VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland has released the following political statement on the eve of the U.S. presidential elections: "Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union there has been a lack of a balance of power. This lacking has created an environment whereas any American president — or 'two' presidents with the same name ...
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A PERFECT CIRCLE/TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan recently spoke to Chris Steffen of the Dallas Music Guide about the presidential elections and APC's upcoming releases "eMOTIVe" and "aMOTION". Several excerpts from the interview follow: Dallas Music Guide: Is the war the most important issue in the election or is it a massive combination ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield and singer Geoff Tate spoke to 411Mania.com about the group's current tour and their forthcoming CD, the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime", tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II". Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the inspiration behind the upcoming "Operation: Mindcrime" sequel: Scott Rockenfield: ...
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BLAZE manager Neil Marklew recently spoke to BlazeFans.com about the group's recent lineup changes and the band's future, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: BlazeFans.com: How would you describe the support SPV have given the band over the years? Neil Marklew: "Difficult one this. In the beginning they were very ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has posted another installment of his regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail". A couple of excerpts follow: On upcoming presidential elections: "There have been three televised debates between Kerry and Bush and Kerry has won all three. And don't just think I'm being partisan; I saw polls on Fox News say ...
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IRON MAIDEN's 2005 live dates have got off to an amazing start with tickets for their massive show in Gothenburg's Ullevi Stadium on July 9 selling out in just two and a half hours. All 51,000 tickets were snapped up by Scandinavian fans, excited at the thought of seeing one of the world’s greatest rock ...
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Joey Severance, the tour manager for the "Clash Of Demigods European Tour 2004" (featuring BEHEMOTH, KRISIUN, RAGNAROK and INCANTATION), has sent the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET regarding the cancellation of the tour's scheduled stop in Manchester, U.K. Wednesday night (Oct. 27): "Many people are wondering why I cancelled the show in Manchester and I am ...
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KING DIAMOND frontman/namesake recently gave a lengthy interview to Metal Sludge as part of the web site's weekly "20 Questions With..." feature. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Sludge: What are you currently up to? Briefly plug whatever it is you have to plug so we can get going. ...
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"The Iron Maiden Companion – Update 1" book will be coming out November 29, 2004. The book will feature an update to the famous "Iron Maiden Companion" book, updating new releases 2000 onward and filling in some old items. This invaluable source of information for IRON MAIDEN fans, collectors, and professionals is based on Marco ...
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THE HAUNTED guitarist Patrik Jensen recently spoke to Blistering.com about the group's split with Earache Records and frontman Marco Aro, and the band's latest release, "rEVOLVEr", among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the split with Earache: "Earache Records kind of hijacked THE HAUNTED. THE HAUNTED is my band, but ...
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DOPE frontman Edsel Dope recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about the group's upcoming fourth album, "American Apathy", tentatively due in early 2005 via Artemis Records. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RockConfidential.com: The new record will be out in February, right? Still the same record label? Edsel Dope: "Yeah, February or March. Last time ...
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DANZIG frontman and namesake Glenn Danzig has spoken to Metal Edge magazine about his plans to retire from touring following the completion of the upcoming "Blackest of the Black" trek (which has been postponed from its originally announced fall 2004 kick-off date). Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal Edge: For at least the time ...
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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES' upcoming "Return to Venice" project will feature the first new recordings from LOS CYCOS since the "Welcome to Venice" album. LOS CYCOS were one of the five original bands on the "Welcome to Venice" LP. The others were NO MERCY, BEOWÜLF, EXCEL and, of course, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. The LOS CYCOS song "It's Not ...
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KING DIAMOND frontman and namesake recently spoke to MetalEater.com about the group's new live album, "Deadly Lullbyes Live", vocalist Livia Zita, his long friendship with Andy LaRocque, the Geraldo Rivera incident, and much more. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On "Deadly Lullbyes Live": "There are a lot of things we did that ...
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Hits Daily Double reports: "How bad was this summer’s touring season? At an Aug. 4 at an Atlanta amphitheatre that seats 18,389, veteran rockers KISS — used to doing big business — sold only 4,345 tickets, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of what observers are calling 'one of the slowest summers ever.' Despite ...
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A yellow-and-purple satin stage cape worn by Ozzy Osbourne at the California Jam Festival in 1974 sold for 8,000 pounds (approximately $14,400) at a London auction on Wednesday (Sept. 29), according to Bloomberg.com. The cape, which was valued at 4,000 pounds (approximately $7,200), sold to a buyer at Christie International's South Kensington offices ...
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Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA), Jack Frost (SEVEN WITCHES) and Mark Briody (JAG PANZER) have been appointed "very special editors" of Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine. Caffery, Frost and Briody will be "sharing their very own thoughts with everybody!" reads a Metal-Temple.com press release. "All this will be happening right in our magazine's forum, free ...
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Late '80s Californian thrash outfit BLOODCUM, who are perhaps best known for their loose affiliation with SLAYER (the group's bassist was John Araya, younger brother of SLAYER frontman Tom Araya), are in the process of reforming with a view towards playing a few local shows and having "some fun" all over again, according to original ...
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According to a posting on the IRON MAIDEN fan site MaidenFans.com, MAIDEN guitarist Adrian Smith has ended years of fan speculation by revealing that the 2000 album "Brave New World" featured leftovers from the 1998 CD "Virtual XI". Asked in a 2003 interview to identify the four songs that were written during the ...
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Rockdetector.com executive editor Garry Sharpe-Young has been working on a leviathan account of BLACK SABBATH's complete recording history, from the earliest demos through to the "Reunion" album and, possibly, beyond. Already having two highly praised SABBATH-related titles under his belt, "The Story of the Ozzy Osbourne Band" and "Black Sabbath – Never Say Die", Garry ...
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LAMB OF GOD leads the pack in what some are already calling "the New Wave of American Heavy Metal." While we're not quick to start categorizing things again — after all, look what happened to the so-called "nu metal" movement — it seems clear that there's some sort of underground uprising that's been occurring, and ...
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Italian melodic metallers SECRET SPHERE have completed pre-production for their new album, tentatively due in early 2005 through Nuclear Blast Records. With regards to the musical direction of the new material, SECRET SPHERE guitarist Aldo Lonobile writes on the group's web site, "We have changed a little bit once again, as in our style! But ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has announced the addition of guitarist Glen Drover (EIDOLON, ex-KING DIAMOND) to the group's ranks. Speaking to the Shock Waves webzine, Mustaine said, "The webmaster for my website had talked to me about a couple guys and Glen's name popped up, we did some research and it was a perfect fit." ...
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DIMMU BORGIR frontman Shagrath recently spoke to Metal-Exiles.com about the group's participation in this year's Ozzfest and the departure of drummer Nick Barker, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metal-Exiles.com: You guys recently had an incident with a radio station. Can you elaborate on what happened? Shagrath: "Well, ...
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CRYPTOPSY singer Lord Worm recently spoke to Metallian.com about his departure from the group eight years ago and his eventual decision to rejoin the band. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Metallian: Why did you leave CRYPTOPSY at a time when it seemed the band is just about to make it big? There ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil sat down exclusively with MuchMoreMusic's Bill Welychka in Buffalo, NY last week and cleared up recent rumors of a possible reunion/farewell tour. "Two weeks ago in L.A., Tommy (Lee), Nikki (Sixx), myself and Mick (Mars) by phone sat in a room together with all the attorneys to see if ...
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Former LED ZEPPELIN bassist John Paul Jones will be performing with THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" Wednesday night/Thursday morning (August 11-12) at 12:35 a.m. THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION SOCIETY is Glen Phillips (ex-TOAD THE WET SPROCKET), with Sara Watkins, Chris Thile, and Sean Watkins (NICKEL CREEK). Catch THE MUTUAL ADMIRATION ...
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In a brand-new interview with the East Valley Tribune, former PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo has once again reiterated that SUPERJOINT RITUAL is his priority. "I just want people to realize that this is a (expletive) real band," he said. "I don't want them to think we're just going to disappear and be this precursor to ...
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In a recent interview with ElectricBasement.com, ex-DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch spoke candidly about the early underpinnings of his severely strained relationship with vocalist Don Dokken. Lynch claims the vocalist snuck material from him prior to him joining DOKKEN. Lynch was in a SoCal band called XCITER at the time. "Don said he had an interest ...
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SLAYER guitarist Jeff Hanneman recently spoke to RiftRock.com about the group's upcoming DVD release, "Reign In Blood Live: Still Reigning", and their next studio album. Several excerpts from the interview follow: RiftRock.com: The band is putting out yet another live DVD soon that features the album "Reign In Blood" played in its entirety ...
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