Bassist Jeordie White (a.k.a. Twiggy Ramirez) recently spoke to Metal Hammer magazine about his new gig with A PERFECT CIRCLE and his departure from MARILYN MANSON. "It's a little less unpredictable and there's a lot less danger involved — as far as comparing A PERFECT CIRCLE to MARILYN MASON is concerned," Jeordie said. "Being in ...
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The Boston-based metal band MELIAH RAGE have reformed and recorded a brand new studio album titled "Barely Human". It is scheduled for release in early 2004 on Screaming Ferret Wreckords. The official release date is forthcoming. Guitarist Anthony Nichols, guitarist Jim Koury and bass guitarist Jesse Johnson, all original members, are joined by new vocalist ...
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DEAD KENNEDYS drummer D.H. Peligro (ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, NAILBOMB, SSI) has been tapped to play the lead in the action movie "The Four Horsemen". The film is described as having the intrigue of "Clear and Present Danger" (Harrison Ford), the gritty of "Traffic" (Michael Douglas), and the fast-paced action of "Lethal Weapon" (Mel Gibson/Danny ...
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Former DANGER DANGER guitarist Andy Timmons, bassist Mike Daane and drummer Dan Wojciechowski will be performing at a dozen September dates in Spain with Tony Hernando and Mattias Eklundh (FREAK KITCHEN) as part of Guitarfest 2003, sponsored by Ibanez, Laney, Tama, D'addario, Line6, DiMarzio and Guitarra Total. Guitarfest 2003 tour dates: Sep. 18 - Las ...
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An OMEN "20th Anniversary Boxset" is scheduled for release on September 8 through Metal Blade Records. The complete track listing for the collection is as follows: CD 1 (double CD) Disc 1: "Battle Cry" Album (re-mastered) 01. Death Rider 02. The Axeman 03. Last Rites 04. Dragon's Breath 05. Be My Wench 06. Torture Me* ...
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Reunited classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION are seventy-five percent of the way towards completing their three-song demo recording, which will be used to officially shop a recording deal with an assortment of labels. The group are reportedly "very excited" about the progress so far on the recording, which is said to capture the "true ...
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Greek "electronic art metal" act DOL AMMAD have enlisted RHAPSODY's Alex Holzwarth to lay down the drum tracks for the group's full-length debut, "Star Tales", tentatively due before the end of the year. The recordings will take place in August at Sascha Paeth's Gate Studios (RHAPSODY, ANGRA, KAMELOT, HEAVEN'S GATE) in Wolfsburg, Germany. DOL AMMAD ...
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Classic early '80s metal band OBSESSION has reformed. Original members Michael Vescera (vocals, ex-LOUDNESS, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) and Jay Mezias (drums, ex-HANDS OF STONE, WORLDPAIN) are joined in the new lineup by Swedish guitar sensation Robert Marcello (DANGER DANGER, IRONHORSE), Boston-based neo-classical shred-god Joe Stump (REIGN OF TERROR) and bassist Chris McCarville (JEFF SCOTT SOTO BAND, ...
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Chris Brown of Liverpool's Daily Post reports that it must be hard being the son of music's most notorious hellraiser. While most teenagers can rebel by growing their hair long, listening to rock music and getting a tattoo, it is not an option if your father is Ozzy Osbourne. So son Louis has a different ...
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Ryanne Scott of The Gazette reports that concertgoers say exhilaration, excitement and chaos are to be found in wading to the front of the audience and throwing themselves into a mosh pit with other fans who love metal and punk music. The pit thrives on physical contact. Moshers enter jumping and thrashing around, all while ...
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An official inquiry into child neglect has been opened against a German couple who took their nine-day-old baby with them to a concert by ear-blasting heavy metal rockers AC/DC, according to Independent Online. Other fans at Sunday's (June 22) gig at the Hockenheim Formula One motor-racing ring in south-western Germany warned police after seeing the ...
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OMEN's previously announced July 20 show at The Matrix Club in Bochum, Germany has now been moved to Live Station in Dortmund, Germany. The group's corrected European itinerary is now as follows: Jul. 19 - Koenigshofen, GER @ Keep It True Festival July 20, Dortmund, Germany @ Live Station Jul. 21 - Zottegem, BEL @ ...
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BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale will be singing the track "The Current" with BLUE MAN GROUP on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on Friday, June 13. "The Current", which is set to appear in the closing credits and marketing campaign for the upcoming "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" movie (opening nationwide on July 2), ...
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The version of ELTON JOHN's "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" recorded by NICKELBACK's Chad Kroeger, PANTERA's Dimebag Darrell and Kid Rock will surface on the "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" soundtrack, due on June 24 through Columbia Records. The film, which stars Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu and features a cameo by Pink, ...
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Classic U.S. metallers OMEN have announced the following European dates in July: Jul. 19 - Koenigshofen, GER @ Keep It True Festival Jul. 20 - Bochum, GER @ The Matrix Club Jul. 21 - Zottegem, BEL @ The Mundo Club OMEN's recently completed new album, "Eternal Black Dawn", is set for a European release on ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar performed at a free lunchtime rally and concert to save firehouses at Battery Park in New York City on Monday (May 19). Click here to see pictures taken during Hagar's performance. The free concert was part of the continuing effort by city firefighters and the Uniformed Firefighters ...
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Former VAN HALEN frontman Sammy Hagar will perform at a free lunchtime rally and concert to save firehouses at Battery Park in New York City on Monday, May 19. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has threatened to close eight NYC firehouses in order to save only $11 million dollars out of the massive $44 ...
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Classic U.S. metallers OMEN have signed recording agreements for the European and North American territories with Mausoleum Records and Crash Music Inc., respectively. The group's recently completed new album, titled "Eternal Black Dawn", is expected in the fall. As previously reported, the follow-up to "Reopening The Gates" sees a triumphant return to the classic OMEN ...
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KING'S X will release a new studio album, entitled "Black Like Sunday", on May 20 through Brop!/ Metal Blade Records. The CD features freshly-recorded songs written and performed live more than 20 years ago, well before the band changed their name to KING'S X and landed their first record deal. The group used two different ...
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AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello believes that the current antics of the Bush administration are nothing more than a crime sees an increased danger in what he thinks is America's plan to "clean up the world." "It is really a crime what the Bush administration is up to," Tom told Undercover News. "I think it is ...
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Classic U.S. metallers OMEN are the latest act to have been confirmed for Keep It True festival, set to be held on July 19 in Gerlachsheim, Germany. Organized by Oliver Weinsheimer from German magazine Heavy Oder Was?! and MAJESTY singer Tarek Maghary, the self-dubbed "underground metal" festival will feature performances from the following acts, among ...
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DANGER DANGER will be recording a live CD, tentatively titled "Live & Nude", during their upcoming U.K. tour. The group's lineup for the shows will consist of Paul Laine (lead vocals, guitar, keys), Bruno Ravel (guitar, bass, keys, vocals), and Steve West (drums & percussion), plus an as-yet-undetermined guitarist. The dates are as follows: Jun. ...
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DEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover says that he's not all that surprised about the Rhode Island club fire that killed 97 people at a GREAT WHITE show last week. "I've been in clubs where that could easily have happened, what happened the other night," Glover told Launch. "I'm not gonna comment on that particular fire, ...
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GREAT WHITE's performance rider contains no mention whatsoever of pyrotechnics being used during the rock group's current tour of clubs and small theaters, according to Court TV's The Smoking Gun web site. The Smoking Gun today (Feb. 21) obtained copies of the band's rider from two separate promoters who booked shows by the group during ...
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The following is a re-posting of the latest installment of ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's regular online column, dubbed "Alpha Mail", as it appears on the group's official web site at www.anthrax.com: "Comrades, "First off, thank you to all our Scottish friends. The show in Glasgow got moved up from The Garage to The ...
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The following article appeared in yesterday's (Jan. 21) edition of the New York Daily News: Viewers are growing weary of MTV's F-bomb-spewing "The Osbournes". Ratings for the reality series have fallen dramatically this season, putting it in danger of becoming a one-off wonder. "In the case of 'The Osbournes', this was an inevitability," said Prof. ...
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IRON MAIDEN's official web site, www.ironmaiden.com, has posted an update on the status of the Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust Fund, created in early 2002 to benefit former MAIDEN drummer Clive Burr. Burr is suffering from multiple sclerosis — a disease of unknown cause. The disorder is causing him intermittent numbness and can affect his ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee and ex-wife Pamela Anderson have agreed to end their bitter custody battle over their two sons, a lawyer for the actress said yesterday. Suzanne Harris, Anderson's lawyer, said the couple signed an agreement and submitted it to the court, where it is expected to be signed by Superior Court ...
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Classic U.S. metallers OMEN have completed work on their eagerly-anticipated follow-up to "Reopening The Gates", entitled "Eternal Black Dawn", for an early 2003 release through an as-yet-undetermined label. The group's first CD with new vocalist Kevin Goocher, "Eternal Black Dawn" is being described as "a triumphant return to the classic OMEN sound heard on such ...
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DANGER DANGER guitarist Andy Timmons has made available a DVD/video, titled "Andy Timmons Offical Live Bootleg Vol. 1", via his official web site, www.andytimmons.com. The DVD, which contains eight live performances, is "the first commercially available video that gives insight to Andy's incredible technique and live energy." The complete track listing for "Andy ...
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