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Former TESTAMENT Axeman To Teach At AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GUITAR

Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick has joined the distinguished faculty of New York's premier guitar school, American Institute Of Guitar (AIG). Alex will be teaching the Jazz Soloing Workshop this fall. "Learn the essential scales, arpeggios and techniques of jazz soloing," reads a p...
August 31, 2003
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SEPULTURA Win Brazilian Video Award

SEPULTURA won the "Best Direction of Photography" award for their "Bullet The Blue Sky" video (directed by Academia de Filmes) at this year's edition of "MTV Brasil Video Music Awards", held Tuesday (August 26). The Brazilian band's cover version of the U2 track was up for four awards at the event,...
August 28, 2003
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SEPULTURA Set American Release Date For 'Roorback'

Brazil's SEPULTURA have set an August 26 American release date through SPV Records for their latest CD, "Roorback". The follow-up to 2001's "Nation" was recorded and mixed by producer Steve Evetts (SNAPCASE, EARTH CRISIS) at Mosh Studios in São Paulo, Brazil, and was released in Europe in May throug...
August 1, 2003
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SEPULTURA: Live Recordings Posted Online

A SEPULTURA fan site containing a lot of live recordings of the group — of both the audio and video variety — can be accessed at www.sepulive.com. As previously reported, SEPULTURA have officially inked a North American and Australian deal with SPV/Steamhammer Records. The Brazilian metallers, who w...
July 15, 2003
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SEPULTURA: Hungarian Live Report Posted Online

A four-minute video report from SEPULTURA's appearance at the Wanted Festival in Budapest, Hungary on June 28, including a short interview with drummer Igor Cavalera, has been posted online at this location (file size: 35 MB). You can also check out live pictures of SEPULTURA, taken at the Waldrock...
July 2, 2003
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NIRVANA, GUNS N' ROSES Songs Among Best of Past 25 Years

NIRVANA's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and GUNS N' ROSES' "Sweet Child O' Mine" are among the 10 greatest songs of the past quarter-century, according to VH1. The Seattle band's groundbreaking grunge anthem is No. 1 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years", which will air on the v...
June 10, 2003
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ADEMA To Issue 'Unstable' In August

ADEMA, the California-based group featuring Jonathan Davis' little half-brother Marky Chavez, have completed work on their second full-length album, "Unstable", due on Aug. 19 through Arista Records. In advance of the "Unstable" single, scheduled for radio adds on June 23, ADEMA will hit the road fo...
May 22, 2003
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P.O.D.: Energized And Reborn

P.O.D. are currently in the recording studio with producer Howard Benson, who worked on the band's last album, "Satellite", and their 1999 breakthrough LP, "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown". They've started laying down drum tracks for 17 new songs for an album that's scheduled to come out Nove...
May 15, 2003
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SEPULTURA Video Wins Brazilian Award

SEPULTURA's video for their rendition of U2's "Bullet The Blue Sky" won the award for best direction of photography at this year's edition of the Brazilian Cinematography Association Awards. The clip, which was directed by Ricardo DellaRosa, was filmed last November/December in the band's hometown o...
May 13, 2003
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WHITESNAKE Frontman Defends Decision To Join ROCK NEVER STOPS Tour

WHITESNAKE frontman David Coverdale has addressed fan concerns over the group's decision to embark on this summer's Rock Never Stops 2003 package tour alongside WARRANT, SLAUGHTER and KIP WINGER. The trek, which will reportedly feature WHITESNAKE in the headlining slot, is tentatively set to kick of...
May 7, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE To Appear At LUCIANO PAVAROTTI's Bash

DEEP PURPLE are scheduled to perform at Luciano Pavarotti's annual bash, "Pavarotti & Friends", on May 27 at the Parco Novi Sad in Modena Italy. Also set to appear at the event are Eric Clapton, U2's Bono, members of QUEEN, Lionel Richie and Ricky Martin. PURPLE last appeared at the bash in 2001...
May 1, 2003
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SEPULTURA Announce European Release Date, Post Cover Artwork For 'Roorback'

SEPULTURA have set a May 26 European release date through SPV/Steamhammer Records for their new album, "Roorback". Check out the cover artwork here. The follow-up to 2001's "Nation", which was recorded and mixed by producer Steve Evetts (SNAPCASE, EARTH CRISIS) at Mosh Studios in São Paulo, Brazil,...
April 12, 2003
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SEPULTURA/VOIVOD: More Tour Dates Announced

More dates have been released for the forthcoming North American tour featuring SEPULTURA and VOIVOD. The two groups will be hitting the following U.S. cities next month: Apr. 18 - San Francisco, CA @ Avalon Apr. 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Apr. 21 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Apr. 22 - ...
April 2, 2003
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SEPULTURA Perform HELLHAMMER's 'Messiah': Video Posted Online

A video clip of SEPULTURA performing a cover of HELLHAMMER's "Messiah" live in the studios of MTV Brasil has been posted online at this location (file size: 31 MB). A studio version of "Messiah" surfaced on the group's recently-issued covers-only EP, "Revolusongs", which saw the Brazilian quartet pa...
March 18, 2003
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LIMP BIZKIT's DURST Honors U2's BONO At New York City Event

A dozen-or-so photos of LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst arriving at the "45th Grammy Awards - MusiCares 2003 Person of the Year" party/event honoring U2 singer Bono at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on Friday, Feb. 21 have been posted online at this location. ...
February 23, 2003