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BLOODBATH: New Album Release Date Announced
Century Media Records has set a September 27 European release date for the sophomore BLOODBATH CD, "Nightmares Made Flesh". BLOODBATH is the Swedish death metal supergroup featuring Anders "Blakkheim" Nyström (KATATONIA, DIABOLICAL MASQUERADE, BEWITCHED),Peter Tägtgren (HYPOCRISY, PAIN),Jonas Renk...July 26, 2004
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CANCER Begin Writing Material For Full-Length Album
CANCER guitarist/vocalist John Walker and drummer Carl Stokes will spend the next few months writing material for a new full-length album, tentatively due in 2005 through Copro Records. In the meantime, guitarist Rob Engvikson will re-launch his ASATRU project, which is tentatively scheduled to rele...July 13, 2004
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Former HADES Guitarist To Begin Recording Second Solo Album
Former HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has issued the following update regarding his current activities: "I'm going back into Crystal Studios the end of this month to begin recording my second solo release. Ron Lipnicki (who is now 13 months cancer free) will be on drums for most of the new CD. I'm goin...July 8, 2004
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KISS Fan Pays $7,000 For PAUL STANLEY Guitar Lesson
KISS frontman Paul Stanley auctioned off a guitar lesson to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. The lesson went for $7,100, according to KissFanShop.de. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit foundation, based in Santa Monica, which provides funds for prostate cancer research. ...July 6, 2004
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SKINDRED Finish Tracking Eight New Songs
SKINDRED, the Welsh band featuring former members of DUB WAR, recorded a total of eight songs during their recent recording sessions in Florida, including four cuts that will appear on the upcoming re-release of their debut album, "Babylon", due on August 24 through Bieler Bros./ Lava Records. "We'v...June 28, 2004
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Review: VAN HALEN Returns To Stage In Top Form
Melissa Ruggieri of The Richmond Times-Dispatch reviewed VAN HALEN's show at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. Friday night (June 25). "When you're Eddie Van Halen and you've weathered a hip replacement, overcome tongue cancer and watched your marriage dissolve after 20 years, you deserve the ovatio...June 28, 2004
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SHARON OSBOURNE 'Most Important Person in Rock'
Sharon Osbourne has topped a list of the most important people in rock compiled by Kerrang! magazine, according to Scotsman.com. The 51-year-old wife/manager Ozzy Osbourne, who beat the likes of Kurt Cobain and Justin Hawkins from THE DARKNESS in the Kerrang! power list, was recently given the all-c...June 20, 2004
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SAMMY HAGAR: VAN HALEN Reunion Tour Is Like One Giant Celebration
VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar and drummer Alex Van Halen recently took part in a joint Boston Globe interview to discuss the group's latest chapter. "This tour is like one giant celebration with all the fans that've been there forever," Hagar said of the current reunion tour. "People are really exc...June 19, 2004
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MARKY RAMONE Explains Decision To Go Public With JOHNNY RAMONE's Cancer Battle
RAMONES drummer Marky Ramone has issued a statement in response to newly published reports that RAMONES guitarist Johnny Ramone is expected to recover from an infection related to prostate cancer. Explaining his decision to go public with Johnny's cancer battle in an interview with Rolling Stone mag...June 18, 2004
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CRISIS: 'Blood Burden' Video To Premiere On 'Headbanger's Ball'
CRISIS' video for the track "Blood Burden" (Quicktime: High, Low) will premiere on this weekend's edition of "Headbanger's Ball". "Headbangers Ball" airs Saturdays from 10-12 p.m. EST on MTV2. As previously reported, the filming of the video took place on April 10 with director Darren Doane (DEFTONE...June 18, 2004
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KISS Frontman PAUL STANLEY Offering Guitar Lesson In Charity Auction
KISS frontman Paul Stanley is offering a guitar lesson in an eBay auction to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, according to the Associated Press. Other celebrities offering private lunches and other items in the auction include Donald Trump, Don King, Avril Lavigne and Ed McMahon. The...June 17, 2004
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Doctor: RAMONES Guitarist Is Not Dying
Despite published reports to the contrary, RAMONES guitarist Johnny Ramone is not dying of cancer, his doctor has told MTV News. Ramone, who has been living with prostate cancer for the past several years, was recently admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with what his physician, D...June 16, 2004
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Report: RAMONES Guitarist Battling Prostate Cancer
Rolling Stone magazine is reporting that RAMONES guitarist Johnny Ramone is in a Los Angeles hospital battling prostate cancer. "Johnny's been a champ in confronting this, but at this point I think the chances are slim," drummer Marky Ramone told the magazine. "John never smoked cigarettes, he wasn'...June 15, 2004
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ROSE TATTOO: Touring Guitarist Announced
ROSE TATTOO will be joined by BILLY THORPE guitarist Dai Pritchard during their upcoming tour of Europe. Pritchard will be performing with the group as a temporary replacement for regular TATTOO guitarist Pete Wells, who was unable to accompany the band on their tour this summer due to his ongoing b...June 12, 2004
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EDDIE VAN HALEN Speaks Out: 'The Best Is Yet To Come'
With a 42-city tour kicking off June 11 and a brand new album, "The Best of Both Worlds" set to hit stores on July 20, VAN HALEN guitarist Eddie Van Halen is a busy man. In a true world exclusive and his first major interview in five years, the rock and roll god talks exclusively ...June 10, 2004
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