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ESP Announces New JAMES HETFIELD Signature Guitar Model
James Hetfield, one of the founding members of rock icons METALLICA, has created his fifth signature guitar model. The Truckster is a new ESP Signature Series guitar that is precisely based on Hetfield's personal custom ESP. "The Truckster offers every minute detail of James' ESP, down to the 'aging...January 23, 2005
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ISIS: 'In Fiction' Video Posted Online
ISIS' video for the track "In Fiction" has been posted online at Launch.com. "In Fiction" comes off the group's third full-length album, "Panopticon", released last October through Ipecac Records. The follow-up to 2002's "Oceanic", "Panopticon" was produced by Matt Bayles (MASTODON, PEARL JAM) and f...January 23, 2005
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Reunited DEFIANCE To Record New Studio Album
Long-defunct San Francisco Bay Area thrash band DEFIANCE have issued the following statement regarding their reunion plans: "Last year we were talking with each other about possibly doing a reunion show. Since then Matt [Vander Ende, drums] has moved to New York and landed a gig in a touring company...January 21, 2005
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THROWDOWN Prepare To Record New Album
THROWDOWN are about to enter the studio with producer Zeuss (HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL) to begin work on their new album, "Vendetta", and the band, as always, are on a mission. "We want to remind the hardcore and metal world what this music is and isn't about, because some people seem to have forgotte...January 14, 2005
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DAVE MUSTAINE Signature Guitar Goes Up For Auction On EBAY
A limited-edition, collectible 2004 ESP Dave Mustaine Signature Series Electric Guitar signed by more than 30 music superstars was put up for auction on eBay today to benefit The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports music education in schools across the country. The...January 10, 2005
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MUDVAYNE To Show Fan Appreciation By Returning To Venues Where They Started
MUDVAYNE have commented on their decision to play smaller venues on their upcoming North American tour, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 29 in Sacramento, Calif., and wrap Feb. 17 at New York's CBGBs. "As a band, it's important to remain focused on your roots and remember the people who supported yo...January 10, 2005
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DREAM THEATER Frontman To Release New Solo Album In March
InsideOut Music has set a March 15 release date for the third solo album from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie. Musicians appearing on the album include Matt Guillory (DALI'S DILEMMA) on keyboards, Mike Mangini (EXTREME, ANNIHILATOR) on drums, Bryan Beller (STEVE VAI) on bass, and a new guitar pr...January 10, 2005
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SOCIETY 1: 'It Isn't Me' Video Nears Completion
SOCIETY 1 have finished shooting their fourth video, a nerve-rattling clip for the song Isn't Me". An adrenalized slab of SOCIETY 1's trademark industrial-metal shock-rock stomp, "It Isn't Me" is the lead-off track on the band's upcoming album, "The Sound That Ends Creation". With director Danny Ro...January 6, 2005
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AEROSMITH Songs Featured In Stage Musical Parody
According to Playbill.com, The Troubadour Theater Company will be mixing the bard with a band in "The Comedy of Aerosmith", set to start at the Falcon Theatre Jan. 6. Matt Walker directs the presentation which plays at the Burbank, California stage through Jan. 30 with the warning for "mature audien...January 6, 2005
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MUCHMUSIC VJ's Best Moment Of 2004: Meeting DIMEBAG
MuchMusic asked their VJs what their best moments were in 2004, and Matt Wells talked about hanging out with DAMAGEPLAN/ex-PANTERA guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was murdered on stage in Columbus, Ohio last month. "Before December 8th, my favorite moment of my 10 years in the music industry...January 6, 2005
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer To Pitch Reality Show Based On His Groupie Conquests
VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum recently spoke to the Las Vegas Weekly about his penchant for groupies (he's the only member of the band who's not married),which has put him at odds with VR frontman Scott Weiland, according to a recent Entertainment Weekly article. Sorum now say...January 3, 2005
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ISIS Confirmed For Norway's QUART Festival
According to HeavyMetal.no, indie-metal behemoths ISIS have been confirmed for the 2005 edition of the Quart festival, set to be held July 5-9 in Kristiansand, Norway. Other groups scheduled to appear at the festival include FOO FIGHTERS, GREEN DAY, MADDER MORTEM and MANES. ISIS are currently tourin...January 1, 2005
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RESURGE Seek Vocalist
RESURGE, the new band featuring guitarist Dave Urban (ex-25 TA LIFE, FACTION ZERO) and drummer Bryan Essing (ex-BLITZSPEER),have reportedly lost their singer due to "illness" and are currently seeking a replacement. If you are a frontman "with energy and a strong voice," contact the group at Resurg...December 26, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER Talk About Making Of 'Dirty Little Thing' Video
VELVET REVOLVER spoke to MTV.com about the making of their "Dirty Little Thing" video, the third single from their debut album, "Contraband". "Basically the concept is the train's gonna be animated and everything on the outside is gonna be animated, and once you climb inside it's gonna be real human...December 22, 2004
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INFAMY Begin Recording New Demo
Los Angeles death/grinders INFAMY entered Shiva Industries with producer Matt Fisher (ex-MINDROT, EYES OF FIRE) on December 18 to record their latest demo, titled "Gates of Purgatory". Finally, INFAMY have overcome all obstacles, including the death of bass/vocalist Joshua Jagger Heatley in 1997 and...December 22, 2004
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