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Ex-SLAYER Drummer JON DETTE Quits HAVOCHATE, Launches New Project

Former SLAYER/TESTAMENT drummer Jon Dette has officially left HAVOCHATE after laying down the drum tracks for their upcoming self-titled sophomore effort at Pyramid Sound Recording Studios in Ithaca with producer Alex Perialas (TESTAMENT, ANTHRAX, OVERKILL). He has since teamed up with original PUSH...

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MISDEMEANOR Set Release Date For Sophomore Album

Swedish all-girl outfit MISDEMEANOR have set a September 15 release date through GMR Music for their second full-length album, entitled "High Crimes & Misdemeanor". A total of 11 "hard rock" songs were tracked at DogPound Audio studio with producer Alex Hellid (ENTOMBED guitarist). "High Crimes...

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LAMB OF GOD: 'Laid To Rest' Video Posted Online

LAMB OF GOD's video for the their new single, "Laid to Rest", has been made available online in Quicktime format at this location (courtesy of Timecode Entertainment). The clip, which was shot late last month with director Chris Sims (EIGHTEEN VISIONS, POISON THE WELL),features performance footage...

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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist To Embark On East Coast Tour

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed and his solo band, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER (a.k.a. HOOKERS 'N' BLOW),will be embarking on a two-week East Coast tour beginning in early September. Prior to the East Coast dates, HOLLYWOOD BULLDOZER — Reed (keyboards, acoustic guitar, and vocals),Alex Grossi (guitar...

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LAMB OF GOD: 'Laid To Rest' Video To Receive 'Headbanger's Ball' Premiere

LAMB OF GOD's video for the their new single, "Laid to Rest", will be premiered on MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" airing Saturday, August 14 beginning at 10:00 p.m. The clip, which was shot late last month with director Chris Sims (EIGHTEEN VISIONS, POISON THE WELL),features performance footage combine...

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HAVOCHATE: In Mixing Mode

New York-based metal band HAVOCHATE, now featuring drummer Jon Dette (ex-SLAYER, TESTAMENT) and bassist Greg Christian (ex-TESTAMENT),have commenced the mixing process for their second album, tentatively due before the end of the year. The follow-up to last year's "This Violent Earth", which was re...

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Report: VAN HALEN Suing BALTIMORE ORIOLES For $2 Million

E! Online is reporting that VAN HALEN's touring company is suing the Baltimore Orioles for $2 million for reneging on a deal to allow the band to play a concert at Oriole Park early next month. No further information is available at this time. In other news, Hagar's VAN HALEN bandmates Eddie and Ale...

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RUSH Guitarist Says Court Case Won't Delay U.K. Tour

Andy Coleman of the U.K.'s Evening Mail is reporting that RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson today promised Birmingham fans the band's forthcoming NEC shows will definitely go ahead — despite a court case hanging over his head. The 50-year-old musician says he was due to appear in a Florida court in Septem...

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EDDIE VAN HALEN Was In Worse Shape Than Anyone Knew

According to Launch Radio Networks, VAN HALEN drummer told the Dutch newspaper Telegraaf that things were much more serious than anyone let on when Eddie Van Halen was being treated for cancer back in 2001. "We were used to planning things ahead with the band...but now, we had to live by the hour. A...

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VAN HALEN Drummer Says Every Song They Have Ever Completed Has Been Released

VAN HALEN drummer Alex Van Halen recently told Australia's Undercover News that almost every song the band have ever finished recording since their first album in 1978 has been released. "There are no real tracks that are unreleased," he said. "There may be two or three songs that were partially com...

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TWISTED SISTER: London Performance To Air On Pay-Per-View

TWISTED SISTER will have their August 1 London Astoria show aired as a pay-per-view event on the newly established Detonator TV (www.detonator.tv) site in late October 2004. Already hailed as a "legendary performance," the band's show was witnessed by a sold-out crowd, who welcomed the New York rock...

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DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer To Record Solo Album

DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen has posted the following message on his web site: "Since I recently left my band of 8 years, GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED, I've decided to do a solo album with all the idea's and riffs I never ended up using with GOD AWAKENS PETRIFIED or outside of GOD AWAKE...

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VAN HALEN Producer Comments On 'New' Version Of 'Finish What Ya Started'

VAN HALEN producer Glen Ballard has commented on the version of the group's track "Finish What Ya Started" (featuring a sudden halt that wasn't on the song's original version) as it appears on the band's new two-CD set "The Best of Both Worlds". "There's a great irony associated with our choice to p...

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Dutch Death Metallers HOUWITSER Call It A Day

Dutch death metallers HOUWITSER have officially split up after a sever-year run that produced four full-length albums. Drummer Aad Kloosterwaard and guitarist Alex are starting a new band called NO FACE SLAVE while bassist Theo Van Eekelen and vocalist Stan are said to be working on their own projec...

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'Bad Boys Of Metal' Tour Kicks Off: Photos Posted Online

The "Bad Boys of Metal" tour, featuring Kevin DuBrow of QUIET RIOT, Jani Lane of WARRANT, Steven Adler of GUNS 'N ROSES and BANG TANGO, kicked off Thursday (July 29) in Santa Ana, CA. According to a posting on The Official Steven Adler Fansite, "BANG TANGO opened the show with a set of ...