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TESTAMENT Manager Attempts To 'Shed Light' On METAL GODS TOUR Cancellation
TESTAMENT manager Phil Arnold of Thrill Entertainment has issued a rambling statement in response to fan speculation over the cause of the cancellation of the band's The 2003 Metal Gods North American Tour. As previously reported, the multi-band package trek featuring HALFORD, co-headliners TESTAMEN...May 7, 2003
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Former PHANTOM BLUE/VIXEN Bassist Passes Away
Former PHANTOM BLUE/VIXEN touring bassist Rana Ross passed away on May 3 due to liver failure. She was 34 years old. Rana joined PHANTOM BLUE in 1994, shortly after the release of their second album, "Built To Perform", and toured with VIXEN in 1997 before forming SINBOY with singer/programmer Elysa...May 6, 2003
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TESTAMENT, PRETTY MAIDS, ANNIHILATOR Confirmed For Germany's EARTHSHAKER FEST
TESTAMENT, PRETTY MAIDS, ANNIHILATOR, PRIMAL FEAR, JUSTICE, FREEDOM CALL, EVIDENCE ONE, POWERGOD and END OF GREEN are among the artists confirmed for Earthshaker Fest, a two-day event set to take place on July 25-26 in Hirschaid, near Bamberg, Germany. "The bands lined up for this year's festival wi...April 30, 2003
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PRIME STH Line Up Showcase Gigs
Sweden's PRIME STH, a free agent since parting ways with Giant Records in the U.S. last year, have scheduled several showcases during the next few days. Confirmed dates are as follows: Mar. 10 – New York, NY @ CBGB Mar. 14 - Austin, TX @ Maggie Mae Mar. 16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland ...March 8, 2003
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CHIMAIRA's Video Set Goes Up In Flames
Cleveland, Ohio's CHIMAIRA met with misfortune earlier this week when the Los Angeles studio where they were about to shoot the video for their upcoming single "Down Again" caught fire. The video was to feature the band playing inside a giant mass of gauze, but before shooting could begin, the gauze...March 6, 2003
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MARILYN MANSON To Direct 'mOBSCENE' Video
MARILYN MANSON will direct the video to "mOBSCENE", the first single from the group's upcoming "The Golden Age of Grotesque" CD. The clip will feature "a giant Victrola, painting an elephant black, [and] setting pianos on fire," the singer told Rolling Stone. MANSON will spend much of the summer pro...February 21, 2003
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STRATOVARIUS Begin Mixing 'Elements Pt. 2'
STRATOVARIUS guitarist Timo Tolkki entered Finnvox studios Tuesday (Feb. 11) in Helsinki with Mikko Karmila to begin mixing the songs for the group's next full-length album, titled "Elements Pt. 2". Some vocal overdubs will also be recorded during the sessions. "Elements Pt. 2" is tentatively due fo...February 12, 2003
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Hip Hop Organization Boycotting PEPSI Over OSBOURNES Ad
Angered at Pepsi for placing foul-mouthed Ozzy Osbourne in a Super Bowl commercial only months after yanking rapper Ludacris for his vulgar language, hip-hop icon Russell Simmons said Tuesday he will announce this weekend plans for a boycott against the soft drink giant, accusing Pepsi of applying a...February 5, 2003
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MARTY FRIEDMAN: 'Music For Speeding' Promo Tour Underway!
The official web site of former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman has released the following update on Friedman's current and upcoming activities: "Marty is in Japan now continuing a massive promotional tour for 'Music For Speeding'. The tour started with 2 weeks of all day live radio interviews and...February 2, 2003
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MONSTER MAGNET Frontman To Write Score For ICE CUBE's New Movie
MONSTER MAGNET frontman Dave Wyndorf has been hired to write the score for Ice Cube's next movie, "Torque". Wyndorf is currently working on the music with producer Scott Humphrey (ROB ZOMBIE, SPINESHANK, ANDREW W.K.) and former MÖTLEY CRÜE skin-basher Tommy Lee, who will play drums on some of the ma...January 27, 2003
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LIMP BIZKIT's DURST Goes After AVRIL LAVIGNE
Globe magazine reports LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has the hots for 18-year-old Avril Lavigne. Days before his appearance at the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas earlier this month, Durst was busy advertising his affections for Lavigne. A fan asked him to sign a giant guitar pick backstage, and Dur...December 24, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' In Stores By June
GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy" should be in stores by June, according to keyboardist Dizzy Reed. "There are just a few odds and ends left to do - a couple of finishing touches, a couple of vocals — and we need to mix it," he said. In the meantime, GN'R — long ...November 23, 2002
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OZZY On Wife's Cancer Battle: 'We Needed Two Treatments — One For The Cancer And One For Me'
In an revealing interview published in yesterday's edition (Nov. 22) of USA Today, Ozzy Osbourne spoke about his wife's cancer battle and his ongoing drinking problem, which has resurfaced as a result of Sharon Osbourne's disease. "I've never had so many high highs and low lows," Ozzy said. "When Sh...November 23, 2002
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MARILYN MANSON's Girlfriend Speaks Out On Life With 'The Anti-Christ'
MARILYN MANSON's photographs of girlfriend Dita Von Teese are featured in the December issue of Playboy magazine. In a 10-page pictorial in the magazine, fetish model Von Teese is photographed in a giant champagne glass, aboard a fairground merry-go-round and inside a gilded cage. Recently interview...November 21, 2002
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PRIME STH Split With GIANT RECORDS, Seek North American Deal
Sweden's PRIME STH have parted ways with Giant Records in the U.S. and are currently seeking a new North American record deal. The band, who released an impressive debut in the shape of last year's "Underneath The Surface", are shopping a six-song self-produced demo to interested labels. The complet...November 19, 2002
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