BLACK LABEL SOCIETY/OZZY OSBOURNE guitarist Zakk Wylde went into the studio on Tuesday, January 24 to lay down his version of a LYNYRD SKYNYRD classic for the upcoming tribute album, "Heavy Helping", due later in the year via Sanctuary Records. Other artists that have reportedly contributed to the CD include METALLICA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, SEBASTIAN ...
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Bassist extraordinaire Steve DiGiorgio (TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH, SADUS) has posted the following message on his web site: "Here's what I've been up to for the last year and half and a few upcoming things… "I know the updates have been few and far between. So I'm attempting to fix that for 2005 and start off ...
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According to the New York Daily News, KID ROCK was almost stranded in Moscow after a night of carousing last month. Rock had flown there to watch Darren McCarty and other pals from the Detroit Red Wings play in ex-teammate Igor Larionov's farewell game. Off the ice, Rock and McCarty, who moonlights in the band ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels has produced an upcoming album for country group FORTY5 SOUTH of Jackson, Tennessee, according to the Associated Press. Michaels sings on the album and appears in a music video for the single "We're Country So We Can". When Michaels needed a place to shoot the video, he ended up in Chatham ...
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METALLICA, CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, SEBASTIAN BACH, KID ROCK, SALIVA, Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) and Dee Snider (TWISTED SISTER) are among the many artists that have reportedly contributed LYNYRD SKYNYRD tunes to an upcoming tribute album, "Heavy Helping", due later in the year via Sanctuary Records. C.O.C.'s contribution reportedly comes in the shape ...
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LAIDLAW's song "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" was selected as the official theme of the Florida Hurricane Relief Concert Benefit held on Saturday, January 1 at Treasure Coast Harley Davidson in Stuart, Florida. The song comes off the group's second CD released in September 2003 on Yessir Records. The band is donating some of the proceeds ...
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Daniel Stanton of Anger Management/Coallier Entertainment has submitted the following tour diary documenting Sebastian Bach's (ex-SKID ROW) most recent "Bach To Europe" European trek: "With many tours under my belt, nothing will come close to the psychotic world of working with the hyper madman named Sebastian Bach. No matter how you slice it, this 'Basmanian ...
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LED ZEPPELIN's "Stairway to Heaven is the best rock song of all time, according to a survey published today, reports Ireland On-Line. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by QUEEN, "Smoke On The Water" by DEEP PURPLE and "Hotel California" by THE EAGLES all made the top 10. But the 1971 LED ZEPPELIN classic polled over 70 ...
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A guitar donated and autographed by KISS frontman Paul Stanley was among the items auctioned off Saturday night (Dec. 18) at the Biloxi Grand Theatre in Biloxi, Mississippi, according to GulfLive.com. The event, which was hosted by 3 DOORS DOWN, was for the benefit of the Escatawpa band's charitable organization, The Better Life Foundation. Performers ...
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Legendary rockers BLUE ÖYSTER CULT are making available a very limited edition set of prints (400 prints only) of the album cover art from their most recent live album and DVD, "Long Day's Night". The print is numbered and signed by founding members Buck Dharma, Eric Bloom, Allan Lanier and cover artist Ioannis (DEEP PURPLE, ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and BLACK SABBATH singer Ozzy Osbourne have revealed their Top Ten Greatest Songs Of All Time in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Their picks are as follows: James Hetfield (METALLICA) 01. "Free Bird – LYNYRD SKYNYRD James Hetfield: "Nothing tops this workingman's ballad. 'Free Bird' fit my life for ...
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MTV.com has confirmed that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose can be heard as a DJ in the highly anticipated game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas", which became available Monday night. Rose adopts the persona of Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith, of the classic rock station KDST The Dust, who spins an array of tunes such ...
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BLACK SABBATH have once again been snubbed by the voting members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Ozzy Osbourne-fronted band were a glaring omission from the list of the nominees for induction in 2005 in the "artist" category, which were announced earlier today (Sept. 13). VAN HALEN, who became eligible in 2003, ...
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METALLICA's official web site has uploaded several photos from METALLICA frontman James Hetfield's performance at the "CMT Outlaws" concert taping Tuesday night (Sept. 7) at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. Check out the pictures at this location. A report on Metallica.com from the special concert event reads as follows: "'Please welcome James Hetfield of ...
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Les Claypool (PRIMUS) and GOV'T MULE are among the artists paying homage to to one of America's greatest rock bands on "Under The Influence - A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd", out October 5 via Sanctuary Records. For the special 11-song disc, Sanctuary recruited some of the top names in guitar-driven rock to re-interpret ...
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Maryland-based doom rockers EARTHRIDE entered Sonic Wave Studios in Raleigh, N.C. over Labor Day weekend with producer producer/engineer Mike Dean (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY bassist) to begin recording their second release for L.A.'s Southern Lord Records. "It's a good relationship," said EARTHRIDE vocalist Dave Sherman (WRETCHED, SPIRIT CARAVAN) of working with Dean. "We have a good ...
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METALLICA fans have been invited to attend the taping of the upcoming "CMT Outlaws" special, featuring a performance by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. The "CMT Outlaws" concert was originally scheduled to be performed on Tuesday (Sept. 7) before an invitation-only audience in front of the former Tennessee State Prison in Nashville. After rain was forecast ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield is one of the scheduled performers on the "CMT Outlaws" concert special airing on the CMT (Country Music Television) network on Friday, Oct. 29 beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Other artists set to appear on the two-hour program, which will be taped Sept. 7, include Hank Williams Jr., Kid Rock, Gretchen ...
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METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo recently spoke to Gemma Tarlach of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about what it's been like playing with the biggest heavy metal band in the world and whether or not he has been accepted by the group's die-hard fans. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q. What do you bring ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be opening for THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND and LYNYRD SKYNYRD at four shows in Texas and Oklahoma in early October. Confirmed dates are as follows: Oct. 06 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre Oct. 08 - Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Centre Oct. 09 - Houston, TX ...
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Lacy Van Zant, father of late LYNYRD SKYNYRD founder Ronnie Van Zant, .38 SPECIAL founder Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant, the lead singer for LYNYRD SKYNYRD, died Tuesday (August 3) at his home of pulmonary disease at age 89. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (August 6) at Hardage-Giddens Funeral ...
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ADRIFT, the Florida-based heavy rock band featuring former CANNIBAL CORPSE guitarist Jack Owen and ex-RESURRECTION/EPITAPH drummer Kevin Astl, have been confirmed to play the Big Spring Jam at Big Spring International Park in Huntsville, Alabama. ADRIFT will hit the stage at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, September 25, just prior to Columbia recording artists SWITCHFOOT, who will ...
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CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist Woody Weatherman has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's been a long few weeks here recently. A ton of new tunes for the next album have magically materialized down at our studio here in Raleigh. Looks like we are packing up stuff at the WiggShop and ...
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Chris Shull of The Wichita Eagle is reporting that the concert by rock band LYNYRD SKYNYRD, scheduled to take place tonight at the West Bank Stage in Wichita, has been canceled. The father of the band's lead singer, Johnny Van Zant is gravely ill, and Van Zant left the tour to be with him, forcing ...
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Around 800 German rock music fans participated in an online poll to choose the Top 50 rock songs of the last 50 years. The Top 50 list, as selected by the users of the Rockantenne.de web site, is as follows: 01. LED ZEPPELIN – Stairway to Heaven 02. AC/DC – Highway to Hell ...
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L.A. GUNS, WARRANT, GREAT WHITE, FIREHOUSE and TESLA are among the bands confirmed to appear at the seventh annual Rockin' the Hills festival, a four-day event set to take place July 1-4 in Bottineau, ND. This year's main stage packs will feature the following acts: Thursday, July 1: L.A. GUNS WARRANT GREAT WHITE DOKKEN JACKYL ...
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Former THE ALMIGHTY frontman Ricky Warwick will be opening for Bob Dylan at Stormont Castle, Northern Ireland on June 26. Commented Ricky: "This is unbelievable to be sharing the same stage with the great man, a mile from where I was born and spent the first fifteen years of my life, the venue is also ...
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The editors at Rolling Stone magazine recently polled an array of musicians, critics, and influential industry figures to come up with these 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Nearly 300 such music experts (including METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Bill Ward, ANTHRAX's Scott Ian, IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson, THIN ...
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BLACK SABBATH are among the nominees for the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Others on this year's ballot include PRINCE, former Beatle GEORGE HARRISON, JOHN MELLENCAMP, JACKSON BROWNE, THE SEX PISTOLS, LYNYRD SKYNYRD and ZZ TOP. Ballots were mailed this week to voting members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which ...
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Due to a last minute cancellation by LYNYRD SKYNYRD, KING'S X will be opening for SAMMY HAGAR this Friday and Saturday. Upcoming KING'S X tour dates: Aug. 08 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion (w/ SAMMY HAGAR) Aug. 09 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre (w/ SAMMY HAGAR) Sep. 07 - Zoetermeer, ...
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