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UPDATE: DROWNING POOL Frontman Died From Heart Disease
DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams died of cardiomyopathy, a disorder affecting the heart muscle resulting in inadequate heart pumping, according to a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner's Office for the Northern District of Virginia. The disorder can be caused by several factors, including vira...September 26, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Singer Died Of Natural Causes
DROWNING POOL frontman Dave Williams' death was due to natural causes and was not drug or alcohol related, as had been widely speculated. On August 14th, the 30-year-old frontman was found dead in a bunk on his tour bus. The band was in Manassas, Virginia, on its way to the next day's Ozzfest show i...September 25, 2002
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NONPOINT Want To Communicate With Their Fans
NONPOINT have posted the following message via their official web site: "Some bands read their fan mail….most don't. Some Artists read their e-mail….but most rarely write back. Some post in the diary section of their web sites…but not very often. Some have IMs…but they never seem to respond. "If mus...September 24, 2002
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DROWNING POOL Death Photo A Hoax: Former Tour Manager
A former tour manager for DROWNING POOL has dismissed as a hoax a recently-circulated photo purported to have been taken of late DP frontman Dave Williams' lifeless corpse in a body bag shortly after he was found dead on the band's tour bus on August 14th. Writing on DROWING POOL's official message...September 19, 2002
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BLACK SABBATH/OZZY OSBOURNE Tracks Covered By Lounge Singer
Lounge singer BUD E. LUV has covered 15 OZZY OSBOURNE and BLACK SABBATH tracks on his new album, Diary Of A Loungeman, due on October 8th. Luv, author of the book You Oughta Be Me: How To Be A Lounge Singer And Live Like One, said of the chance to cover these songs, "To be ...September 17, 2002
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Former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE Guitarist Announces US Dates
New York's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will embark on the first of several tours in support of their album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation in late August/early September. According to Skolnick, "this has been the subject of much p...August 11, 2002
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KISS' GENE SIMMONS Announces Details Of Lecture Tour
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has announced the details of his upcoming five-date lecture tour of Australia, which is scheduled to take place in late October/early November. According to Simmons, "the tour is called Speaking in Tongues and is being put together by Madison, an Australian company...August 5, 2002
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AVANTASIA's "The Metal Opera Part II" Due In October
The long-awaited second part of EDGUY main man Tobias Sammet's all-star project, AVANTASIA, will be released in North America in October. "I am proud to say that in between touring and sleeping a bit I managed to finish the last chapter of my huge dream," Tobias recently said. "It was really excitin...June 18, 2002
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DEPSWA Rough Mixes Posted Online
California's DEPSWA have posted rough mixes of six tracks from their forthcoming Interscope Records full-length debut in Real Audio and Windows Media formats at the group's official web site at this location. The tracks featured are as follows: 01. This Time 02. From The Inside 03. The Path 04. Prom...June 14, 2002
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ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO To Embark On US Tour In Late Summer
New York's ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO, led by former TESTAMENT/SAVATAGE guitarist Alex Skolnick, will embark on the first of several tours in support of their album, Goodbye To Romance: Standards For A New Generation in late August/early September. According to Skolnick, "this has been the subject of much p...June 6, 2002
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D.R.I. Tribute CD: Full Details Unveiled
MR. BUNGLE, 40 GRIT and RATOS DE PORAO are among the artists confirmed to appear on the forthcoming D.R.I. tribute CD, entitled We Don't Need Society, due for release later in the year. The full track listing for the album will be as follows (in no particular order): 01. 40 GRIT - "Nursing Home Blue...May 13, 2002
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TOBIAS SAMMET: I Am In Love With AVANTASIA Part II
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet has issued the following statement regarding the forthcoming release of AVANTASIA Part II, the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed The Metal Opera debut, which featured guest appearances from some of metal's brightest stars, including ex-HELLOWEEN singer Michael Kiske...May 3, 2002
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EDGUY's TOBIAS SAMMET: AVANTASIA Part II Coming In August
EDGUY frontman Tobias Sammet is currently hard at work on the second part of his metal opera project dubbed AVANTASIA, which released a highly-acclaimed debut effort, entitled simply The Metal Opera, in November 2000. According to Sammet, touring with my main band EDGUY is such big fun, [but] in bet...April 21, 2002
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NÄ$H: A PRIMER 55/BIOHAZARD Collaboration
NÄ$H is the name of a brand new project featuring Preston Nash (PRIMER 55, ex-DOPE) on vocals, guitars and percussion, Leo Curley (BIOHAZARD, ex-OUTLINE, ex-ALL MEANS NECESSARY) on lead guitar, Dirt (ANYTHING BUT NORMAL) on bass and vocals, and Joe Clark (STRAIGHT JACKET) on drums. A pop/punk band w...April 21, 2002
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DAVE GROHL/CHRISTINA AGUILERA Rumor Shot Down By AGUILERA's Mom
Christina Aguilera's mom, Shelly Kearns, had the following to say about the rumors of a hot-and-heavy romance between her daughter and FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl: The dumb FOO FIGHTER David Grohl rumor that seems to be the hottest topic now? Christina never has dated that guynot even once! The...April 15, 2002