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HALFORD Manager On Cancelled Tour: 'We Are Moving On'
HALFORD manager John Baxter has issued a statement defending the band's decision to travel with three buses on the ill-fated The 2003 Metal Gods North American Tour and rejecting as baseless accusations that the group's allegedly over-inflated traveling costs ultimately contributed to the tour's can...May 9, 2003
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ILL NINO Split With Percussionist And Guitarist, Begin Recording New CD
ILL NINO have amicably parted ways with percussionist Roger Vasquez and guitarist Marc Rizzo halfway through the recording sessions for their as-yet-untitled new album. "We're parting as friends," stated ILL NINO drummer Dave Chavarri. "In fact, Marc is playing guitar on [our upcoming studio] record...May 9, 2003
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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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EXODUS Prepare To Record 'Tempo Of The Damned'
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area thrashers EXODUS have set "Tempo Of The Damned" as the title for their upcoming CD, tentatively due to be recorded during May/June at Sonic Ranch studios (formerly Village Productions) in Tornillo, Texas. The follow-up to 1992's "Force Of Habit", which is scheduled to...April 28, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED Falls Ill, Misses First Show In 17 Years
VOIVOD bassist Jason Newsted missed his first show in 17 years when a case of food poisoning kept him from taking the stage in Anaheim, California this past Monday, according to antiMUSIC. Newsted was reportedly taken to an area hospital at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Monday where he was diagnosed wi...April 23, 2003
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Rhode Island Nightclub Owners Fined $1M For Insurance Shortage
State labor officials issued a fine of more than $1 million against owners of a nightclub where a fire during a GREAT WHITE concert killed 99 people because the company failed to get workers' compensation insurance, according to the Associated Press. The Department of Labor and Training also referre...April 10, 2003
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Former SNOT Guitarist Officially Joins LIMP BIZKIT
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Well, back here in L.A. headed to the studio. 'Wrestlemania' was kinda ill. There were a lot of fucking people there, that's for sure. We played 'Rollin'' and 'Crack Addict'. Our new guitarist, Mike S...April 1, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist To Perform With SALIVA In Hollywood
MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx will join SALIVA on stage for "a song or two" during their appearance at the House Of Blues in Hollywood, California on Friday, March 28. Sixx co-penned the new SALIVA single, "Rest in Pieces", with James Michael and made a cameo appearance in the video for the track,...March 26, 2003
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GODSMACK Members Attend Benefit For Rhode Island Concert Victims
The Boston Herald reports GODSMACK members Sully Erna, Tony Rambola and Shannon Larkin were on hand at a benefit that was staged for the Keith R. Lapierre Family Fund and the Adrian Krasinskas Fund. Lapierre, 29, perished in The Station inferno last month during the GREAT WHITE performance, leaving...March 24, 2003
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FRED DURST: 'Go USA! Go Freedom For Iraq!'
LIMP BIZKIT frontman Fred Durst has posted the following message to the group's official web site: "What the hell is up people!!!! I just finished doing a song with Snoop Dogg and I brought Bubba Sparxxx in on it too!! It's a cool track I wrote with DJ Lethal. We've also been rehearsing for the ...March 21, 2003
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CRADLE OF FILTH: European Chart Domination
CRADLE OF FILTH's major label debut, "Damnation And A Day" (Sony),has scored the following first-week European chart entries: 15 - Germany 30 - Sweden 37 - France 44 - U.K. 44 - Austria 48 - Belgium 51 - Holland 81 – Switzerland CRADLE OF FILTH's "Damnation And A Day" will receive a U.S. release .....March 21, 2003
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SHARON OSBOURNE Rushed To Las Vegas Hospital For 'Heat Exhaustion'
The following item was published in today's edition of the New York Post: Sharon Osbourne was rushed by ambulance to a Las Vegas hospital Friday night after she fell ill backstage at an Ozzy Osbourne concert. Sharon, who has undergone chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with colon cancer l...March 18, 2003
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KALMAH Complete Work On 'Swampsong'
Finland's KALMAH have set a May 26 Finnish release date through Spikefarm Records for their third album, "Swampsong". The follow-up to last year's "They Will Return" was once again produced by Ahti Kortelainen (SENTENCED, NIGHTFALL, IMPALED NAZARENE) at Tico Tico studios in Kemi, Finland and was mas...March 15, 2003
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NIKKI SIXX: 'I Have No Ill Feelings Towards Any Members Of MÖTLEY CRÜE'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has issued a follow-up statement in an attempt to clarify his previous comment regarding CRÜE singer Vince Neil's reliance on CRÜE material during his solo appearances. "The Internet is a tricky thing," Nikki wrote earlier today in the "Rock'n'Rol...March 4, 2003
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SILVERCHAIR Announce New York City Dates
Australia's SILVERCHAIR are confirmed to play in New York City for the first time in nearly four years. The dates will happen on May 19 and 20 at the Bowery Ballroom. These concerts are intended to make up for the sold-out shows which needed to be cancelled in mid-2002 due to frontman Daniel Johns'...March 3, 2003
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