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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Checks In From The Road

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has posted the following message on his web site: "Spent my B-day in Brussells. Got a lot of love from the people at the show. Thank you Brussells. In Copenhagen today. First time here. What a beautiful place! Been cruising around looking for an Internet Cafe seei...

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U.D.O. Drummer Sits Out European Tour

U.D.O. drummer Lorenzo Milani has been forced to sit out the band's current European due to "personal problems," according to a posting on the group's web site. Filling in for the tour behind the kit is Francesco Jovino. In other news, U.D.O. have announced that they have terminated their working re...

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METALLICA, DISTURBED, LAMB OF GOD Featured On 'Tony Hawk's Underground 2' Soundtrack

METALLICA, DISTURBED, LAMB OF GOD, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD and MINISTRY are among artists appearing on the soundtrack to Activision, Inc.'s "Tony Hawk's Underground 2", due out October 5. The 53 different tracks include material from a variety of artists who have defined musical genres for the past seven...

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SINNER To Record WACKEN 2005 Appearance For Upcoming DVD

SINNER, the long-running German band featuring PRIMAL FEAR bassist Mat Sinner, will play a very special show at next year's Wacken Open Air festival. "We tried to bring the band back together for this years event, but it was too short termed and better to prepare this exciting event with the needed...

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HELMET To Auction Off Guitar For Charity

HELMET, in support of Amnesty International, have signed an ESP LTF H -400 guitar, which is being auctioned at eBay. More information is available at the auction page. HELMET's new album, "Size Matters", is scheduled for release on October 5 through Interscope Records. The CD was recorded by Ryan Bo...

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SUBSONIC Complete Work On Sophomore CD

SUBSONIC, the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks, has completed work on its sophomore album, "No Such Soul", scheduled for release before the end of the year through Sonic Wave America. The follow-up to 2002's "Super-Vel" (Outlaw Entertainment) will be available worldwide at suc...

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LARS ULRICH Attends Movie Premiere, Fashion Show: Photos Available

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich accompanied girlfriend, Danish actress Connie Nielsen, to the world premiere of director Billie August's film "Return to Sender" at The Toronto International Film Festival Friday night (Sept. 17). Check out pictures from Wire Image. According to a report published by th...

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RAMONES: Photos From Book-Signing Session Posted Online

The authors of "On the Road with the Ramones" — Monte A. Melnick (RAMONES Tour Manager) and Frank Meyer (THE STREETWALKIN' CHEETAHS, SWEET JUSTICE) — along with Tommy Ramone (RAMONES drummer, producer and founding member),Arturo Vega (RAMONES Artistic Director),and Allan Arkush (Director, "Rock 'n...

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Canadian Heavy Metal Legend THOR To Star In 'The Intercessor'

Canadian heavy metal legend THOR (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) is currently starrring starring in the movie "The Intercessor", a sci fi, horror thriller which is filming on location through September in Vancouver, B.C. and London, Ontario. The story is based on a concept of Thor's and will feature some ver...

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RAMONES Book-Signing Session Scheduled For This Weekend

The authors of "On the Road with the Ramones" — Monte A. Melnick (RAMONES Tour Manager) and Frank Meyer (THE STREETWALKIN' CHEETAHS, SWEET JUSTICE) — will be appearing at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood on Saturday, Sept. 11 for a book signing. Melnick and Meyer will be joined at the sign...

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OBITUARY Bassist: We Will Make The Heaviest Album We've Ever Recorded

OBITUARY bassist Frank Watkins recently spoke to Decibel magazine about the songwriting process for the group's new studio album, tentatively due in 2005 through an as-yet-undetermined label (most likely Roadrunner). Watkins described the group's new material as "Going towards more of our older styl...

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RAGE Guitarist Completes Work On New Solo CD

RAGE guitarist Victor Smolski has completed work on his new solo CD, "Majesty & Passion". "It was a real challenge to get a sound after mixing [that] came close to Victor's expectation," reads a posting on Smolski's web site. "Imagine, more then 20 well known international guests were co-operati...

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GUNS N' ROSES Bassist: 'Chinese Democracy' Is Closer To Being Done Than Ever Before

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson has told the Rocky Mountain News that the group's long-delayed, well-over-budget album, "Chinese Democracy", is almost out. "I'll probably be touring [my solo] record up till the end of the year," he said. "Then I'm thinking the GNR record will be coming out real...

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AC/DC Jacket Among Top-Selling Items At Australian Auction

Australia's Undercover News is reporting that items by AC/DC and THE EAGLES were the biggest-selling items at this past weekend's auction for the late famed tour manager Wane Swampy Jarvis. "[AC/DC guitarist] Angus Young's jacket and a guitar signed by THE EAGLES were the biggest items," Wane's wife...

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HELMET's PAGE HAMILTON Talks Biking Accident

HELMET mainman Page Hamilton has spoken to Launch Radio Networks about the biking accident which resulted in a broken collarbone and a postponement in the band's album and tour. Says Hamilton: "I was up in Oregon with my family, and coming down the mountain. I just kinda came around a corner too fas...