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JOEY RAMONE Has Street Named After Him
The corner of Second Street and the Bowery on New York's Lower East Side will be renamed Joey Ramone Place in a ceremony to take place Sunday, Nov. 30, featuring speakers and testimonials from the late performer's friends, family and fans, according to Hits Daily Double. The location is a half a blo...November 10, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN To Play Benefit Concert
SYSTEM OF A DOWN and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will play a Nov. 15 benefit concert for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and the Warschaw Center for Prostate Cancer Research at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to Billboard.com. The show will be held at the Palladium in Los Angeles. Also appeari...November 10, 2003
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Original Voice Of RIOT Passes Away
The original voice of RIOT, Guy Speranza, passed away Saturday morning (Nov. 8) at a Florida hospital after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Speranza, who was often regarded as the best RIOT vocalist, sang on the group's first three full-length albums — "Rock City" (1977),"Nari...November 9, 2003
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DISTURBED Part Ways With Bassist
DISTURBED have parted ways with bassist Fuzz. According to a statement from the group's manager on their official web site, "the band has yet to start the process of finding a replacement. They are currently in the studio writing new material for their upcoming third record and the process is going...November 7, 2003
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TEMPLE OF THE DOG Reunion Among Surprises At PEARL JAM Benefit Gig
PEARL JAM were joined by a host of famous musical friends on stage last night (Oct. 28) in Santa Barbara, Calif., at a benefit for the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Among the guests appearing on stage during the performance were PEARL JAM's former drummer Jack...October 29, 2003
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DARKEST HOUR Cancel Remainder Of European Tour
DARKEST HOUR have cancelled the rest of our European tour, plus the two weeks with THE CROWN in November. "[Guitarist] Mike [Schleibaum]'s father has been battling cancer for about two years, and Mike has been called home by his family to spend his last days with him," the band write on their web si...October 27, 2003
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HADES Guitarist Enters Studios With CASSIUS KING
HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update on his current activities: "I went into Crystal Studio Sunday (October 19) and recorded the music to four songs. The whole experience has me more juiced than I've been about music in years. I sang 'Sweet Pain' by KISS plus one original so...October 23, 2003
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CANCER To Headline U.K.'s BLACK WINTER DAY Festival
Reformed U.K. death metallers CANCER have been confirmed to headline "Black Winter Day", an all-day extreme metal festival set to take place on December 13 at the Empress in Bradford, England. Other bands scheduled to perform at the event include THE ENCHANTED, SHALLOW GRAVE, LIQUEFIED SKELETON, CRU...October 23, 2003
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SHARON OSBOURNE's Breast Molds Up For Auction
The Associated Press reports that Sharon Osbourne is putting a little bit of herself into the fight against breast cancer. Hand-painted molds of Osbourne's breasts were being auctioned online to benefit the Boarding for Breast Cancer Foundation, or B4BC, a nonprofit group co-founded by professional...October 22, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Singer Brings Charity Tournament To Las Vegas
MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil is again hosting the Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament, but this year it moves from Malibu, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. "You are not going to want to miss a minute of this," Neil, a Las Vegas resident, told the Las Vegas Sun. In 1995 Neil lost his daughter, Sk...October 10, 2003
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New SPEARFISH CD To Feature High-Profile Guest Appearances
Paul Dianno (IRON MAIDEN),Mick Box (URIAH HEEP),Nicky Moore (SAMSON),Manny Charlton (NAZARETH),Stefan Elmgren (HAMMERFALL),and Dave Hill (DEMON) are among the guest artists featured on the forthcoming SPEARFISH CD, "Back, For The Future", due on October 31 through Sweden Rock Records. All proce...October 8, 2003
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CANCER: Another Show Announced
Reformed U.K. death metallers CANCER have added another date to their upcoming mini-tour. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Nov. 06 - The Millhouse - Telford Town Centre, UK Nov. 08 - The General Wolfe – Coventry, UK Nov. 09 – Electrowerkz - London, UK Dec. 09 - The Little Civic – Wolverhampton...October 7, 2003
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Original OMEN Vocalist J.D. KIMBALL Passes Away
J.D. Kimball, the former lead singer of OMEN, passed away on October 3 after a three-year battle with cancer. OMEN guitarist Kenny Powell had these words to say about his former bandmate: "He was a great writer, one of the true innovators in the early years of power metal. I am extremely proud of th...October 6, 2003
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Former HALFORD Drummer Confirmed For Poland's INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION FESTIVAL
Drummer Bobby Jarzombek, best known for his work with HALFORD, SPASTIC INK, and RIOT, has been invited to the prestigious "International Percussion Festival" in Poland. The event, which was first held in 1988, is taking place between October 7 and October 12. Jarzombek is set to appear on October 10...October 6, 2003
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Early HADES Material To See Light Of Day
HADES guitarist Dan Lorenzo has sent us the following update on his current activities: "Monster Records in San Antonio contacted me a few months ago. They plan to release some old HADES recordings from the early '80s with our original vocalist Paul Smith. There were a bunch of live 2-track plus 16...October 6, 2003
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