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Jazz-Pop Singer NORAH JONES 'Threatens' To Cover JUDAS PRIEST At Florida Concert

Sean Piccoli of Sun-Sentinel.com reports that jazz-pop singer NORAH JONES threatened to cover JUDAS PRIEST Sunday night (Nov. 14) — inspired, she said, by a VH1 special on heavy metal that she and her band mates had watched on the bus ride to Sound Advice Amphitheatre west of West Palm Beach. Jones,...

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KURT COBAIN's Letter To COURTNEY To Be Auctioned Off

According to The New York Post, a never-before-seen letter from NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain to his then-wife Courtney Love, written as the doomed rock star was hallucinating on LSD in a British hotel, is expected to fetch between $12,000 and $14,000 as part of a sale of rock 'n' roll memorobilia at...

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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD: 'Waving Goodbye To The World With A Pair Of Up-Turned Middle Fingers'

The newly relaunched STRAPPING YOUNG LAD web site has the complete track listing for the group's upcoming album, "Alien", due in March 2005 via Century Media Records. Drummer Gene Hoglan recorded his drum parts at the Armoury in Vancouver before the band moved on to Greenhouse Studios to record the...

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KERRY KING: I Hope DAVID ELLEFSON Wins Lawsuit Against DAVE MUSTAINE

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya answered a few fans'/competition winners' questions in the latest issue of Britain's Kerrang! magazine. An excerpt from the interview follows: How did you react to Dave Mustaine's [MEGADETH] recent comments that Kerry King is SLAYER's weakes...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Loses Over 50 Pounds, Becomes A 'Health Nut'

The following message was sent earlier today (Nov. 9) to YNGWIE J. MALMSTEEN fan club members from the fan club's director, Anne Petty: "Just got off the phone with Yngwie. Had a wonderful chat for a little over an hour, and got quite a few questions answered for the next newsletter. The new album i...

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AEROSMITH Frontman Attends 'The Polar Express' Premiere: Photos Available

AEROSMITH frontman Steven Tyler attended the premiere of the big-screen adaptation of the Caldecott-winning children's book "The Polar Express" at Ziegfeld Theater in New York City Monday night (Nov. 8). Check out pictures from Wire Image (Premiere, Arrivals),Film Magic, Getty Images, Globe Photos....

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KERRY KING Talks About Upcoming SLAYER CD, KFK Clothing Line

SLAYER guitarist Kerry King spoke to Metal-Rules.com prior to the band's recent show in Helsinki, Finland about singer Tom Araya's voice troubles and the group's upcoming studio album, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Rules.com: I think I should ask a very import...

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SLAYER To Guest On Next Week's 'Headbanger's Ball'

According to a posting at the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER will be special guests on the next week's episode of MTV2's "Headbanger's Ball" airing at 10:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, November 13. SLAYER have just issued a new DVD, "Still Reigning", via Universal Music. The disc features, for th...

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PARAGON Finish Recording Backing Vocals For New CD

German power metallers PARAGON have finished laying down the backing vocals for their new album, "Revenge", due in February/March 2005 through Remedy Records. "Revenge" marks the follow-up to the band's successful album "The Dark Legacy", released by Remedy last year. The new record is being partly...

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SLAYER Frontman Talks About 'Wall Of Blood', Show Cancellations

SLAYER frontman Tom Araya has spoken to Rolling Stone magazine about the "Wall of Blood" concert effect, where the band, their instruments, and the stage are drenched by a downpour of "blood" during their song "Raining Blood". The band first introduced the "Wall of Blood" at the Civic Center in Augu...

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MOTOGRATER Guitarist Joins CROOKED

San Francisco Bay Area's CROOKED have announced the addition of MOTOGRATER guitarist J.R. to the group's ranks. The band are going to be wrapping up production for their forthcoming, as-yet-untitled release in Iowa later this month with producer Tom Tatman (STONE SOUR). Mastering duties will be hand...

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PRIMAL FEAR Begin Writing New Material

German power metallers PRIMAL FEAR have posted the following message on their official web site: "Don't worry, we're still alive! We started with the songwriting for the new — so far unnamed — album and things are going very well. We recieved a lot of mails with questions about the last news posting...

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SLAYER: 'Still Reigning' Video Samples Posted Online

Streaming video clips of three songs from SLAYER's brand new DVD, "Still Reigning", have been made available from Universal Music. Check them out: "Angel of Death" (Windows Media, Quicktime, Real Media),"Criminally Insane" (Windows Media, Quicktime, Real Media) and "Post Mortem" (

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AUDIOSLAVE Guitarist Says Musicians Are Relflecting Others' Feelings For BUSH

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that many musicians have felt the need to involve themselves in this year's presidential election campaign, and they're overwhelmingly in support of Democratic candidate John Kerry. Some people have criticized the active role of entertainers in the campaign, but AU...

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EVERGREY Request Fan Participation

Swedish progressive dark metallers EVERGREY have posted the following message on their official web site: "For the upcoming DVD release (2005),EVERGREY wants their fans to be able to interact with us as much as possible, therefore, we thought of the idea to have you guys send in questions that you...