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DISTURBED Debut New Bassist At Hometown Gig

DISTURBED played their first show with new bassist John Moyer (ex-THE UNION UNDERGROUND) on Saturday at the House Of Blues in their hometown of Chicago, according to Launch Radio Networks. The band also debuted two new songs, titled "Hell" and "Monster", which will most likely appear on the group's...
July 30, 2004
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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD To Appear On 'The Howard Stern Show'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield will be interviewed live (via the phone) on "The Howard Stern Show" on Friday, July 30 at approximately 8:30 a.m. EST. Check your local listings to see when "The Howard Stern Show" is broadcasted in your area. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Hetfield...
July 26, 2004
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Report: New Details Of RUSH Guitarist's New Year's Eve Arrest Emerge

John Henderson of the Naples Daily News is reporting that new details about RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson's New Year's Eve arrest in Naples, Florida are emerging in hundreds of pages of witness statements, released publicly under Florida law. The statements become public when exchanged between prosecu...
July 25, 2004
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: Why GEORGE W. BUSH Has Been A Terrible President

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "As [the ANTHRAX webmaster] Brent says on the home page, 'Voting counts, opinions don't', and I know my opinion means nothing to anyone except me. At least it shouldn't. Use your own brain. Use the Internet...
July 24, 2004
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RUSH: Early ATLANTIC Albums To Be Reissued

Billboard.com is reporting that RUSH's first four albums for Atlantic Records have been remastered and will be re-released August 24 by the label. The titles include 1989's "Presto", 1991's "Roll the Bones", 1993's "Counterparts" and 1996's "Test for Echo", which have collectively sold more than 2.4...
July 22, 2004
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RUSH Drummer's Biographical Journal Heading To Film

The film and television rights to RUSH drummer/lyricist Neil Peart's biographical journal "Ghost Rider" have been acquired by Scabeba Entertainment. Scabeba is overseen by Cathy Rich, the daughter of legendary jazz drummer Buddy Rich. She and Peart became friends after the drummer appeared at a 1992...
July 13, 2004
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SOUNDSCAN Report: RUSH, ATREYU, UNEARTH, NEUROSIS

RUSH's brand-new CD, "Feedback", a collection of covers of classics popularized by the likes of THE WHO, CREAM, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD and THE YARDBIRDS, has sold 48,006 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 19 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart. ATREYU's "Curse" registered a first-we...
July 7, 2004
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SINGLE BULLET THEORY Part Ways With Guitarist, Announce Replacement

Philadelphia-based SINGLE BULLET THEORY have officially announced the departure of original guitarist Doug Rush. "The split is amicable and is nothing more then a change in Doug's personal life forcing him to quit," states lead vocalist/guitarist Matt Difabio. "Doug has been with me for over 10 year...
July 5, 2004
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DREAM THEATER Drummer: 'BOB ROCK Ruined METALLICA'

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy recently spoke to The Man Room about a variety of topics, including the group's upcoming North American tour with YES, the band's soon-to-be-released live DVD, and the role of producers during the making of a new studio album. Several excerpts from the interview fo...
June 29, 2004
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RUSH: GEDDY LEE Talks About ALEX LIFESON's Florida Arrest, Covers EP

RUSH bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee has commented on bandmate Alex Lifeson's arrest New Year's Eve on battery charges after a scuffle with deputies. "He was put in a situation that was not very fair to him," Lee told RockyMountainNews.com. "I can't really talk about it, as it's an ongoing situation, but...
June 28, 2004
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FALCONER To Get 'Faster And Harder' On Upcoming CD

Sweden's FALCONER are continuing to write material for their new album despite the recent departures of second guitarist Anders Johansson and bassist Peder Johansson. "[The fact that we are] two members short at the moment . . . does not affect the future of the band in any way, nor the songwriting,...
June 25, 2004
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JUDAS PRIEST: Live DVD In The Works, Album Scheduled For Nov. 9

Garry Sharpe-Young, editor of www.rockdetector.com — the world's biggest rock and metal database (with more than 25,000 bands covered) — spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford upfront of the band's Barcelona gig. JUDAS PRIEST has ranked No. 1 on the Rockdetector user charts for a straight seven mo...
June 23, 2004
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GOAT HORN: Sophomore Album To Be Reissued

Canadian "doom-tinged battle metal" band GOAT HORN will be reissuing their sophomore album, "Storming the Gates", on CD on July 20 through October 32nd/Sonic Unyon. The band have taken this opportunity to correct the "rush-job" packaging of the original issue. The re-release features new front and b...
June 21, 2004
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RUSH Guitarist Talks To WRIF 101.1 FM: Audio Available

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson did a phone interview several days ago with Doug Podell of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM. Listen to the audio of the 11-minute conversation in Windows Media format at this location. As previously reported, Lifeson's battery trial has been pushed to September 13, following a def...
June 13, 2004
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THE HIDDEN HAND Name New Album

THE HIDDEN HAND, the band featuring hard rock guitar legend Scott "Wino" Weinrich (ST. VITUS, THE OBSESSED, SPIRIT CARAVAN),have set "Mother Teacher Destroyer" as the title of their new album, due in Germany on September August 23 and rest of Europe on October 4 through Exile On Mainstream Records....
June 12, 2004