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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist To Join THE DODGERS Baseball Team
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian will be part of The Dodgers baseball team for the Los Angeles Dodgers 45th Annual Hollywood Stars baseball game on August 9. "I've been going to Dodgers games since I was a kid," saidMalakian. "I can't believe I'm going to take batting practice and play base...July 28, 2003
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SYSTEM OF A DOWN Guitarist Says Rock And Roll Is Suffering — And He's Willing To Help
SYSTEM OF A DOWN guitarist Daron Malakian recently spoke to Revolver magazine about his record label, EatUrMusic, which inked a worldwide distribution deal with Sony. "I wanted to produce record, and starting a label gave me an outlet to release stuff that I want to produce," he explained. "If I lik...July 26, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Says Lawsuit Hoax Was 'Hilarious'
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Daniel Durchholz of St. Louis Post-Dispatch about last week's bogus report that the litigious hard-rock band, which has gone to court on several occasions to protect its brand name and copyrighted material, was suing a little-known Canadian group called UNFA...July 24, 2003
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KISS Make In-Store Appearance In New York, Present BEST BUY With Gold Album
KISS — Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Tommy Thayer — made an in-store appearance in New York City on Wednesday, July 23 in conjunction with the Grand Opening of Best Buy's new 86th street store. KISS appeared in full makeup and took photographs with the fans. In addition, they gave a gold...July 24, 2003
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JAMES HETFIELD's Tribute To WAYLON JENNINGS Posted Online
The official Waylon Jennings Tribute web site has posted streaming audio clips (in Real Audio format) of the upcoming tribute album "I've Always Been Crazy", including METALLICA frontman James Hetfield's rendition of "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand". Check it out here. As pre...July 23, 2003
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Album Sales Down, But Hard Rock Rebounds
Edna Gundersen of USA Today is reporting that "hard rock took a hard fall in recent years, but the embattled genre may be climbing the comeback trail. "Album sales, down 8.3% from a year ago and certain to register a third year of decline, vary from genre to genre, with jazz and Latin ...July 21, 2003
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GENE SIMMONS: I Am Very Civilized
Gene Simmons insists the live concert pairing of KISS and the prestigious 60-piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra featured on the group's "Kiss Symphony: Alive IV" CD, which comes out this Tuesday (July 22),was a natural combination, the LA Daily News reports. "The notion is, if you're a rocker, when...July 21, 2003
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ADLER'S APPETITE Split With JIZZY PEARL, Announce Replacement
ADLER'S APPETITE (formerly SUKI JONES),the new band formed by ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, have replaced RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl with Sean Crosby from the AC/DC tribute act BACK IN BLACK. "Steven claims that this guy is an 'amazing, strong screamer!' " according to a posting...July 21, 2003
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MERCYFUL FATE, MEMORY GARDEN Axe-Slingers To Guest On EDGE OF SANITY CD
Guitarists Mike Wead (MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, FIREGOD) and Simon Johansson (MEMORY GARDEN, ABSTRAKT ALGEBRA, FIREGOD) have been tapped by reformed Swedish metal act EDGE OF SANITY to play lead guitar on the group's comeback release, "Crimson II", due later this summer through Black Mark Records...July 21, 2003
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KID ROCK And PAMELA: Romance Heating Up Again
Dirk Meissner of Canadian Press is reporting that "Detroit rapper Kid Rock and Canadian bikini knockout Pamela Anderson gave all indications the couple's reportedly on-again, off-again romance was definitely back on during a celebrity fundraising event in Victoria, star watchers said Wednesday (July...July 17, 2003
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NICKELBACK To Issue 'The Long Road' In September
NICKELBACK have set "The Long Road" as the title for their third full-length album, due on September 23 through Roadrunner Records. "The Long Road" was recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, and was produced by frontman Chad Kroeger. It was recorded using a vintage mixing board from Little Mountai...July 16, 2003
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PAM's Family Begs: Don't Go Back To Wife-Beater TOMMY LEE
Now that Pam Anderson's engagement to Kid Rock appears to be over, Pam's family is warning her against hooking up again with ex-husband Tommy Lee, insiders tell Star magazine. "Get back with him and he'll make your life misery all over again. Don't do it, Pam!" she's been told by her family members,...July 14, 2003
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LINKIN PARK Singer Explains Holding Back Internet Access To Their Songs
LINKIN PARK, who have joined the likes of KID ROCK, METALLICA, and GREEN DAY in holding back access to their songs via the Internet and nixing downloads of individual album tracks, recently told Launch that they still want fans to get the music via the Internet, but in a way that works for fans and...July 14, 2003
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NIKKI SIXX: 'Those Who Forget The Past Are Destined To Relive It'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "Blessed are the demons that make us fight to survive our past. I sometimes wonder how far I could of gone if what was pushing me didn't sting like a...July 14, 2003
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DAVE MUSTAINE: 'I Am And Always Will Be MEGADETH'
Former MEGADETH guitarist Dave Mustaine has broken his silence regarding the group's breakup and his plans for a solo project, saying that "the music that I'm writing right now is as good as anything I've ever written." In a lengthy interview with Guitar World magazine published in the August 2003 i...July 12, 2003
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