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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist To Join THE DODGERS Baseball Team
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian will be part of The Dodgers baseball team for the Los Angeles Dodgers 45th Annual Hollywood Stars baseball game on August 9. "I've been going to Dodgers games since I was a kid," saidMalakian. "I can't believe I'm going to take batting practice and play base...July 28, 2003
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MANMADEGOD Set Release Date For Full-Length Debut
San Francisco Bay Area's MANMADEGOD, featuring former FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero and drummer Steve Jacobs, have set an August 26 release date through Island/Def Jam Records for their self-titled debut album. In the meantime, the band's first single, "Safe Passage" has been posted online for...July 26, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's CRAHAN On Side Project: 'My Most Magical Musical Experience'
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown) recently spoke to Launch about TO MY SURPRISE, his "mysterious" side band which he has been working on for the past year and a half during time off from SLIPKNOT. TO MY SURPRISE's self-titled debut was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin (RED H...July 22, 2003
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MANMADEGOD: Debut Album Delayed
San Francisco Bay Area's MANMADEGOD, featuring former FORBIDDEN guitarist Craig Locicero and drummer Steve Jacobs, have pushed back the release of their self-titled debut to an unspecified date later this summer. In the meantime, the band's first single, "Safe Passage", along with the tracks "Bad Cr...July 21, 2003
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TARAXACUM Set Release Date, Track Listing For 'Rainmaker'
TARAXACUM, the group featuring former STEEL PROPHET vocalist Rick Mythiasin, EDGUY bassist Tobias Exxel on guitar, drummer Franky Wolf, ex-HAGGARD guitarist Danny Klupp and ROUGH SILK/AXEL RUDI PELL keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg, have set an August 25 release date through MTM-Metal Records for their s...July 11, 2003
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TIWANAKU Completing Work On Debut Demo
TIWANAKU, the new band featuring former CRIMSON GLORY/SEVEN WITCHES vocalist Wade Black, ex-NOCTURNUS bassist Emo Mowery and ICED EARTH/ex-DEATH drummer Richard Christy, are putting the finishing touches on a four-song demo at a studio in Florida. "It is about 90% done," Mowery told BLABBERMOUTH.NET...July 10, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Prepare To Enter Studio
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian has finished writing more than two dozen songs for the group's next album and will join the rest of the band for rehearsals later this summer, according to Billboard.com. The as-yet-untitled effort will be co-produced by Malakian and Rick Rubin, who has work...July 7, 2003
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Ex-Wife Of Former GREAT WHITE Drummer And 4-Year-Old Son Located In California
A woman and a 4-year-old boy who disappeared from a Riverside, California mall have been found safe, police said Thursday (July 3),according to the Associated Press. Angelique McQueen and her son left the mall on their own Saturday without anyone forcing them, Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Rick Mar...July 3, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's THE CLOWN Reveals A Different Side With TO MY SURPRISE
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. The Clown) recently spoke to MTV.com about his new project TO MY SURPRISE, a trio he formed with some friends that features a drastically different musical style to the one practiced by his main outfit. "Basically, I've been keeping in touch with the music...June 26, 2003
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SLIPKNOT's THE CLOWN Launches Side Project
SLIPKNOT percussionist Shawn "Clown" Crahan has teamed up with vocalist Brandon Darner and guitarist/bassist Stevan Robinson in a new band called TO MY SURPRISE (formerly THE ORNGE). The project, whose musical direction is being described as "a hybrid of folk, '70s rock fuzz and schizophrenic groove...June 20, 2003
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OMEN Shuffle German Dates, Secure South American Distribution
OMEN's previously announced July 20 show at The Matrix Club in Bochum, Germany has now been moved to Live Station in Dortmund, Germany. The group's corrected European itinerary is now as follows: Jul. 19 - Koenigshofen, GER @ Keep It True Festival July 20, Dortmund, Germany @ Live Station Jul. 21 -...June 12, 2003
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Wraps Sixth Album
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has finished recording his sixth solo album, "Like a Dog", due later in the year. Stradlin's fifth release in the past five years features contributions from his regular touring unit, former GEORGIA SATELLITES lead and slide guitarist Rick Richards and dr...June 9, 2003
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ROB ROCK Guitarist To Appear On TIWANAKU Debut
ROB ROCK axeman Rick Renstrom will be recording guitar solos for the debut CD from TIWANAKU, the new band featuring former CRIMSON GLORY/SEVEN WITCHES vocalist Wade Black, ex-NOCTURNUS bassist Emo Mowery and ICED EARTH/ex-DEATH drummer Richard Christy. The as-yet-untitled effort is tentatively set t...May 29, 2003
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OMEN Announce Summer European Dates
Classic U.S. metallers OMEN have announced the following European dates in July: Jul. 19 - Koenigshofen, GER @ Keep It True Festival Jul. 20 - Bochum, GER @ The Matrix Club Jul. 21 - Zottegem, BEL @ The Mundo Club OMEN's recently completed new album, "Eternal Black Dawn", is set for a European relea...May 28, 2003
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Former THE ALMIGHTY Singer Records New Material
Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick has completed work on two brand new extra tracks for the forthcoming release of his solo effort "Tattoos & Alibis". They are "Can't Live With Maybe" (described as "a real rocker" and one which Ricky has been playing live) and "Minor Miracles". Unfortuna...May 19, 2003