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Bassist BILLY MORRISON Quits THE CULT
Bassist Billy Morrison has officially left THE CULT. "It's official," Morrison stated via his web site. "I will not be playing in THE CULT anymore. I had a great time last year, and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to be a part of that band's long history. I move on now, and plan ...August 8, 2002
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SAMSON Guitarist Suffering From Cancer, Has Weeks To Live
Guitarist Paul Samson, leader and founder of the seminal NWOBHM act SAMSON, is suffering from cancer and is said to have "only weeks to live," according to vocalist Nicky Moore, who sang on several of the group's albums during the '80s. Most recently, Paul and Moore had reportedly completed work on...August 7, 2002
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RAG MEN: A Hardcore/Metal Supergroup
MERAUDER/GOD IS I frontman Jorge Rosado, SKARHEAD/CROWN OF THORNZ guitarist Mitts, NEMESIS/ex-EARTH CRISIS bassist Ian "Bulldog" Edwards, and SKARHEAD/ex-HATEBREED drummer Rigg Ross have joined forces in a new band called RAG MEN. The group are presently scheduled to record original material during...July 23, 2002
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ANTHRAX Part With SANCTUARY RECORDS, Pursue Other Options
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the band have ended their brief association with Sanctuary Records before they'd released even a single album through the label. However, the group are currently involved in negotiations with another record company and things are "wo...July 19, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: You Cannot Kill What Doesn't Die
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted a message on the group's official web site in an attempt to clarify drummer Charlie Benante's previous post in which Benante revealed that the band were " once again experiencing some obstacles in getting the new record out." "I've gotten swamped by e-mails exp...July 17, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Praises CHEAP TRICK, Vents About MICHEAL JACKSON, MUNKY From KORN
The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail", as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Comrades, I went to see CHEAP TRICK Tuesday night and all I can say is HOOOLLLLYYYYYY SHHHHIIIIIITT...July 12, 2002
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THE CULT's IAN ASTBURY To Perform With THE DOORS
THE CULT's Ian Astbury will perform with the surviving members of THE DOORS—Ray Manzerek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore—on September 7th at the California Motor Speedway, just outside L.A. County, according to Undercover. At this stage it is planned that Densmore will be part of the show although...July 8, 2002
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BRAZEN ABBOT: Line-Up For New CD Revealed
BRAZEN ABBOT, led by guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, have commenced the recording process for the band's new studio album, due at the end of the year. The full line-up of musicians appearing on the 11-song CD is as follows: Joe Lynn Turner (ex-RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE): vocals Göran Edman (ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN):...July 7, 2002
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BRAZEN ABBOT Commence Work On New CD
Former EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland has reportedly started laying down drum tracks for the forthcoming BRAZEN ABBOT CD, due later in the year. No further information is available at this time. ...July 2, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Reacts To JOHN ENTWISTLE's Death
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message in response to the news of the recent passing of THE WHO bassist John Entwistle: "I was completely shocked today when Lonn Friend called to tell me that The Ox, John Entwistle had died in Vegas. Absolutely stunned. The man was a giant amon...June 28, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE's IAN GILLAN: JON LORD To Return For UK Tour
DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has confirmed plans for former keyboardist Jon Lord to join the group for the upcoming UK tour. "I have it on good authority, i.e. from Jon Lord, that he will be joining us for the UK dates in September," stated Gillan. "Given the circumstances then and now, we've all...June 22, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: New Album Hits You In The Middle Of Forehead And Doesn't Stop
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following message via the band's official web site at www.anthraxtheband.com: "We had a press day with a bunch of European journalists on Saturday. It was like a mini U.N. summit meeting except instead of talking about the situation in Palestine we talked a...June 20, 2002
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IZZY STRADLIN's Upcoming Solo CD Not The Much-Anticipated GNR Reunion
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin's upcoming solo album, entitled On Down The Road, is not the widely-anticipated collaboration between Izzy and ex-GNR bandmates Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass). Instead, the album features the same line-up as the one responsible for Izzy's River CD...June 14, 2002
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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN: New Album Is Sonically Crushing!
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted the following update via www.anthraxtheband.com about the group's upcoming album, We've Come For You All, and the recently-resurrected Rock Show on VH1, which Ian had previously regularly hosted: "Scrap 60 [Productions] started mixing the [new] record. They sta...June 3, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE's "Machine Head" Subject Of Upcoming "Classic Albums" Documentary
DEEP PURPLE's classic Machine Head album will be the subject of a 50-minute documentary in the third Classic Albums TV series, which is now being prepared, according to the DEEP PURPLE Appreciation Society. Previous shows in the series have provided excellent insight into the albums in question, int...June 1, 2002