SUICIDAL TENDENCIES frontman Mike Muir has posted the following report from the band's appearance at last weekend's 105.1 WLRS' Fest Five event on the Great Lawn in Louisville, Kentucky: "Lori, the bands booking agent called Wednesday, saying she just got a call asking if we were available and willing to fly out a play a ...
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POWERMAN 5000 have withdrawn from their tour with MUDVAYNE, FINGERTIGHT and V-SHAPED MIND after their tour support was reportedly pulled by their record company, Dreamworks Records. The band's frontman, Spider One, has posted the following message explaining the situation: "Alright, everybody. I know you're all anxious to know what's going on with this tour news, ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently spoke to Playboy.com about his most memorable and most unusual sexual experiences. When asked if there is one experience he remembers above all others, Simmons said, "No, but one incident made my heart beat like nothing else. In the Seventies, we kept being invited to bizarre parties. There was a ...
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Legendary doom metallers PENTAGRAM are currently working on material for their new album, tentatively due in early 2004. Joining vocalist Bobby Liebling in the new lineup are Kelly Carmichael (guitar, INTERNAL VOID), Adam S. Heinzmann (bass, INTERNAL VOID) and Mike Smail (drums, PENANCE). "We're working up some old stuff ['70s era songs], and also working ...
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Death metal/grindcore innovators REPULSION have confirmed a live appearance at the Machine Shop nightclub in Flint, Michigan on December 20. In other news, the band are compiling video footage and pictures of the group from the early days up to their performance at this year's Milwaukee Metalfest for an upcoming DVD release. They are asking ...
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Former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Ahrue Luster (currently in ILL NINO) has released a statement in response to MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain's post regarding Luster's previous characterization of the decision-making process in MH as "a Robb Flynn dictatorship." Speaking to Metal Hammer magazine for its current issue, Luster said, "I've known [the ILL NINO] guys ...
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MACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain has responded to the comments made by his former bandmate, guitarist Ahrue Luster (currently in ILL NINO), regarding the decision-making process in Luster's previous group. Speaking to Metal Hammer magazine for its current issue, Luster said, "I've known [the ILL NINO] guys a long time. MACHINE HEAD did two tours ...
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The band KITTIE and its producer Garth Richardson have added important new claims to its complaint against Artemis Records detailing additional ways that the label undermined and failed to fulfill its most basic obligations to the band and have requested from the court that the band be released from any further obligations under its recording ...
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Seminal punk rock band DEAD KENNEDYS announced today that they are extending an offer to former lead singer Jello Biafra to rejoin the band at their 25th Anniversary concert at the Key Club in Los Angeles on August 19, 2003. "We are absolutely serious in asking Jello to rejoin the band on our anniversary," said ...
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, the new band featuring MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, L.A. GUNS guitarist Tracii Guns, vocalist London LeGrand, and drummer Scot Coogan (ex-PAUL GILBERT, ONI LOGAN/ROWAN ROBERTSON, SINÉAD O'CONNOR), appear to be on the verge of splitting up as a result of their inability to land an American and European licensing deal for ...
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DEFTONES frontman Chino Moreno has refused to apologize for the barbed comments he's made in the press about KORN and his Summer Sanitarium tourmates METALLICA, LIMP BIZKIT and LINKIN PARK, saying that he was simply speaking the truth and insisting that he doesn't "give a shit" if anybody else was offended by his ...
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KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons recently told The Toronto Sun that the secret to the band's longevity lies in defining themselves as a flashy band that plays non-flashy music, rather than the other way around. "When you think about it, we make no sense, because we're completely against fashion," he said. "Look at us — we ...
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ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently spoke to Kaffeine Buzz about the current state of the music industry. "It's getting worse and worse with the labels consolidating more and more," he said. "And it's becoming harder and harder for any band. I get emails from people all the time through our web site asking, 'What kind ...
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT singer Candice Night recently posted the following message to her official web site: "We do have just 2 dates right now booked for the US. One in New York and one in Pennsylvania on September 17th and 19th. The new album 'Ghost of a Rose' is due out on August 26th and then ...
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Former ANTHRAX singer Joey Belladonna recently spoke with Glam-Metal.com about his decision in early 2000 to bow out of the ANTHRAX tour that was to feature two frontmen: Belladonna and his replacement, John Bush. The tour, which went ahead without Belldonna's involvement, was to feature Joey on the band's older songs, while Bush was to ...
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A plan to give Ozzy Osbourne the freedom of his Birmingham birthplace has split the community where he once lived, according to icBirmingham.co.uk. Coun Tony Kennedy (Lab, Aston) is leading a crusade to honor the bat-eating rocker in Aston where he was born and bred. But Coun Ayoub Khan (Lib-Dem, Aston) said: "This would send ...
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Adult film actress Jenna Jameson, currently engaged to sometime co-star Justin Sterling, tells Paper magazine that she is entirely over rock stars, of which she has dated many. "Don't ever date a rock star," she advises. "They all have what I call Lead Singer Syndrome. They're all fuckers." Although former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee, ...
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Father Jacques Johnson of Canada's Western Catholic Reporter recounted a time many years ago when he received a call from a mother who asked him to come, as her six-year-old boy could not sleep because he was afraid of something. "I left the rectory and drove to the house and asked the mother what was ...
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CNN aired an interview with Kid Rock on Friday after they were forced to delay the broadcast on Thursday. Rock talked to Wolf Blitzer about his visit to the Middle East to perform for U.S. troops, his support for the war, and whether that support had strained his relationship with singing partner Sheryl Crow, who ...
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According to www.marksfriggin.com, Howard Stern had Pamela Anderson on his show Thursday morning (June 26). "Howard asked Pam why she's shocked when she goes out with someone like Kid Rock or Tommy Lee and then everyone wants to know about it. Howard told her that she brought them through the whole relationship so ...
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Indianapolis-based metal band SCUMGRIEF will headline their annual metal festival, Scumgriefest, at the Knights of Columbus, 2100 E. 71st in Indianapolis, on Saturday, July 5. The event starts at 5:00 p.m. and admission is $8. This is an all-ages event, though alcoholic beverages will be available for attendees 21 and up at the Knights of ...
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DEEP PURPLE guitarist Steve Morse recently addressed fan concern over the title of the group's forthcoming album, "Bananas". He writes on SteveMorse.com, "One unusual thing with the album is that the tentative title. 'Bananas' has some deep-rooted fans up in arms... actually asking if we would change the title. Actually, it was just ...
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Despite previous reports to the contrary, Crash Music recording artists BRICK BATH will NOT be playing at the Las Vegas Metalfest. "The promoter of the show has admitted to not being able to pay [the band] their guarantee to perform or acknowledge the band's rider. [He] sent an email asking if the band was interested ...
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German thrash metal pioneers KREATOR have posted a trailer for their upcoming "Live Kreation - Revisioned Glory" DVD at their official web site. Check it out: Hi-Speed, Lo-Speed. "Live Kreation - Revisioned Glory", due in North America on July 22 through SPV (June 23 in the rest of the world), features ...
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Former THE FIRM bassist Tony Franklin has refuted the reports of his involvement in an upcoming reunion of BLUE MURDER, the classic early '90s hard rock band he helped launch with guitarist/vocalist John Sykes (THIN LIZZY, WHITESNAKE) and Carmine Appice (OZZY OSBOURNE, VANILLA FUDGE). "I've had a number of people asking about the possibility of ...
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Diane Werts of New York Newsday had a chance to preview the first episode of the new season of "The Osbournes" and appeared largely unimpressed with what she saw. "['The Osbournes'] third 'reality' season begins with a half hour that's initially sad (Ozzy asking for ever more 'nitrous' at the dentist), then tedious (do we ...
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STATIC-X have set "Shadow Zone" as the title of their upcoming third full-length album, currently being recorded at a Los Angeles studio with producer Josh Abraham (STAIND, LIMP BIZKIT, UNWRITTEN LAW). The follow-up to 2001's "Machine" reveals the next step in the evolution of STATIC-X. Says founder/frontman Wayne Static, "I hate it when bands keep ...
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METALLICA have partnered with Seattle DSL Online provider Speakeasy and developed Metallicavault.com, a web site that will contain hours of downloadable live recordings, demos and B-sides for free. Unlike many bands that offer free concert footage, song lyrics and music samples, Metallicavault.com's content will only be made available to those who purchase the band's upcoming ...
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Commenting on the report that the American forces are subjecting Iraqi prisoners of war to a new kind of torture — METALLICA's brand of heavy metal — the band's frontman James Hetfield told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter that the whole thing feels "absurd and sad" to him. Meanwhile, in an online chat ...
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German melodic metallers EDGUY have set "Mysteria" as the working title for their next studio album, tentatively due in early 2004 through AFM Records. "We'll have some great surprises for you, so stay tuned," EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet wrote on the band's official web site regarding the new material. "Musically it's gonna sound like EDGUY ...
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