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OPETH Recruit SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Keyboardist For Upcoming Tour
OPETH have recruited SPIRITUAL BEGGARS Hammond organ/keyboard "legend" Per Wiberg to handle the keyboard duties during their upcoming U.S. tour with PORCUPINE TREE. The gigs, which will not feature any of the heavier material that OPETH is most famous for, will focus primarily on the band's "more me...June 6, 2003
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EMERALD To Enter Studio In September
Swiss melodic metallers EMERALD will enter the studio in September to record their new album, "Forces Of Doom", for an early 2004 release through Germany's Crazy Life Music/Shark Records. Among the tracks set to appear on the CD are the following: 01. Tears Of A Warrior 02. Until Freedom Returns 03....May 25, 2003
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AEROSMITH's JOE PERRY To Unveil Signature Guitar
AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry is unveiling his signature guitar at the House of Blues in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday (May 17),according to CNN. The Gibson brand guitar, dubbed the Gibson Joe Perry Signature, was first inspired by Perry's wife Billie. She secretly conspired to build a prot...May 17, 2003
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KISS Announce Formation Of KISS RECORDS, Prepare To Release 'Kiss Symphony: Alive IV'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, N.Y. – KISS, America's #1 Gold Record Award Winning Champion Group (RIAA - Group category) and Sanctuary Records Group are proud to announce the formation of KISS Records, a joint venture between KISS and Sanctuary Records Group, it was announced today by Merck Mercu...May 9, 2003
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ROB ZOMBIE Signs Deal To Write And Direct 'House' Sequel
Rob Zombie has inked a deal with Lions Gate Films to write and direct a sequel to his directorial debut, the horror feature "House of 1000 Corpses", according to Billboard.com. "House of 1000 Corpses" has earned more than $11 million in box office receipts since its U.S. release last month. Producti...May 8, 2003
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ROSE TATTOO Singer Hits The Road With Blues Legend
ROSE TATTOO frontman Angry Anderson is on the road in Australia with STUART WOOD AND THE GIANTS and blues legend Matt Taylor. Dubbed the "Recliner Rocker Tour" as a tribute to Stuart's longtime mate, Bill Denny, the 2-to-3 hour show is split into three sessions. The first part is an acoustic blues s...April 10, 2003
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IMPELLITTERI: 'New Sound' Planned For Upcoming CD
IMPELLITTERI, the band led by guitar legend Chris Impellitteri, are currently working on their new CD, due before the end of the year. According to the group's official web site, the forthcoming album will represent "a new sound for the band. Fast, furious and a touch of opera. Chris has been talkin...March 20, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED Envisions ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Reunion With METALLICA
Former METALLICA and current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted recently told Contra Costa Times newspaper has a "cool vision" that when METALLICA gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a move rock historians say is all but inevitable, he will reunite with the band to perform at the ceremony....March 11, 2003
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GREAT WHITE's TY LONGLEY: A Former Porn Star?
GREAT WHITE guitarist Ty Longley, one of 99 people to die from injuries suffered in a Feb. 20 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., had worked as an adult film actor prior to joining GREAT WHITE three years ago, according to AVN.com (Adult Video News). Longley, who is widely believed...March 9, 2003
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ROB ZOMBIE, JOHNNY RAMONE Hold California In-Store
Rob Zombie, Johnny Ramone and Pete Yorn conducted a signing session for the RAMONES tribute CD, "We're a Happy Family", at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California on Tuesday (Feb. 11). According to Zombie's official web site, "It was a total success. The store was overflowing with peo...February 13, 2003
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY, L7 Featured In Independent Movie
MOTÖRHEAD legend Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and members of L7 and the NYMPHS are featured in the movie "Down and Out With the Dolls", an independent film written and directed by Kurt Voss about the trials and tribulations of a female alt-rock band. It opens in Los Angeles on March 11 and hits screens acr...February 6, 2003
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METALLICA Get Visit From CARLOS SANTANA
METALLICA welcomed a special guest to its Bay Area headquarters, fellow San Francisco legend Carlos Santana. The guitar legend is friends with the METALLICA boys and he stopped down on Wednesday (Jan. 22),but reports of a collaboration are premature. Sources say they're just friends, and chat focus...January 24, 2003
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VINCE NEIL Takes A Ride On The Wild Side
The following article was posted Tuesday (Jan. 14) on AVN.com: LAS VEGAS - MÖTLEY CRÜE vocalist Vince Neil is taking his surreal life one step further. The famed rock frontman and current co-star of WB reality show "The Surreal Life" was out in Las Vegas last week for the AVN Adult Expo and ...January 17, 2003
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THE WHO's PETE TOWNSHEND: 'I Am No Paedophile'
THE WHO guitarist Pete Townshend has admitted paying to download child porn from the internet. But the rock legend denied being a paedophile and claimed he only purchased the obscene material as research for a book. Townshend spoke out after reports said a rock star was at the center of an internati...January 13, 2003
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: Unleashing The Fucking Fury In Europe
Swedish guitar legend YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will be unleashing the fucking fury at the following European dates in January/February: Jan. 21 - Rome, ITA @ TBA Jan. 22 - Florence, ITA @ TBA Jan. 23 - Milan, ITA @ TBA Jan. 24 - Venice, ITA @ TBA Jan. 25 – Graz, AUT @ TBA Jan. 26 ...January 10, 2003
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