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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Cover JUDAS PRIEST, DIO On New CD
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the jazz ensemble led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will release their new album, "Transformation", on September 14 through Magna Carta's offshoot label Magnatude Records. Original compositions , which fill just over half the album, are accompanied by new...August 17, 2004
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DISILLUSION To Play 'Back To Times Of Splendor' With Expanded Lineup
DISILLUSION, the prog-death band from Leipzig, Germany, will continue playing live shows until February 2005 in support of their current Metal Blade release, "Back To Times Of Splendor". Afterwards, the group will take a break from touring in order to concentrate on writing a new album. Fans wishing...August 5, 2004
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TRAVERS & APPICE Album Due In October
TRAVERS & APPICE, the new band featuring guitarist/vocalist Pat Travers and drummer Carmine Appice (CACTUS, VANILLA FUDGE, OZZY OSBOURNE),will release their debut album, "It Takes A Lot Of Balls", on October 14 through SPV Records. The CD also features an appearance by veteran bassist T.M. Stev...August 2, 2004
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Hit The Road
ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, the jazz ensemble led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will be embarking on a short tour in August. "After months coordinating and preparing our next release (due Sep. 14th) and working on other projects, we are stoked to be hitting the road again," Alex writ...August 1, 2004
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HIGH ON FIRE Joined By Ex-MELVINS Bassist
HIGH ON FIRE will be joined by bassist Joe Preston (THRONES, ex-MELVINS) for their forthcoming U.S. tour. Preston replaces longtime HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice, joining the power trio alongside guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP) and drummer Des Kensel. Preston will make his live debut with...July 30, 2004
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NORLANDER, KEELING, APPICE: All-Star Trio Announce U.S. Tour
Beginning July 30, prog rock keyboard virtuoso Erik Norlander (ROCKET SCIENTISTS, LANA LANE) will be teaming up with vocalist Kelly Keeling (MICHAEL SCHENKER, GUITAR ZEUS, GEORGE LYNCH) and drummer Vinny Appice (DIO, BLACK SABBATH, WWIII, HOLLYWOOD ALLSTARZ) for tour dates in the Northeastern and So...July 21, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH Bassist Sets Working Title For New Solo Album
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler has set "Ohmwork" as the working title of his new solo album, tentatively due next year. "It would have been out this year, but I've had to delay it because of Ozzfest," Butler told Bass Player magazine. Asked what he's been listening to recently, Geezer replied,...July 16, 2004
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THE CRUMB BROS. Schedule Hollywood Date
Guitarist Jeff Kollman (COSMOSQUAD, GLENN HUGHES),vocalist Mark Renk, bassist Kevin Chown (ARTENSION, EDWIN DARE),drummer Shane Gaalaas (COSMOSQUAD, B'Z),and keyboardist Stephen Anderson will be unveiling their latest creation, THE CRUMB BROS., Tuesday night, July 13 with an early 8:15 p.m. show...July 13, 2004
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Inferno
Dependable as snow in winter, MOTÖRHEAD keeps releasing albums. The band has also stuck to a pretty reliable routine as far as the quality of those albums go, usually putting out one very good disc and then following it up with a mediocre offering. This pattern probably started with 1986's terrific...June 30, 2004
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MUDVAYNE Singer Talks About Label Imprint, First Signing
MUDVAYNE singer Chad Gray has commented on BLOODSIMPLE, the first signing to his label, Bullygoat Records (with distribution through Warner Bros Records). Based in New York, BLOODSIMPLE is the new project featuring VISION OF DISORDER members Tim Williams (vocals) and Mike Kennedy (guitar),along wit...June 23, 2004
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ALEX SKOLNICK's THE SKOL TRIO Land U.K. Distribution Deal
THE SKOL TRIO, the band led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE axeman Alex Skolnick, have secured a U.K. distribution deal for their latest CD, "Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation". The album, which is said to consist of classic hard rock tunes from the '70s and '80s rearranged "with rich...June 22, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD's 'Photograph' Topping Country Music Charts
California country trio MALIBU STORM's remake of DEF LEPPARD's 1983 hit "Photograph" has landed at No. 10 on the Billboard Country Singles Sales chart in its first week of release. Top sales markets for the single reportedly include Los Angeles, Louisville, KY, Nashville and Charleston, WV. The vide...June 22, 2004
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Brooklyn-Based Rock Trio ZO2 To Promote Debut CD On KISS/POISON Summer Tour
The Brooklyn-based rock trio ZO2 has been named as the opening act for the eagerly anticipated KISS and POISON tour in summer 2004. KISS has always fearlessly taken hot up-and-coming acts on the road with them as openers often rocketing those artists to success, and ZO2 is the latest in that long, d...June 9, 2004
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Report: MACHINE HEAD, HATEBREED, LIFE OF AGONY Drummers Jammed With METALLICA
According to Metal Hammer, MACHINE HEAD's Dave McClain, HATEBREED's Matt Byrne and LIFE OF AGONY's Sal Abruscato all jammed with James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and and Kirk Hammett before the METALLICA trio settled on the drum line-up of Joey Jordison (SLIPKNOT),Dave Lombardo (SLAYER) and Flemming...June 7, 2004
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RUSH Guitarist Talks About 30th Anniversary Tour, Upcoming EP
RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson has spoken to the Cleveland Plain Dealer about the group's 30th anniversary tour and upcoming covers EP "Feedback". "This being the anniversary and everything, we thought we'd get back out and do something special with this," Lifeson, 50, said of the current trek. "I mean...June 4, 2004