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METALLICA's HETFIELD: Why PEPPER KEENAN Didn't Make It Into The Band
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has confirmed reports that C.O.C. guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan was one of the musicians to have auditioned for the bassist slot in the group following the departure of Jason Newsted. "[Pepper]'s a good player and a solid guy," Hetfield told Kerrang! magazine. "I...March 10, 2003
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NIKKI SIXX: 'I Have No Ill Feelings Towards Any Members Of MÖTLEY CRÜE'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has issued a follow-up statement in an attempt to clarify his previous comment regarding CRÜE singer Vince Neil's reliance on CRÜE material during his solo appearances. "The Internet is a tricky thing," Nikki wrote earlier today in the "Rock'n'Rol...March 4, 2003
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MARCOS CURIEL: I Was Fired From P.O.D.
Ex-P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel has lashed out at his former bandmates, claiming that he was fired from the band last week because he has other projects and because of differences in religious philosophies. "I was hoping I could do what Maynard [Keenan] does," Curiel told MTV.com. "He's in TOOL an...February 19, 2003
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TWIGGY RAMIREZ Confirms METALLICA Audition, Discusses A PERFECT CIRCLE Gig
Former MARILYN MANSON bassist Twiggy Ramirez (a.k.a. Jeordie White) has confirmed that he auditioned for the vacant slot in METALLICA prior to officially landing his current gig with A PERFECT CIRCLE. Twiggy, who never heard back from the METALLICA camp after auditioning for the group, discovered th...February 12, 2003
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A PERFECT CIRCLE's LEEUWEN On Upcoming CD: 'It Keeps Changing'
A PERFECT CIRCLE guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen recently spoke to Australia's Undercover News about the band's upcoming sophomore effort, tentatively due later in the year. "Last I heard, there wasn't any vocals on it," Troy said. "That is another thing that continually evolves as time progresses. It is...January 28, 2003
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A PERFECT CIRCLE Start Work On Sophomore CD
A PERFECT CIRCLE have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to their 2000 debut, "Mer De Noms", tentatively due in the summer. "On Jan 17, 2003, A PERFECT CIRCLE reconvened to begin the writing/recording process," frontman Maynard Keenan confirmed via the group's official web site. "Wh...January 25, 2003
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TOOL Get Fired Up!
TOOL accidentally set fire to their dressing room on Nov. 12 at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, and are required to pay for the damage. Freeman Coliseum general manager J.C. Hrubetz says the fire was minor, and that the band's bill for the damage is "less than the amount of a used Chevy...November 21, 2002
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TRICK ELZEN Shoots Straight From The Hip About EDSEL DOPE, ACEY SLADE, and MURDERDOLLS
DISCLAIMER: This is a parody of the Edsel Dope interview published here back on Nov. 4 and only to be taken half-seriously. The anonymous author of this parody claims no affiliation with STATIC-X, Tripp Eisen, DOPE, THE MURDERDOLLS, BON JOVI, or MARILYN MANSON. If brevity is the soul of wit, then th...November 13, 2002
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UPDATED: GUNS N' ROSES No-Show Sparks Riot
The long-awaited launch of GUNS N' ROSES' first North American tour in nine years, scheduled to take place last night (Nov. 7) at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, was canceled after frontman Axl Rose failed to make it to the Canadian city in time for the gig. Following the announ...November 8, 2002
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DOWN's PEPPER KEENAN: 'ADEMA Got Smoked'
DOWN/C.O.C. guitarist Pepper Keenan has confirmed previously-published reports that a physical altercation took place between members of DOWN and ADEMA backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest in August. When pressed about the incident by Cleveland, Ohio's Music's Bottom Line, Keenan joked around...November 7, 2002
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SATYRICON Video Posted Online
Norway's SATYRICON has made available for streaming the video for the track "Fuel For Hatred" from the group's current "Volcano" opus at this location. The clip was directed by acclaimed Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund, who has previously worked with METALLICA, MADONNA, and THE PRODIGY, among others...October 29, 2002
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FILTER Announce U.S., European Dates
FILTER have announced the following dates during the coming weeks: Sep. 25 - Tallahassee, FL @ Floyd's Music Store Sep. 26 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Sep. 28 - Atlanta, GA @ 99X HiFi Buys Amphitheatre Sep. 29 - Huntsville, AL @ Big Spring Jam Sep. 30 - Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's ...September 25, 2002
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DOWN Punch Out ADEMA Guitarist Backstage at OZZFEST
Members of DOWN and ADEMA reportedly got into a scuffle backstage at the St. Louis stop of Ozzfest, where one of the guitarists for ADEMA got punched in the mouth while he was on DOWN's tour bus and it almost led to a showdown between Phil Anselmo and the DOWN boys and Jonathan Davis' little ...August 24, 2002
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Commence Recording Sessions For New CD
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY went into the studio several weeks ago and recorded a brand new track, provisionally entitled "The Unholy", for inclusion on the band's upcoming album, tentatively due sometime in 2003. The recording in question was premiered last Friday via the Raleigh, North Carolina's radi...August 20, 2002
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TRENT REZNOR Breaks Silence On TAPEWORM Project
TAPEWORM, the much-anticipated side project of NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor and TOOL/A PERFECT CIRCLE singer Maynard James Keenan, are completing work on an album's worth of material "that started as one idea and have mutated and grown into another altogether," Reznor said in a statement is...August 6, 2002
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