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THE USED Play Down The OSBOURNE Connection

If you've heard of THE USED, chances are it's because of MTV's "The Osbournes". Recent episodes of the show have featured Ozzy's daughter Kelly hanging with her new boyfriend, Bert McCracken, lead singer of THE USED. Despite the exposure, the band have tried to play their singer's new status down. "...

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DROWNING POOL Begin Singer Search, Cite AC/DC Inspiration

The remaining members of DROWNING POOL have started rehearsing again this week and now will actively seek out a replacement for frontman Dave Williams, who passed away last August. Bass player Stevie Benton told Australia's Undercover News their motivation in moving forward is the example set by AC/...

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WHITESNAKE's DAVID COVERDALE: No Immediate Plans For A New Studio Album

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has given his first in-depth interview since announcing a North American reunion tour with THE SCORPIONS and DOKKEN, set to kick off on Jan. 29 in Jacksonville, Florida. The question-and-answer session, the first part of which was posted on the singer's official w...

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NEW YORK METS Catcher Belts Out 'Heavy Metal' Tunes At New York Party

The following article appeared in today's edition of the New York Post: New York Met catcher Mike Piazza shared a little Christmas cheer — and some heavy-metal tunes — with a go-go dancer at a holiday party he hosted in SoHo. The star slugger traded his bat for a microphone and jumped onstage at Don...

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TOOL Get Fired Up!

TOOL accidentally set fire to their dressing room on Nov. 12 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, and are required to pay for the damage. Freeman Coliseum general manager J.C. Hrubetz says the fire was minor, and that the band's bill for the damage is "less than the amount of a used Chevy...

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BARRY SPARKS Skips 'Legends Of Rock' Tour Following Death In Family

Bassist Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, ULI JON ROTH) has been forced to cancel his participation in the Legends Of Rock tour in the UK following the death of his father. The following is Barry's statement on the matter: "My father has been very sick with asthma and heart problems," Sparks wrote on his offici...

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MARILYN MANSON Is In League With Hitler And The Devil!

The British Conservative Catholics have slammed MARILYN MANSON as being in league with both the devil and Hitler, according to Metal Hammer. "One quick read of his sick lyrics proved to me that Manson draws heavily on Adolf Hitler's biography, 'Mein Kampf', for inspiration," they allege on their web...

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BIG DAY OUT Organizers: 'LIMP BIZKIT Are Past Their Use-By Date'

The following item comes to us courtesy of the Herald Sun: LIMP BIZKIT and the organizers of Australia's Big Day Out festival have come under fire from a coroner over the death of a teenage fan. Senior NSW Deputy Coroner Jacqueline Milledge today (Nov. 8) handed down her findings into the death of 1...

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UPDATED: GUNS N' ROSES No-Show Sparks Riot

The long-awaited launch of GUNS N' ROSES' first North American tour in nine years, scheduled to take place last night (Nov. 7) at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, was canceled after frontman Axl Rose failed to make it to the Canadian city in time for the gig. Following the announ...

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Former CUT.LOVE.KILL. Bassist Auditions For KELLY OSBOURNE Touring Band

Chris Sprinkle, former vocalist/bassist of CUT.LOVE.KILL., recently auditioned for the bassist slot in Kelly Osbourne's touring band, which is scheduled to embark on an upcoming tour within the next few weeks. Here's his account: "I got a phone call a couple of weeks ago from an agent in L.A. in reg...

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SILVERCHAIR Frontman Receives Alternative Treatment For Reactive Arthritis

SILVERCHAIR singer-songwriter Daniel Johns is currently seeking alternative treatments in California for a rare case of reactive arthritis that has been giving him some pretty nasty side effects. "It's going really, really well," Johns said of the new treatments. "A lot better than I ever expected....

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: I Hope STONE SOUR Will Last A Long Time

If SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor get his way, he will pursue his other band, STONE SOUR, concurrently with his main outfit, with both groups touring and recording during each other's "down" time. "Sure it'll be busy trying to work with both of these bands, but after a while I think it will work tha...

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QUIET RIOT Enlist Former Frontman To Fill In For Flu-Stricken KEVIN DUBROW

QUIET RIOT have enlisted former frontman Paul Shortino (i.e. ROUGH CUTT) to fill in on vocals at several Oklahoma and Texas dates after singer Kevin DuBrow came down with the flu, thus preventing him from being able to make the scheduled shows. "[Kevin] was unable to make a festival date last week i...

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GUNS N' ROSES: AXL ROSE Speaks!!

A few hours before GUNS N' ROSES arrived in China for the start of the band's Chinese Democracy World Tour (they will be performing tonight at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center),frontman Axl Rose conducted a brief interview from which the following excerpts are provided: On launching...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING Speaks Out On PAUL BOSTAPH, ROBERT FLYNN and SUM 41 Video

In an interview with Britain's Kerrang! magazine, SLAYER guitarist Kerry King has once again commented on several delicate topics, including the departure of former drummer Paul Bostaph, the "war of words" with MACHINE HEAD mainman Robert Flynn, and King's appearance in the recent SUM 41 video for t...