertgoers to come down to the main floor, the Michigan Court of Appeals said. In a unanimous decision released Wednesd...

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RHAPSODY: 'Unholy Warcry' Video Posted Online

Italian symphonic metal band RHAPSODY have uploaded their video for the track "Unholy Warcry" (short version) at their official web site. Check it out here (scroll down and click on "Unholy Warcry video added" under "Site Updates"). "Unholy Warcry" (short version) comes off the group's new mini-CD,...

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HEARSE Drummer Says ARCH ENEMY's AMOTT Helped Them With Guitar Sounds On New CD

In an interview with Metal-Inside.de, HEARSE drummer Max Thornell (ex-FURBOWL) revealed that ex-ARCH ENEMY/current HEARSE shouter Johan Liiva is once again on good terms with his former ARCH ENEMY bandmate Michael Amott. After ARCH ENEMY parted ways with Liiva, he and Amott publicly blamed each othe...

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ZEBRA To Headline New Orleans Fund-Raiser

Veteran hard rockers ZEBRA will headline a special fund-raiser this weekend in Metairie, Louisiana to benefit St. Christopher Church and School, according to The Times-Picayune. "This is going to be the ultimate reunion," said Chris Santos, president of the Men's Club. "ZEBRA wanted to come back to...

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ARCH ENEMY: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL Photos Posted Online

ARCH ENEMY's official web site is currently hosting pictures from the band's appearance at the Download festival at Donington Park, England over the weekend. Check them out here. Commented ARCH ENEMY guitarist Michael Amott: "We played this festival last year (on a much earlier slot!) and we had a k...

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Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Talks About His Work On The New MEGADETH Album

Former MEGADETH guitarist Chris Poland spoke with Christopher Steffen of the Dallas Music Guide about his taste for progressive music and his recent work with ex-bandmate Dave Mustaine on reworking MEGADETH's catalogue and making a new record. What follows are some of the highlights of that intervie...

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RHAPSODY Keyboardist Says The New CD Contains 'The Most Majestic Sound Possible'

RHAPSODY keyboardist Alex Staropoli recently spoke to Holland's Lords of Metal about the group's upcoming full-length effort, "Symphony Of Enchanted Lands Part 2 - The Dark Secret". "Every album is a step in RHAPSODY's career," Alex said when asked about the group's musical evolution on the new albu...

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JEFF KOLLMAN And VIRGIL DONATI To Team Up For Special Performance

Guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, $IGN OF 4) will make an appearance at the Baked Potato, 3878 Cahuenga Blvd W., in North Hollywood, CA on Thursday, June 3 for a special one-night only performance with drummer extraordinaire Virgil Donati (PLANET X, STEVE VAI),celebrated German bassist Jörg "J....

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JON OLIVA And TAGE MAHAL Sign With SPV RECORDS

SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva has signed a deal with SPV Records to distribute the debut release from TAGE MAHAL. Oliva's first solo release is now complete and will be released worldwide in September/October 2004. The album will feature more than 60 minutes of Jon's solo material recorded by Greg M...

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Dying Teenager Receives Phone Call From METALLICA's ULRICH

Lanita Withers of News-Record.com is reporting that a terminally ill teenager got a phone call in April in the hospital from Lars Ulrich, the drummer from his favorite band, METALLICA. Band members had heard about Christopher's battles with a form of muscle cancer and phoned him before their concert...