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UPDATE: Man Sought In AC/DC Festival Booking Hoax
A con artist claiming to have ties to the management company representing AC/DC has apparently tricked the organizers of Finland's Pori Jazz festival into believing that AC/DC would perform at the event if he was paid an advance fee of 50,000 euros (approximately $49,000). The following is a transla...September 21, 2002
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Con Artist Feigns AC/DC Connection To Scam Thousands Out Of Festival Organizer
A con artist claiming to have ties to the management company representing AC/DC has apparently tricked the organizers of Finland's Pori Jazz festival into believing that AC/DC would perform at the event if he was paid a fee of 50,000 euros (approximately $49,000). As it turned out, the man had no co...September 20, 2002
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DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN/ICARUS LINE Dates Announced
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN and ICARUS LINE will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in late September. Confirmed dates are as follows: Sep. 24 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium Sep. 25 - New York, NY @ The Knitting Factory Sep. 26 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero Sep. 27 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 ...September 18, 2002
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Still Going Strong
Still going strong? Well, that's certainly subjective. ANVIL's umpteenth album opens with two tracks of pure and total greatness. They've got the power, dynamics, passion and drive that ANVIL used to fill entire albums with. They rush out of the starting gate in a torrent, screaming "ANVIL is fuckin...September 17, 2002
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CANDLEMASS Announce European Gigs
The reunited classic line-up of CANDLEMASS—vocalist Messiah Marcolin, bassist/founder Leif Edling, guitarist Mats Björkman, lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh—have announced additional European dates in October. They are as follows: Oct. 06 - Tilburg, NETH @ Club 013 Oct. 19 - Thess...September 6, 2002
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AC/DC Fan Book In The Works
Finnish AC/DC fan Jyrki Hämäläinen is planning to write a book about the band, for the fans by the fans. More information on the project can be obtained at this location. ...September 2, 2002
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AC/DC Frontman's "Helen Of Troy" Musical Gets Postponed
Helen of Troy, the much-anticipated collaboration between AC/DC singer Brian Johnson and the Sarasota Ballet has been postponed until November, with a production of Swan Lake replacing the show during its originally-announced late March slot. According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune, the ballet has...August 24, 2002
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JERRY CANTRELL: I'm Still Dealing With LAYNE STALEY's Loss
Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell told Launch that he's still trying to deal with the loss of late AIC singer Layne Staley, who was found dead on the couch in his apartment from a heroin and cocaine overdose on April 19th, surrounded by drug paraphernalia. "Everything's different now t...August 22, 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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JACKYL Frontman Speaks Out On AC/DC Collaboration
JACKYL frontman Jesse James Dupree recently spoke to Electricbasement.com about the group's collaboration with AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson on the track "Kill The Sunshine" for JACKYL's as-yet-untitled new album. "I am very proud of it," Dupree stated. "It sounds like AC/DC but what do you expect wh...August 8, 2002
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JIMI HENDRIX Tops Guitar Greats Poll
Rock legend JIMI HENDRIX has been voted the greatest guitarist of all time in a poll of readers of UK music magazine Total Guitar. LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page came in at number two, while former CREAM member-turned-soloist Eric Clapton landed at three. Also appearing in the Top 20 are Slash (ex-GUNS N...August 8, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Top SPIN's All-Time Greatest Metal Album List
GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 debut release, Appetite For Destruction, took top position in Spin magazine's top 40 list of greatest heavy metal albums of all time, ahead of works by pioneering bands such as BLACK SABBATH and LED ZEPPELIN. The top five "greatest heavy metal albums of all time", as chosen by Sp...August 1, 2002
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AC/DC Frontman's "HELEN OF TROY" Musical To Premier In March
Helen of Troy, an action-filled love story/musical based on Greek mythology that features brand new material composed by AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, is scheduled to premier at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, Florida during the week of March 20-25, 2003. As previously reported, John...July 15, 2002
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JACKYL Complete New Album, Seek Label Home
JACKYL have completed work on their brand new studio album and are currently seeking a new label home following their split with Geffen Records. The complete track listing for the as-yet-untitled effort is as follows: 01. If You Want It Heavy (I Weigh A Ton) 02. I'm On Fire 03. Kill The Sunshine (co...July 15, 2002
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AFTERMATH Ink Deal With ESCAPE MUSIC LTD.
New Jersey's AFTERMATH, whose musical direction is described as a cross between STEEL HOUSE LANE and THIN LIZZY, have inked a deal with Escape Music Ltd. Consisting of Joey Dia (lead vocals, rhythm guitars & bass),Bill DiNapoli (lead guitar & backing vocals),Marc Chandler (drums),and Andy...July 5, 2002
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