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PRIMAL FEAR Guitarist To Guest On New PARAGON CD
PRIMAL FEAR guitarist Tom Naumann has recorded a guitar solo for the track "Impaler" on the upcoming PARAGON 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 reco...October 30, 2004
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BALLISTIC Guitarist Suffers 'Mini-Stroke', Undergoes Surgery
BALLISTIC mainman Tom Gattis (ex-DEUCE, TENSION, WARDOG) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Well, I had a mini-stroke about 3 weeks ago (T.I.A.); Turns out its tied to a hole between the left and right atria of the heart (medical term 'Patent Foraman Ovale') and it sh...October 29, 2004
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STEVEN TYLER, STEVE VAI-Backed Scholarship Winners Announced
Berkleemusic.com, the online extension school of Berklee College of Music, announced the recipients of the world's first-ever online music scholarship program. After reviewing applications and demos from talented musicians worldwide, five gifted musicians and future music industry leaders were selec...October 27, 2004
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SLAYER: 'Wall Of Blood' Cities Announced
According to SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have announced the cities on the group's upcoming Jägermeister Music Tour that will include an effect dubbed the "Wall of Blood." At select shows (determined by each venue's technical specs) during SLAYER's classic song "Raining Blood", the band,...October 26, 2004
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SLAYER Confirm JÄGERMEISTER Cancellations, Cite Doctor's Recommendation
SLAYER have confirmed that they have cancelled four dates on their U.S. Jägermeister Music Tour under doctor's recommendation (as first reported here on Oct. 23). The cancelled dates are the tour's kick-off, Friday, October 29 in Springfield, MO, Saturday, October 30 in Des Moines, IA, Tuesday, Nove...October 25, 2004
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says JOHN KERRY Will 'Ruin Our Country'
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine recently spoke to Pit Magazine about the group's comeback effort, "The System Has Failed", and the upcoming presidential elections, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Pit Magazine: The cover painting [on the new album] is very striking. It...October 25, 2004
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Former EMPEROR Drummer Rejects Reports That He Has Joined HELVETE
Former EMPEROR and current SCUM drummer Bård "Faust" Eithun has issued a statement refuting published reports that he has joined HELVETE, the new band formed by General K (DISIPLIN),Hellcommander Nattefrost (CARPATHIAN FOREST) and Nocturno Culto (DARKTHRONE). "I talked briefly with the guys about i...October 24, 2004
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SLAYER: Four JÄGERMEISTER Tour Dates Cancelled
According to a posting on the SLAYER fan site SlayerSaves.com, SLAYER have cancelled the first two dates of the Jägermeister Music Tour "due to health (vocal) problems" suffered by frontman Tom Araya. Two other gigs have also been cancelled to avoid the same issue from recurring. The affected dates...October 23, 2004
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Court Date For RUSH Guitarist, Son Scheduled For January
John Henderson of the Naples Daily News is reporting that another court date has been scheduled in Florida's Collier County for a case involving RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson. Lifeson, whose real name is Alex Zivojinovich, is facing a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer after a fraca...October 23, 2004
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD To Release 'Alien' In March
Maniacal Canadian extremists STRAPPING YOUNG LAD have set "Alien" as the title of their upcoming album, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can reveal. The follow-up to 2003's "SYL" is tentatively scheduled for release in March 2005 via Century Media Records. It took drummer Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, ex-DEATH) only thr...October 19, 2004
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Former NIRVANA Members To Make First Joint Public Appearance In More Than Ten Years
Former NIRVANA stars Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic will make their first public appearance together in more than ten years this Tuesday night (Oct. 19) in support of John Kerry, according to RollingStone.com. The two will attend a rally for the presidential candidate in the front parking lot of Las...October 18, 2004
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CINDERELLA Frontman Records Acoustic Version Of Band's Hit Song
CINDERELLA frontman Tom Keifer recently recorded an acoustic version of the band's hit "Don't Know What You Got (Til it's Gone)" for an upcoming VH1 Immortal CD, titled "Stripped". The record will consist of unplugged versions of power ballads from the '80s. A late fall release is expected. ...October 18, 2004
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SCUM: AMEN, TURBONEGRO, Ex-EMPEROR Members Join Forces In New Band
Two years ago, a meeting took place in Norway. A group of people convened to discuss the possibility of making an album that would impact the world music scene like never before. Some rehearsals took place in 2002 and ideas and plans were thrown back and forth. However, due to prior commitments and...October 16, 2004
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EVERGREY Frontman Says Upcoming DVD Will Be 'Fantastic'
EVERGREY guitarist/vocalist Tom Englund has posted the following message on the group's web site: "To all of our wonderful fans visiting the DVD show this Saturday, YOU made this a night to remember for all of US. We are extremely blessed to have fans that travel all over the world just to catch a s...October 14, 2004
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BLOODSHOTEYE Seek New Drummer
Canadian female-fronted "deathmetalcore" band BLOODSHOTEYE are searching for a replacment for their recently departed drummer. Applicants "must play fast blast beats then stop on a dime into heavy breakdowns with all the tom rolls in between," according to a press release. Interested parties would b...October 13, 2004
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