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TESTAMENT Frontman Reacts To News Of RANDY CASTILLO's Passing
TESTAMENT frontman Chuck Billy, who was diagnosed with cancer early last year, has issued the following statement in response to the news of former OZZY OSBOURNE/MOTLEY CRUE drummer Randy Castillo's passing: Today when I heard of Randy's passing, I was very saddened. Randy and I became friends on [T...March 27, 2002
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RANDY CASTILLO: December 18, 1950 March 26th, 2002
Former OZZY OSBOURNE/MOTLEY CRUE drummer Randy Castillo reportedly passed away yesterday due to complications stemming from his long-running battle with cancer. Castillo was 51 years old. MOTLEY CRUE bassist Nikki Sixx posted the following message at www.motley.com following Randy's death: You used...March 27, 2002
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TOMMY LEE Secures New Band Line-Up, Prepares To Hit The Road
Former MOTLEY CRUE drummer Tommy Lee has been joined by new guitarist J3 and drummer Will Hunt (SKRAPE, ex-STUCK MOJO) in the latest incarnation of his solo band (previously known as METHODS OF MAYHEM),whose sophomore CD, entitled Never A Dull Moment, is due to be released through MCA Records on Ma...March 18, 2002
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MILLENCOLIN, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY, RANDY Confirmed For HULTSFRED
MILLENCOLIN, THE (INTERNATIONAL) NOISE CONSPIRACY and RANDY have been confirmed for Hultsfred Festival, which will take place in Sweden on June 13-15. MILLENCOLIN will also be appearing at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark on June 27-30. ...February 28, 2002
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BALL On Lookout For New Bassist
Los Angeles-based BALL, featuring former OZZY OSBOURNE drummer Brian Tichy (on guitar/vocals, no less!),are currently searching for a bass player. BALL had recorded and mastered a CD's worth of material, entitled Mirror Down (formerly American Aggression),for Time Bomb Recordings back in September...February 12, 2002
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ARK Enlist Former Warner Music Executive To Handle Group Affairs
ARK, who feature in their ranks former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Jorn Lande, ex-CONCEPTION guitarist Tore Østby, former MALMSTEEN drummer John Macaluso, and ex-MALMSTEEN bassist Randy Coven, have enlisted Paul Ewing, former Vice President and Regional Director for Warner Music South East Asia for 18...February 3, 2002
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MOTLEY CRUE's SIXX To Play Bass On BUTCH WALKER Solo Record
MOTLEY CRUE's Nikki Sixx will play bass on the forthcoming solo album from former MARVELOUS 3 frontman Butch Walker—the singer's first under his new deal with for Arista Records—according to the latest “Rock'n'Roll Diary” entry from the bassist at the group's official web site at www.motley.com. Her...February 1, 2002
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TRACY G To Record Solo CD, Make Tribute Appearances
Former DIO/WORLD WAR III guitarist Tracy G is at his recording studio working on a solo CD, to be issued later in the year. Among the musicians featured on the recordings is bassist Leon Randolph (aka Randy Wilde). In other news, Tracy G will be donating a track from his upcoming solo CD to the ...January 22, 2002
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ARK Commence Work On Third CD
ARK, who feature in their ranks former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN vocalist Jorn Lande, ex-CONCEPTION guitarist Tore Østby, former MALMSTEEN drummer John Macaluso, and ex-MALMSTEEN bassist Randy Coven, may regroup to begin recording their third CD in May, according to Coven's official web site. The bassist is...January 21, 2002
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Archive News Dec 03, 2001
APOLLYON SUN, featuring former CELTIC FROST mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer, are currently composing and demoing new material for the group's upcoming sophomore full-length album at the band's own rehearsal studio facility (where the act have just upgraded the computer-based recording system) and at...December 3, 2001
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Archive News Nov 30, 2001
Here are some of the latest sales figures for various metal/hard rock releases in the US, as reported by Soundscan for the week ending November 25th, 2001 (number in parenthesis indicates the number of weeks the title has been on the sales chart): ... KID ROCK – Cocky: 223,062 (1) ...November 30, 2001
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Archive News Nov 28, 2001
SOULFLY are scheduled to perform at Salon 21 in Mexico City, Mexico on December 15th. Additional South American dates, including a possible Santiago, Chile gig on December 13th, will be announced shortly. An MP3 file of the track “The Storm”, taken from KING DIAMOND's upcoming Abigail Part ...November 28, 2001
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Archive News Nov 21, 2001
According to a report published in yesterday's edition of The New York Post, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst “lied when he said he visited a dying Australian girl injured in a mosh pit at his concert. Durst told Access Hollywood he visited Jessica Michalik on her deathbed and kept in touch with ....November 21, 2001
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Archive News Oct 18, 2001
The official web site of the heavy metal band ANTHRAX at www.anthrax.com has reportedly received 8 million hits in the last two weeks, with 325,000 unique visitors connecting to the site in the wake of the recent anthrax bacteria terrorist scare that has sent fear and panic through the streets of...October 18, 2001
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Archive News Sep 28, 2001
LIMP BIZKIT will be issuing a remix album entitled Remizkit, in the near future, featuring remixes by DJ Premiere, Timbaland, LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst, LIMP BIZKIT's DJ Lethal, LIMP BIZKIT guitarist Wes Borland, P. Diddy, The Neptunes, William Orbit, Josh Abraham, and including appearances b...September 28, 2001