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SUPERFIX Joined By SINISSTAR Guitarist
SUPERFIX, the Los Angeles-based act featuring former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen (who handles lead vocals in the new group) and bassist Anna Kjellberg, are strongly rumored to have been joined by SINISSTAR guitarist China in the band's current line-up. The group, which also recently recruited an...September 5, 2002
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Boston backdrop missing in VH1's portrayal of AEROSMITH
Despite the fact that AEROSMITH is a Boston-based band, references to the city are largely absent from VH1's much-hyped Behind the Music segment on the group, which premiered in a two-hour special this past Sunday. The producers of the show "interviewed almost no one in Boston (no one even at WBCN-F...September 4, 2002
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QUEENSRŸCHE, IRON MAIDEN, TESTAMENT Vocalists Among Frontmen Spotlighted In Singer Book
QUEENSRŸCHE's Geoff Tate, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy and JUDAS PRIEST's Tim "Ripper" Owens are some of the vocalists featured in the new book entitled Pro Secrets Of Heavy Rock Singing, which is being described in an official press release as "the first instructional sing...September 4, 2002
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Former STRYPER Bassist Issues Call For Band Reunion
Ex-STRYPER bassist Tim Gaines wants nothing more than to reunite with his former bandmates. "I miss being together with the [rest of the STRYPER] guys," the bassist admitted on his official web site. "I think what I miss the most about being a part of STRYPER was how God's presence was always there....August 30, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON Makes Dying Fan's Wish Come True
Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, 16-year-old Andrew Baines from Tennessee was able to fly to Los Angeles to spend the afternoon in the studio with MARILYN MANSON. Manson played Andrew six songs from the upcoming The Golden Age of Grotesque CD and also screened a preview of the upcoming DVD rele...August 29, 2002
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M.O.D.'s BILLY MILANO: 'I Don't Care If I Sell One Record In Europe'
Former S.O.D. mainman Billy Milano has reportedly abandoned plans to record a new M.O.D. album with original guitarist Tim McMurtrie and is instead utilizing the services of guitarist Joe Affe and drummer Danny Burkhardt to complete work on the album he began recording earlier in the year, entitled...August 26, 2002
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DOWN Punch Out ADEMA Guitarist Backstage at OZZFEST
Members of DOWN and ADEMA reportedly got into a scuffle backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest, where one of the guitarists for ADEMA got punched in the mouth while he was on DOWN's tour bus and it almost led to a showdown between Phil Anselmo and the DOWN boys and Jonathan Davis' little ...August 24, 2002
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Former SHOTGUN MESSIAH Vocalist To Issue New Solo Album
Zinny J. Zan, former vocalist for once-promising Swedish industrial metallers SHOTGUN MESSIAH (which featured in their ranks current MARILYN MANSON bassist Tim Skold),will issue his latest solo effort, City Boy Blues, on September 16th via FastLane Records. According to an official press release, "...August 24, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON: New Album Is Stronger And Uglier Than Anyone Could Imagine
MARILYN MANSON has described his fifth album, the much-anticipated The Golden Age of Grotesque, as being "different and better and stronger and uglier and much more theatrical than anyone could ever imagine." "It is the most concise record we've done, so it's not as lengthy as any of the previous on...August 22, 2002
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JUDAS PRIEST Targeted By PETA Over "Hell Bent For Leather"
JUDAS PRIEST have become the latest targets of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),according to EntertainmentIdaho.com. PETA fired off a letter to band members last week, asking that they change their 1978 album Hell Bent for Leather to Hell Bent for Pleather. "Actually, I'm a big JU...August 21, 2002
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Former SKID ROW Frontman To Embark On Year-Long "Jesus Christ Superstar" Tour
Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, late of Jekyll & Hyde and The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway, has signed to fill sandals of the Messiah in the new national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar that borrows elements from the recent Broadway staging and launches on November 1st in California. A...August 19, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Singer Found Dead
DROWNING POOL singer Dave Williams was found dead on the band's tour bus Wednesday afternoon (August 14th),according to a spokesperson for the group. He was 30 years old. The Dallas quartet was on tour with Ozzfest when Williams' body was discovered. Ozzfest had played the Verizon Wireless Music Ce...August 14, 2002
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SUPERFIX To Perform Hollywood Showcase
SUPERFIX, the Los Angeles-based band featuring former DRAIN STH drummer Martina Axen (who handles lead vocals in the new group) and bassist Anna Kjellberg, will be performing a very special, invitation-only showcase gig at S.I.R. Studios in Hollywood, California on Wednesday, August 28th at 7:00 PM....August 12, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON To Issue DVD/VHS In Late September
MARILYN MANSON will be issuing his long-awaited DVD/VHS, entitled Guns, God And Government, on September 24th via Eagle Vision Entertainment. It reportedly contains MANSON performances taped in Los Angeles, Japan, Russia, and Europe. The DVD version also features behind-the-scenes footage of MANSON...August 6, 2002
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METAL BLADE RECORDS' 20th Anniversary Box Set To Contain Rare And Unreleased Material
To commemorate Metal Blade Records' 20th year in the music business, a 20th Anniversary Box Set will be released, including tracks from many of the label's bands past and present, interviews, photos, and much more. The box set includes nine CDs and one DVD and is sure to be a must for any metal coll...July 25, 2002
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