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Ex-DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist To Tour Australia
Former DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Jon Lord has announced a series of dates for Australia. He will tour with an orchestra and perform music from albums such as "The Gemini Suite", "Sarabande" and "Pictured Within". Confirmed dates are as follows: Jan. 23 - Sydney Opera House – Sydney, AUS (Concerto) Jan...December 18, 2002
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PAUL STANLEY Reveals More Details About KISS SYMPHONY Concert
KISS guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley has revealed more details about the group's upcoming Kiss Symphony concert in Melbourne, Australia on Feb. 28, 2003. The one-off show — which will be filmed and recorded, and broadcast via pay-per-view around the world — will open with the band performing "a shor...December 11, 2002
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MARTY FRIEDMAN's Tribute To JASON BECKER: Details Unveiled!
More information has surfaced regarding former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman's planned tribute to ex-DAVE LEE ROTH axeman Jason Becker. Friedman will be performing Becker's "End Of The Beginning" concerto with the San Francisco Community Center Orchestra And Chorus in San Francisco on Dec. 31 an...December 9, 2002
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Former MEGADETH Guitarist To Pay Orchestral Tribute To JASON BECKER
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman will put on two live performances with an orchestra of ex-DAVE LEE ROTH axeman Jason Becker's work in San Francisco, California sometime next year. No further information is available at this time. Becker, who is suffering from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (...December 9, 2002
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LINKIN PARK To Get 'Heavier' On Sophomore Effort
LINKIN PARK have set a March 2003 release date through Warner Bros. Records for their much-anticipated follow-up to the group's 2000 eight-times-platinum debut, "Hybrid Theory". The as-yet-untitled album, which is once again being produced by LINKIN PARK rapper Mike Shinoda and Don Gilmore, is said...December 2, 2002
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Finnish Benefit Gig In Honor Of CHUCK SCHULDINER Set For Next Month
DIABLO, ROTTEN SOUND, MOKOMA and TIMO RAUTIAINEN & JARKKO MARTIKAINEN have been confirmed to appear at The Fragile Art Of Existence, a charity concert honoring late DEATH frontman Chuck Schuldiner to be held on Dec. 13 (one-year anniversary of Chuck's death) in Tampere, Finland. All acts, with t...November 20, 2002
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DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Perform First Live Shows In Eight Years
Reunited Austrian death metal veterans DISHARMONIC ORCHESTRA performed their first live dates in eight years in early November to promote their recently-released "Ahead" CD. Photos of this monumental occasion have been posted online at this location. ...November 19, 2002
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DEATHRIDE Kick Off Showcase Gigs
California's DEATHRIDE, the new project featuring COAL CHAMBER frontman Dez Fafara, have kicked off a series of showcase gigs with a view towards signing a record deal and issuing a debut CD in early 2003. "Yesterday afternoon: November, 13th DEATHRIDE showcased at The Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Blvd....November 16, 2002
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TRICK ELZEN Shoots Straight From The Hip About EDSEL DOPE, ACEY SLADE, and MURDERDOLLS
DISCLAIMER: This is a parody of the Edsel Dope interview published here back on Nov. 4 and only to be taken half-seriously. The anonymous author of this parody claims no affiliation with STATIC-X, Tripp Eisen, DOPE, THE MURDERDOLLS, BON JOVI, or MARILYN MANSON. If brevity is the soul of wit, then th...November 13, 2002
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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR To Appear On 'The Tonight Show'!!
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor will be performing a solo rendition of STONE SOUR's current single, "Bother", on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" this Friday night, Nov. 8. Taylor will reportedly be accompanied by an orchestra during the appearance. ...November 5, 2002
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Halloween Brings Out The Rockers On Both Coasts
The following item originally appeared in today's edition of the New York Post: Halloween is shaping up to be a rockin' night for revelry. GODSMACK singer Sully Erna opens his new club, Dorsia, on West 19th Street, JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell mans the deejay booth at Lotus, and hard-bodi...October 29, 2002
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A New QUEEN On Hollywood Boulevard
Legendary rock group QUEEN — John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor and the late Freddie Mercury — will be honored with their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, October 18th. The star will recognize the unparalleled achievements of the band which dominated three generations of music his...October 17, 2002
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ACE FREHLEY Drops Off ROCKTOBERFEST
KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has dropped off the list of scheduled performers at Rocktoberfest, an all-day rock festival set to take place on Saturday, October 19th in Polk City, Florida. Although no official reason was given for Ace's cancellation, the festival's organizers are reportedly attributing...October 16, 2002
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TOMMY LEE To Appear At Korea's EERIE TAIJI PEOPLE FESTIVAL
TOMMY LEE has been confirmed to appear at the Eerie Taiji People Festival (ETP-FEST 2002) in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday, October 26th. Other acts scheduled to perform at the event include SKRAPE and DIABLO. To download a TV commercial for the festival (.zip file, size 1.8 MB),click here. ...October 15, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE Bassist Jams With GOV'T MULE
DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover joined GOV'T MULE for a jam onstage at New York's Beacon Theatre on Friday, October 11th. Glover reportedly played two songs with the group — "Going Down" and "Maybe I'm A Leo" — as part of GOV'T MULE's three-hour set, which also included renditions of LED ZEPPELIN,...October 14, 2002