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TOMMY LEE Quits MÖTLEY CRÜE

According to the amended complaint filed by MÖTLEY CRÜE against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc., drummer Tommy Lee "recently informed [bassist Nikki] Sixx and [guitarist Mick] Mars, the sh...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Amended Complaint Includes New 'Evidence' Against Manager CARL STUBNER

According to a press release, legendary rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE has filed an "amended complaint containing newly obtained evidence" in its lawsuit against artist manager Carl Stubner and his three companies Sanctuary Group, Inc., Sanctuary Artist Management, Inc. and Carl Stubner Productions, Inc. The...

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LEVERAGE Signs With FRONTIERS RECORDS

Finnish heavy rock band LEVERAGE has inked a multi-album deal with Frontiers Records. The group spent the months of July and August in the studio putting the finishing touches on the follow-up to its debut CD, "Tides" (2006),due in early 2008. Also planned is a re-release in select European countri...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Suffers Legal Setback

According to the ABC Radio Networks, MÖTLEY CRÜE suffered a legal setback Wednesday (August 22) in its case against drummer Tommy Lee's manager Carl Stubner. You may recall that the suit alleges the defendant cost the band millions of dollars and hurt their reputation by advising Lee to appear in hi...

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NIGHTWISH Singer To Guest On New BROTHER FIRETRIBE CD

BROTHER FIRETRIBE, the Finnish AOR/hard rock band featuring NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, is hard at work with its second album. A total of 10 songs were demoed for the CD and drums for the entire LP have already been recorded. Guitars have been completed for eight songs, five five of which al...

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DREAM THEATER Energized By New Label

Larry D. Curtis of Deseret Morning News recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy. The quintet is touring to support its new album "Systematic Chaos" on a brand-new label, Roadrunner Records. And Portnoy — a driving force behind DREAM THEATER since it formed in 1985 in...

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TOMMY LEE Says He Has Nothing To Do With MÖTLEY CRÜE Lawsuit

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee's attorney Barbara Berkowitz has issued the following statement in regard to the lawsuit filed by the band against Lee's manager Carl Stubner and companies he is associated with: "I am general counsel for Tommy Lee. Tommy Lee is not an individual participant in the laws...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE's Attorney Says STUBNER Was Paid $1 Million For Management Services

Skip Miller of Miller Barondess LLP, Los Angeles, attorney for the rock band MÖTLEY CRÜE, has issued the following statement in regard to the lawsuit filed by the band against one of its managers, Carl Stubner, and companies he is associated with: "For Mr. Stubner to assert, as he now does in respon...

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TOMMY LEE's Manager Responds To MÖTLEY CRÜE Lawsuit

Manager Carl Stubner and Sanctuary Artist Management Inc. have issued a statement in response to a lawsuit filed by MÖTLEY CRÜE in which they charged that Stubner, who represents the band's drummer Tommy Lee, orchestrated a campaign of "self dealing" to "divert revenue" from the band, "promoted Lee'...

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Former DAMAGEPLAN Manager's Company Is No More

226 Music Group, Inc., the company launched by former DAMAGEPLAN manager Paul Bassman, has announced that after a series of unfortunate setbacks the company will close its artist management division and is currently assessing the viability of its independent label division. On April 10, 2007, DROWNI...

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Vocalist NADIR D'PRIEST Sounds Off On RIAA, Internet Radio

"The Classic Metal Show" recently conducted an interview with ex-LONDON/D'PRIEST/STEEL PROPHET vocalist Nadir D'Priest about the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) and its proposed royalty price hikes that will, in essence, force most U.S. broadcasters out of business. An excerpt from...

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DIMMU BORGIR, TIMO RAUTIAINEN Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

DIMMU BORGIR and TIMO RAUTIAINEN have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 7: MEGADETH TIMO RAUTIAINEN STAM1NA PAIN CONFESSOR LOS BASTARDOS KORPIKLAANI Friday,...

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PAIN CONFESSOR, STAM1NA, LOS BASTARDOS Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

PAIN CONFESSOR, STAM1NA and LOS BASTARDOS have been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ENTWINE HEAVEN AND HELL KORPIKLAANI KOTIPELTO KOTITEOLLISUUS LEVER...

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POISONBLACK Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED),has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, June 7: MEGADETH KOTIPELTO...

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VIOLENT STORM Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

VIOLENT STORM, the new band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino, has been confirmed for the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 9 in Tampere, Finland. Headlining the event will be HEAVEN AND HELL, with SONATA ARCTICA, LEVERAGE, ENTWINE, THUNDERSTONE and K...