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The 'Real' SUPERNOVA Will Fight TOMMY LEE's 'Washed Up Metalheads' For Rights To Name

Bassist Art Mitchell of the long-running Orange County, California, punk trio SUPERNOVA has told MTV.com that his band has hired attorneys to respond to CBS-TV in the form of a cease-and-desist letter in connection with upcoming second season of "Rock Star", the reality show which will see MÖTLEY CR...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Says 'Rock Star' Was Too Good To Pass Up

Launch Radio Networks reports: Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told Launch that he considered himself semi-retired after the death last year of Denis "Piggy" D'Amour, the guitarist in Newsted's current band, VOIVOD. But Newsted admitted that the chance to start a new group for the reality TV...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist NEWSTED Talks About 'Monster' Documentary: Audio Available

An 11-minute audio interview with former METALLICA and current VOIVOD/SUPERNOVA bassist Jason Newsted, conducted on Tuesday, June 27 by "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" on the Seattle station 99.9 KISW, has been posted online at this location. During the interview, Newsted talks about the METALLICA...

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VOIVOD Frontman Talks About New Album, Possible Future Releases

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with VOIVOD frontman Denis Belanger (a.k.a. Snake). A few excerpts from the chat follow: Metal-Rules.com: Were the 10 songs on "Katorz" the most developed of the ones you were working on, or are the forthcoming ones as developed? Snake: "Well, they're...

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'Rock Star: Supernova' Contestants' Identities Revealed

Steve Rogers of RealityTVWorld.com is reporting that CBS has revealed the identities of the fifteen singers who will compete in "Rock Star: Supernova", this summer's new edition of the Mark Burnett-created "Rock Star: INXS" reality talent competition that the network aired last summer. Scheduled to...

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FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Original Guitarist MIKE GILBERT To Rejoin Band For BANG YOUR HEAD!!!

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM drummer Craig Nielsen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Ed Carlson [guitar] will not be going with us to Germany for the Bang Your Head!!! [festival]. Instead none other than Mike Gilbert — of course, the other original guitarist who left after the...

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JASON NEWSTED On SUPERNOVA 'Supergroup': 'This Is Going To Be Huge'

Former METALLICA/current VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted recently spoke to Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com about SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring Newsted, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke, which will use the "Rock Star" TV program to search for a lead s...

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VOIVOD: 'Katorz' E-Card Available

Canada's pioneering metal band VOIVOD have launched an exclusive e-card to promote their much-anticipated new album "Katorz", set for release in North America on July 25 via The End Records. The e-card features a biography on the album, the track "The X-Stream" and a link to the five-minute trailer...

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SUPERNOVA Featuring NEWSTED, LEE, CLARKE: Video Interview Posted Online

An interview with SUPERNOVA — the new all-star band featuring ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke — is included on a free DVD that comes with this week's issue of TV Guide (on sale June 1),according to TVShowsOnDVD.com. T...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE Jams With THE BRONX In Los Angeles

According to MTV.com, onetime GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke and original BLACK FLAG singer Keith Morris joined L.A. punks THE BRONX onstage for the last show of the band's month-long residency at Los Angeles' Spaceland Monday night (May 29). Clarke produced THE BRONX's 2003 self-titled debut....

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TOMMY LEE Is Looking For Next MARILYN MANSON To Front SUPERNOVA

World Entertainment News Network is reporting that MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is looking for the next Marilyn Manson to front his new supergroup SUPERNOVA. Lee has teamed up with former GUNS N' ROSES star Gilby Clarke and ex-METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted, and the trio are now seeking out an unk...

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OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist BLASKO Schedules Signing Session At FANGORIA'S WEEKEND OF HORRORS

OZZY OSBOURNE bassist bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (ex-ROB ZOMBIE, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER) is back from England where he played with Ozzy for the Prince's Trust and is now taking time to join the other "horror rockers" that will attend Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, CA on June 3. Alongside B...

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Report: TOMMY LEE To Launch Fashion Line

According to the New York Post, L.A. rag label People's Liberation has enlisted MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee to help create a limited-edition collection of denim, hooded sweatshirts and hats. Company owner Danny Guez is no stranger to questionable celebrity fashion collaborations: He co-owns the Wi...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist GILBY CLARKE: New Audio Interview Posted Online

Metal Express Radio (web site) has posted a brand new 14-minute streaming audio interview with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke at this location (Windows Media). The chat focuses on SUPERNOVA, Clarke's new all-star band with MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and ex-METALLICA bassist Jason New...

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Bassist BLASKO Rumored To Have Left ROB ZOMBIE To Join OZZY OSBOURNE's Band

Bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson is strongly rumored to have left ROB ZOMBIE in order to join OZZY OSBOURNE's new recording/touring band. At press time, there has been no official confirmation on Blasko's departure or any word on a possible replacement in ZOMBIE's group. Blasko originally joined OSBOU...