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JON OLIVA'S PAIN, CHRIS CAFFERY, BEYOND FEAR To Team Up For U.S. Tour
According to a posting on guitarist Chris Caffery's (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) official web site, Caffery will be teaming up with JON OLIVA'S PAIN (the solo project of SAVATAGE mastermind Jon Oliva) and BEYOND FEAR (the new band featuring ex-JUDAS PRIEST/current ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripp...August 6, 2005
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TOMMY LEE Performance And Interview On Sessions@AOL
MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is featured on Sessions@AOL, where he performed three songs from his upcoming solo album — "Tryin' To Be Me", "Hello Again", and "Good Times". He also was interviewed about learning music with silverware, being pretty mellow privately, wearing his emotions on his sleeve...August 6, 2005
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JIMI HENDRIX: Complete WOODSTOCK Set Heads To DVD
Greg Prato of Billboard.com is reporting that Jimi Hendrix's closing performance at Woodstock on Aug. 18, 1969 will be commercially available in its entirety on Sept. 13, when Universal Music and Experience Hendrix release the DVD "Jimi Hendrix - Live at Woodstock". The double-disc set captures one...August 5, 2005
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TOMMY LEE Signs European Solo Deal With SPV/STEAMHAMMER
Steamhammer/SPV has announced the exclusive signing of MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee for the European territories. The release of his third solo album, "Tommyland: The Ride", will be linked to Lee's current reality TV show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College". Tommy will present several tracks from his albu...August 5, 2005
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GIGANTOUR: Sales Update
The Gigantour summer festival trek — featuring co-headliners MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER alongside a host of support acts — kicked off July 21 in Fresno, California. The following Nielsen SoundScan sales figures (as of August 3, 2005) for the bands participating in the tour have been rounded to the n...August 4, 2005
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QUEENSRŸCHE Frontman Says The American Public 'Has Really Dumbed Down'
Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE frontman Geoff Tate. An excerpt from the chat follows: KNAC.COM: Don't you have to have a certain expectation about your fans to even attempt a sequel to the record ["Operation: Mindcrime"] that in many ways has defined what QUE...August 3, 2005
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'Tommy Lee Goes To College' Inside Scoop: Producer, TOMMY's Roommate And Tutor Interviewed
PR.com's Senior Editor Allison Kugel recently got the inside scoop on MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's reality show, "Tommy Lee Goes to College", in a sit-down with: "College" Director and Executive Producer Eddie October, Tommy Lee's college roommate, Matt Ellis, and Tommy's "hot" chemistry tutor, N...August 3, 2005
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CENTINEX Complete Work On 'Synthetic Sin Zero' Video
Sweden's CENTINEX have posted the following update on their official web site: "A videoclip for the track 'Synthetic Sin Zero' will soon be ready and available. The clip was shot and edited by Itna Film, the same company which did the band's 'Arrival of the Spectrum Obscure' video last year. The vid...August 3, 2005
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ANTHRAX: Pre-Order 'Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)' Collection And Receive New Live CD
ANTHRAX will be issuing a two-CD collection of classic studio recordings, entitled "Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985-1991)", on September 20. Also scheduled for release is a separate a live concert CD, "Alive 2", recorded earlier this summer on the band's reunion tour. If you pre-order "Anthrology:...August 2, 2005
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NEVERMORE Frontman: 'OZZFEST Is Getting Awfully Predictable'
Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an in-depth interview with NEVERMORE frontman Warrel Dane. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On how they landed a spot on Gigantour: "Well, Jimmy (MacDonough),the bass player in MEGADETH, we know from touring with ICED EARTH many times, and th...July 31, 2005
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DEE SNIDER's Son Talks About His Band BLAZED And VH1 'Sniders' Reality Show
That's So Metal recently conducted an interview with Jesse Blaze, son of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, about his band BLAZED and the VH1 reality show based on the Sniders' family life, "Meet the Family: The Sniders". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: That's So Metal: Obviously, you ha...July 31, 2005
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EWIGKEIT Complete Work On New Album
U.K. progressive metallers EWIGKEIT (pronounced Ay-vish-kite) have completed work on their new album, "Conspiritus", due on August 29 via Earache Records. Recorded and engineered by EWIGKEIT mainman James Fogarty and mixed by John Fryer, "Conspiritus" is described in a press release as "an analysis...July 30, 2005
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SOIL Guitarist: New Singer Is A Much Better Fit Than RYAN MCCOMBS Ever Was
WhatDidIMiss.com recently conducted an interview with SOIL guitarist Shaun Glass. An excerpt from the chat follows: WhatDidIMiss.com: Now you guys had to look for and choose a new singer recently, and you didn't even need a reality show to do it. How did you find AJ [Cavalier] and what made him the...July 30, 2005
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IRON MAIDEN Frontman Explains Why He Is No Rush To Do A Headlining Tour Of America
Metal Edge magazine recently conducted an interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. An excerpt from the chat follows: Metal Edge: In past discussions, you've expressed a strong distaste for "greatest hits" tours. Yet now you're doing another one on Ozzfest. Why do you have such an issue w...July 30, 2005
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CRISS ANGEL To Appear At Chicago OZZFEST
Master provocateur Criss Angel, whose A&E series "Criss Angel Mindfreak" debuted last week (airs weekly on Wednesday) at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, will make an appearance at the July 30 Ozzfest date in Chicago. Angel will have a tented area where he will be available to interact with fans and sign a...July 30, 2005