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PAUL STANLEY Says TOMMY THAYER Has Earned His Place In KISS
Marty Hughley of The Oregonian reports that Portland native Tommy Thayer is living large these days as lead guitarist for KISS, taking over for original member Ace Frehley, even donning the famous Spaceman makeup and costume. It's a career peak for a self-described "geeky kid from Beaverton" who fel...June 21, 2004
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FU MANCHU Contribute Music To 'Motorcycle Mania 3' TV Movie
FU MANCHU have contributed much of the music featured in the upcoming TV movie "Motorcycle Mania 3", starring Kid Rock and Jesse James of "West Coast Choppers". Several FU MANCHU songs will appear in the movie, including special "FU riffs" in between the scenes, according to a posting on the band's...June 17, 2004
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MÖTLEY CRÜE: Second 'Music To Crash Your Car To' Box Set Due This Month
MÖTLEY CRÜE will release the second four-CD box set installment of the band's complete history, "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume II", on June 29 through Hip-O Records. Following the four-CD box set "Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume I", issued in late 2003, "Volume II" continues the tale through...June 17, 2004
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DEATHSTARS To Support DISSECTION In Stockholm
Sweden's DEATHSTARS have been booked as the opening act for the DISSECTION comeback show on October 30 at Klubben in Stockholm. As previously reported, DEATHSTARS' debut album, "Synthetic Generation" — originally issued in Sweden in March 2002 via the Universal affiliate LED Recordings — was release...June 14, 2004
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SLIPKNOT: No Plans To Record 'Doctor Who' Theme
SLIPKNOT are not in talks to record the theme tune to the classic TV show "Doctor Who", despite a report in a tabloid last week. The Sun "revealed" that the masked metallers were working on a song to be used for the show's comeback at the end of the year, but a spokesperson ...June 11, 2004
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Review: METALLICA Documentary Is A Piercing Vision Of Band Teetering On The Brink Of Collapse
Nicholas Schager of Filmcritic.com has reviewed METALLICA's much-anticipated $4-million documentary, "Some Kind of Monster". As previously reported, the film is initially expected to be released in small theaters July 9 in such cities as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, with plans to show th...June 8, 2004
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Journalist: Heavy Metal Fans Didn't Get The Joke
Eric Heyl of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has penned a follow-up article to last week's "Did Heavy Metal Turn Calif. Kid Into Terrorist?" column which caused the readers of BLABBERMOUTH.NET to jam his inbox with death threats and other not-so-subtle expressions of disapproval. He writes: "Hell hath no...June 4, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY: Doing Acid Gives You A New Angle On Things
MOTÖRHEAD legend Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister has spoken to the U.K.'s Guardian about a variety of topics, including his collection of Nazi memorabilia, his drug use and his past and current relationships. What follows are some of the highlights of that interview: On his collection of Nazi memorabilia: Lem...May 31, 2004
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SLIPKNOT To Record 'Doctor Who' Theme Song
British tabloid The Sun is reporting SLIPKNOT are in talks to record the theme tune to the classic TV "Doctor Who" show when it makes its comeback on BBC by year's end. "I'm so excited 'Doctor Who''s coming back," drummer Joey Jordison said. "It's a great show, wild and exciting. I watched it as a ....May 31, 2004
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CANCER: New Live Video Posted Online
A live video of reformed U.K. death metallers CANCER performing the track "Without Cause" (from 1995's "Black Faith") live at the Frontline in Gent, Belgium on April 4, 2004 has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required, 23 MB). CANCER have just issued their comeback EP, "Corporation$"...May 29, 2004
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION Guitarist Comments On NIKKI SIXX's Bass-Throwing Incident
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION guitarist Tracii Guns has refuted published reports that his B.O.D. bandmate Nikki Sixx (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) knocked a Nevada fan out last Saturday night (May 22) when he flung his instrument into the crowd and clocked the guy in the head. Describing the previously published accoun...May 29, 2004
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Journalist: Did Heavy Metal Turn Calif. Kid Into Terrorist?
Eric Heyl of Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writes in the May 28 edition of the daily newspaper: "If only Adam Gadahn (photo) hadn't played air guitar while listening to the likes of METALLICA, MOTÖRHEAD or MÖTLEY CRÜE, he undoubtedly would not be the subject of a worldwide manhunt today. "Gadahn, 25, wa...May 28, 2004
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'THRASH OF THE TITANS 2' Coming In October
Walter Morgan, one of the organizers behind the legendary August 2001 "Thrash of The Titans" benefit concert for Chuck Billy of TESTAMENT, has announced plans for "Thrash of The Titans 2". The festival, which is scheduled to take place in October, will be a benefit for "a kid with cancer and his fam...May 27, 2004
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ANTHRAX To Begin Work On New Album In August
ANTHRAX will begin work on a new album in August for a tentative late spring/early summer 2005 release, guitarist Scott Ian told The Star Newspapers in a recent interview. "If we make a great record, everything else falls into place," he said. Ian also said that he is hoping the relationship the ban...May 27, 2004
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PETER CRISS Says KISS Members ERIC SINGER And TOMMY THAYER Are 'Impostors'
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss made an appearance on the "Friday Night Rocks" show on New York's Q104.3 Friday night (May 21) to discuss his departure from the group that he co-founded more than 30 years ago. The following are some excerpts from that interview (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)...May 24, 2004
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