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ST. LUCIFER To Release Promotional CD In May

ST. LUCIFER, the new Austrian metal band featuring former ABIGOR members Peter Kubik (guitars),Silenius (vocals, ex-SUMMONING) and Moritz Neuner (drums, SHADOWCAST, DARKWELL),are scheduled to release their first demo/promo CD in May. The disc will be used primarily for promotional purposes, but a...
January 27, 2004
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Report: Arraignment Hearings For RUSH Guitarist, Son Continued For Two Weeks

Arraignment hearings for RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (a.k.a. Alex Zivojinovich) and his son, Justin Zivojinovich, over a New Year's Eve arrest following an encounter with deputies in North Naples, Florida were continued Monday (Jan. 26) for two weeks, according to News-Press.com. Assistant State Att...
January 27, 2004
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DARKWELL To Begin Recording New Album

Austrian "gothic metal" band DARKWELL, featuring ex-ABIGOR and current SHADOWCAST drummer Moritz Neuner, will enter Mirror Production Studios this month to begin recording their second full-length album, tentatively due late April through Napalm Records. The follow-up to the "Conflict Of Interest" E...
January 27, 2004
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Report: Deputies In ALEX LIFESON Arrest Have Spotless Records

John Henderson of the Naples Daily News reports that the two primary officers involved in the New Year's Eve arrest in North Naples, Florida of RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (a.k.a. Alex Zivojinovich) are portrayed in their personnel files as confident deputies noted for exemplary performance. There a...
January 26, 2004
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Report: RUSH Guitarist Unlikely To Walk Away With A Slap On The Wrist

In the Jan. 25 edition of the Florida newspaper Naples Daily News, writer Brent Batten examines the seriousness of the charges facing RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (a.k.a. Alex Zivojinovich),who was arrested New Year's Eve for aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, among other offenses. "Ev...
January 25, 2004
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CANNIBAL CORPSE Bassist Blames Illegal Music Downloading For The Group's Declining Record Sales

CANNIBAL CORPSE bassist Alex Webster recently talked to Metal Reference about the group's upcoming album, "The Wretched Spawn", and his opinion on illegal music downloading. Asked if there is any possibility of the band making another DVD in the future, Webster said, "Actually, for the 'The Wretched...
January 24, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time

The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...
January 23, 2004
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Report: Florida Newspaper Feels The Wrath Of RUSH Fans

Phil Lewis of Florida's Naples Daily News is reporting that John Henderson, the reporter handling the newspaper's police beat New Year's Day, was roundly criticized via e-mail for taking the address of RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson's North Naples condominium from booking sheets and including it in the...
January 18, 2004
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DISILLUSION To Headline Germany's METAL FORCES Festival

Leipzig, Germany-based metallers DISILLUSION will headline the seventh edition of the Metal Forces festival, set to be held May 22 at SAK in Burghof Lörrach, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are ABADDON (symphonic black metal),BY BRUTE FORCE (death metal),and DEAMOGORGON (thrash metal). A flyer f...
January 18, 2004
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DISILLUSION Complete Work On 'Back To Times Of Splendor'

Leipzig, Germany-based metallers DISILLUSION have completed work on their full-length debut, "Back To Times Of Splendor", due on April 5 through Metal Blade Records. "The band is very satisfied with the complete work and surely convinced that it has been worth every minute of the past eight months,"...
January 16, 2004
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Report: More Details Emerge About Night Of RUSH Guitarist's Arrest

John Henderson of the Naples Daily News is reporting that Freddy Cole, the 71-year-old younger brother of the late, legendary performer Nat King Cole, was hired to play the $650-a-couple, black-tie Ritz-Carlton Naples New Year's Eve's bash, where a dispute began between RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (...
January 12, 2004
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Sheriff Defends Cops' Actions In RUSH Guitarist's Arrest

Don Hunter, the sheriff of Florida's Collier County, where RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (a.k.a. Alex Zivojinovich) was arrested New Year's Eve on six charges, including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and disorderly intoxication, has penned a "guest commentary" for t...
January 11, 2004
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Report: RUSH Guitarist Considers Suit Alleging Police Brutality

RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson may sue Naples, Florida, authorities for police brutality following a New Year's Eve fight with cops at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel restaurant, a source close to the Canadian rocker told MTV.com. Lifeson, whose real name is Alex Zivojinovich, was arrested on six charges, inclu...
January 5, 2004
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RUSH Guitarist Released From Jail, Addresses Media: Video Available!

Video footage of RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson (a.k.a. Alex Zivojinovich) leaving the Collier County jail late Friday afternoon (Dec. 2) and addressing the media after being released on bond has been posted online at this location (Real Media). According to the sheriff's office, Zivojinovich was arres...
January 4, 2004
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THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Singer Found?

Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY have posted several photos taken during a recent rehearsal session with an as-yet-unidentified female singer who may — or may not — end up becoming the official replacement for departed vocalist Liv Kristine. Check them out here. As previously reported, Kristine issued a...
December 30, 2003