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AMORPHIS Guitarist Says Fill-In Vocalist Is Sounding 'Great'

AMORPHIS guitarist Esa Holopainen has posted the following update on the group's official web site: "A good time to inform [everyone] that the rehearsings with JP Leppäluoto [CHARON singer and fill-in vocalist for AMORPHIS' upcoming U.S. tour] goes further exellent. We have been now two days in rehe...
September 15, 2004
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Report: Goth Style Is Out At Wichita Middle School

The Associated Press is reporting that students at Wilbur Middle School in Wichita, KS who like the Goth look will have to rethink their clothing this year. Principal Cherie Crain announced last week that the black lipstick, eye shadow, nail polish and hair dye of the so-called Goth style, can't be...
August 30, 2004
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GWAR Name New Album, Announce Headlining Tour

GWAR have set "War Party" as the title of their new album, due on October 26 through DRT Entertainment. The long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Violence Has Arrived" was recorded at Wreckroom Studios in Richmond, Va. and was mixed at the Chop Shop in NYC. Handling the production duties was Glen Robins...
August 30, 2004
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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer Among Guests On THE NEW BREED Benefit CD

Original JUDAS PRIEST singer Al Atkins recently spent time at Madhat studios putting the finishing touches on a duet with Kansas-based guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Johnny Lokke for Lokke's new CD, "Bound by the Thread". The album, which was issued under the band name THE NEW BREED, is a benefit CD...
August 25, 2004
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LIVING LOUD: International Release Date Announced

The self-titled debut CD from LIVING LOUD — the new "supergroup" consisting of Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP) on bass, Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE, KANSAS, DIXIE DREGS) on guitar, Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) on keyboards, Lee Kerslake (URIAH HEEP, OZZY OSBOURNE) on drums and Jimm...
August 23, 2004
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OZZFEST 2004: Kansas Police Arrest 16 For Underage Drinking

Undercover police officers in Bonner Springs, KS charged 16 persons during Ozzfest on August 10 with either furnishing a commercial malt beverage to a minor or being a minor in possession, according to The Kansas City Star. "That's Verizon Amphitheater," said Bonner Springs Police Lt. Rick Schubert,...
August 20, 2004
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AUDIOSLAVE's TOM MORELLO Believes BUSH 'Can Be Beaten'

Launch Radio Networks is reporting that AUDIOSLAVE guitarist Tom Morello will assume his NIGHTWATCHMAN persona on the Rock Against Bush tour, which is being launched by activist organization Punk Voter this fall. The lineup will also feature MIDTOWN, ANTI-FLAG, the AKAS and others, with Morello conf...
August 20, 2004
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BLACKEST OF THE BLACK: Tentative Tour Dates Announced

The tentative routing has been released for this fall's edition of the "Blackest Of The Black" tour, featuring DANZIG, DOYLE (featuring ex-MISFITS guitarist Doyle),MAYHEM, DEVILDRIVER, DEATH ANGEL and EYES OF FIRE. As previously reported, "Blackest of the Black" organizer Glenn Danzig and ex-MISFIT...
July 30, 2004
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Therapist: JASON NEWSTED Had The Courage To Stand Up To Other Guys In METALLICA

In a recent interview with The Kansas City Star, METALLICA's former "performance coach" Phil Towle spoke about being present when former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted told the band he was leaving, though that scene isn't in the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". Asked how tha...
July 30, 2004
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SOULFLY, ILL NINO, CRISIS: More U.S. Dates Announced

SOULFLY, ILL NINO and CRISIS will be teaming up for a U.S. tour beginning on July 30 in Colorado Springs, CO. The trek is shaping up as follows: Jul. 30 - Colorado Springs, CO - 32 Bleu Jul. 31 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre Aug. 01 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Ritz ...
July 29, 2004
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LIVING LOUD In Talks To tour U.S.

According to the DEEP PURPLE fan site The Highway Star, LIVING LOUD — the new "supergroup" consisting of Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, URIAH HEEP) on bass, Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE, KANSAS, DIXIE DREGS) on guitar, Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, RAINBOW) on keyboards, Lee Kerslake (URIAH HEEP, OZZY O...
July 24, 2004
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LIVING LOUD: DVD Preview Clips Posted Online

Preview clips of three tracks from the upcoming LIVING LOUD DVD have been posted online. The songs available for viewing are "Crazy Train" (Quicktime),"Good Times" (Quicktime) and "I Don't Know" (Quicktime). LIVING LOUD is the new "supergroup" consisting of Bob Daisley (OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, URIA...
July 22, 2004
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LYNYRD SKYNYRD Singer's Father 'Gravely Ill', Band Cancel Concert

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 ....
July 20, 2004
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METALLICA Make 'Unexpected' Appearance At Kansas City Eatery

According to The Kansas City Star, some of the members of METALLICA took in a show by piano man Vince Cook at the troubled eatery Joe D's on 39th (web site) when they opted not to go to a certain local juice bar during their visit to Kansas City earlier this year. "It ...
July 18, 2004
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SIX FEET UNDER, INTERNAL BLEEDING To Team Up For U.S. Tour

SIX FEET UNDER and INTERNAL BLEEDING will be teaming up for a U.S. tour in August/September. The trek will mark INTERNAL BLEEDING's first outing in almost a decade INTERNAL BLEEDING's new album, "Onward to Mecca", is scheduled for release on September 7 through Olympic Recordings. The group's first...
July 16, 2004