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DEFTONES Courted By Management Companies Prior To Release Of New CD
Nearly every major artist management company has made the flight to Sacramento to meet with the DEFTONES about representing the group following their split with longtime manager Warren Entner last month, according to Hits Daily Double. That is, everyone with the exception of a "very busy" Cliff Burn...October 3, 2002
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JEFF PILSON Speaks Out On DOKKEN, L/P And World Politics
Former DOKKEN and current L/P bassist Jeff Pilson has addressed the rumors surrounding his previous group, the plans for his new band and the current political situation in a lengthy posting via his official web site. According to Pilson, "I don't know if [drummer] Mick [Brown] is still in DOKKEN or...October 3, 2002
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H.I.M. Begin Work On New Album
Finland's H.I.M. have entered Finnvox studios in Helsinki to record their fourth full-length album, tentatively titled Love Metal. Hiili Hiilesmaa, who produced the band's Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 debut is engineering the effort. According to the band's official web site, the basic recordings of...October 3, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES, TOOL, METALLICA Among Artists On Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums List
GUNS N' ROSES' Appetite For Destruction, TOOL's Aenima, METALLICA's self-titled "black" album, BLACK SABBATH's Paranoid and AC/DC's Back In Black were among the albums chosen by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the 100 greatest rock and pop records of all time. The following are the heavy me...September 29, 2002
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Sweden's Top-Selling Metal/Hard Rock Albums For Week Ending Sept. 13
The following is a list of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums in Sweden for the week ending September 13th, 2002 (as reported by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet): 01. (NEW) IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain 02. (03) P.O.D. - Satellite 03. (NEW) KISS - The Very Best Of 04. (02) QUEENS O...September 16, 2002
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FULL DEVIL JACKET Change Name, Prepare To Tour
Jackson, Tennessee's FULL DEVIL JACKET have officially changed their name to WAXBOX (the title of the group's 1999 EP) and are preparing to hit the road in October to introduce the group's new line-up, which includes an as-yet-undisclosed new vocalist and a recently-added second guitarist by the nam...September 16, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD Announce U.S., Japanese Dates
DEF LEPPARD have announced several more dates prior to the kick-off of their official U.S. tour at the end of the year. They are as follows: Sep. 20 - Reading, PA @ Sovereign Center Sep. 21 - Boston, MA @ Fleet Center Sep. 23 - New York, NY @ China Club Nov. 17 – Sendai, ...September 11, 2002
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POISON Frontman Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11
POISON frontman Bret Michaels has posted the song "One More Day" — a tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11th, 2001 in the US terrorist attacks — at his website at www.bretmichaels.com for fans to download for free. The track, which was written the day after the tragic events (on ...September 10, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD: 45 Million Records Sold And Counting
DEF LEPPARD's X debuted at #11 on Billboard's Top 200 Pop Album chart, selling over 71,000 units during its first week of release. The group's greatest hits collection, Vault, also hit #1 on Billboard's Top Catalogue Albums Chart, where it has remained in the Top 20 since its release almost seven ye...August 9, 2002
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CRADLE OF FILTH Commence Recording "Damnation And A Day"
CRADLE OF FILTH have entered Parkgate Studio in Hastings, England to record their much-anticipated Damnation And A Day CD for a late 2002/early 2003 release through Sony Music. "The studio is akin to a buzzy hive of activity right now, with several recording processes' going on at the same time," ba...August 2, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD's PHIL COLLEN: We Were Desperately Trying To Be Accepted During The '90s
DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told Launch about the group's decision take a different approach on their tenth album, aptly titled X (out in the stores today),after being encouraged by the success of AEROSMITH's "Jaded". "Actually the big difference with this album and all the stuff we'...July 30, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD Schedule Online Chats
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott will participate in an online chat at USAToday.com on Friday, August 2nd at 6:00 PM ET. The chat will take approximately half an hour. On Tuesday, July 30th, guitarist Phil Collen will answer questions that can be submitted at WashingtonPost.com. Questions have to be...July 29, 2002
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DEF LEPPARD Sell Out New York City Gig In Less Than Two Minutes!
DEF LEPPARD reportedly needed less than two minutes to sell out New York City's Irving Plaza (capacity around 1,200),where the group are scheduled to perform a special low-key promotional gig on Monday, July 29th. DEF LEPPARD are tentatively set to embark on a full-fledged US tour in November in su...July 25, 2002
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WEST MEMPHIS THREE Benefit Album: Complete Track Listing Announced
SLAYER's Tom Araya, SLIPKNOT's Corey Taylor, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and CLUTCH's Neil Fallon are the among the artists confirmed to appear on Rise Above, an album benefiting the convicted killers known as the West Memphis Three. Due on October 8th through Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label via Sanctu...July 24, 2002
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Exclusive DEF LEPPARD Items To Be Auctioned On eBay
DEF LEPPARD's record label, Mercury Records, will team up with auction site eBay to auction a number of exclusive LEPPARD items, with the main auction being one of the T-shirts used in the "Now" video, autographed by all band members. All proceeds of the auctions, which will start on July 30th and e...July 24, 2002