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GREAT WHITE Announce Canadian Tour
Southern California rockers GREAT WHITE have announced several Canadian tour dates to benefit the victims and survivors of The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island. Proceeds go directly to The Station Family Fund. The dates are as follows: Mar. 08 – Calgary, AB @ Cowboy's Nightclub Mar. 09 - Edmon...February 4, 2005
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KISS Turn Down Offer To Play Germany's ROCK AM RING Festival
According to a posting on the German KISS fans site KissNews.de, KISS have turned down an offer to perform at this summer's Rock am Ring festival because the band are not sure that guitarist/vocalist Paul Stanley will be fully recovered in time to play the concert after his recent hip-replacement op...February 4, 2005
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MORDRED To Play Reunion Show In New York City
Reunited San Francisco Bay Area funk-metallers MORDRED have announced that they will be playing a live show in New York City to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of their original lineup. The show, which is scheduled for April 22 at Don Hill's, will have the "explosive" support from New York City's...February 2, 2005
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Master New Album This Week
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY are scheduled to master their new album, "In the Arms of God", at Sterling Sound in New York City this week, according to an online posting by guitarist Woody Weatherman. As previously reported, "In the Arms of God" — which is also known by its Spanish-language equivalent, "E...February 1, 2005
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AC/DC Frontman Pulls Out Of MUSICIANS 4 DISASTER RELIEF Concert
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has reportedly cancelled his participation in the Mardi Gras kick-off celebration on Saturday, February 5 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. According to legendary rock musician Rick Derringer, who organized the benefit concert, Brian felt that the atmosphere of t...February 1, 2005
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GREAT WHITE Singer Won't Answer Fire Lawsuits, Citing Fear Of Prosecution
The Associated Press is reporting that GREAT WHITE singer Jack Russell has refused to answer allegations in civil suits filed against him by victims of the deadly nightclub fire that was sparked by the band's pyrotechnics. In papers filed in U.S. District Court, Russell's lawyers said he "faces a re...January 31, 2005
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MOTÖRHEAD And CORROSION OF CONFORMITY To Team Up For U.S. Tour
MOTÖRHEAD and CORROSION OF CONFORMITY will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning in early March. So far, the following dates have been confirmed (according to the venues' web sites): Mar. 09 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom Apr. 02 - Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues MOTÖRHEAD were previously sched...January 29, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says 'Mindcrime II' Will Be More Experimental Than Predecessor
QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate recently spoke to Bergen.com about the group's current tour and their forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". The question-and-answer session follows: Bergen.com:...January 28, 2005
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MICK MARS Says MÖTLEY CRÜE Reunion Tour Will Be 'A Piece Of Cake'
MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars spoke to the Grand Forks Herald earlier this week about the group's upcoming reunion tour and his recent hip replacement surgery, among other topics. Excerpts from the interview follow: On what fans can expect from the upcoming tour: "I think it will be bigger, better...January 28, 2005
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Benefit Concert Featuring TWISTED SISTER, AC/DC's BRIAN JOHNSON To Be Recorded
A Musicians 4 Disaster Relief benefit concert featuring performances by AC/DC's Brian Johnson, TWISTED SISTER, and CHEAP TRICK's Robin Zander and Rick Nielsen will be recorded for a live CD to be sold immediately after the show. The concert, which will take place on February 5 in Orlando, Florida, i...January 27, 2005
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AGENTS OF MAN Sign Worldwide Deal With CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS
The New Jersey quintet AGENTS OF MAN have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. The group have just finished recording their full-length debut, "Count Your Blessings", tentatively due this spring. Composed of former members of such acclaimed hardcore acts as BULLDOZE, COLD AS LIFE, ONE...January 27, 2005
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NIKKI SIXX Says MICK MARS Is 'Ready To Fucking Crush'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx recently took part in a question-and-answer session with Rolling Stone for the magazine's latest issue. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Rolling Stone: You mention in MÖTLEY CRÜE's bio "The Dirt" that curly-haired guys can't rock. What about Robert Plant? Ni...January 27, 2005
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MORGANA LEFAY Set Title, Release Date For New Album
Swedish "heavy doom progressive" band MORGANA LEFAY have set "Grand Materia" as the title of their new album, tentatively due on March 28 via Black Mark Records. The follow-up to 2000's "SOS" (released under the LEFAY band moniker) is said to be a concept album about Nicholas Flamel, an 14th century...January 25, 2005
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IT DIES TODAY To Embark On Headlining Tour
Buffalo, NY's IT DIES TODAY will be headlining the first-ever "Spreading the Disease" tour. The tour co-sponsored by Chord magazine and Lambgoat will also feature support from TWELVE TRIBES, ANTERRABAE, IF HOPE DIES and WINTER SOLISTICE. Not even of legal age (band members are between 19-20 years ol...January 21, 2005
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BILLY SHEEHAN To Release New Solo Album In February
Revolutionary bass player BILLY SHEEHAN (DAVID LEE ROTH, MR. BIG) will release his second solo album, "Cosmic Troubadour", in the U.S. on February 22 via Favored Nations. Produced by Pat Regan, "Cosmic Troubadour" again sees Sheehan handling multi-instrumental duties and writing all of the material,...January 20, 2005
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