Frontiers Records will be issuing LANA LANE's newest live release, "Return to Japan", a double CD release over two hours in length that chronicles the vocalist's last four Japanese tours from 1998 to 2002. Disc One contains full band performances from the concerts at Club Citta (2002) and Club Quattro (1999) and Disc Two contains ...
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Diary" section of the group's official web site: "I sit here on the bus heading towards Denver… Been on the whiteline for 11 hours… We had to stop (in North Platt, Nebraska) at a truck stop for 3 pm breakfast. Everybody rolled ...
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Guitarist Michael Thomas (ASHBA, ex-BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, TUFF) will replace Keri Kelli on ADLER's APPETITE's upcoming European tour. "Keri is still in the band and still doing the [upcoming ADLER'S APPETITE debut] record but cannot do the Euro dates," ADLER'S APPETITE singer Jizzy Pearl said in an online posting. As previously reported, Kelli has joined Vince ...
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The annual KISS Expo Holland will take place on June 27 this year, at the Hedon club in Zwolle. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. local time and apart from international KISS dealers, a video from the 2004 tour will be shown, tribute band KISS THIS will perform live on stage and at the end of ...
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Jason Hook, guitarist for Vince Neil's (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) solo band to join pop singer Hilary Duff. Replacing him in Neil's group will be ADLER'S APPETITE axeman Keri Kelli. "European fans should take note that this means Keri will not be touring with ADLER'S APPETITE on their upcoming European tour," reads a posting on Keri's web ...
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Former ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin and his solo band (Steve Ornest - guitar, Izzy Diaz - drums, Jamie Carter - bass) will be playing at Harry O's in Manhattan Beach, CA on Sunday, June 20. The band will also be performing at South Bay Music Awards at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse in Hermosa Beach, CA ...
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In addition to receiving his 20th Reader's Poll award (in the "Progressive Rock" category, for the 10th year in a row), DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has been inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall Of Fame by Modern Drummer magazine, according to a posting on Portnoy's official web site. Mike joins an elite group of ...
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Canadian trio RUSH have confirmed plans to release an EP collection of covers of classics popularized by THE WHO, CREAM, BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD and THE YARDBIRDS. Due June 29 via Atlantic, the eight-track "Feedback" marks the first time the group has ever recorded material by other artists. "[Bassist] Geddy [Lee], [guitarist] Alex [Lifeson] and I were ...
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The 2004 Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament raised more than $100,000 for the T.J. Martell Foundation in memory of ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil's late daughter, Skylar. The event (photos), which took place Thursday (May 6) at the Malibu Country Club in Universal City, CA., featured personal appearances by Neil as well as ...
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On the eve of RUSH's 30th anniversary tour that opens May 26 outside Nashville, the members of the group — Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart — opened up to Billboard magazine in a discussion of their three decades together. Peart, who has not given an interview in several years, responded to questions via ...
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M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH), Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK), and Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM), have recruited Stefan Berggren (SNAKES IN PARADISE, COMPANY OF SNAKES, RAZORBACK) to sing for the group for their upcoming dates in June following ...
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MOTÖRHEAD, W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless, POISON's Bret Michaels, former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach, ANTHRAX, L.A. GUNS, KISS, ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil, Ronnie James Dio and FASTER PUSSYCAT are among the artists featured in "100 Most Metal Moments", a VH1 special focusing on the "entertaining (and sometimes shocking) moments" that defined heavy metal music's heyday. ...
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ADLER'S APPETITE (formerly SUKI JONES), the new band featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, RATT/LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat, and ex-VINCE NEIL/RATT bassist Robbie Crane, have lined up a couple of U.S. dates at the end of May before heading over to Europe a headlining ...
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BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx (ex-MÖTLEY CRÜE) spoke to the Stamford Advocate about the band's decision to pull out of the KISS tour this summer when they found out that glam rockers POISON were added to the bill. "I was in negotiations and said it depends who else is on the tour. If you're ...
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More photos have been posted online from the Vince Neil-hosted "The Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament", which took place Thursday (May 6) at the Malibu Country Club in Universal City, CA. Check out pictures from Film Magic. The golf tournament raised money for the TJ Martell Foundation in memory of Vince's late daughter ...
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Sabian, the world's leading cymbal manufacturer, has added legendary drummer Neil Peart of RUSH to its stellar line-up of artists who play Sabian cymbals, according to an official press release. Aside from switching exclusively to Sabian, Peart has also created his own signature line of Sabian cymbals, titled Paragon, that has led the company to ...
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Singer Vince Neil "officially" confirmed the 2005 MÖTLEY CRÜE reunion/farewell tour in a live interview Wednesday (May 5) with L.A.'s XTRA Sports Talk 690 Cannon Talk to promote Thursday's Sklyar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament and ZRock Crüe for the Cure's online rock-a-thon. "Today MÖTLEY CRÜE confirmed sixty dates for next year for our new tour ...
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H.I.M.'s latest single, a cover of NEIL DIAMOND's "Solitary Man", entered the U.K. singles chart at No. 9 — the highest H.I.M. single entry on the official charts there. "Solitary Man" comes off H.I.M.'s recently issued "best of" collection, entitled "And Love Said No - The Greatest Hits 1997-2004". Along with "Solitary Man", the set ...
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CLUTCH's track "Immortal" is featured on the new Eidos Interactive game "Hitman Contracts" for PlayStation 2, X-Box and PC. In addition, the group's song "The Mob Goes Wild" will be featured in the upcoming Eidos release "Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood". In other news, CLUTCH frontman Neil Fallon was recently interviewed by IGN.com, ...
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Former ANTHRAX vocalist Neil Turbin and his solo band (Steve Ornest - guitar, Izzy Diaz - drums, Jamie Carter - bass) will be playing at The Joint on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. The Joint is located at 8771 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035. Phone (310) 275-2619. The band will be performing right after ...
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ADLER'S APPETITE, the new band featuring ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, RATT/ex-LOVE/HATE singer Jizzy Pearl, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT guitarist Keri Kelli, FASTER PUSSYCAT guitarist Brent Muscat, and ex-VINCE NEIL/RATT bassist Robbie Crane, have secured a deal with Shrapnel Records for the release of their upcoming debut CD, tentatively due in late 2004/early 2005. "It's a ...
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Former BLACK SABBATH singer Tony Martin has issued a personal statement explaining his side of the story behind his dismissal from M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute group featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH), Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK), and Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM). ...
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M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute band featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH), Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK), and Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM), have issued a statement confirming the departure of vocalist Tony Martin (ex-BLACK SABBATH) from the group's ranks. Commented Marsden, guitarist and driving force ...
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Former WHITE LION frontman Mike Tramp recently spoke to Australia's Beat magazine about his current life in Australia and his solo career. Asked if there is still a place for the classic rock star today, Mike said, "In the '80s and '90s we saw the last of the real decadent rock stars. You look around ...
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Former BLACK SABBATH frontman Tony Martin has been fired from M3, the "classic WHITESNAKE" tribute group featuring Bernie Marsden (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Micky Moody (guitar, ex-WHITESNAKE), Neil Murray (ex-WHITESNAKE, BLACK SABBATH), Jimmy Copley (drums, ex-PAUL RODGERS, GILLAN, BECK), and Mark Stanway (keyboards, ex-MAGNUM). An official statement from Tony on the matter is expected soon. In other ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE frontman Vince Neil has lent his voice to the new *@Tones under the Voicetones category of custom audio ringtones available only on Modtones (www.modtones.com). Neil burns his vocals onto these new ringtones available directly from handsets under Faith West's Modtones branded application sold on multiple wireless carrier networks. "Recording for ...
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San Francisco power/thrash metallers IMAGIKA have set "Devils on Both Sides" as the title of their fourth full-length album, tentatively due later in the year through an as-yet-undetermined label. "[Producer] Neil Kernon [NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE] has been working on the new CD tying up all the loose ends and we should have the mix ...
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Several photos from former ANTHRAX singer Neil Turbin's solo performance at Club Vodka (@ the Pink Pussycat) in West Hollywood, California on April 8 have been posted online at this location. Also appearing on the bill were MOTLEY PRIEST (featuring Stevie Rachelle of TUFF) and PINT SIZE (featuring Paul Gilbert of RACER-X, ex-MR. ...
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In an exclusive interview with ElectricBasement.com, guitarist Jason Hook of the VINCE NEIL band insisted that bandmate Vince Neil's (MÖTLEY CRÜE) heavy drinking did not affect the group's recent tour. "I don’t have a problem with Vince on a personal level," Jason said. "Yes, he can drink his ass off, and the rest of the ...
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A misdemeanor battery case against former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil was dismissed Wednesday (April 7) after he completed more than 100 hours of community service, according to the Associated Press. Superior Court Judge Richard Stone granted a March 26 request to dismiss the case against Neil, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los ...
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