DEADSY, the Los Angeles-based band featuring frontman P. Exeter Blue I (a.k.a. Elijah Blue, son of actress/singer Cher and Gregg Allman), have released an official statement confirming their split with Dreamworks Records. The statement reads as follows: "With regard to the recent mutual and amicable split between DEADSY and their former label, Dreamworks, ...
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Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson will be giving a music-business lecture at the School of Bass seminar on May 6 in Tempe, Arizona. "My talk will be based on my book 'Making Music Your Business' as well as many professional experiences I've had in the biz," says David. "Also, there will be some incredible ...
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Zakk Wylde (OZZY OSBOURNE, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY), Jerry Cantrell (ALICE IN CHAINS) and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB) will be heading up a "Metal Clinic" the Crossroads Guitar Festival, set to take place Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6 at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. In addition to spectacular concerts ...
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Former MEGADETH/current F5 bassist David Ellefson recently spoke to Horror Rock Bass, a web site dedicated to "death rock" bassists. Ellefson talked about his early musical training, how he carried on with music after MEGADETH, and what the fans can expect from the new F5 recordings. The following are a couple of excerpts ...
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British Celtic-influenced progressive rock band MOSTLY AUTUMN have parted ways with drummer Jonathan Blackmore. "There is a great deal to do if the band is to achieve all we hope to do over the coming years and Jonathan felt unable to make the extra commitment which we need in terms of time and effort," the ...
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KORN have posted a remixed version of their song "Y'All Want a Single", featuring a guest appearance by embattled shock jock Howard Stern, at their official web site. Download it here. Stern, whose radio show was pulled by Clear Channel off its stations last month because of indecency concerns, has hailed the video ...
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Jonathan Davis of KORN and Chester and Mike of LINKIN PARK called Ben Harvey of New York's K-Rock 92.3 FM Radio on Thursday (March 18) to talk about the upcoming Projekt Revolution tour. Listen to the interviews: Korn, Linkin Park. The Projekt Revolution 2004 Tour, featuring LINKIN PARK, KORN, SNOOP DOGG ...
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Vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) has parted ways with the drummer from his solo band, Alex Papa. "Alex has decided to pursue other avenues in his career," Jeff said in a statement. "I and the rest of the band support his decisions and wish him nothing but every success in his future endeavors. ...
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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!!! First off, yes, it's me, the drummer. "The good ...
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F5, the new Arizona-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, drummer David Small (web site), and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, have uploaded their first group photo at this location. F5 recently premiered a studio recording of the track "Fall To Me" on the ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has defended the group's latest album, "St. Anger", against criticism that it is virtually unlistenable, telling The Oregonian that heavy metal fans are not open to their favorite bands changing and experimenting with a tried-and-tested formula. "We needed to make a record that was underproduced, and I think we succeeded!" Lars ...
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Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has formed a new band called F5. "The music is heavy, melodic, has a bit of old school in it at times as there are two guitar players who both rip, Steve Conley and John Davis," Ellefson told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "The drummer is David Small (web site), vocalist Dale ...
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All this "new wave of American metal" stuff (as GOD FORBID's label people like to term it) is kind of the musical equivalent of a sneering tough guy discovering his feminine side. Alongside SHADOWS FALL and a few other notables, GOD FORBID have widened the remit to embellish unrelenting HATEBREED-style pit violence sounds with the ...
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Punk rock icon Henry Rollins has told Lawrence.com that he is currently in the process of putting together a new band, with tentative plans to launch it later in the year. "I have another project planned for this summer, and all the people are in place and everyone's on board," he said. "I've just got ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, KORN's Jonathan Davis, POISON's Bret Michaels and DISTURBED's David Draiman are among the musicians featured in the "Hip Hop & Rock" DVD, out now via Playboy video. Click here to see the DVD cover. The "very steamy 18-certificate DVD" reportedly features the above-mentioned artists, alongside such rappers ...
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KORN frontman Jonathan Davis will be chatting online Sunday, February 29 at 8:00 p.m. PST in the "Korn Korner" section of the band's official web site, Korn.com. "We look forward to seeing some old faces, and some new ones as well," reads a post on the web site. "For those that have not previously joined ...
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AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones and former GUNS N' ROSES bass player Duff McKagan were among the guest performers at the CAMP FREDDY gig at a GM party/Hollywood fashion event Tuesday (Feb. 24). Check out pictures from Wire Image. As previously reported, CAMP FREDDY is ...
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Singer Jeff Scott Soto, a veteran of the YNGWIE MALMSTEEN band, TALISMAN, AXEL RUDI PELL, TAKARA and HUMAN CLAY, is to front up a brand new Californian "supergroup". Joining Soto is the JOURNEY pairing of guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo, with Marco Mendoza on bass. Mendoza's credits include THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE and TED ...
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Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick recently gave an interview to JamBands.com in which he discussed his time in TESTAMENT and his progression away from the heavy music scene into a more jazz/fusion-influenced approach. Asked if playing in front of large crowds during TESTAMENT's early days was a strange experience for him at such a young ...
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Arlett Vereecke, the publicist for former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash and his wife Perla, has released a statement offering Slash and Perla's version of the incident that occurred last weekend at Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy bash at the Beverly Hills Hotel. According to an account published in yesterday's edition of ...
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Jeffrey Slonim of The New York Post reports that former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash broke up a cat fight last weekend that ensued after his wife, Perla, who is five months pregnant with the couple's second child, tried to squeeze by a female reveler on her way out of Clive Davis' annual ...
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Members of VELVET REVOLVER, JANE'S ADDICTION and FOO FIGHTERS, along with Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, were among the attendees at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out photos from Film Magic: Slash, Duff+Matt, Dave Grohl,
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KORN frontman Jonathan Davis has told the Sydney Morning Herald that he is looking forward to touring Australia in their first visit since the 1999 Big Day Out. This time he'll bring along his eight-year-old son, Nathan. "Oh, he's great, and he really digs KORN, which is lucky for me," said Davis. "It's funny, because ...
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Congratulations are in order for CRYSTAL EYES guitarist Jonathan Nyberg and his girlfriend Marika, who welcomed a son this past Sunday (Feb. 1). The "little rocker" has been named Ville, according to a posting on the band's web site. CRYSTAL EYES' third full-length album, "Vengeance Descending", was released last May through DMP Sweden Records. The ...
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O Youn-hee and Andrew Petty of The Korea Herald reviewed KORN's January 29 concert with the hugely popular local rock artist SEO TAI-JI show at Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea. "Before KORN took the stage, a chunky portion of the audience left — mostly people who had not heard of the American band," they wrote. ...
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EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has posted the following message in regards to the band's upcoming record-release party (scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 11 at DNA Lounge in San Francisco): "Okay, here's the scoop on the record release party. There is NO opening band. First band on is us, EXODUS. We are going to ...
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KORN singer Jonathan Davis has has signed a band called DRAMA to his own group's Elementree Records and will produce DRAMA's debut album for release later this year, according to MTV.com. "It's a band out of Sacramento by way of Seattle," Davis said. "It's really dark, dark rock. I'm excited about it. It's definitely going ...
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Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Kelly Osbourne is making her first foray into scripted series with ABC's drama pilot "Doing It". Based on British author Melvin Burgess' controversial young-adult novel, "Doing It" centers on the sexual antics of three 16-year-old Seattle boys: Dino (Sean Farris), Jonathan (Chris Lowell) and Ben (Jon Foster). Osbourne, star of ...
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Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa of the Boston Herald report that after 24 hours of intense — and sometimes tense — negotiations, AEROSMITH is Back in the Saddle Again for Super Bowl XXXVIII. "We worked it out," said National Football League spokesguy Brian McCarthy. "We're looking forward to a great show." On Friday afternoon the ...
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