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HANOI ROCKS Singer Slams MÖTLEY CRÜE, GENE SIMMONS
In a recent interview with RockUnited.com, HANOI ROCKS members Michael Monroe, Andy McCoy and new guitarist Stevie Klasson spoke about the group's latest single, upcoming album and other recent activities. Seveal excerpts from the interview follow: RockUnited.com: Michael, you recently did an interv...September 30, 2004
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JEFF KOLLMAN BAND: European Tour Announced
Guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, MOGG/WAY) has set an October 1 release date through Marmaduke Records for "Bleeding the Soul", the debut album from his latest venture, JKB (JEFF KOLLMAN BAND),also featuring former EDWIN DARE bandmate, bassist Kevin Chown, and drummer Charlie Waymire (EGH, SPE...September 26, 2004
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Bassist BARRY SPARKS To Perform At Tucson's 2004 FALL CRAWL
Bassist extraordinaire Barry Sparks (DOKKEN, ex-MSG, TED NUGENT) will be performing at the 2004 Fall Crawl in Tucson, AZ on October 16. "Fall Crawl is an annual event put on by the Tucson Weekly and sponsored by KLPX, KFMA, KCMT, Budweiser and other local sponsors," Barry writes on his web site. "Th...September 23, 2004
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KILL II THIS Finish Recording New Album
Britain's KILL II THIS have finished recording their fifth — and final — album, "Requiem", tentatively due in late November. Mixing is due to start on Monday (Sept. 20),according to a posting on the band's web site. A rough-mix MP3 of the track "When Broken Glass Floats", taken from the upcoming CD...September 19, 2004
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PLACE OF SKULLS Announce Touring Drummer
Knoxville, Tennessee's PLACE OF SKULLS have announceed the addition of drummer Minnesota Pete Campbell (THE MIGHTY NIMBUS, ex-SIXTY WATT SHAMEN) to the group's ranks. Campbell "will be the drummer for the European tour dates," reads a posting on the group's web site. "No plans beyond that regarding...September 17, 2004
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UFO Singer Explains Bassist PETE WAY's Absence From U.S. Tour
UFO vocalist Phil Mogg recently spoke to the UFO fan site Strangers In The Night about bassist Pete Way's inability to obtain a working visa in time for the band's current U.S. tour. "Since 9/11 there's been this knee-jerk reaction on the part of America, and the process for getting into the country...September 15, 2004
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RONNIE JAMES DIO Talks About Being Attacked By Killer Garden Gnome
The exact details of Ronnie James Dio's gardening accident of 2003 have come to light in an interview with Rockdetector.com editor Garry Sharpe-Young. Besides discussing the brand new DIO album "Master Of The Moon", how Rudy Sarzo has fitted into the new band unit and how the new songs were construc...September 10, 2004
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TESTAMENT Drop Off Japan's THRASH DOMINATION Tour
TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued the following update on the band's current and upcoming activities: "TESTAMENT's founding guitarist, Eric Peterson, fell down a flight of stairs prior to showtime at a club in Martin, Slovakia, on June 14th, during their 2004 European...September 9, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH: 'The Complete Recording History' Book Due Next Year
Rockdetector.com executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young has been working on a leviathan account of BLACK SABBATH's complete recording history, from the earliest demos through to the "Reunion" album and, possibly, beyond. Already having two highly praised SABBATH-related titles under his belt, "The Stor...September 9, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD Cancel U.S. Tour Due To Injury Suffered By LEMMY
MOTÖRHEAD have been forced to cancel their previously announced U.S. tour scheduled for September/October due to a foot injury suffered by vocalist/bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. Lemmy injured his foot on stage about month ago while touring in Europe. Kilmister, ignoring the pain and against his Eur...September 9, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Best Of' CD Details Revealed
More information has been released regarding the upcoming DEF LEPPARD compilation album, "Best of Def Leppard", due in October via Island/Def Jam and Universal/Mercury. Described as "an updated 'replacement' version" of the band's previous greatest-hits compilation, "Vault" (1995),the new collectio...September 9, 2004
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METALLICA's 'Performance Coach' Speaks To Australia's ABC: Audio Available
METALLICA's "performance coach" Phil Towle, a 65-year-old former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, recently spoke to Red Symons of Australia's ABC about his time spent wi...September 7, 2004
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Former DIO Keyboard Player Talks About VIVIAN CAMPBELL's Exit
In a question-and-answer session with the Dio Message Board, former DIO keyboardist Claude Schnell discussed the often discussed and controversial exit of guitarist Vivian Campbell in 1986, "Prior to Vivian leaving, there was a slow and steady, yet very perceptible sense that he was drifting away fr...September 7, 2004
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Rare THIN LIZZY Video To Be Screened This Weekend
Ciaran O'Neill of The Belfast Telegraph is reporting that rare video footage of legendary Irish band THIN LIZZY will be screened for the first time at a special event in Londonderry this weekend. The video will be shown during a THIN LIZZY/Phil Lynott tribute concert at the Nerve Centre on Saturday....September 3, 2004
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UFO Singer: MICHAEL SCHENKER Doesn't Take Responsibility For His Actions
UFO frontman Phil Mogg recently spoke to Classic Rock Revisited about the band's former guitarist Michael Schenker and the past, present and future of UFO. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Classic Rock Revisited: Michael [Schenker] recently did an interview with us and he had this to say...August 29, 2004
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