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MUDVAYNE Name-Dropped On 'The Sopranos', Are Subject Of String Quartet Tribute
For recording artists MUDVAYNE, being name-dropped on an episode of "The Sopranos" was an unexpected plot twist in the band's evolution. The episode — which premiered Sunday, March 28 — featured A.J. Soprano, played by actor Robert Iler, going to a MUDVAYNE concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in Man...March 30, 2004
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EDGUY To Film Video For 'Lavatory Love Machine'
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Hey folks, it's unbelievable! 'Hellfire Club' and 'King Of Fools' get the best chart results in our career so far, absolutely insane in Sweden with a number 6 on the national album charts in the country o...March 28, 2004
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Preset Guitar Tones Available For Download
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has created six preset guitar tones for use with the new "GS-10" multi-effects unit that are available on the Internet. You can download the tones into your own personal multi-effector at this location. As previously reported, Friedman will be appearing at Th...March 26, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH: Some People Think 'St. Anger' Is Ahead Of Its Time
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the "challenging" nature of the band's most recent studio release, "St. Anger". "Some people were overwhelmed by it," Ulrich said about the follow-up to 1997's "Re-load". "I can see now that for people who knew META...March 25, 2004
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KELLY KEELING: GEORGE LYNCH Vocalist Checks In From The Road
Powerhouse rock vocalist and former Atlantic recording artist Kelly Keeling (BATON ROUGE, BLUE MURDER, MSG, JOHN NORUM),who is currently touring the U.S. as part of guitarist George Lynch's (ex-DOKKEN) solo band, has posted the following message on his official web site: "Well, I'm writing from a t...March 25, 2004
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ENTOMBED Singer Guests On E-TYPE Album
ENTOMBED vocalist Lars-Göran "L-G" Petrov has recorded a guest appearance for the brand-new E-TYPE album, "Loud Pipes Save Lives". The CD, which was released in Sweden today (March 25) through Stockholm/Universal Records, features L-G in the track "Forever More". Listen to the song in streaming Real...March 25, 2004
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SLAYER, CRADLE OF FILTH, MONSTER MAGNET Confirmed For England's DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL
SLAYER, SUM 41, CRADLE OF FILTH, MONSTER MAGNET, ILL NINO and GODSMACK have all been confirmed for the main stage of this year's mega metal Download Festival in Donington, England. Newly added to the Game On Stage are AKERCOCKE, DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, MILLION DEAD, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, H.I.M., DAMAGE...March 18, 2004
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SKRAPE Drummer Confirms Split With RCA, Announces Formation Of New Project
SKRAPE/TOMMY LEE drummer Will Hunt has issued a statement via SKRAPE's official forum confirming the group's split with RCA Records and announcing the formation of a new project with former members of STEREOMUD, STUCK MOJO and DOUBLE DRIVE. Hunt's message reads as follows: "Yo whut-up, peoples!!! Fi...March 14, 2004
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DISTURBED's DRAIMAN Calls THE DARKNESS 'A Joke'
DISTURBED frontman David Draiman has slammed THE DARKNESS as "a joke" and has taken issue with the British rock band's alleged characterization of DISTURBED as a band that symbolizes "this whole wave of nu-metal that is near its death." Speaking to Metal Edge magazine for its May 2004 issue, Draiman...March 14, 2004
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SHAKIRA's Cover Of AC/DC's 'Back In Black' To Surface On Upcoming DVD/CD
Colombian pop singer's SHAKIRA's previously unreleased cover of AC/DC's "Back in Black" will be included on her "Live and Off the Record" audio/visual documentation of last year's "Tour of the Mongoose". The set, due on March 30, will be packaged as a two-and-a-half-hour DVD with a ten-song bonus CD...March 12, 2004
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NIKKI SIXX: 'It Feels New Again'
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock 'n' Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "The Tower in-store was so much fun. Tracii said it's really our first gig, and he's correct in the fact that it was all on us. "I was blown away by the support ...March 11, 2004
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: Guest Appearances, Guitar Seminars Announced
Former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman played lead guitar on one song on the upcoming album, "Monster", from the Japanese heavy rock band 03. The CD will be released on March 31 via Avex Records. In other news, Friedman will be appearing at The First World Guitar Congress, held June 2-9 in Baltimo...March 8, 2004
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NY Times: TOMMY LEE Makes 'Dismal' Attempt At Crossing Over To Dance World
According to the New York Times, former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee "made a dismal attempt at crossing over to the dance world, drumming along with a D.J." at this past weekend's Ultra Music Festival, an annual dance-music gathering that recently joined forces with the Winter Music Conference, an...March 8, 2004
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SPEEDY GONZALES Sign With AOR HEAVEN RECORDS
SPEEDY GONZALES, the Swedish melodic hard rock outfit featuring former CANDLEMASS/TALK OF THE TOWN vocalist Thomas Vikström and TALISMAN/ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN bassist Marcel Jacob, will release a new album in July on the AOR Heaven label. Founded in early 1990 by Vikström, Tommy Denander (guitars, RAD...March 4, 2004
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OMNIUM GATHERUM Name New Album
Finnish melo-death metallers OMNIUM GATHERUM have set "Fall Grave Silence" as the working title of their sophomore album, tentatively due this fall through Rage Of Achilles Records. The follow-up to last year's highly acclaimed "Spirits and August Light" will be recorded during June-July at Sonic Pu...March 2, 2004