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THE HAUNTED Live In Anaheim: Photos Available

About 80 pictures of Swedish thrashers THE HAUNTED performing live at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA last Sunday (Nov. 7) have been posted online at DirtJunior.com. THE HAUNTED are in the middle of a North American tour with DAMAGEPLAN and SHADOWS FALL. The group's next live appearance will take...

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Spend A Day With METALLICA: Special Prize To Be Auctioned Off For Charity

METALLICA have contributed a significant prize to be auctioned off at the T.J. Martell Foundation's first "World Tour of Wine" fund-raising dinner and auction on Thursday, November 11, 2004, in New York City. The sold-out event will take place at The Grand Havana Room (formerly Top of the Sixes),lo...

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ADLER'S APPETITE: U.S., European Tour Dates Announced

ADLER'S APPETITE, the new band featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, VINCE NEIL/ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat, and ex-VINCE NEIL/RATT bassist Robbie Crane, have lined up the following dates during Dec...

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JERRY CANTRELL, VELVET REVOLVER Members Attend CHROME HEARTS Opening: Photos Available

Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, VELVET REVOLVER's Slash, Duff McKagan and Scott Weiland, former JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, and the SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones were on hand for the grand opening of Chrome Hearts accessories store at the Body English nightclub on T...

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GRAND MAGUS To Record New Album This Winter

GRAND MAGUS, the Swedish band which features in its ranks current SPIRITUAL BEGGARS frontman Janne Christoffersson, are planning on entering the studio in December/January to record the follow-up to last year's "Monument", tentatively due next spring via Rise Above Records. Produced by the band and...

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THE HAUNTED, TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER, INSISION: Complete Itinerary Released

The complete itinerary has been released for the forthcoming "Close-Up Made Us Do It" Scandinavian tour featuring THE HAUNTED, TOTALT JÄVLA MÖRKER and INSISION. The trek, which is being presented by the Swedish rock/metal magazine Close-Up, will visit the following cities/countries during January/Fe...

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HADES ALMIGHTY To Headline Norway's ELEMENTS OF METAL FESTIVAL

Norwegian black/extreme metallers HADES ALMIGHTY have been confirmed to headline the first day of the Elements Of Metal Festival, set to take place December 3-4 in Sandefjord, Norway. RED HARVEST will be headlining the second day. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are GUARDIANS OF TIME, OCTA...

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DEF LEPPARD Frontman Attends Hard Rock Cafe Dublin Grand Opening

DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott, joined by wife Kristina, presented a guitar at the official opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Dublin, Ireland on October 27. Check out pictures from Wire Image. As previously reported, LEPPARD's "Best of", a European-only compilation album of featuring the band's gre...

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Metal Musicians Speak Out On Illegal Music Downloading

Holland's Lords of Metal webzine has published a special article regarding illegal music downloading and metal musicians' thoughts and opinions on the subject. Commented writer Eddy Meuwese: "Since I joined forces with Lords of Metal I came across a lot of interesting bands and artists. I interviewe...

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Former GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Manager Murdered

Former GRAND FUNK RAILROAD manager/producer Terry Knight was murdered defending his daughter at his home in Killeen, TX on the night of Nov. 1. He was 61 years old. Knight lived at the Chappell Hill Apartments in Temple with his daughter and her boyfriend, Donald Alan Fair, 26, who is charged with t...

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FU MANCHU: Studio Photos Posted Online

FU MANCHU have posted several photos from the recording sessions for their latest CD, "Start the Machine", at their official web site. Check them out at this location. The follow-up to 2002's "California Crossing" (Mammoth),"Start the Machine" was produced by Brian Joseph Dobbs (VOIVOD, MANMADEGOD,...

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AUDIOVISION Debut To Receive Japanese Release In December

AUDIOVISION, the new solo project from NARNIA frontman Christian Rivel, will release their debut album, "The Calling", in Japan on December 22 via King Records. A European release date has yet to be confirmed. "The Calling" features contributions from some of the best musicians in melodic hard rock...

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UNION Complete Work On DVD, Plan Japanese Reunion Shows

UNION, the late '90s group formed by Bruce Kulick (GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, ex-KISS) and John Corabi (CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) along with Brent Fitz and Jamie Hunting, will reunite for some Japanese shows in late January 2005, according to a posting on Kulick's web site. "I am excited to do t...

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DIO Concert To Be Broadcast On KSJO

DIO's headlining performance at The Grand (at the Regency Center) in San Francisco, CA Friday night (Oct. 29) will be broadcast live on KSJO 92.3 FM (The Bone). Don't miss this special Halloween weekend broadcast Friday night at 9:00 p.m. PST on Billy Steel's "Metal Zone". "[Opening band] ANTHRAX's...

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More Details Revealed About AXL ROSE's Videogame Debut

MTV.com has confirmed that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose can be heard as a DJ in the highly anticipated game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", which became available Monday night. Rose adopts the persona of Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, of the classic rock station KDST The Dust, who spins an array o...