Jerry Cantrell (CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, ex-ALICE IN CHAINS), Sean Kinney (ex-ALICE IN CHAINS), Chris Wyse (CARDBOARD VAMPYRES, ex-THE CULT), and Eric Bradley will perform with QUEENSRŸCHE at Graceland in Seattle, WA on Thursday, September 23. The concert is one of a number of events that will be staged as part of No Vote Left Behind, a ...
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In a recent interview with Canada's Chart Attack, QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfeld was asked if there was friction within the the group's camp over the band's musical direction on their last album, 2003's "Tribe". "It's funny, we always go through these frustration stages a few months prior to making a record, because of the fact ...
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Florida death metallers DIABOLIC have officially split up. Due to a recent "business development," founding member Brian Malone has decided to end DIABOLIC's seven-year existence, according to a posting on the group's web site. "This decision in no way reflects upon the professionalism and personalities of the current members of DIABOLIC (Eric Hersemann – guitars, ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate recently spoke to Greece's Metal-Temple.com webzine about the group's past recorded output 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: Metal-Temple.com: Though I know you said you don't care about other ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE and PEARL JAM are among the acts confirmed to perform at No Vote Left Behind, a festival/political fundraiser to be held Sept. 23-26 at a variety of Seattle venues, according to Billboard.com. The full lineup is still being finalized; tickets go on-sale Sept. 10. Proceeds from No Vote Left Behind will fund donations to ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has spoken to Straight.com about SOULBENDER, his side-project with ex-MY SISTER'S MACHINE vocalist Nick Pollock. SOULBENDER are scheduled to open for the DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND at the Showroom Cabaret in Vancouver, B.C. on Saturday (August 14). "A lot of people are apparently comparing it to ALICE IN CHAINS and ...
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In a recent interview with Get Ready To ROCK! (conducted shortly before the announcement was made that the band would begin work on the sequel to the classic 1988 concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime") QUEENSRŸCHE drummer Scott Rockenfield spoke about guitarist Chris DeGarmo's current status with the group. "Chris left the band in 1997 ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate has spoken to Billboard.com about the group's decision to write the next chapter to the 1988 ground-breaking concept album, "Operation: Mindcrime". Tentatively titled "Operation: Mindcrime II", the set is due next year via Sanctuary. With regards to the pressure to top the original album, Tate said, "I think you ...
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Art rock pioneers QUEENSRŸCHE will perform the classic album "Operation: Mindcrime" in its entirety on the upcoming fall 2004/winter 2005 tour, which is being presented by VH1 Classic. A "greatest hits" set will open each show, and at the end of the night there will be a preview of the upcoming Sanctuary Records release "Operation: ...
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That characteristic chug from the Bay Area is perhaps as much of a reference point in these times as it was back in the heyday of scrotum-squeezing pants and decent METALLICA albums. Wisely, it could be argued, bands like TESTAMENT have brutalized their sound further to keep up with the seething new breed (THE HAUNTED ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton has updated his "tour journal" with several lengthy entries from the band's most recent European run. Check it out here. In related news, world-class singer Pamela Moore, best known for her vocal part as "Sister Mary" on QUEENSRŸCHE's classic, multi-platinum album "Operation Mindcrime", has put out a short collection ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE have announced the first dates of their fall 2004 North American tour. They are as follows: Oct. 05 - Moore Theater – Seattle, WA Oct. 06 - Moore Theater - Seattle, WA Oct. 07 - Commodore – Vancouver, B.C. Oct. 08 - Schnitzer – Portland, OR Oct. 23 - House of Blues – Orlando, ...
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ReddKross.com is currently hosting the "forgotten heavy metal DIO master work" HEAR N AID — picked by VH1 as the "most metal moment" of all time during its recent "100 Most Metal Moments" special. Veteran vocalist Ronnie James Dio formed the HEAR 'N AID project in 1985 to raise money for famine relief all over ...
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In a recent interview with Metal-Exiles.com, QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate was asked about the poor reception given to his self-titled solo album, which came out in 2002 through Sanctuary Records. "Well, you cannot really control how a record is received, you never know how people will take what you do and I do ...
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Chicago death/thrash lords USURPER have set "Cryptobeast" as the title of their fifth full-length album, tentatively due late 2004/early 2005 through Earache Records. The CD will be recorded in August at Engine Music Studios in Chicago with producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE) and will contain the following songtitles, among others: "The Bones ...
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ZAN CLAN, the new group fronted by former SHOTGUN MESSIAH vocalist Zinny Zan, will be opening for QUEENSRŸCHE Saturday night (July 10) at Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden. In other news, ZAN CLAN guitarist, producer/songwriter Chris Laney (SCRATCH, UNAMEUS, 17, GODSACHE) is now reportedly a full-fledged member of Randy Piper's (ex-W.A.S.P.) ANIMAL. ZAN CLAN's lineup is ...
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A 67-second video clip of former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach performing live at the Bang Your Head festival in Balingen, Germany on Saturday (June 26) has been posted online at this location. Other bands that appeared at the event included ICED EARTH, ALICE COOPER, QUEENSRŸCHE, CHILDREN OF BODOM, TESTAMENT, UFO and ANTHRAX. ...
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Former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach performed his first-ever solo show in Europe on Friday (June 25) at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. Check out pictures from ManyFaced.com. Bach and his backing band — which includes former ANTHRAX/current MEAT LOAF guitarist Paul Crook — played the following set: 01. Slave To The Grind 02. ...
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Chicago death/thrash lords USURPER will enter Engine Music Studios in Chicago in early August with producer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRŸCHE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, NEVERMORE, DEICIDE) to begin recording their fifth full-length album, tentatively due late 2004/early 2005 through Earache Records. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "The Bones Of My Enemies", "Supernatural Killing Spree", and ...
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SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY guitarist Eric Hendrikx has confirmed the departure of singer Tobey Torres and addition of former DRAIN STH drummer/SUPERFIX vocalist Martina Axen to the group's ranks. "Tobey Torres has parted ways with SNAKE RIVER CONSPIRACY," Eric wrote in a statement sent to BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "I feel fortunate to have worked with her and wish ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about the release of the group's new DVD/CD, "The Art of Live", and his views on the current political situation in Iraq. The following are a few excerpts from that interview: ElectricBasement.com: Reports have circulated over the years that metal doesn't impress you much. That ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE performed at Rock City in Nottingham, England on June 9. Check out photos from Wire Image. The group, who are in the middle of a European headlining tour, will make their next live appearance Monday night (June 14) at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland. The band's recently released DVD, "The Art of Live", ...
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QUEENSRŸCHE, IN EXTREMO, SAXON and DIE HAPPY are among the bands confirmed for the POLO Rockfestival 2004, a two-day event set to take place July 2-3 at NRW in Düsseldorf, Germany. Other groups scheduled to appear include THE STRANGLERS and SUBWAY TO SALLY. For more information, click here. ...
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SUFFOCATION, SCARVE, IGNITE and TERROR are among the latest confirmations for the Graspop Metal Meeting, set to take place June 25-27 at De Boeretang in Dessel, Belgium. The complete list of bands currently scheduled to appear at the festival is as follows (in alphabetical order): ACTION IN DC AFTER FOREVER AGNOSTIC FRONT ALICE COOPER ANATHEMA ...
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Observing the gradual and unstoppable decline of the once-untouchable Gods of epic metal from Seattle has been nothing short of stupefying. "Where did it all go wrong?" sang Geoff Tate on the title track of the last album to deliver great things, "Promised Land", to which we can all now shout in unison, "You tell ...
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DESTRUCTION drummer Marc Reign was arrested in Italy Sunday (May 24) following the band's performance in Brescia. The following statement on the matter was posted on the group's official web site: "After the fantastic gig in Brescia, Italy, the band had massive problems to leave the country by plane from the Milano airport. What happened ...
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LILLIAN AXE guitarist Steve Blaze recently spoke to AllThingsMetal.net about the group's early days and the recent departure of longtime singer Ron Taylor. Asked how they ended up working with RATT guitarist Robbin Crosby on their first CD, Blaze said, "Well, the way that we met Robbin Crosby and how that worked out ...
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SOULBENDER, the new band formed by QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, ex-MY SISTER'S MACHINE singer Nick Pollock, guitarist Dave Groves, and drummer Wes Hallam, will make their first full-length album available on June 8 through CDBaby.com. To help kick off the release of the new CD, the new SOULBENDER web site will ...
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RUFFIANS, the band that featured in its ranks late VICIOUS RUMORS frontman Carl Albert, will be reuniting for the first time in 15 years for Germany's Bang Your Head Festival on June 25-26. Other bands set to appear at the festival include ALICE COOPER, QUEENSRŸCHE, UFO, ANTHRAX, TESTAMENT and DEATH ANGEL. The band will also ...
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