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METALLICA's ULRICH: 'St. Anger' Makes The Black Album Sound Like BON JOVI
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told the Rocky Mountain News that he understands why understand why some fans were initially thrown by the "thrashing speed-metal" nature of the band's latest album, "St. Anger". "It's so beating. I can understand now how challenging the record was," he said. "Compa...March 31, 2004
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SEBASTIAN BACH: In Need Of A New Record Label?
Trustkill Records owner Josh Grabelle has posted the following message in the "Journals" section of the label's web site: "Some of you might know that my dad is a doctor. Well, one of his patients is 'Sebastian Bach' of SKID ROW fame, now of some hipster Broadway show fame, whatever. He was in ...March 2, 2004
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METALLICA, KISS, THE OSBOURNES On ROLLING STONE's 'Rock Rich' List
METALLICA have made it to No. 5 on Rolling Stone magazine's "2004 Rock Rich List", with an estimated income last year of $39.1 million. "METALLICA rank with THE BEATLES in the top five catalog sellers of the year, with 1.6 million copies of their old albums moving in the U.S.," the magazine writes....February 26, 2004
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AC/DC: 'Thunderstruck' Movie To Hit Australian Cinemas In May
According to the AC/DC fan site Crabsody In Blue, the Australian film "Thunderstruck" is set to hit Australian cinemas on May 20. The film is about five friends who make a pact during AC/DC's Australian Tour in 1991 that the first of them to die will be buried in the grave next to ...February 24, 2004
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MOTÖRHEAD Drummer To Perform At Swedish Eurovision Song Contest!
MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee will perform live at the "Swedish Eurovision Song Contest" in Gothenburg on Saturday, February 28. He will join Swedish Euro-pop superstar E-TYPE, who is competing with a brand new song, "Paradise", produced by highly respected pop/rock producer Max Martin (BACKSTREET BO...February 23, 2004
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AC/DC Begin Writing New Material
AC/DC have started writing material for their next album, tentatively due before the end of the year. Fifa Riccobono, the chief executive of Albert Productions, AC/DC's Australian record label and international publisher, has confirmed to Undercover that songs have been written for the next record b...February 10, 2004
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RHINO BUCKET To Film Hawaiian Shows For Upcoming DVD
RHINO BUCKET, the Bon Scott-era AC/DC sound-alike band that recorded two albums for Warner Bros./EMI back in '90 and '92 and an independent album in '94 with former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright, will film their two shows at Gussie L'Amour's in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 21-22 for an upcoming DVD, te...February 7, 2004
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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Weighs In On The State Of The Music Business
Legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen recently spoke to Rock Confidential about the long-overdue U.S. release of his latest album, "Attack!!", and his enduring popularity around the world. Asked if his perception of the music business changed for the better or worse after years of playing and...February 6, 2004
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Finnish AC/DC Tribute Band To Commemorate BON SCOTT's Death Anniversary
Finnish AC/DC tribute band DIRTY DEEDS INDEED will pay their respect to the original AC/DC singer Bon Scott by starting a three-day mini-tour in Finland on the date of Scott's demise, February 19. It was on that day in 1980 Scott choked to death on his own vomit. The tour dates and venues are as ...February 4, 2004
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SKYLARK To Release New Album In May
After a break of more than two years, Italian symphonic power metalers SKYLARK are finally ready to publish their new album. The group have inked a deal with the Italian label Scarlet Records and will release their new CD, "Wings", in May. The new record was mastered at the Sterling Sound studios in...February 1, 2004
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Updated: Top-Selling Hard Rock Artists According To NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN
Metal Sludge has posted an updated list of total sales figures for a variety of their favorite artists, according to Nielsen SoundScan (13 more bands have been added since the original list was published). Although the SoundScan numbers are generally indicative of the bands' overall popularity, they...January 30, 2004
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GUITAR WORLD's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists Of All Time
The March 2004 issue of Guitar World magazine includes a list of the 100 greatest heavy metal guitarists as selected by the magazine's staff. "This is not a list that ranks who can play the fastest or with the most taste, feeling or technique (although many players on our list have all of those arro...January 23, 2004
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THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND Drummer To Guest On ANNIHILATOR Bassist's Solo CD
THE DEVIN TOWNSEND BAND drummer Ryan Van Poederooyen is scheduled to record a guest appearance on five songs for the upcoming solo album from ANNIHILATOR bassist Russell Bergquist. "I'm going to start learning his material in the next week or so," Ryan writes on his web site. "This should be a very...January 12, 2004
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NOTRE DAME: New Album To Surface In February
NOTRE DAME, the Swedish band featuring drummer Snowy Shaw (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, DREAM EVIL),will release their new album, "Demi Monde Bizarros", in February and not on April 1, as erroneously posted on the web site of the group's label, Osmose Productions. According to Shaw, t...January 5, 2004
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VAN HALEN: HAGAR Reunion Update
The Van Halen Mailing List (www.van-halen.org) has issued the following update regarding the recent rumors of a possible VAN HALEN reunion with former singer Sammy Hagar: "As with all VAN HALEN rumors, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but the following has been confirmed by a fairly reli...December 3, 2003
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