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OMNIUM GATHERUM Complete Work On New Album
Finnish melo-death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have completed work on their sophomore album, "Fall Grave Silence", tentatively due in October/Novemeber through Rage Of Achilles Records. The follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed "Spirits and August Light" was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsi...July 25, 2004
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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN Talks About Touring With AIKAWA NANASE
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has answered a few questions for his official web site, MartyFriedman.com, regarding his recently completed tour with Japanese pop/rock singer Aikawa Nanase. The Q-and-A session follows: Q: The Aikawa Nanase tour just ended in Sapporo, can you tell me about i...July 23, 2004
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VH1's GUNS N' ROSES Special Breathes New Life Into 'Greatest Hits' CD
Billboard magazine is reporting that VH1's "Behind The Music" special on GUNS N' ROSES appears to have injected new life into the group's "Greatest Hits" album, which earned a Greatest Gainer award this week with a 69% improvement over prior-week sales, leaping 30 places to No. 21 on The Billboard 2...July 23, 2004
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SHADOWCAST In Pre-Production For New Album
SHADOWCAST bandleader mC is currently pre-producing the keyboard tracks for the Austrian pop-metal band's as-yet-untitled third release. "So far everything sounds astonishing and although there are more keyboards in the new tracks, they are not too dominant," the group write in a press release. "Ste...July 21, 2004
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British Pop Singer Slams KELLY OSBOURNE: 'Her Dad Is A Legend, She's Not'
The singer of the British pop group BUSTED has added further fuel to their ongoing feud with Kelly Osbourne — by declaring she exists solely off her father's fame, according to Ireland Online. BUSTED were less than impressed with Osbourne's recent comments they are "the stupidest, most ridiculous fo...July 21, 2004
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KISS Frontman, Manager Check Out New Pop Band
According to The Boston Globe, KISS frontman Paul Stanley (sans makeup) and the band's legendary manager, Doc McGee, stopped by the Abbey Lounge in Somerville the other night to check out THE CLICK, a Boston-based pop band made up mostly of Berklee College of Music students. THE CLICK said hello to...July 19, 2004
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DANZIG Named 'Loser Of The Week' By The Arizona Republic
The following is an excerpt from Muck Raker's "Losers of the Week" column in the Arizona Republic: "On July 3, Tuba City became the site where the name of the former lead singer of THE MISFITS was officially synonymous with mud. After bumping several opening bands in order to play his set two ...July 16, 2004
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KORN Frontman Says Rock Music Isn't Dangerous Anymore
In a brand-new interview with Live Daily, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis spoke about the group's options following the upcoming release of a greatest-hits collection, which will fulfill their seven-album deal with Epic Records. "We make the records we want to make," he said. "We never had [Epic] come...July 14, 2004
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RAGE Mascot To Be Displayed At Museum Of Rock And Pop History
The "Soundchaser" creature, which has featured as a mascot on numerous RAGE album sleeves since 1988, will be shown at the first and only museum of rock and pop history in Europe, which is scheduled to open next Tuesday in Gronau, Germany. The mascot will represent the German power metal band in the...July 14, 2004
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DAVE MUSTAINE Explains Why DAVID ELLEFSON Is Not In MEGADETH Anymore
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted the following message on the band's web site: "After I found out that I had to make a MEGADETH record instead of a Mustaine record, I contacted the 'R.I.P.' lineup to make the record. "I was going to still use Vinnie Colaiuta and Jimmy Lee Sloas to make the...July 10, 2004
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Former TESTAMENT Guitarist Performs With 30-Piece Orchestra In 'Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert'
Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick recently took part in the premier of "Jekyll & Hyde: The Concert", featuring a 30-piece orchestra. " It was simultaneously one of my most challenging and most rewarding musical experiences," Alex said. "To play in such a situation requires a lot...July 9, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD, ULRICH To Guest On CNBC's 'McEnroe'
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich will be the featured guests on "McEnroe" airing Thursday night (July 8) at 10:00 p.m. on CNBC. Other guests scheduled to appear on tonight's show include Ralph Nader (Presidential candidate) and Karch Kiraly (Olympic gold medalist). "McEnroe", the new show...July 8, 2004
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ROCK CITY MORGUE Schedule New York City Gig
ROCK CITY MORGUE, the New Orleans, Louisiana-based band featuring former WHITE ZOMBIE bassist Sean Yseult, ex-MAN SCOUTS OF AMERICA frontman Rik Slave, and ex-THE B MOVIE RATS drummer Andy Baker, will be making their long-overdue return to New York on Saturday, July 31 at the CB's 313 Gallery. The s...July 8, 2004
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METALLICA: CLIFF BURTON's Last-Ever Interview To Be Published
Sweden Rock magazine (web site) will publish the last-ever interview with METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton in their July 20 issue. It is commonly believed that the last interview with Cliff was conducted by Garry Sharpe-Young when METALLICA visited the Birmingham Odeon on September 20, 1986, one week...July 8, 2004
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BLACK SABBATH Get No Respect
J.D. Considine of Canada's The Globe And Mail writes: To be ranked among rock's all-time greatest, you'd have to have changed the course of musical history, invented a genre, or influenced a generation or two of musicians. You'd need to be a household name, have a back catalogue peppered with undisp...July 7, 2004
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