PRIMER 55 have announced their decision to disband "due to creative and personal issues." The band, who recently completed the Jagermeister $12 Riot U.S. tour with DOPE, had previously issued two full-length albums through the Island/Def Jam label. The following is guitarist Bobby Burns' statement on the split: "Hey everyone... What I'm about to tell ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott believes that the band's consistency has been a significant part of their appeal — when the fans go to a DEF LEPPARD concert, they expect to hear the hits, and the group are happy to play them. "They've come to terms with the fact that it's OK to like a ...
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A live video of TEAM SLEEP performing their track "Natalie Portman" at the Glasshouse in Pomona, California this past December has been posted online for download at this location (file size = 89MB). TEAM SLEEP feature in their ranks DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno, DJ Crook, and guitarist Todd Wilkinson. The group's self-titled Tone ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has denied that corporate interference was responsible for the group's latest album, "X", sounding in places more like BBMAK and 'N SYNC than the work of the hard rock outfit that conceived the band's classic 1983 release, "Pyromania". Speaking to Salt Lake City Weekly, Elliott became defensive when ...
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MARIAH CAREY performed the DEF LEPPARD classic "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" during her live appearance on the "Today" show yesterday (Dec. 11). Watch the performance of the track in streaming video at this location (scroll down to about the middle of the page). Carey's version of "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" appears on her ...
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THE ALMIGHTY have officially cancelled their December U.K. tour. The following is the group's statement on the matter: "With great sadness, we announce the UK tour in December has been cancelled. With slow ticket sales for the shows scheduled for THE ALMIGHTY in December and after careful consideration, [THE ALMIGHTY frontman] Ricky [Warwick] has made ...
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DEF LEPPARD have announced the following UK dates during February 2003: Feb. 15 - Newport, UK @ Newport Centre Feb. 17 – Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall Feb. 19 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall Feb. 20 – Sheffield, UK @ HallamFM Arena Feb. 22 – Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle City Hall Feb. 23 – Manchester, ...
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THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be supporting DEF LEPPARD on their Japanese tour, which is due to kick off on Nov. 17 in Sendai. Confirmed dates are as follows: Nov. 17 – Sendai, JAP @ Zepp Sendai Nov. 18 - Kanazawa, JAP @ Kankou Kaikan Nov. 20 - Nagoya, JAP @ Aichi Kinro Kaikan ...
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DEF LEPPARD have announced the following U.S. dates in December: Dec. 06 - San Diego, CA @ Radio show TBA Dec. 08 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Dec. 10 - Phoenix, AZ @ America West Arena Dec. 11 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheater Dec. 12 - Long Beach, CA @ Long ...
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MARIAH CAREY has recorded a cover version of DEF LEPPARD's 1981 hit "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" for her upcoming release, "Charmbracelet", according to Fox News. "I know it sounds weird, and that it probably won't work, but guess what? At last night's [Oct. 22] listening party for Carey's new disk, this was one ...
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DEF LEPPARD will be performing at the second-to-last NASCAR race of the season at the Winston Cup Championship Series, taking place at the Phoenix International Raceway on November 10. The band's performance will take place at noon and will include three songs. The race will be broadcast on television by NBC, with one track airing ...
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Nearly every major artist management company has made the flight to Sacramento to meet with the DEFTONES about representing the group following their split with longtime manager Warren Entner last month, according to Hits Daily Double. That is, everyone with the exception of a "very busy" Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch of Q Prime (METALLICA, ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' Appetite For Destruction, TOOL's Aenima, METALLICA's self-titled "black" album, BLACK SABBATH's Paranoid and AC/DC's Back In Black were among the albums chosen by the readers of Rolling Stone magazine as the 100 greatest rock and pop records of all time. The following are the heavy metal/hard rock releases that made Rolling Stone's ...
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The following is a list of the top-selling hard rock/heavy metal albums in Sweden for the week ending September 13th, 2002 (as reported by the Swedish daily newspaper Aftonbladet): 01. (NEW) IN FLAMES - Reroute To Remain 02. (03) P.O.D. - Satellite 03. (NEW) KISS - The Very Best Of 04. (02) QUEENS OF THE ...
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Jackson, Tennessee's FULL DEVIL JACKET have officially changed their name to WAXBOX (the title of the group's 1999 EP) and are preparing to hit the road in October to introduce the group's new line-up, which includes an as-yet-undisclosed new vocalist and a recently-added second guitarist by the name of Dave. An official web site at ...
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DEF LEPPARD have announced several more dates prior to the kick-off of their official U.S. tour at the end of the year. They are as follows: Sep. 20 - Reading, PA @ Sovereign Center Sep. 21 - Boston, MA @ Fleet Center Sep. 23 - New York, NY @ China Club Nov. 17 – Sendai, ...
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DEF LEPPARD's X debuted at #11 on Billboard's Top 200 Pop Album chart, selling over 71,000 units during its first week of release. The group's greatest hits collection, Vault, also hit #1 on Billboard's Top Catalogue Albums Chart, where it has remained in the Top 20 since its release almost seven years ago. ...
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DEF LEPPARD guitarist Phil Collen recently told Launch about the group's decision take a different approach on their tenth album, aptly titled X (out in the stores today), after being encouraged by the success of AEROSMITH's "Jaded". "Actually the big difference with this album and all the stuff we've done in the '90s, I think ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott will participate in an online chat at USAToday.com on Friday, August 2nd at 6:00 PM ET. The chat will take approximately half an hour. On Tuesday, July 30th, guitarist Phil Collen will answer questions that can be submitted at WashingtonPost.com. Questions have to be submitted before 1:15 PM ET. After ...
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DEF LEPPARD reportedly needed less than two minutes to sell out New York City's Irving Plaza (capacity around 1,200), where the group are scheduled to perform a special low-key promotional gig on Monday, July 29th. DEF LEPPARD are tentatively set to embark on a full-fledged US tour in November in support of their latest CD, ...
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DEF LEPPARD's record label, Mercury Records, will team up with auction site eBay to auction a number of exclusive LEPPARD items, with the main auction being one of the T-shirts used in the "Now" video, autographed by all band members. All proceeds of the auctions, which will start on July 30th and end on August ...
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DEF LEPPARD have lined up the following promo appearances (interviews and/or acoustic performances) during the coming days: Monday, July 22: Burbank, CA: · 03.00 PM PT: KIIS, Valentine Syndicated Show Wednesday, July 24: Dallas, TX: · 07:30 AM CT: KHKS · 08:30 AM CT: KDMX / Mix 102.9 (listen online) · 09:00 AM CT: KEGL ...
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UNIDA frontman John Garcia (ex-KYUSS) has spoken out about the continuing delays in the release of the group's long-awaited full-length effort, which was originally completed in May 2001 while the band was part of the American/Island Def Jam roster. In an interview posted at Stoner Rock, Garcia states that "this is a $350,000 ...
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DEF LEPPARD have scheduled a number of in-store appearances in the US to promote their new album, X, due on July 30th. They are as follows: Jul. 27th at 12:00 PM: Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN (live performance) Jul. 30th at 6:00 PM: Wal-Mart, Saddlebrook, NJ (autograph signing) Jul. 31st at 6:00 PM: Wal-Mart, Fayetteville, ...
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DEF LEPPARD have lined up the following dates in support of their forthcoming X album, due in North America on July 30th: Jul. 11 - Leeds, UK @ Temple Newsam Jul. 13 - Sheffield, UK @ Sheffield Arena Jul. 13 - Stoke-On-Trent, UK @ Brittania Stadium Jul. 26 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club Jul. ...
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DEF LEPPARD performed the following tracks during their appearance at the Red, White & Boom festival in Kansas on June 29th: 01. Let's Get Rocked 02. Promises 03. Foolin' 04. Hysteria 05. Animal 06. Love Bites 07. Photograph 08. Now 09. Rocket 10. Armageddon It 11. Pour Some Sugar On Me 12. Rock of Ages ...
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TYKOON is the name of a freshly-launched Stockholm band that features in its ranks guitarists Tommy Denander and Lars Chriss (LION'S SHARE), vocalist Leif Sundin (GREAT KING RAT, MICHAEL SCHENKER, JOHN NORUM), bassist Andy Loos (GLORY) and an as-yet-undisclosed drummer. "Tommy and I have been working hard on writing songs lately and so far it's ...
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Former GUNS 'N ROSES members Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), and Matt Sorum (drums) will appear in the next video by THE STROKES, according to Launch. The clip, for the song "Someday", is being directed by Roman Coppola, son of famed film director Francis Ford Coppola. Also rumored to appear in the video are members ...
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DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott has posted the following message via the group's official web site at www.defleppard.com: "We finished mixing the album in London on the 7th of May 2002. We did the photo session during the mix, with a great photographer by the name of Clive Arrowsmith. He's been around for ...
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