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Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Drummer Laying Down Tracks For SPIRALARMS Debut
Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz is laying down tracks for the debut album from SPIRALARMS, the new San Francisco Bay Area-based band featuring former members of SYSTEMATIC, MANMADEGOD and FORBIDDEN. While SPIRALARMS were recording the upcoming CD at Kretz's Bomb Shelter Studios in Los...March 25, 2005
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BILLY SHEEHAN: 'The Lift' Video Posted Online
Bassist Billy Sheehan's (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG) video for the track "The Lift" has been posted online at this location. "The Lift" comes off Sheehan's second solo album, "Cosmic Troubadour", available now on Favored Nations. Produced by Pat Regan, "Cosmic Troubadour" again sees Sheehan handling mu...March 25, 2005
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Former KITTIE Bassist Comments On Her Departure
Former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo has commented on her departure from the group to focus on her other band, SUICIDE CITY (also featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei). In an online posting, Jennifer wrote, "Yes, I left KITTIE. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make in my life,...March 24, 2005
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BLACK SABBATH Guitarist Rocks The Cure
According to Underecover News, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi is the latest big-name musician to get involved with Rock The Cure, a fund and awareness-raising charity that aims to help collect money through the online auctioning of personalized celebrity-designed Gibson guitars. The cause? To raise mone...March 20, 2005
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Documentary Explores JIMI HENDRIX's Influence On Nashville
Tim Ghianni of Tennessean.com is reporting that fimmakers Dan Heller and Valerie Reynolds are currently working on a documentary exploring guitar legend Jimi Hendrix's time spent spent as part of the storied north Nashville R&B scene. They also want to find out the impact the innovative guitaris...March 19, 2005
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Former LED ZEPPELIN Frontman Pays Tribute To The Blues At SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
Michael D. Clark of the Houston Chronicle reports: It took former LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant only one sentence to sum up why the spectacle that is the South By Southwest music festival continues to command such attention each year. "The blue note is there, all the way through my life," Plant...March 18, 2005
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SONIC X Release Debut Album Via Z RECORDS
Toronto-based hard rockers SONIC X have just released their self-titled debut CD on Z Records. "It's great to see the classic bands such as MÖTLEY CRÜE, JUDAS PRIEST, and even BILLY IDOL releasing new material and touring," said Adam Troy, lead singer for SONIC X, "It is very timely for what is happ...March 18, 2005
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TESTAMENT: 'Reunion' Tour Dates Announced
TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original bassist Greg Christian (HAVOCHATE) for a 10-date European run in May. Handling the drums on the upcoming trek will be either previous TESTAMENT drummer Johnny...March 17, 2005
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IMPALED: U.S. Tour Dates Announced
Masters of maniacal medical malpractice, Oakland, California's IMPALED will bring their theater-of-macabre operation to Southern California and Arizona for five shows in early April. Support at all dates will come from ENGORGED and LORD GORE. The band will also make an appearance at Baltimore's Mary...March 17, 2005
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LIMP BIZKIT Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals
LIMP BIZKIT have been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Nürnberg, Germany. The following is a list of the bands currently scheduled to perform at the festivals: ADAM GREEN APOCALYPTICA AS I LAY DYING BILLY IDOL BULLET FOR M...March 16, 2005
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THE BLACK HALOS Sign With LIQUOR AND POKER MUSIC
Vancouver, Canada's "most decadent rock outfit to date" THE BLACK HALOS have inked a deal with Liquor and Poker Music. Although there have been a plethora of punk and rock revivalists over the years, THE BLACK HALOS look to a slightly different golden age than that of THE CLASH and BUZZCOCKS; THE HA...March 14, 2005
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WEDNESDAY 13 Confirmed For Germany's ROCK AM RING/ROCK IM PARK Festivals
MURDERDOLLS frontman Wednesday 13 has been confirmed for the Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals, set to take place June 3-5, 2005 in Nürburgring and Zeppelinfeld, Germany. Wednesday 13 will be appearing at Rock im Park on Friday, June 3 and at Rock am Ring on Saturday, June 4 The following is a...March 14, 2005
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MEGADETH's MUSTAINE Says Upcoming Headlining Tour Will Be A Five-Band Package
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of the band's official web site: "I am sad to say that I have cut my right hand open and won't be able to tour for a few months. "Just kidding! Actually, I was putting air in my tires yesterday and the ...March 12, 2005
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Classic TESTAMENT And LAAZ ROCKIT Band Lineups Confirmed For Holland's DYNAMO OPEN AIR Festival
Following ANTHRAX's example, both TESTAMENT and LAAZ ROCKIT have confirmed appearances at this year's Dynamo Open Air festival in their classic '80s lineups. TESTAMENT lead vocalist Chuck Billy and founding guitarist Eric Peterson will be joined by original guitar player Alex Skolnick and original b...March 8, 2005
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Singer RIPPER Talks About Solo Project
Former JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens recently spoke to MetalForever.com about his new solo project, which currently remains unnamed. Several excerpts from the interview follow: MetalForever.com: I know that ICED EARTH is your main band and we'll get into that later in the...March 8, 2005
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