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AC/DC Goes Ballet
Maurice Chittenden of The Sunday Times reports that AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has composed an orchestral piece of music that is being developed for the stage as both a ballet and a West End musical. The Tyneside-born Johnson, 55, famous for never removing his cap in public, says he got the idea whi...September 1, 2003
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GODSMACK: North American Tour Dates Announced
GODSMACK will head back out this fall for a string of U.S. and Canadian shows that lead up to the November release of the band's first acoustic album. The as-yet-untitled acoustic album, which the group has been working on in Hawaii with producer David Bottrill, will feature stripped down versions o...August 28, 2003
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EXODUS Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS
Legendary San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have officially signed with Nuclear Blast Records. The group's much-anticipated comeback CD, "Tempo Of The Damned", was recorded at Prairie Sun and Tsunami studios in Northern California with producer Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, ARCH ENEMY) an...August 28, 2003
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Unsigned Heavy Metal Band Sent To Play For American Troops In Middle East
Will Jordan of NashvilleCityPaper.com reports that on May 8, unsigned heavy metal band GENEVA became the first artists the Department of Defense and Armed Forces Entertainment sent to play for American troops in the Middle East since Operation Iraqi Freedom began, according to the band. "The Gallati...August 28, 2003
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SKINLAB Added To Portion Of JAGERMEISTER Tour, More SLAYER Dates Announced
San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB, who had previously announced plans to take a hiatus following the completion of their recent West Coast mini-tour, have been asked to join the Jagermeister trek (headlined by SLAYER) for a week-and-a-half's worth of dates in early November. "This has come to...August 27, 2003
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VELVET REVOLVER To Grace Cover Of GUITAR WORLD Magazine
VELVET REVOLVER guitarists Slash and David Kushner, along with bassist Duff McKagan, will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of Guitar World magazine. A sneak peek at two possible covers has been posted on Slash's official fan site (www.snakepit.org). Check it out: cover#1, cover#2. Altho...August 26, 2003
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JEFF SCOTT SOTO: Mammoth QUEEN Set Out On DVD
Former YNGWIE MALMSTEEN singer Jeff Scott Soto and his solo band — Howie Simon, Alex Papa and Gary Schutt — performed a set of QUEEN classics at the 2003 Queen Convention in the U.K. The performance, which was captured on video, has now been made available on DVD via Soto's official web site,August 16, 2003
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TRIUMPH To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of US FESTIVAL With Live DVD/CD
The Canadian hard-rock trio TRIUMPH will mark the 20th anniversary of the legendary US Festival with separate DVD and CD releases, "Live At The US Festival", on TML Entertainment Inc., distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance, on September 23, 2003. TRIUMPH — vocalist/guitarist Rik Emmett, b...August 14, 2003
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New UFO Guitarist VINNIE MOORE Speaks!
Guitarist extraordinaire Vinnie Moore has issued a lengthy statement commenting on the recent announcement that he has been selected to replace Michael Schenker in UFO. Moore's statement reads as follows: "Hello all! It's absolutely true. I WAS ABDUCTED BY ALIENS. I was driving in my truck a few wee...August 7, 2003
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Writer Attempts To Explain How METALLICA Spoof Turned Into Marketing Campaign For Canadian Band
Gary Marshall of The Guardian recently attempted to explain how a METALLICA spoof turned into a hugely effective viral marketing campaign for an obscure Canadian rock band. "When news of METALLICA's latest lawsuit hit the web, music fans across the globe were outraged," he writes in an article publi...August 4, 2003
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SAMMY HAGAR/LYNYRD SKYNYRD Dates Canceled
The last five dates of the SAMMY HAGAR/LYNYRD SKYNYRD co-headlining tour were canceled when SKYNYRD's lead guitarist, Gary Rossington, who had open-heart surgery in February, was told by doctors to immediately drop off the trek in order to combat medical fatigue. Ticket holders for the scrapped show...August 1, 2003
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It's Official: VINNIE MOORE, JASON BONHAM Join UFO
As first reported here on July 18, guitarist extraordinaire Vinnie Moore has now officially joined UFO as the replacement for Michael Schenker. Moore will reportedly join the rest of the group — vocalist Phil Mogg, bassist Pete Way, keyboardist Paul Raymond and drummer Jason Bonham — at an undisclos...July 29, 2003
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PRO-PAIN Pay Tribute To Their Influences On 'Run For Cover'
PRO-PAIN are set to return to action on August 26 with the release of their ninth studio album, "Run For Cover" (Spitfire). The album's unusual concept, containing cover songs from artists who have influenced the band, makes "Run For Cover" a special recording — adding to the band's already respecte...July 25, 2003
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EXODUS Guitarist On New Album: 'It's Brutal, Super-Heavy, Flawless'
Josh Niva of Anchorage Daily News spoke to EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt about the band's upcoming "Tempo Of The Damned" album ahead of the group's July 31 performance at Chilkoot Charlie's in Anchorage, Alaska. "I tend to not get nervous. Maybe it's because I have such a tremendous ego," Holt said, la...July 25, 2003
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Cleveland Plain Dealer: Festival Flexes Its Ozz-some Metal Muscle
Robert Cherry of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reviewed Ozzfest 2003's Tuesday (July 22) stop at Cleveland's Blossom Music Center. "Ozzfest seemed doomed this year," he wrote. "Ratings for Ozzy Osbourne's wholesome family sitcom have been slip ping. KORN's overextended nu-metal empire has rusted. "And...July 24, 2003
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