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HELLION Singer: Concert Tragedy Was Not GREAT WHITE's Fault

HELLION frontwoman Ann Boleyn has come to the defense of GREAT WHITE frontman Jack Russell over the concert tragedy that claimed the lives of 97 people last Thursday in West Warwick, Rhode Island. The following is Boleyn's official press release/statement regarding the matter: "Dear Friends: "This a...

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GREAT WHITE Say They Have No Plans To Resume Touring

GREAT WHITE's management are denying a widely-circulated report that the band are planning on resuming their U.S. tour in the next few days with a replacement guitarist following Thursday night's tragedy in West Warwick, Rhode Island that claimed the lives of 97 people, including GREAT WHITE guitari...

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GREAT WHITE Were Not The First Band To Use Pyrotechnics At Rhode Island Club

David Vaccaro, frontman for the defunct LOVIN' KRY of Boston, told The Associated Press the group played The Station about 20 times between 1997 and 2000 and used fireworks on all but one occasion. An April 2000 Soundcheck magazine story on their shows at The Station mentions the pyrotechnics. Anoth...

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GREAT WHITE To Continue Touring With Replacement Guitarist

According to the New York Daily News, GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell is wasting no time in scouting for a replacement for guitarist Ty Longley, who died after a pyrotechnics display got out of control in Rhode Island on Thursday. "I personally would like to express my heartfelt condolences to those...

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Club Owners: GREAT WHITE Didn't Advise Us Of Pyrotechnics

The following is a statement released by Kathleen M. Hagerty, a lawyer representing the owners of The Station concert club, the site of Thursday night's tragic fire that killed at least 96 people: "[Thursday] night's fire and loss of life at The Station is an absolute tragedy which cannot be describ...

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GREAT WHITE Death Toll At 95

The death toll has risen to at least 95 and may climb to more than 100 in a fire that swept through a Rhode Island nightclub after GREAT WHITE's pyrotechnics display, Gov. Donald Carcieri said on Friday. "It would not surprise me to see a fatality number of over 100," Carcieri told reporters, adding...

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UPDATED: GREAT WHITE Pyro Ignites Fire At Rhode Island Club, At Least 86 People Reported Dead

A fire ignited by a pyrotechnic display at a GREAT WHITE concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island late Thursday resulted in dozens of deaths. Fire officials said they found at least 86 bodies inside the remains of the club near the front door. Officials said many of the victims perished after they fran...

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GREAT WHITE To Film Live DVD

GREAT WHITE will be filming a live DVD at their upcoming show in Hartford, Connecticut on Feb. 23. According to singer Jack Russell's official web site, "Any person that attends the show should keep their ticket stub and they will be able to pre-order the DVD from Knight Records with a $5.00 discoun...

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Hip Hop Organization Boycotting PEPSI Over OSBOURNES Ad

Angered at Pepsi for placing foul-mouthed Ozzy Osbourne in a Super Bowl commercial only months after yanking rapper Ludacris for his vulgar language, hip-hop icon Russell Simmons said Tuesday he will announce this weekend plans for a boycott against the soft drink giant, accusing Pepsi of applying a...

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ROB ZOMBIE Drummer To Play With TESTAMENT On West Coast Tour

ROB ZOMBIE drummer Johnny Tempesta has been tapped by TESTAMENT to fill in for the group's upcoming West Coast mini-tour after regular drummer Jon Allen (SADUS) was forced to bow out of the trek due to an undisclosed "family emergency." Tempesta will reportedly begin rehearsing with the group on Mon...

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Former GREAT WHITE Duo Announce Additional Dates

JACK RUSSELL'S GREAT WHITE, a newly-formed collaboration between former GREAT WHITE members Jack Russell (vocals) and Mark Kendall (guitar),have announced additional dates as part of their ongoing U.S. tour. They are as follows: Nov. 29 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues Nov. 30 - Anaheim, CA - House...

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The Odyssey

Once you dig beneath the dungeons, dragons and decorative armor, "true" metal carries as many false promises as it does genuine attributes. The fact that recycling standardized riffs and possessing a singer with a voice more featureless than the Arizona desert (take a bow, HAMMERFALL and ICED EARTH)...

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JACK RUSSELL To Bring GREAT WHITE Back To Life On Upcoming Tour

With the release of the GREAT WHITE live album, "Thank you .. Goodnight", by Knight Records on Nov. 19, former GW frontman Jack Russell has agreed to perform some very special dates with his band, along with Mark Kendall (ex-GREAT WHITE) on lead guitar, where they will be playing all the classic GW...

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SYMPHONY X To Participate In Online Chat

Guitarist Michael Romeo and vocalist Russell Allen from InsideOut Music America recording artists SYMPHONY X will be participating in a special online live chat with Seismicradio.com on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern US Time to promote their forthcoming album, "The Odyssey" (released Nov. 5)...

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GREAT WHITE To Issue Farewell Live Album

GREAT WHITE's last-ever official release, Thank You – Goodnight, will be released on November 19th through Knight Records. Recorded on New Year Eve 2001, Thank You – Goodnight captures all the group's favorites, including the first song that Jack Russell and Mark Kendall wrote, "On Your Knees". The...