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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Appear On Japan-Only DVD
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman performed a special show in Tokyo, Japan on August 24th as part of Dai-Gakki-Sai, which is said to be "like a NAMM show for Japan," according to the guitarist's official web site. "The theater that Marty played in was jam-packed with wall to wall fans who hav...September 2, 2002
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Welcomes Addition To Family, GNR MP3s Hit The Web
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and wife Perla welcomed their first child yesterday. London Emilio Hudson weighed in at 9 lb 4oz and is said to have his Daddy's curly hair. In related news, check out this photo of Axl Rose taken at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan. In other GNR-related ...August 29, 2002
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SLIPKNOT Guitarist, Ex-MALEVOLENT CREATION Drummer In Talks To Form 'Extreme' Band
SLIPKNOT guitarist Mick Thompson is in talks with former MALEVOLENT CREATION/SUFFOCATION drummer Dave Culross about putting together a project band "which is bound to be rather extreme," according to the skinsman. "We should be getting together in September or October in Iowa" to begin work on the m...August 26, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL Performance To Be Webcast
GUNS N' ROSES' performance at Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival on Saturday, August 24th will be broadcast online. For more information, click here. In other news, here are the set lists for GNR's recently-completed Japanese shows as part of the Summer Sonic Festival: August 17th, 2002 - Chiba Marine Sta...August 24, 2002
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WEEZER To Open For GUNS N' ROSES In London
WEEZER will open for GUNS N' ROSES at the London Arena on Monday, August 26th. The two bands shared a stage at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo last week, at which Axl Rose watched Rivers Cuomo and company's show from the side of the stage. ...August 22, 2002
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist Returns To Japan
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will make the following appearances in Japan during August: Aug. 24 - Tokyo, JAP @ Gakki Fair Aug. 25 - Osaka, JAP @ Ishibashi Gakki ...August 16, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: AXL ROSE Speaks!!
A few hours before GUNS N' ROSES arrived in China for the start of the band's Chinese Democracy World Tour (they will be performing tonight at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center),frontman Axl Rose conducted a brief interview from which the following excerpts are provided: On launching...August 14, 2002
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HAMMERFALL Singer Assaulted At Nightclub, Requires 25 Stitches
HAMMERFALL frontman Joacim Cans was assaulted with a beer glass at a bar in the group's hometown of Gotheburg (a.k.a. Göteborg),Sweden on Saturday, August 10th and ended up with a cut around his right eye that required 25 stitches to close. As a result, the band have postponed the filming of the vi...August 13, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON To Issue DVD/VHS In Late September
MARILYN MANSON will be issuing his long-awaited DVD/VHS, entitled Guns, God And Government, on September 24th via Eagle Vision Entertainment. It reportedly contains MANSON performances taped in Los Angeles, Japan, Russia, and Europe. The DVD version also features behind-the-scenes footage of MANSON...August 6, 2002
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RAISED FIST Complete Work On "Dedication"
Swedish hardcore act RAISED FIST have completed work on their new album, entitled Dedication, with producer Daniel Bergstrand (i.e. MESHUGGAH, STUCK MOJO, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) for a late 2002 release through Burning Heart Records. According to an official press release, "this is real hardcore spiced...August 4, 2002
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Former DEEP PURPLE, MR. BIG Members Partake In Japanese Jam
Bassist Billy Sheehan (i.e. MR. BIG, DAVE LEE ROTH) and drummer Shane Gaalaas (GLENN HUGHES, ULI JON ROTH) joined the VOICES OF ROCK (featuring ex-DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH singer Glenn Hughes, among others) on stage at the Blitz in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, July 30th for the encore of DEEP PURPLE's...August 1, 2002
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DREAM EVIL To Embark On Japanese Tour
Sweden's DREAM EVIL, featuring acclaimed producer Fredrik Nordström (i.e. HAMMERFALL, IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, SPIRITUAL BEGGARS, etc.) and drummer Snowy Shaw (i.e. KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, NOTRE DAME),will embark on a two-date Japanese tour in October. The details are as follows:...July 29, 2002
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN: What I Did On My Recent Japanese Trip
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has just returned from a short Japanese trip where he conducted a couple of clinics and made several other public appearances. "I just co-hosted this awesome HM/HR annual contest with Heavy Metal God Masa Ito in Tokyo," Friedman wrote on his official web site...July 28, 2002
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CHARON's "Downhearted" To Receive German Release Through MOTOR MUSIC
Finland's CHARON, who have been lambasted in their home country for "ripping off" local heroes H.I.M., will issue their excellent third full-length effort, entitled Downhearted, in Germany on August 19th via Motor Music (a Universal Music company). Downhearted debuted at position #3 on the Finnish a...July 26, 2002
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Shafts Former Singer Over Medley Of Guitarist's Compositions
RING OF FIRE, led by former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN frontman Mark Boals, were forced to remove the medley of MALMSTEEN's "You Don't Remember, I'll Never Forget/Magic Mirror" from the final track listing of the band's upcoming CD/DVD release, entitled Burning Live in Tokyo, after the guitarist's representat...July 22, 2002
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